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PAN'S LABYRINTH - OPENING SCENE - Coggle Diagram
PAN'S LABYRINTH - OPENING SCENE
MISE EN SCENE
The lighting of both worlds
The fantasy world is cold and dark after the disappearance of the princess...
...While the fantasy world is full of warmth in the end
The lighting changes based on Ofelia's worldview of both in the film
The real world in the beginning is warm and feels like something out of a fairytale...
...and becomes like the fantasy one in the end
The opening story, where the princess dreamt of being in the real world
Both worlds are as dark and cruel as one another
The destroyed church
Represents the downfall of Christianity
Black cars in a beautiful country landscape
They are bringers of death and destruction in this perfect world
Ofelia and Carmen in a car
The women are trapped from the rest of the beautiful world under the control of the fascists
The totem blends in with the forest
She found it because only the ones that believed could see the fantasy world
Same with the labyrinth
Bug is a fairy, usually bugs = ugly and unpleasant
Beauty and cruelty all at once
In this shot, the bug is out of focus and not lit, connoting that the bug may not be of the world of the real
Vidal's watch
How the fascists want the world to be - complete control and everything running like
clockwork
Since the watch was once broken, he fixed it, showing how he's trying to defy the disorder of the world and make everything run to his desire
"15 minutes late"
- an obsession with order and control
Mill into operations base
Innocence into evil
Wheel chair
What the fascists think of women symbolized
Greets Carmen with a naked hand...
...but doesn't do the same for Ofelia
Vidal likes
obedient
women
Drops the books that she has when trying to catch the bug
Her fantasy books are useless since the lines between fantasy and real are about to blur
CINNAMONTOGRAPHY
The first shot
Moving in the reverse direction of the blood
Ofelia's death = the ultimate sacrifice, so we are going back to how that sacrifice was made
Into her eye
We're seeing things from her perspective
Dutch angle to normal
Things are becoming more clear and "on it's axis" over time (when we're watching the film)
From the angle of the bug, watching an unaware Ofelia
We're just like the bug because we're watching our protagonist from a completely different reality
In this shot, the camera moves from Vidal to the wheelchair
Since the film is from the POV of the women, this helps the audience understand the trials and tribulations that the women face in fascist countries
Low angles when the authorities of both worlds are introduced to Ofelia
Both worlds are as cruel and oppressive as one another
Low angle for Vidal and eye level for the women
Clear cut power dynamics
SOUND / MUSIC
Ominous horns when the totem and labyrinth is introduced
Both worlds are as beautiful yet cruel as one another
More light and whimsical fantasy music in other sections
Represents the beauty that's alongside the evil in both worlds
Ticking clock is the first thing we hear from Vidal
His obsession with order proceeds him
The gloves are always prominent with Vidal
A disgusting, uncomfortable sound - instant dislike from the audience
