Pan's Labyrinth

Here's the reason why I give 5-stars to this movie, & even include it into "my favorite movie" list :

This movie , at a 1st glance & basic-level, is basically a simple story (okay, it's mainly drama, but a very 'imaginative & magical' drama! Very few actions. Sorry, action-movie folks!) about a young little girl who is can 'seemingly' see the unknown "Magical World" just 'beneath' her hard Reality-ground!

*This is probably gonna be SPOILER to those who haven't watched! Be warned!*
So while she's living in a seemingly World-War period (also something about war with Communist, in Spain!? i'm not really a history freak...) 'harsh-Reality' setting, and while the other grown-ups people have to face the hardships & painful struggles (& even, *gasp*, Tortures! yes, this movie is full of it! it's all due to the main antagonist "hitler-like" dictator character!) daily, and often can only either succumb, give-up to that Dicator Kapiten, ..or DIE painfully ; yet this young little-girl can somehow live 'ONE-layer' other than that "harsh-Reality" layer, as it's shown beautifully, & magically (kudos to the Writer, for making such a - although not many times shown - very imaginary & out-of-this-world "magical" creatures, 1 COOL monster, & world!

So in its very basic , the movie is all about: Reality .vs. Fantasy !BUT,..if only you watch until the VERY END of the movie,..then you'll be FREE to do more 'deeper' analysis & pondering of the movie, ....and if you're like me, you'll see that this movie is WAY

MORE than the initial-seemingly "Reality .vs. Fantasy" notion! No.The movie has a DEEPER meaning carried with it! .and only then,you'll appreciate & be astonished verily by the ending, & the WHOLE movie! *hint* : the movie has a LOT to do with one particular Religion! (ie: from symbols, message,meanings, etc)