500 word summary of the narrative of pans labyrinth- what is the structure- why is it relevant to the message of the film
Themes
Facism
Innocence
Conflict/Power
War- Spanish civil war
Delusion
Greed
Famine/ poverty
Oppression
Legacy/obsession
Family
Patriarchy
Rebellion
Messages
Fascism creates conflict within countries, and breeds hatred- facist regime of time period
Good always wins over evil- internal conflict
Fate isn't avoidable- people don't talk about it- taboo
Absolute Power is corrupting and leads to oppression- opression
War takes away childhood innocence - isolation and hardship
Belief doesn't solve problems - resistance to facism- eventual fate
La haine
Messages
Can't escape conflict
Government oppression exists and causes inequalities
Values are everything
Fraternity Liberty equality
City of God
Respect is everything
women are insignificant
No one will win the war for power
Death is the only way out
Context
Spanish civil war, facist regime, internal conflict, war between neighbours and families
People don't take about it- taboo, isolation and hardship, resistance- oppression- masculine society- very little role for women- Franco Franco took over the king- church- intimidated- quite conservative- Russia helped arm the rebels- proxy war- nazis and communists- Russia v Germany
CoG- poor people in favelas children in violent gang war and drugs, military in the poor, military arming the gangs
La Haine- student protestors killed during innocent protests- mbola- French nationals- French bnp- they got seats in the house of French commons- racists in parliament- Algerian massacre- all immigrants marginizaliaed in banlieues (slum)
Go throug films- style genre themes- magical realism
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