Pan\'s Labyrinth Annotated Bibliography Detenber,

Pan's Labyrinth

Annotated Bibliography

Detenber, Benjamin H., Robert F. Simons, and Gary G. Bennett. "Roll 'Em!: The Effects of Picture Motion on Emotional Responses." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 42.1 (1998): 113+. Questia. 18 Mar. 2008

Film researchers Benjamin H. Detenber, Robert F. Simons, and Gary G. Bennett Jr. (1998) discuss the concept of involving the viewer emotionally in the film. They argue that the look conveys the sense of emotion to the viewer, and the viewer responds in a like manner either relating to, or not, the expression of the actor's conveyance of emotion.

As I am trying to compare reality and fantasy within the movie Pan's Labyrinth, this article will help me establish how director Del Toro managed to create a unique cinematic presentation.

Ebert, Roger. "Pan's Labyrinth (2006)." Chicago Sun-Times. 25 Aug. 2007

Roger Ebert's review of the film is useful because it draws comparisons to the story of the film and the fascist government of Franco. Ebert also discusses Pan's Labyrinth as a war film, which makes it resonate with some of the major events happening in the world today. Ebert also offers a visual analysis of the film, which provides some insight into the overall style of Pan's Labyrinth.

I will use Ebert's article to discuss Pan's Labyrinth from a socio-historical perspective, showing both how it relates to the threat of fascism in the mid-20th century, as well as how it relates to the current wars in the Middle East.

Gallo, Christine. "Movie Analysis: Freedom and Control as Portrayed in Pan's Labyrinth." Helium. N.D. http://www.helium.com/items/733800-there-different-types-nightmares11 May 2008

Gallo's analysis opens with a psychological analysis of Pan's Labyrinth. Through discussing the role that dreams and nightmares play in the lives of the characters - and relating this subject to real life - she then proceeds to show how one can become a victim of one's own fantasy life.

I will use Gallo's probing analysis of the psychological reality inhabited by the characters in the film in order to relate it to other ideas I wish to explore in my essay, such as war and fascism. Gallo's analysis will be useful in attempting to understand the psychology of fascism, for example, as it is played out in the course of Pan's Labyrinth.

Monger, James Christopher. "Pan's Labyrinth." Allmusic.com. 2008. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5du06j7b718011 May 2008

Monger's review focuses solely on the music in Pan's Labyrinth. As music is an integral part of any feature film - and a part that is often overlooked by the audience, who is seduced and captivated by the moving image - Monger emphasizes that composer Javier Navarrete's score, which is based around a simple lullaby, is one of the central facets that makes Pan's Labyrinth such a great, intriguing film.

Monger's review will help me analyze Pan's Labyrinth from the perspective of music and sound. It will help me show how Pan's Labyrinth would be a very different movie, were it not for the director's skillful use of Navarette's music.

Newitz, Annalee. "Pan's Labyrinth - Can Fantasies Rescue Us from Fascism?"

Wired Blog Network. 7 February 2007

Newitz's politically motivated analysis of Pan's Labyrinth asks a provoking question: Can fantasy serve as a form of political protest? Given that we currently live in a media-saturated universe that gives rise to all sorts of outlandish fantasies about the nature of reality, and the fact that the threat of fascism seems to loom everywhere - many nations around the world are ruled by authoritarian dictators - this point-of-view seems vital when discussing such a highly allegorical film as Pan's Labyrinth.

I will use this article as a departure point for my own unraveling of some of the controversial political themes inherent in Pan's Labyrinth.

Nuckols, Ben. "Del Toro Crafts a Harrowing Fairy Tale." The Star Beacon. 29 Dec. 2006

The main subject of this article is director Del Toro. It has a generous amount of quotes from the director himself. Nuckols's main argument is that if Del Toro is going to do something, he always does it as it would occur in real life. In other words, the director does not try to beautify something ugly or visa versa.