Seven unknown truths of the movie 'Pan's Labyrinth' that instilled trauma in everyone
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◆ 1: Pan's Labyrinth was a movie that should not have been realized
Following the success of ' Hellboy, ' Del Toro received an offer to 'make a superhero movie.'
But no one was willing to pay for a movie like Pan's Labyrinth that was violent, unfriendly, and uncertain whether it would be for sale.
After talking to the people at the film production company, Del Toro decides to keep the Pan's Labyrinth idea in the back of the shelf.
The flow changed when Del Toro later forgot his notebook in the taxi.
The notebook was packed with Pan's Labyrinth ideas, and Del Toro thought of the loss of the notebook, 'the universe punished him because he was blinded by the huge budget and neglected his passion.' increase.
A few minutes after I came up with this idea, a taxi driver called me under the direction of Del Toro, and my notebook was returned to me.
'This may be the power of karma, but maybe the phone number of Director Del Toro was written in the notebook with the message' I will give you a thank you for $ 500 (about 52,000 yen) '. Maybe, 'says CineFix.
◆ 2: 'Bread' is what Del Toro actually saw when he was young.
When Director Del Toro wrote Pan's Labyrinth, he had some inspiration in his head. 'Alice in Wonderland' and ...
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And 'Wizard of Oz'
However, the character 'bread'
Even in the novel version of the movie, it is not depicted as bread in Greek mythology.
When he was young, Director Del Toro saw 'bread' appearing behind the costume dance in his grandmother's house. This is the source of the idea for bread in the works.
However, in order to get to Pan's Labyrinth, Director Del Toro declined the offer of
Director Del Toro has encountered ghosts twice before ...
He also talks about his experience of seeing UFOs.
It's possible that something like bread is simply a matter of course for Del Toro.
◆ 3: Violent violence scenes are also based on actual experience
There are terrifyingly violent depictions in the film, some of which come from Del Toro's own experience.
The scene where Captain Vidal hits a man with a bottle many times ...
This is due to the experience of Director Del Toro when he was involved in a brawl. When Director Del Toro raised his face while being hit by the opponent with a chain, he saw a friend being beaten with a bottle.
It is said that Del Toro's mind was that his friend was beaten many times, without the 'bottle breaking at the moment of hitting' as depicted in many Hollywood movies.
Also, in the movie, Captain Vidal is shot through his face and dies.
This inspiration comes from Director Del Toro when he was volunteering at a mental hospital.
Director Del Toro said he was eating lunch at the graveyard. The shortcut to the graveyard was to go through the morgue, but one day I saw a corpse shot in the face at the morgue.
Director Del Toro, who knew that 'when you hit your face, your eyes rotate,' expresses it exactly even in the film.
◆ 4: Bread is almost live-action
Bread is an impressive character in the work, but ...
It took a lot of effort to make bread.
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In order to cut costs, instead of making bread full CG, the method of 'wearing the costumes made to the actors' was adopted.
This is the state of shooting. Only part of the foot can be processed graphically.
In other words, the actor had to spend five hours every day preparing for each shoot.
When the foot is processed, the image looks like this.
Also, the head of the bread contained a machine to move the ears, making it impossible to hear the voices of other actors.
In addition, Doug Jones, who plays the role of Pan, was the only person in the set who couldn't speak Spanish, so he was asked to teach the lines of the main character, the girl Ofelia, and her own lines. Jones is a costume actor who has appeared in many famous works such as Hellboy and Batman Returns, and is a regular of Del Toro's works. It may have been decided that the role of bread should be Mr. Jones even if he does not speak Spanish.
In the end, the voice of bread was dubbed, but Mr. Jones grasped the contents one by one and proceeded with the performance so that he would not get awkward when performing.
◆ 5: CG is used in unexpected parts
Many 'real things' were used in the film, but this does not mean that CG was not used at all in the film.
The film was filmed in the mountains of Madrid, but due to the drought it was forbidden to explode or hit blanks in the mountains.
So, the explosion scene drawn at the end of the movie is CG ...
I thought it was a live-action film. The crew took this explosion scene at the end of the shooting and withdrew with Sassa before talking with the rangers.
Then, where was CG used? This scene. This actor was erased in CG because he was looking at the camera before leaving the frame.
◆ 6: Animals and children
Children and animals are difficult to handle and should be avoided if possible when shooting movies.
However, Director Del Toro is working diligently with Ivana Baquero, who plays the main character, Ofelia ...
We are also active in introducing animals.
In the scene where horses appear, director Del Toro's hatred for horses is fully demonstrated.
The horse was awkward and dangerous, and the actor thrown from the horse in this scene was about to break his pelvis. 'This actor is lucky just to be alive,' said Del Toro. 'A horse is a bizarre creature.'
◆ 7: Stephen King's reaction
Director Del Toro thought he had to give up his salary to complete the film.
However, Stephen King's reaction when he saw the movie made him think it was worth making the movie.
At the movie preview, Director Del Toro was sitting next to Stephen King, but at the beginning of the movie, he witnessed Stephen King shaking himself in the scene where 'Paleman' appeared. Stephen King's reaction is 'equivalent to getting an Oscar,' said Del Toro.
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