Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Pan's Labyrinth & Hellboy

Did anybody else notice that in Pan's Labyrinth, when the faun is telling Ofelia about her heritage, he says that her parents are the king and queen of Bezmorra? If anybody's seen Hellboy 2, then it should sound familiar...del Toro uses Bezmorra as the kingdom that the elves are from in Hellboy 2. Which could be used as an argument for the faun and Ofelia's whole adventure actually happening as opposed to just being a fantasy that a little girl used to escape from the harsh reality of the Spanish civil war.
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  1. Charlie NewmanMarch 3, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    Nice catch. I actually haven't seen Hellboy 2. I liked the first one, so hopefully I will be able to watch the sequel soon.

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  2. KentMarch 9, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    That is really interesting. Do you know if Bezmorra is in any other Spanish mythology, or is it only mentioned in del Toro's universe (or multiverse I guess)? If it's one of del Toro's creations, that could make for a pretty compelling argument.

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