Analysing Aesthetics in Pan's Labyrinth

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The aesthetics of a film refers to how the style, look and mood of a film are created by the micro elements, they provoke pleasure through providing a sensory spectacle.
To study a film's aesthetics, one must question how the set design, lighting and camera movement offer texture to a film.

 eg: 
-Does the beauty of this moment propel the narrative forward?
-Does the narrative pause to allow the spectator to appreciate the aesthetic qualities? 
-How is the look of the film being created?
•Consider the following in your analysis:
–How is the mise-en-scene of the ‘real’ world and the ‘fantasy’ world different?
–What is the dominant colour on the banquet table and what does this suggest?
–How does the fireplace behind the Pale Man affect his appearance? Does it have any religious connotations?
–What political context could the images on the wall of the Pale man murdering children be referring to and how do they generate meaning?
–What is the significance of the shoes (remember that the film is set in 1944)?

–What religious connotations do the marks on the Pale Man’s hands have and what context and representation does this refer to?
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ddoes this refer to?Pale Man Scene
what similarities are there and what point/meaning is Del Torro making through his comparison?
What visual comparisons can be made  in the mise en scene?
Red is a prominent colour in both scenes
There is a fireplace behind both the pale man and the captain
Both tables are symetrical
Blurs religion and politics in mise en scene
-Position and stance of the pale man at the table is the same as the position of the captain in the scene where he has the dinner guests
-The pale man's murder of innocent children in a child's world of fantasy correlates to the captain's murder of innocent adults in an adult world of reality
-Through aesthetics, the audience can depict a strong resemblance between the captain and the pale man

Religion:
-Crucifixion is referenced through the holes in the hands of the pale man
- the room resembles a cathedral
-The banquet that offelia is forbidden to eat from is a subtle reference to the story of adam and eve and the forbidden fruit

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