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How does Mise en Scene Create meaning in Pans Labyrinth?

Props, in the Mise en Scene of Pans Labyrinth, are used in an ironic contrast to create meaning: Del Toro implies the corruption of the fascist regime. In the Captain's feast scene, the guests are shown ration cards, and converse on the cuts the population must make to their meals. The Mise en Scene features a long table laiden with platters of appetising dishes. This implies hypocrisy within the characters, who represent the fascist leaders and most important and influential people within the country. Del Toro demonstrates the unequal divide of wealth within the country; this is seemingly due to the Fascist regime, which therefore hints at its corruption.

 ADD MORE ASPECTS OF MISE EN SCENE; EG SET

 Performance, in the Mise en Scene of Pans Labyrinth, is used to indicate archetypal aspects of characters and to convey the urgency to overcome Fascism. In the Pale man scene, the character of Ofelia is terrified when encountering the Pale man. Ivana Baquero Macías' highlights this in her facial expressions. Macías widens her eyes extremely and tenses her brow, portraying Ofelia's mind struggling to comprehend the traumatising Monster before her eyes. This is a creature she must rid herself of. Commonly, directors create monsters in film as a manifestation of problems, and to represent things that the characters need to overcome; specifically in Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro uses the creatures in Pans labyrinth to depict a tangible aspect of the significant problem, the fascist regime.  The fear and desire to escape from the archetypal monsters that Ofelia shows in her performance, creates a direct correlation between that, and society's task to rid itself of fascism. 

How does Cinematography create meaning in Pans Labyrinth?


Camera angles, in the Cinematography of Pans Labyrinth, are used to intimidate the audience, to create meaning: Del Toro criticises the lack of freedom for the people, during the fascist regime. In the scene of the death of the rabbit hunters, as Vidal slaughters the son by bashing his face to a pulp with a glass bottle, this is filmed from a low angle. Within the frame, is the Vidal’s arm slaughtering the victim’s face. Del Toro’s choice to hide Vidal’s face from the shot would make the audience feel clueless and powerless, feeling physically lower than him; with an inhibited perspective, a metaphor representing the feeling of society whilst the fascists were in power. Del Toro therefore criticizes the inhumane restrictions imposed by the fascist regime.

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  1. JCoSS Media Dept3 October 2018 at 04:15

    Paragraph 1:
    "The Mise en Scene features a long table laiden with platters of appetising dishes." - Try to get into the habit of using subject specific terminology. Somebody who has never studied film could write a sentence like this - remember, with mise-en-scene, to comment on use of props, location, setting, costume (etc.), and actually use these terms. Overall, there's not a huge amount of detail in this paragraph, despite its length. Try to analyse in greater depth.

    Paragraph 2 is much better, with more detail.

    Paragraph 3:
    "Camera angles, in the Cinematography of Pans Labyrinth..." - do you mean camera angles? Be precise. I think "cinematographic techniques" would be more accurate here. This would then enable you to broaden the scope of you analysis, and comment on other cinematographic techniques beyond angles - for example, is the camera static? moving? What is the effect? How about depth of field and lighting? Overall, aim for more detail in each paragraph rather than large numbers of shorter paragraphs.

    Mr Boon

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