Pan's Labryrinth

Pan's Labryrinth is a dark fairy tale involving a fantasy world of mythical creatures intertwined with the harsh reality of WWII era atrocities.Ofelia ,the movies' protagonist and a big fan of reading fairy tales so much so that she is finally pushed into inventing one in her head so that she may survive the abuse that she witnesses and experiences.The movie utilizes a wonderland of prosthetics,puppeteers and computer animation to insert the viewer into Ofelias world.The long shots through out this movie pan the labryrinth and forest with such spatial enormity we are able to see miles in a direction.We are visually saturated with detailed information and need no dialogue , for the scenery. is the dialogue.This film played out on a stage, in a theatre,would be very limiting.The vast space displayed on film ,would be unachievable on a stage limited by dimentions.I dont believe the forest and labryrinth would be as impactful live as they are in this movie,especially when viewed as an aerial shot.