8/5/09

Pan's Labyrinth

Wassim sent me a clip from this film yesterday, in response to some discussion over my The Question post.

Here it is:



Note the palmed eyes, and the herky jerky motions. The pale man almost looks silly, rather than scary- but that's exactly why it is more scary than CGI crap effects. It's also why the Bogeymen of Babes In Toyland are especially terrifying to a child; because that's the way real nightmares are.

Gotta see this film. Here's the trailer: