Nice thematic review of these three. The stories/fantasy make more sense to me in Life of Pi and Big Fish than Pan's Labyrinth. The horror style creepiness of the fantasy in Pan's Labyrinth doesn't make sense as a refuge. Maybe it has to be seen as the true story. Would love for you to add in Terry Gilliam's Tideland. The fantastic elements in that story were devastatingly necessary.
I'd argue that Pan's Labyrinth has a darker fantasy as it reflects the world she lives in. Big Fish has a fantasy that's quite light, Life of Pi is dangerous, and Pan's is dark and deadly.l, each reflecting their reality.
Tideland would have fit very well, may need to do a general Gilliam deep dive as many of his films could have been considered.
Nice thematic review of these three. The stories/fantasy make more sense to me in Life of Pi and Big Fish than Pan's Labyrinth. The horror style creepiness of the fantasy in Pan's Labyrinth doesn't make sense as a refuge. Maybe it has to be seen as the true story. Would love for you to add in Terry Gilliam's Tideland. The fantastic elements in that story were devastatingly necessary.
I'd argue that Pan's Labyrinth has a darker fantasy as it reflects the world she lives in. Big Fish has a fantasy that's quite light, Life of Pi is dangerous, and Pan's is dark and deadly.l, each reflecting their reality.
Tideland would have fit very well, may need to do a general Gilliam deep dive as many of his films could have been considered.
👍 to Gilliam deep dive!