Opinions on Pan's Labyrinth by those who've seen it?

[Munkay]

Yeah, and it beat Children of Men for Cinematography, which is a shame. Pan's Labyrinth was nicely filmed, but none of the nominees held a candle to CoM in that category.

Surprisingly enough, I agree with the power of CoM's cinematography. Although I haven't added my opinion to that other thread, I have a rather dissenting opinion of Children of Men overall, but the cinematography can't be denied. As much as the shallow character/world development kept me from becoming in sync with the dystopian reality, the cinematography did it's damnedest to pull me back in. It's a shame to see it lose out.

The battle scene in the apartment building in the ghetto, through the ceasefire... wow. Absolutely wow. A large part of that was the brilliance of the camera work for sure.

Cheers,

Munk

PS. For anyone wondering, the gist of my dislike for the movie is that it failed to really draw me into the world or its characters. I kept thinking it must be an absolutely wonderful read, with plenty of submersive elements while retaining the mystery, but the translation to film failed to really draw me in - incredible cast and all. Of course, different strokes for different folks;)