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on 1/21/2018
I've always found Pan's Labyrinth too bleak to enjoy. The Shape of Water has the better story and the much better characters.
on 3/10/2018
This matchup should really get more attention. For me, it's Pan's Labyrinth all the way. I really enjoyed The Shape of Water, largely the cinematography and all the performances which were incredible (especially Sally Hawkins) but Pan's Labyrinth balances the whimsical with the dramatic much better IMO. I've always loved the mirroring in the narrative between the fantastical (Ofelia's journey into Pan's world) with the reality she seeks an escape from (the landscape of the Spanish Civil War). It's not always the pleasant movie to watch but IMO, immensely rewarding.
on 3/11/2018
i never expected this, but i love the shape of water even more than the masterpiece el laberinto
The Shape of Water is my heartfelt choice here.
on 3/23/2018
GOOD. ABOVE AVERAGE.
@Dokka_BAE but which one is better???
on 4/21/2018
Pan is a much better film. I don't understand all the love for the shape of water.
on 1/1/2019
Pan's Labyrinth by a long way, it's a masterpiece. Shape of Water is fine but I feel like the awards it won was the Academy's way of making up for the fact they largely ignored Pan's Labyrinth years before.
on Feb 12
This is the toughest del toro match up. Both films are incredible and hit on what he does best with his gothic adult fairy tales grounded by contrasting it with real world hardship. For me, The Shape of Water takes it by a hair because of the way every frame of that film fills me with the love of cinema.
on Feb 13
Gotta go with Pan's....
