Transitions and Pan's Labyrinth: a layer in the symbolism.
We often cope with certain events; those that are highly distressing or are outside of an individual’s comfort-zone. Television, movies, reading, poetry, porn (hey, I’m not judging). The point is we all have this escapism that keeps us going, as some people say. However, escapism goes deeper than that. In a lot of ways, escapism is a tight grasp to a fantasy that helps us understand reality on a level we are comfortable with. (Photo by t1na on Deviantart) Pan’s Labyrinth is a movie written and directed by the fantasy genius that is Guillermo Del Toro. Set in Spain after the Civil war, Ofelia and her pregnant, biological mother Carmen move in with Carmen’s new husband Vidal. He currently resides in an outpost for the military in order to hunt-down the remaining rebels. Ofelia, discovers an ancient stone labyrinth. (Picture source: https://technoir.nl) There she meets a faun who believes her to be the reincarnation of Princess Moanna from the underworld. In the