How Guillermo del Toro Deals With Trauma

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FULL SPOILERS FOR THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE AND PAN'S LABYRINTH
In this video essay we'll examine Guillermo Del Toro's masterpieces 'The Devil's Backbone' (2001) and 'Pan's Labyrinth' (2005). Del Toro is planning to make these films into a trilogy about engaging with the repressed trauma that is the Spanish Civil War. I will point out how he uses the fantastical to say something profound about the historical, and how archetypal symbolism can bring knowledge of the human experience into our own lives...
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LITERATURE USED:
- integr8-sciencethesacred.blogs... - (includes Donald Kalsched's quote) by Julian Walker.
- Spanish History in the Fairy Country: Dealing with Social
Trauma in Pan’s Labyrinth. Álvaro Fernández. 2013.
- 2017 Maps of Meaning 9: Patterns of Symbolic Representation. Prof. Jordan Peterson Lecture ( • 2017 Maps of Meaning 0... )
- With Spain in our Hearts: The Political Fantastic of Guillermo Del Toro’s Laberinto del fauno (2006) and El espinazo del diablo (2001)
Christopher Hartney
- "Nobody's Children": Gothic Representation and Traumatic History in "The Devil'sBackbone". Ellen Brinks. 2004
- Ghosts of the Past and Present: Hauntology and the Spanish Civil War in Guillermo delToro's "The Devil's Backbone". Anne E. Hardcastle. 2005.
- vigilantcitizen.com/moviesand...
FILMS USED:
- The Devil's Backbone (2001)
- Pan's Labyrinth (2005)
- The Spanish Earth (1937), dir. Joris Ivens.
- Prelude to War (1942), dirs. Frank Capra & Anatole Litvak
MUSIC USED:
- Pan's Labyrinth Soundtrack
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@storytellers1 6 лет назад

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@phephemigi 6 лет назад

Storytellers I didn't expect the jordan peterson name drop, wonderfull vid.

@enyasofia 6 лет назад

It’s really cool that a Mexican man has been able to capture Spanish history in such an amazing and beautiful way.

@Pantano63 5 лет назад

It was originally set during the Mexican Revolution, where the rebels actually won, but Del Toro couldn't find financing in Mexico so he turned to Spain, instead. One can only imagine.

@emjenkins464 5 лет назад

I'm studying Pans Labyrinth for my A level and my teacher actually though he was Spanish. (She's not a good teacher, but it also shows his storytelling skill.)

@editorialinrm340 4 года назад

He is a grandchild of Spain's civil war refugees, as many Mexicans of his generation are. The story about not finding financing in Mexico for a movie about the Revolution might also be very true.

@La-familia-de-Fazio 4 года назад

Enya L you do realize that Mexican blood heritage comes from Spain; back when the conquistadors sailed over and decimated the central native Americans! Mexicans or "Hispanic" are hybrids of Spanish and native blood!

@alexaacuna7007 4 года назад

@@La-familia-de-Fazio conquistadors? Invaders

@anahi_naya_ledesma Год назад

Fast forward to today, november 7th 2022: According to Guillermo del Toro himself, his version of Pinocchio is the third installment of this trilogy. It is set in Mussolini's Italy. Again, a fantastic story framed in a very real and raw context. Del Toro says that the three films are a manifesto on disobedience, from the innocent point of view of children, who try to make sense of life in the midst of a very hostile environment.

@Ray2346 8 месяцев назад

Not to start an argument, but the 2017 The Shape Of Water can also be put in that category. Even though it takes place in America. It still follows the same structure of the other two. It also is its own creation. While Pinocchio is his adaptation of a stolen already told. But I can also agree you on his Pinocchio. 🙂

@nightingalesong3059 4 года назад

When I found out two of the rebels in pans labyrinth who where killed were Jamie and Carlos I was so sad. But I suppose in all of his films nobody truly gets a "happy ending" it's one of the many reasons I love his films so much, life is sad, hard, cruel . I wonder if the rebel who stuttered and was tortured was owl? It's common people who stutter to be selectively mute as children out of fear of being mocked. His films have such depth, and I love the way he brings real life struggles into supernatural/fantasy films. I could go on forever about my theories about del toro's movies, but no one will ever know the precisely what the story he's trying to tell is. That's what makes his films so beautiful.

@laurenbennett7674 6 лет назад

Omg a video essay NOT sponsored by Square Space?! Say whaaat?!?

@alyssahansen1400 6 лет назад

Lauren Bennett At this point I'm stunned when any type of video doesn't include a squarespace or audible sponsorship.

@anbay771 6 лет назад

Alyssa Hansen skillshare yo

@yutisima 4 года назад

you've never played tuber simulator?

@BlenderDumbass 6 лет назад

damn... I didn't even noticed that that mistical super father in the end of pans labirynth is the same actor as the guy from the orphanage

@jaskocuric515 6 лет назад

Blender Dumbass I

@AlbertoFolres 4 года назад

Also appeared on Cronos

@lorenad5782 4 года назад

Whaaat 😮🤨🤔

@Jarkore 6 лет назад

The Spanish people didn't choose to forget, they forced us to. To this day, the heirs of Franco still govern this country, product of a transition towards "democracy" controlled by the military and other fascist elements that still existed in the country. They try to make us forget the horrors that the Spanish people had to suffer, the thousands buried in mass graves, killed by the regime for ideological reasons, because to remember them would mean knowing where the current government came from. We are a country that tacitly praises fascism while having unidentified democrats rotting in mass graves, without proper burials, for the same reasons I already quoted. Very insightful video, greetings from Spain.

@absinthexiii4376 6 лет назад

Jarkov I totally agree. just look at Belchite. They try to make us forget but they just can’t quite hide their mess...

@rkrokberg 5 лет назад

I see you have both good taste in film and music. Greetings from Norway

@emjenkins464 5 лет назад

It's not forgotten in South Wales. Many men from the valleys travelled to support and fight with the rebels during the 30's and the memorials to those who died are a reminder for all of Spain's loss.

@Canhistoryismylife 4 года назад

@@emjenkins464 nor is it forgotten in British Colombia where we erected a monument to those who died fighting in Spain. like the film says "traces of their time on earth visible only to those who know where to look"

@elcatrinc1996 4 года назад

At least the dongs from those times are still present to this day.

@blondbraid7986 6 лет назад

Fantastic analysis, and and I think both The Devils Backbone and Pan's Labyrint are great movies for for bringing knowledge of the civil war to an international audience (I actually got to see both of these movies during the Spanish language-lessons in school!). I also think Pan's labyrinth is a fantastic example of a movie that uses a child's fantasy world for an allegory of horrible real-life events, since there has been so many movies with a similar premise that failed miserably. It'd be interesting to see a comparison of Pan's labyrinth and The Nutcracker 3D, a movie which also tired to mix childlike fantasy with allegories about Nazism and the world war (yes, they made some changes to the classical story) but wound up being horribly tone-deaf instead.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thank you Gertrud! I had actually never seen The Devil's Backbone prior to the production of this video... I had heard of it and I still feel bad for not having picked it up earlier. Having watched it it really becomes an inseparable companion piece to Pan's Labyrinth and it actually made me appreciate that movie even more... Also lol, had no idea that The Nutcracker 3D existed, I remember watching the classic over and over when I was young, might be interesting to re-watch it again sometime soon! - Thomas

@claudiacastrillon4440 6 лет назад

Gertrud Bondesson hola

@ignaciomayorgaalzate5338 6 лет назад

Brilliant! Great analysis. My grandmother survived the Spanish Civil War so Del Toro's films had always resonated within me. Excellent vlog.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thank you Ignacio. I can imagine his films hit home for people who have a personal history with the war. I'm also wondering about Spain's present situation, hopefully things will remain peaceful... - Thomas

@absinthexiii4376 6 лет назад

Same here. My grandmother was from Cazorla and she moved to Zaragoza after the war. It’s cool to see others who had family from Spain who had lived through that time.

@kw271 4 года назад

The 3rd of this trilogy is "The Shape of Water" -- the paranoia of the Cold War and the betrayal of the Male Identity by the Ideology of a Fear Mongering State.

@livelybubbs6242 4 года назад

But the trilogy is about the Spanish civil war tho, right? Fukkit, I could be wrong, but considering the consistent theme with the last two films it wouldn’t make much sense for it to suddenly take place in America during the Cold War (not to mention the whole ‘water monster’ thing).

@jarekkorytkowski6402 4 года назад

I think maybe Cronos would fit better

@texabara 3 года назад

Sí

@diogosimao 2 года назад

No. The 3rd would be a movie called 3993, but Del Toro put the project to rest...

@mohinda23 Год назад

The orphanage could be the 2nd and then pan the more elaborate the 3rd: the handicapped orphans were killed during Franco era.

@haydengilbert6317 6 лет назад

The Michael Stuhlbarg character in Shape of Water certainly reminds me of the doctor from Pan's Labyrinth.

@StopCopCity1312 6 лет назад

Finally... someone has managed to analyze Pan's Labyrinth. I understood and managed to grasp the ending on my own but not much else. I knew there was more there!

@16shatterglass Год назад

If anyone is wondering, the third film is "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" (on Netflix), and it comes as the second part, between the Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth.

@Tadeas_Plachy 6 лет назад

Damn, gotta re-watch the Devils backbone, seen it on TV wayyyy back... But Pans Labyrint is amongst my favorite movies.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Do it! It's definitely worth it!

@Tadeas_Plachy 6 лет назад

So I did and now, with the extra knowledge, how the movies are connected, it was much better experience! Thanks!

@MarceloKuroi 6 лет назад

Great, magnificient essay! The benign father figure in both films (Dr. Casares and the king) was played by Federico Luppi, a great actor who died recently.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thank you Marcelo, I actually saw a post about his passing away yesterday... I had no idea he played the benign father figure in Pan's Labyrinth as well. I would've mentioned it otherwise! - Thomas

@Ivan-xy9vg 6 лет назад

Can't wait for The Shape Of Water!!!

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Patrick Bateman Same!

@geriburrito 6 лет назад

I saw it at Sitges festival a month ago and I was really disappointed. It's not a bad film but it's not like his other films, it's a more archetypical and light-hearted story without barely any depth whatsoever. It kinda reminded of Amelie with a creepy and gory touch.

@kalcool1266 5 лет назад

@@geriburrito *Wins Best Picture*

@princesssparrow4530 5 лет назад

@Jeremy Roberts I kinda agree with baby onion here. I can see the métaphore , but haven't we seen this metaphore for a loooooooooooooooong time? "person is different, kill it with fire!". His other movies are packed with deep allegories (as seen in the video which is great). Still, this my take.

@ashersoryl 6 лет назад

This has got to be the best example of a video essay to date! Fantastic analysis and comparison, as always :)

@hauntedmythAkari 4 года назад

Asher Soryl Well said!

@Ryan-the-Rocketeer 5 лет назад

Whoa I had no idea these two movies were connected with shared characters 12:02 blew my mind

@makmart5298 6 лет назад

Loved this analysis, I got emotional at the end. We reflect our stories and lessons through movies to show the effects and caution. Need to remember more

@kevinnut1776 3 года назад

every time i come back to this video, im still left thinking about Jaime and Carlos and how the hopeful ending of their stories escaping, is lost in Pans Labyrinth as they die laying not like main characters, but as any soldier would lay down to rest. The characters aren't bulletproof to life, it was simply a story told.

@jonathancook8343 6 лет назад

Brilliant analysis of two complex stories. The Fallopian tube motifs within Pan's labyrinth, good spot, I only noticed one in the storybook, but if you look, there are at least 10 refs to that motif throughout the film.

@MrTigerlore 6 лет назад

I’m so impressed with this film analysis. Such a great job.

@MsSarahJosephine 6 лет назад

CARLOS, JAIME NO! I involuntarily muttered 'Goddammit!' and sulked for a little while after you mentioned that. I mean their futures were already pretty bleak albeit slightly hopeful by the end but.... goddammit. Also wonderful video.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

I have to give credit to one of the author's of the articles I used for this video. I had no idea that they were the same actors (puberty, right?) and it blew my mind. They're not listed as playing the same characters but I'm pretty sure that's what we're supposed to think. Only fitting to have them play two 'unnamed rebels', as they were 'nobody's children' after all... - Thomas

@TheGeorgeD13 6 лет назад

Unfortunately, if they were real people, that was likely to be their reality, regardless. Terrible times.

@leiram8833 4 года назад

They died as heroes

@YouMakeMyMotorRun 5 лет назад

I was friends with the nephew of the guy who played Jacinto on "The Devil's Back Bone"... turns out, the guy is not that bad. Perhaps a little full of himself, but that's something to be expected. In any case, the saddest part is that, for some people, what you talk about may seem like a long, forgotten past. It is not the case, however, here in Spain. Many political parties are still supported here by people who believe in what Franco did. A big chunk of the population still believes in Franco as a sort of savior, a prophet or even a messiah. I do hope this comment doesn't become very public because, honestly, it wouldn't be the first time in the Spanish "democracy" that a person is incarcerated for publishing their beliefs (you can see it in the news, as Dani Mateo and Valtonyc have been prosecuted for various "crimes against the crown" [basically snorting on the Spanish flag and trash-talking about the king]). On the other hand, I do wish this comment becomes public as a sort of "call for help", because Spain is slowly becoming unbearable, and we could very well use the help of the rest of the countries that still enjoy the sweet taste of free speech. In any case, I hope you never forget that, here in Spain, for an act as simple as voting for independence, an entire community (the Catalans) was beaten up by the police. And the only ones in jail so far are the ones that proposed such voting to the people...

@NinjaStripes 4 года назад

Ever Wanderer sounds like any sort of criticism of Spain in popular media can only come from other Spanish speaking countries. Similarly, any criticism of Nazi Germany could only safely occur in popular media in German refugees and settled German or German speaking immigrants in other countries. Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator overall mocks Nazi ideology before America entered the war and American comic books, written largely by Jewish boys and men of differing nationalities, had superhero’s fighting and arguing against Nazi propaganda at a similar time before America entered the war. I’m unaware of similar popular media of the time from other countries, but I’m sure they existed as refugees fled not only to America.

@hyperion3145 4 года назад

@@NinjaStripes I think that's normal for most countries. The US doesn't have too many critics in the media (outside of the President and that's only really on reality tv) unless it is from immigrants coming in, foreigners or politicians (again, the criticism is almost always about the Presidency). Nobody dares to talk criticism about what the US has done in the US or else they are called un-American. Hell, even talking online about the historical and current issues that plagued and still persist in the US will get you blocked because "you just hate the US". The US has been one of the biggest assholes in history for pretty much anyone that wasn't an Anglo Saxon Protestant with roots from 1777 or prior. Throughout history we have pretty much did whatever we wanted with no respect for who might be affected and it has blown up in our face a vast majority of times everything from the Civil War onwards is us overstepping our boundaries and getting hit by consequences). But nobody is allowed to talk about any of this.

@NinjaStripes 4 года назад

Hyperion God if that isn’t the truth and nothing but the truth, I don’t know what is.

@dagfinissocool 3 года назад

It's not just Spain, the media in Norway doing coverage on the Catalan independence was so biased against the independence basically labelling everyone as terrorists for wanting liberty. We did not hear of any violence towards the Catalans only that it was such a small part of Spain and how you wanted to seperate families living in seperate locations..

@24FramesOfNick 6 лет назад

So close to 100k guys!! Super glad to see y'all reach this amazing milestone!

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks Nick. Also, I'm beginning to suspect that you're some kind of an omnipresent being... - Thomas

@24FramesOfNick 6 лет назад

Storytellers lmfao! Is that because you're also seeing me in the comments of almost every vid? I'm getting that a lot lately

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Yup lol, and not just on other video essay channels, completely random one's as well I believe.

@Hater0182 6 лет назад

Buddy story tellers is so amazing it puts any academic paper on movies to shame. I really appreciate the analysis and the soundtrack on the vids. Unreal.

@HxH2011DRA 6 лет назад

Storytellers He's like me, ceot outside the anime community XD

@ramona.vargas7298 6 лет назад

This was a Great Historical, & Cenimatic analysis.

@liawatson5789 6 лет назад

I love Pan's Labyrinth!

@XIIWOLVES2050 2 года назад

Same

@geomidia8998 6 лет назад

I've just Crimson Peak yesterday and God, what a movie! I don't know why people keep bashing it, it's a good movie

@00HoODBoy 6 лет назад

Sometimes when i look at my documents im actually amazed how highly i regard pans Labyrinth. Great Video.

@communistjesus 6 лет назад

Guillermo Del Toro aka William of the Bull is AWESOME

@laurahenriksen19 5 лет назад

This was beautifully done. And very emotionally driven. I have both of these films along with The Orphanage. Cronos and others I too love... What a gifted and articulate man he is. Thank you for this wonderful synopsis.

@jacobv8447 5 лет назад

What a video essay. Seriously my friend, Bravo. Absolutely beautiful.

@Grey249 6 лет назад

This is one of the best film video essays I've seen. Obviously a lot of effort was put in in terms of historical research, literature, culture, and symbolism. No fly-by comments, but a very thorough, thought-provoking analysis. Well done! Subscribed!

@lyhniiee 6 лет назад

thank you so much for your critique of these movies I only watched pans labyrinth but i thoroughly enjoyed your side by side analysis of them! keep going ! i love seeing your channel grow :)

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks so much! Even though you've now been spoiled on the events of The Devil's Backbone I would still highly recommend you watch it at some point. I was already aware of the plot lines prior to my first viewing as well, yet it was still a highly satisfactory experience (especially when watched together with Pan's Labyrinth). - Thomas

@kirasussane1556 3 года назад

Is a shame many people look down upon horror when the genre is capable of dealing with trauma so well. What other genre is more capable of dealing with unresolved and repressed trauma?!?! As for Guillermo del Toro i think he is a genius, he was capable of taking the usual elements of horror and fantasy and turned them upside down showing the deep within these elements. I watched" The devil Backbone" when I was a teenager and quickly became obsessed with the themes in the movie. Themes that even now more that a decade later are still important to me.

@ericktellez7632 2 года назад

How do you feel about the fact that he is Mexican?

@TaraDobbs 6 лет назад

I never knew of The Devil's Backbone. I must find a copy and replace my lost copy of Pan's Labyrinth. Thank you for making this video. It was a great review for my own current work.

@chickendrawsdogs3343 5 лет назад

Absolutely beautiful, this video. I have not watched (or dare not watch to be more precise) the two films because, well, I don't cope well with trauma, but you still manage to get the point across, and dare I say, motivated me to give the movies a shot. I might not come out unscathed, so wish me luck.

@mariapanopoulou5164 4 года назад

I've watched this video of yours over and over again. Such a great job you did there sir. Huge thank you.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

EDIT: First person to post the vid on r/videos gets a cookie:) Hi guys! In preparation for Halloween and Guillermo del Toro's soon to be released 'The Shape of Water' I decided to make do a video on two of his best films. Also, we'll be dropping a second video later this week! Two things I'd like to add: 1. SPOILERS! I mention the deaths of Carlos and Jaime in Pan's Labyrinth in the video, although it's not 100% certain that it's actually supposed to be the same characters. Del Toro deliberately used the same two actors for the roles of these unnamed soldiers, so my guess is he's purposely ambiguous about it. 2. I've become a big fan of Jordan B Peterson's work over the last months, and although I apply some of the insights from his lectures for this video, they are simplified for flow reasons. If you find this type of stuff interesting, I would highly recommend you check out his lectures for more in depth insights! - Thomas

@torinpk5752 6 лет назад

Thank you Thomas, keep up the good work

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching! - Thomas

@AustinNygaard 6 лет назад

I've watched a lot of video essays on youtube and this one was flat out amazing. Very well articulated! Was a pleasure watching, cheers.

@jasperappler8472 6 лет назад

Wonderful, Wonderful! Your exploration of these two films, of the gothic and the fairytale, are fantastic. I've always been a big fan of Pans Labyrinth, though i hadn't seen The Devil's Backbone. This discussion has been a tremendous aid for my own current writing project. thanks and great work :)

@ajhetzel 6 лет назад

Excellent video, as a public school teacher I admire the pacing and stylistic choices you make to communicate to your audience. I look forward to watching more of your work and learning. Cheers.

@BloodyGir7 6 лет назад

Wow this video is absolutely amazing, great job :') I really like Del Toros' work and you just put everything together wonderfully

@theuberman7170 5 лет назад

He should adapt "for whom the bell tolls"

@kelath5555 6 лет назад

This was a fantastic analysis. Thank you.

@kaitlynatown 6 лет назад

This was brilliant, thank you!

@YamiSpyroX 6 лет назад

It's like with Daniel Krauss's/Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters(The 2015 book not the DreamWorks Netflix cartoon) delved into the trauma of losing your loved ones and struggling with the idea that they're still there and showing the harsh reality of the history of war albeit in a mythical sense. I could also say the Pale Man is highly similar to Gunmar the Black as a gluttonous demonic being that devours children. Despite TrollHunters looking like a children's fantasy book it's actually incredibly gruesome and freaky like Pan's Labyrinth is. Too bad DreamWorks just had to change and Water it down to the point that the protagonist Jim Sturges isn't even himself anymore! With is both sad and unbelievable since Guilmello Del Toro himself was heavily involved in the pilot! I have to deal with that trauma now!

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks for the recommendation! I hadn't heard of the book version and it sounds mighty interesting. I've put it in my basket to purchase later! - Thomas

@trojanette8345 4 года назад

Great narration and analysis. You brought up a lot of good points that I had not thought of before. Thank you for sharing.

@LeSnowManMC 5 лет назад

Great job on analyzing these films. A++

@doddsd123 6 лет назад

I truly respect this you put so much detail into breaking down beauty to the math or sceince of the art thus highlighting the art itself. I want to begin to do this with music more specificly rap and make art with this detail u inspire me

@susaedu368 5 лет назад

Thank you for this brilliant video. Very introspective and clarifying

@RobertSlover 5 лет назад

wonderful and insightful analysis well done man!

@amanbytheway 6 лет назад

I thought Cronos was the first of Del Toro's trilogy? Cronos, Devils Backbone and finally Pans Labyrinth. Cronos is considered Del Toro's first movie after all. Either way, nice work on the vid, here's my Haiku Review: How pain may be seen Guillermo del Toro knows Trauma feels heavy

@Roman-hg6rg 6 лет назад

An excellent analysis and discussion. Really nicely researched and presented. :)

@ScetathGaming 6 лет назад

Wow I am really impressed with this video. Good job! Keep it up i am already looking forward to the next one

@pga128 6 лет назад

This was so so good. Thank you for making it. Being Spanish I especially enjoyed it.

@hugocardenasulloa3334 6 лет назад

Really good, thank you for this video.

@mAnGaLoVeR4eV2536 5 лет назад

This was stunning. Absolutely stunning. Thank you.

@ElsieAlkurabi 6 лет назад

WOAH that editing! Great job guys!

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching again Elsie! - Thomas

@lucemus1 6 лет назад

The Devils Backbone and Pan's labirynth are two movies i've had and watched for some time, never knew they were works of Del Toro, neato!

@MP-om9fj 6 лет назад

So happy I've found this channel

@overworkedcna412 5 лет назад

I feel like people totally forget about the Spanish civil war, and the fact that Franco’s cronies still have their hands in the government’s pockets TO THIS DAY. Once, I became pretty good friends (un unlikely friendship actually) with an older Spanish gentleman. He was an alcoholic and so was I at the time, and we bonded because we were always at the same bar and also because I speak Spanish. He always wore all black - black pants, black shirt, always. At first I thought it might just be coincidence, or that maybe he just didn’t have many clothes, but then I realized it was definitely a deliberate choice. I asked him once if he was in mourning and he said “yes.” I asked him who he lost and he said, “My country.” He had worn black ever since the war and he never stopped. That chilled me to the bone. I think about him all the time. I wonder if he’s dead now. He sought solace in drink, just as every alcoholic does. There’s nobody happy at the bar at 11 a.m. But more than anything, I hope he’s finally found peace somehow.

@mandril1 5 лет назад

Overworked CNA Spain has been is a democratic country for 40 years. That kind of discourse is used by the left and separatists to undermine any goverment from center-right. It's just a political tool, an acusation which has nothing to do with reality. The left is hurt because it was the right and the king who made the transition to democracy possible. It was not easy, we had terrorism and violence on both sides, but it was done, thanks to ALL spanish people. The ones who say Spain is not a full democracry are just disloyal to their own country.

@DimoB8 4 года назад

@@mandril1 the events at the Catalonian referendum doesn't seem that Democratic.

@EliseWongCreations 6 лет назад

Always enjoy your breakdown of these films. It really touches your heart on an inspiring, eye opening level :)

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thank you Elise!

@matthxwr 6 лет назад

wow! this was amazingly detailed! another fantastic video

@lisathomas1622 6 лет назад

i cried.. this was a wonderful explanation.. thank you.

@SkScarlet 4 года назад

Que buen video!!! estoy ansiosa por la 3ra parte..

@tricaurelie 4 года назад

A very compelling video. Loved it!

@superdrag65 6 лет назад

These movies are masterpieces. This was a beautiful video, thank you so much.

@CulturalCurfew 6 лет назад

Damn this was good, I was in the works for making an analysis of the orphanage and your editing gave me a lot of ideas! Keep up the good work :)

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks, the orphanage is another great one as well. Not directed by del Toro, but you can definitely see his influence as a producer. Also, a lot spookier than your average del Toro flick I'd say! - Thomas

@ddietz8778 3 года назад

A really great video essay! I knew the movies were set together, but never noticed the parallels in their set up, costume choice, and even returning actors! The actors of Carlos and Jaime especially - it isn’t clear cut if it’s the same universe, but it doesn’t really matter; as much as I wanted the kids to have a happy end after leaving the orphanage, the only realistic way their lives would play out would be in the war. And I never considered that (I didn’t even think about the implications!). Anyway, I absolutely agree, these films are great, apart or together, spinning such fantastic narratives rich with symbolism.

@stuckinnostalgia4356 5 лет назад

Great essay, guys. Just subscribed!

@lillyturner1403 6 лет назад

Amazing analysis, immediately subscribed

@Zentagon 6 лет назад

Pretty well done video! Definitely could tell how much you love these movies

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks, tbh I had never seen The Devil's Backbone prior to the making of this video. I had heard of it but never gotten around to watching it. I feel bad that it took me so long because it's a great film that deserves more attention. - Thomas

@gborsonello 6 лет назад

Great review at an academic level! Thank you!

@theRiver_joan 6 лет назад

Thanks for making this video man. It's hard to explain, but it was one of the things that sent me spiraling out into a bunch of philosophical and psychological reading (especially Jung) that helped get me out of a really deep depression. I've always been inclined to try and understand those kinds of things anyways, but given the "trauma" in my life, and the repressions in my life, I just resigned to nihilism. This really inspired me in a pretty dark time.

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Great to hear, Joseph! I'd definitely recommend Jordan B Peterson's work in case you don't already follow him! - Thomas

@Kwijiboz 6 лет назад

Both of my grandfathers fought in the Spanish Civil War, and I grew up hearing stories about the hard times of the post-war period, so these movies have something extra special to me

@justindaisuke 6 лет назад

This was really good. Great job

@leonardoguardianelli9010 4 года назад

Beautiful analysis

@OdinMMA 6 лет назад

Incredible video, thank you.

@Ninaloasana 6 лет назад

oh my god, who dislike this video???? I've watched both of the movies, but now i see it in a completely different perspective. what a masterpiece. great vid by the way

@varoujanvisionsofficial630 4 месяца назад

beautifully told i enjoyed this so much.!! Well done sir ❤

@KuR58 5 лет назад

These two movies will always have a special place in my heart :')

@SYfusionproductions 6 лет назад

Brilliant analysis!

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks dude! - Thomas

@teghanellis496 5 лет назад

What an awesome video, thank you for this!

@musiquefrique 5 лет назад

This was beautifully done thank you

@gg829 2 года назад

Me at 00:00 - "Looks promising" Me at 4:05 - "This is great, might even subscribe" Me at 7:24 - "...aaaaaand I'm out..."

@ericktellez7632 2 года назад

yep, I made a "eww" face as soon as his photo showed up.

@CelticAkumathefirst 6 лет назад

Now THIS is quality content! You got a subscriber

@CalitmeDiondell 6 лет назад

This gave chills Loved it!

@JozefLewitzky 6 лет назад

Incredible. Great analysis.

@blake_ridarion 6 лет назад

Really good work! Excellent! I can't wait for more :)

@storytellers1 6 лет назад

Thanks for the encouraging words, I appreciate it. - Thomas

@kurington.blogspot7876 6 лет назад

This was fantastic! Thank you!

@genehakman9422 6 лет назад

Omg, I know what I need to watch next, thanks dawg!

@Beforethecredits 6 лет назад

Great video Guys. I'm still holding out for a coffee mug with the new channel art.

@cat1mouse2 5 лет назад

Damn this was a good ass video I really enjoyed it and it opened my eyes to aspects about Pan’s Labyrinth (I haven’t seen the devil’s backbone but I will now) thank you!