3. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Guillermo Del Toro is easily one of my all-time favourite directors and so it was very easy to be happy for him when he won both Best Director and Best Picture for The Shape of Water at last year's Oscars. However, these awards, in my opinion, are classic examples of the Academy's 'make-up' win. Yes, Shape of Water was a nice film to look at, a bit nostalgic to Hollywood and cinema, etc., but, it is definitely not Del Toro's best film. That accolade must go to Pan's Labyrinth . In classic Del Toro fashion, Pan's Labyrinth is a dark, fantastical story. It stands out among his filmography in that it equally is also quite grounded; it is a historical piece set in 1944 Spain shortly after the country's tumultuous civil war. The film follows a young girl who's mother is the (somewhat-imprisoned) wife of a violent military captain who takes his forces, along with the girl, Ofelia, and her pregnant mother, to a larg...
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