| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 外國文學與語言學研究所 === 96 === Screen-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth is regarded as a revised fairy tale. Based on elements and characteristics of fairy tales, and the cinematic techniques of fantasy, Pan’s Labyrinth demonstrates the transgression of fantasy genre as well as patriarchal ideologies. Del Toro manipulates magic and violence within the film to demonstrate the disillusion and instability of social reality. The cinematic narrative is initiated on the specific background of the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, whereas the fantastic elements unveil the marginalized alienation and the attempt to transgress the dominant ideologies. Placing the parallel universes on the screen, del Toro is able to challenge the audience’s concept of reality constructing a space for reinterpretation or revision.
In this thesis, I attempt to discuss how Pan’s Labyrinth, through fantastic cinematic techniques and a juxtaposition of political allegory and fairy tale, transgresses the concept of temporality and social order. Starting with Chapter I of del Toro’s background and directing techniques, I would like to examine the intensive correlation between fairy-tale structures and fantastic elements in Chapter II. In the following chapters, the research will be focused differently on portraying the dominance and oppression of fascism/patriarchy, as well as analyzing how female characters breach rules of fascism/patriarchy, voicing out their wills. In conclusion, the fantastic elements of Pan’s Labyrinth transgress the dominant ideology of fascism/patriarchy.
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