that one guillermo del toro movie

February 4, 2021 3:12 PM

Ian Danskin's latest video essay describes the power structures in Guillermo Del Toro's four films, The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, and The Shape of the Water. ( 14 minute Youtube) (spoilers for all four films)
posted by rebent (3 comments total)

This is one of the best reviews I have read. I can't wait to see the three films, I haven't seen, and see Pan's Labyrinth again. The other thing, about the other Del Toro, I think that sometime, Benicio Del Toro, should be cast with Brad Pitt at some point, because to me, they look so much like brothers. I have skipped some of the struggles that people made to resist Facism, and struggles of other sorts. Lately I have been doing my homework. The Shape of Water is going to be my next watch.
posted by Oyéah at 3:57 PM on February 4, 2021

Technically his latest video essay was about Daria and why she resonates with millennials.

this one from just before the del Toro essay, on Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and how it's accidentally an incel show, is also decent, but is also, as it admits, secondary to Sarah Z's examination.
posted by Merus at 5:37 PM on February 4, 2021 [4 favorites]

It’s weird that long form art/social criticism has moved to this talking head reaction videos like this. Do they expect any response to also be a video? Exhausting.

That Dora video covers a lot of ground and is mostly about intra generational strife. Apart from the usual reservation of such categorizations I found it a stark reminder of just how intensely angry kids are.
posted by zenon at 8:01 AM on February 6, 2021