Comments on: Re-enchantment with the World of Hellboy http://cinemagogue.com/2008/11/16/re-enchantment-with-the-world-of-hellboy/ redefining entertainment Thu, 17 May 2012 21:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian B http://cinemagogue.com/2008/11/16/re-enchantment-with-the-world-of-hellboy/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Brian B Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:46:50 +0000 http://voxpopnetwork.com/cinemagogue/?p=528#comment-294 Wow. You find the time to write movie reviews and work on grants! You are Wonder Woman :-) Wow. You find the time to write movie reviews and work on grants! You are Wonder Woman :-)

]]> By: Scott Phillips http://cinemagogue.com/2008/11/16/re-enchantment-with-the-world-of-hellboy/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Scott Phillips Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:24:10 +0000 http://voxpopnetwork.com/cinemagogue/?p=528#comment-293 The movie scientist strikes again! Sharp eye for the similar themes of Pan's Labyrinth, Cronos, and Hellboy II: "Even when the adult cannot protect the child, the unconditional love between the two nurtures and inspires courage in the child amidst chaos and fear. In the audio commentary of Cronos, del Toro reports modeling the child-grandfather relationship on his own relationship with his grandmother. A personal tenderness is evident in both films. In Hellboy II, we see the next step: moving past one’s own childhood and immaturity to take on the mantle of nurturer and protector." I wonder if this thematic progression was planned, or a natural growth as he went from grandson and son to father? The movie scientist strikes again!

Sharp eye for the similar themes of Pan’s Labyrinth, Cronos, and Hellboy II:

“Even when the adult cannot protect the child, the unconditional love between the two nurtures and inspires courage in the child amidst chaos and fear. In the audio commentary of Cronos, del Toro reports modeling the child-grandfather relationship on his own relationship with his grandmother. A personal tenderness is evident in both films. In Hellboy II, we see the next step: moving past one’s own childhood and immaturity to take on the mantle of nurturer and protector.”

I wonder if this thematic progression was planned, or a natural growth as he went from grandson and son to father?

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