Explain How The Major Elements Of Cinematic Design Are Put Together In The Film Pan's Labyrinth

Explain how the major elements of cinematic design are put together in the film Pan's Labyrinth(Spain/Mexico, 2006) and try to summarize in a few words, the intentions of its director: Guillermo del Toro. What's Del Toro trying to communicate with the multiple choices of mise-en-scene in this film? Do you think he achieved a unified and coherent look and feel for Pan's Labyrinth? How he does it?

500 words

Note (as a kind of rubric): Please try to avoid COMPLETELY to mention the plot of the film. Focus on the Elements of Mis en scene. Push yourself to use film language in every sentence. Avoid words like great, wonderful, masterpiece, amazing, etc. Use your textbook (Looking at Movies) as much as possible.