What was the last Film you watched?

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Yea ok...

Aah, don't let them get to you BeeKayk. I absolutely loved Pan's Labyrinth as did many people. But I guess it is indeed one of those movies that you either love or hate.
I also think its main problem was, that it was marketed entirely wrong. From the trailer you'd think its a whimsical fantasy tale, like Narnia or something, while it actually is, as Bridge said, very bleak and depressing instead. Which personally, I found to be a very refreshing change after watching all those "nice" fantasy movies like the Harry Potter Series, the Golden Compass or Narnia...

The story was odd as it was basically 2 movies completely parallel to each other and had no connection whatsoever other than the very end

Well, it might be an odd structure, but that was also kinda the point of the movie. You know - because the film is telling you that

Spoiler below!

the whole fantasy part is probably not real. It's just in the girl's head, because she is traumatized and doesn't know how else to deal with the violent world she is confronted with, her abusive stepdad and and with the loss of her mother.