-A Very Adult Fairy Tale
Have you ever become enraptured by a movie? Well, as improbable as it may seem Hellboy II was inescapably captivating. I was literally lost, totally immersed and greedily yearning to learn more about this subculture [a magical elfin race] as envisioned and brought to life by it’s creator, Guillermo del Toro.
I became so engrossed that I was nearly brought to tears by the death of a ‘forest elemental’ and ‘Prince Nuada’ [who was a champion for his people and although his pursuits were noble he was nonetheless a formidable advisory whose sole focus was humanities annihilation].
The imagery, detail of the sets and the mystical characters were dazzling, surreal and stunning. Even the story line was engaging and believable. It is a classic story of good versus evil, but in this scenario each side wore a dual mantle of both good and evil. Agreements that were reached between elfin and humans millennia ago, agreements that should not have been overlooked and forgotten were lost and so the current battle erupted.
I think of this saga as a very adult fairy tale, which includes suspense, drama, new love and love lost, death and pending birth but as with everything else that happens within this tale, it’s a story with a double edged blade. The ending has a happy but deeply tragic ending.
