El laberinto del fauno
"Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine."
Pan's Labyrinth - Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Es que obedecer por obedecer, así, sin pensarlo, eso sólo lo hacen gentes como usted, Capitán.
— Doctor Ferreiro
Context:
Said to Vidal right before the Doctor is killed for euthanizing a tortured rebel instead of keeping him alive for more torture.
Meaning:
Translation: "But Captain, to obey - just like that - for obedience's sake... without questioning... that's something only people like you do."
This defines the film's central moral argument: blind obedience is a moral failing, not a virtue.
No serás el primer cerdo que degüello.
— Mercedes
Context:
Mercedes says this while holding a knife to Vidal's throat after he catches her trying to escape.
Meaning:
Translation: "You won't be the first pig I've gutted."
A powerful moment of female empowerment where the oppressed servant turns the tables on the oppressor.
Ni siquiera sabrá tu nombre.
— Mercedes
Context:
Delivered as Vidal is dying and asks for his son to be told the time of his death.
Meaning:
Translation: "He won't even know your name."
The ultimate punishment for Vidal: the erasure of his legacy, which he valued more than life itself.
Yo soy la montaña, el bosque, la tierra. Yo soy... un fauno.
— The Faun
Context:
The Faun's first introduction to Ofelia in the labyrinth.
Meaning:
Establishes the Faun not as a devil, but as an ancient, neutral force of nature—neither good nor evil by human standards.