El laberinto del fauno
"Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine."
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones
Pan's Labyrinth — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Es que obedecer por obedecer, así, sin pensarlo, eso sólo lo hacen gentes como usted, Capitán.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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