The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del Diablo) (2001)

Posted : 2 weeks, 5 days ago at Oct 22 15:09

Guillermo del Toro is a great talent. He writes, produces, directs and designs many of his films. I believe that twenty years from now he will be looked upon with the same revance, love and respect that directors like Coppola, Spielberg and Scorese have currently. His attention to detail and loving care put into every fabric of his films makes them works of great art. Yes, there these are quite often horror, fantasy or supernatural films, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have to be art. The Devil’s Backbone is a spiritual cousin to Pan’s Labyrinth, and while it doesn’t quite reach the emotional heights and artistic greatness that Labyrinth did without even trying, Backbone is a great film from beginning to end. The ominous, and golden hued, opening follows a dead boy’s ...Read more