I thought the film was pretty intense.  There was a lot of anger and nobody really ended up happy in the end.  It was just a little unsettling or something.Ofelia was portrayed as the innocent who is was curious and searching for something-not really sure what she was looking for or where to start.  Her mom was seen as a weak and needy figure who was sick throughout the movie.  Mercedes was portrayed as the heroine who in the end conquered the evil dictator.Ofelia succeeds in defeating the toad, getting away from the eye-less monster, and giving of herself instead of another.  She failed when she broke the rules and ate some of the food at the banquet.  Ofelia is trying to break away from her reality-that of living in a place that she feels unwanted and hidden.  Her function is that of the journeyman-who goes searching for something.  Her road of trials is all the requirements that she has to meet to become the princess.  I feel like she becoming a woman in the journey because she is learning what is important in life and who she is.  The first task involves a key-which will unlock a door to another path.  The second involves a dagger-this can show the danger that’s imminent in the future.  The third involves the baby-this could represent her coming into womanhood.  The captain expects everyone to obey him-no exceptions.  Everyone else in the movie has people to please.  Ofelia has her mom, the captain, and the faun.  The mom and Mercedes have the captain.  With the mom, there is lots of trauma-she is torn emotionally with her feelings for the captain and her husband who passed away and she is physically ill with complications from the baby.  Much of the storyline is centered around the baby and him being healthy so he can take on the role of his father.I thought of different love stories like Romeo and Juliet because of the hidden meetings between Mercedes and the men in the woods.  I know it was her brother-but there was that forbidden factor.  Also the resentment between the dictator and those in the woods is a common theme in many movies/books.The faun was filling the role of Pan.The watch represents the need for the captain to fulfill the dreams of his father and the reason why nothing is ever good enough for him.  The root under the bed represented the believing in something is sometimes better than what is proven to work.  The key to the storeroom also was a symbol of trust and faithfulness.