Pan's Labyrinth is a very interesting movie with such a unique set design of choices. This set in particular is of course exterior. Nature is symbolizing a creepy sort of mood. This is the scenic area where the sacrifice must go in order for the girl to be with her parents again.
The set is stylized and deliberately distorted. It gives off a dark dungeony cave look. And believe it or not the set is on actual location mostly all in Spain. It was chosen probably for the better effect. The era is close to being post World War II.
The income seemed to be fairly well, it all fit for the movie. Nothing seemed to be lacking about the set. It was decently large for some scenes. Guillermo del Toro said no to Hollywood producers even though they offered double the budget if the film was made in English. He didn't want a compromise in the storyline to suit the "market needs".
The set is very dirty, dark, damp, creepy, cold. It is sparsely furnished, with lots of room. The rock in the center is the opening to the girl's freedom. As I said previously the overall image it provides is a dark, damp, creepy cave looking area, it looks very cold down there as well.
While the set is a great thing to look at, it's also good to look at types of characters. Capitan Vidal is the antagonist of the movie. The era of the costume he is wearing falls into the World War II era. I'd say it's pretty accurate considering he's suppose to be a captain of an army. His costume certainly does emphasize his virility. It shows he has power and that he's in control which in this time period men had more authority than women.
The income of Vidal is that he gets paid good money to be a captain in charge. The costume is appropriate to the character's age. He's a man probably in his 40's and I'd say that the costume fits his power. He has a form fitting outfit. The costume is sturdy and plain. I wouldn't classify it a delicate considering he must be prepared to fight in that if anything happens. With his outfit it contains an overcoat, sunglasses and belt he wears to hold his gun. The shoes are typical military boots if they were shown in the image.
The colors are very "cool", "subdued", with solids, there aren't any big patterns other than the button arrangement on his costume. The symbolic implications of the colors is that its dark and a miserable time. The costume is very concealed. He's a military man there isn't much exposure to his body.
The function of the costume is for work purposes, it can be meant to impress but it is also utilitarian, he certainly can use it to his advantage to show that he's in charge. His posture is proud and tall and the overall impression that the costume creates is power, fear, ruling, and potential.
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