The context surrounding a particular film inst integral as in my personal opinion i believe that a good film like pans labyrinth should be good even without the context, that being said knowing the context of a film in every aspect gives me another layer of appreciation while experiencing it for instance during pans a key part is the Spanish civil war witch allows us to understand the fascist regime but also just understanding Del Toros cultural background as he grew up in a very religious Spanish family helps us appreciate the church imagery throughout.

I adore the way edgar write uses comic book and video game imagery throughout this film to break up standard fight scenes and add an extra element to this film witch makes it visually more pleasing and interesting to watch. His writing is also impeccable witch interesting dialogue that reveals allot about the characters conversating wile being incredibly funny.