Similarities to the Fantasy Genre:

• Pans Labyrinth has many of the convectional fantasy characters, like beasts and fairies.
• Another similarity is the setting, as in includes forests and mysterious trees.
• The hero has tasks to complete that show their worth.

Differences to the Fantasy Genre:

• A very noticeable difference is the ending as normally in a fantasy film the ending is happy and the hero kills or defeats the villain, however this is not the case in Pan’s Labyrinth and Ophelia dies.
• Although there are still magical items like the dagger and the tree, they are quite often given a sinister edge.
• The home of the hero is normally very peaceful, however Ophelia home is not and she is very unhappy.