Well kind of (people accept the fantastic)... Mercedes says she used to believe in fairies but doesn't any more now she's grown up. And really noone sees the fantastic creatures except Ofelia (and us, of course...). I came out thinking - of course, WE want to believe the fantasy part is "real" because it offers some hope; otherwise, it's all just too harsh.
And I think the non-conformity theory tied in in a slightly better way than I articulated to my thoughts about the ambiguity of the fairies and the faun (although I do think it's a bit too simplistic). Like the episode with the keyholes - Ofelia had been told to follow the lead of the fairies, right? Yet remember what happened? That's the ambiguity I was thinking about and where you could say that her NOT being unquestioningly obedient was a positive thing, even though the fairies were theoretically "good."
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And I think the non-conformity theory tied in in a slightly better way than I articulated to my thoughts about the ambiguity of the fairies and the faun (although I do think it's a bit too simplistic). Like the episode with the keyholes - Ofelia had been told to follow the lead of the fairies, right? Yet remember what happened? That's the ambiguity I was thinking about and where you could say that her NOT being unquestioningly obedient was a positive thing, even though the fairies were theoretically "good."