Look and feel of the film - auteur traits, mise en scene and cinematography and sound - have we got repeated audio or visual motifs that keep recurring in the film.
Pans Labyrinth - Spiral imagery, dark colours contrasting fantasy. Captain's room - watch motif keeps recurring - cogs turning link to the idea of the clock, as if he's trapped inside the moment. Puts us on the brink of sympathy with the character. Waterwheel in the background of the rabbit sequence. Lullaby played in various scenes, used to emphasize the jarring juxtaposition of fantasy vs reality, and her innocence
City of God - all the costume of the characters makes them blend them into the slum - enforcing the idea that they can't escape and are part of it. This is true for both times. The people who don't belong are obvious - Tiago with his ginger hair, Benny when he starts wanting to leave wears bright colours, different to the others
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