Over the past few decades, director Guillermo del Toro has established himself as a filmmaker with a flair for the macabre, maximalist sets, and spellbinding creature designs. But even in the midst of spectacle, intricate makeup designs, and strenuously detailed settings, it’s the characters that give his stories their soul. Their emotions match the ornate gowns and deep worldbuilding, and their journey towards love, adventure or survival quickly envelops the audience. These characters fit into the dreamy worlds del Toro develops for them, and it is because of their visual and narrative achievement that they become so memorable.

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