For example, the dinner scene almost echoes the scene of the Pale Man, with the two monsters sitting at the head of the table. Captain Vidal hoards food and supplies while rationing small and insufficient portions to families; similarly the exquisite meal that could feed dozens of people lies in front of the Pale Man, but all the Pale Man would consume was the blood of an innocent child. Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro created the Pale Man by removing his eyes and placing them on a plate in front of him. He does this to imitate a sight he has already seen: the Statue of Saint Lucia, with her eyes on a plate and blood pouring from her sockets. This gives a very religious tone to the anonymity of fascism, like a Nazi concentration camp with the shoes of innocents piled up in the