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Originally Posted by Chris Wood
The only thing that still puzzles me is Ofelia's decision to eat the Pale man's fruit.
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Probably for the same reason that you see teenagers smoking cigarettes despite knowing all the nasty things they do to your lungs - because of the natural human desire to rebel. There are several scenes that set up that Ofelia, in particular, is rebellious, like the fact that she walks off whenever she gets the chance, fucks up her dress (accidentally, but still...), chooses the first lock in the Pale Man's room, etc. etc. It fits in with the theme of choice and disobedience in the film. Del Toro at one point says in the commentary (which you really should give a listen, he goes into far more detail than I can remember) that although there are sometimes negative consequences for her rebellions - such as the Pale Man running after her - she is still pure and innocent enough to truly trust her heart, her impulses, without question in a way that so many of the adults (particularly her mother) can no longer do.
Plus, she hadn't eaten for a whole day - that's a long time for most people, let alone a growing child. I really don't know why people get so hung up on that.
Edit: Uh, nevermind about the listening to the commentary thing, I see you already did that. The rest of my post still applies, I think.
