Although Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio may be the least “family-friendly” incarnation of the story released this year, it is, nevertheless, the best. The film is a sprawling epic that denounces fascism and extols the importance of family and, above all, the love a parent has for a child. It is, simply put, one of the best films of the year.
The familiar, and well-known, story follows the tale of a lonely, broken-hearted father – Geppetto (David Bradley) – who wishes that a wooden puppet he has carved in the image of his deceased son be granted life, and the subsequent adventures of that now animated wooden boy – Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) – as he searches for his own place, and meaning, in the world.
As with his other films, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a marvelous sight to behold. Each scene seems to push the art form forward a bit farther than...
The familiar, and well-known, story follows the tale of a lonely, broken-hearted father – Geppetto (David Bradley) – who wishes that a wooden puppet he has carved in the image of his deceased son be granted life, and the subsequent adventures of that now animated wooden boy – Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) – as he searches for his own place, and meaning, in the world.
As with his other films, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a marvelous sight to behold. Each scene seems to push the art form forward a bit farther than...
- 12/7/2022
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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