Free Falling
- Episode aired Aug 5, 2022
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9.7/10
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Vidhi's parents are outraged by her plans to shift institutes. Anil is in a daze of pills, Satya is left heartbroken. The future of RJ and Batra hang at a balance when a student makes an ala... Read allVidhi's parents are outraged by her plans to shift institutes. Anil is in a daze of pills, Satya is left heartbroken. The future of RJ and Batra hang at a balance when a student makes an alarming decision.Vidhi's parents are outraged by her plans to shift institutes. Anil is in a daze of pills, Satya is left heartbroken. The future of RJ and Batra hang at a balance when a student makes an alarming decision.
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This retelling/ remake is another in the long line of adaptations of Disney's classic animated films. If the previous remakes made you wonder why they were needed, this one wouldn't be much different. The narrative follows roughly the same track but makes a few changes along the way - some welcome and some entirely unnecessary. One of the most quizzical ones is the reduced presence of the Blue Fairy, played by Cynthia Erivo. Granted, she belts out an excellent rendition of 'When You Wish Upon a Star', but other than that, there's not much else she gets to do.
Tom Hanks' take on Geppetto is much more melancholic than the animated version. Hanks tries to bring some delight to the role, but he does not get much room to work as the narrative quickly takes Pinocchio away from the father figure. At least Pinocchio retains the original's boyish charm, courtesy of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's vocal talents. Even the new design honours the age-old animated cartoon. The same can't be said about other CGI characters, though, with Jiminy Cricket's face particularly distracting. Look beyond that to focus on Joseph Gordon-Levitt put his distinctive stamp on Cricket.
But that isn't the case with both Figaro - Geppetto's pet cat, Cleo - his pet fish, and Sofia, the trash-eating seagull, a new character. Instead, they take you out of the experience every time they appear on screen. Fortunately, Honest John benefits from a gush of infectious energy by Keegan-Michael Key. Giuseppe Battiston also plays Stromboli with the right amount of excessive flamboyance and wickedness. On the other hand, Kyanne Lamaya lends ample empathy to Fabiana, (another new character), a ventriloquist puppeteer in Stromboli's carnival. However, most characters don't get as much screen time as they should since the pace moves from one scene to the next relatively quickly. This retelling/ remake is another in the long line of adaptations of Disney's classic animated films. If the previous remakes made you wonder why they were needed, this one wouldn't be much different. The narrative follows roughly the same track but makes a few changes along the way - some welcome and some entirely unnecessary. One of the most quizzical ones is the reduced presence of the Blue Fairy, played by Cynthia Erivo. Granted, she belts out an excellent rendition of 'When You Wish Upon a Star', but other than that, there's not much else she gets to do.
Tom Hanks' take on Geppetto is much more melancholic than the animated version. Hanks tries to bring some delight to the role, but he does not get much room to work as the narrative quickly takes Pinocchio away from the father figure. At least Pinocchio retains the original's boyish charm, courtesy of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's vocal talents. Even the new design honours the age-old animated cartoon. The same can't be said about other CGI characters, though, with Jiminy Cricket's face particularly distracting. Look beyond that to focus on Joseph Gordon-Levitt put his distinctive stamp on Cricket.
But that isn't the case with both Figaro - Geppetto's pet cat, Cleo - his pet fish, and Sofia, the trash-eating seagull, a new character. Instead, they take you out of the experience every time they appear on screen. Fortunately, Honest John benefits from a gush of infectious energy by Keegan-Michael Key. Giuseppe Battiston also plays Stromboli with the right amount of excessive flamboyance and wickedness. On the other hand, Kyanne Lamaya lends ample empathy to Fabiana, (another new character), a ventriloquist puppeteer in Stromboli's carnival. However, most characters don't get as much screen time as they should since the pace moves from one scene to the next relatively quickly.
Tom Hanks' take on Geppetto is much more melancholic than the animated version. Hanks tries to bring some delight to the role, but he does not get much room to work as the narrative quickly takes Pinocchio away from the father figure. At least Pinocchio retains the original's boyish charm, courtesy of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's vocal talents. Even the new design honours the age-old animated cartoon. The same can't be said about other CGI characters, though, with Jiminy Cricket's face particularly distracting. Look beyond that to focus on Joseph Gordon-Levitt put his distinctive stamp on Cricket.
But that isn't the case with both Figaro - Geppetto's pet cat, Cleo - his pet fish, and Sofia, the trash-eating seagull, a new character. Instead, they take you out of the experience every time they appear on screen. Fortunately, Honest John benefits from a gush of infectious energy by Keegan-Michael Key. Giuseppe Battiston also plays Stromboli with the right amount of excessive flamboyance and wickedness. On the other hand, Kyanne Lamaya lends ample empathy to Fabiana, (another new character), a ventriloquist puppeteer in Stromboli's carnival. However, most characters don't get as much screen time as they should since the pace moves from one scene to the next relatively quickly. This retelling/ remake is another in the long line of adaptations of Disney's classic animated films. If the previous remakes made you wonder why they were needed, this one wouldn't be much different. The narrative follows roughly the same track but makes a few changes along the way - some welcome and some entirely unnecessary. One of the most quizzical ones is the reduced presence of the Blue Fairy, played by Cynthia Erivo. Granted, she belts out an excellent rendition of 'When You Wish Upon a Star', but other than that, there's not much else she gets to do.
Tom Hanks' take on Geppetto is much more melancholic than the animated version. Hanks tries to bring some delight to the role, but he does not get much room to work as the narrative quickly takes Pinocchio away from the father figure. At least Pinocchio retains the original's boyish charm, courtesy of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's vocal talents. Even the new design honours the age-old animated cartoon. The same can't be said about other CGI characters, though, with Jiminy Cricket's face particularly distracting. Look beyond that to focus on Joseph Gordon-Levitt put his distinctive stamp on Cricket.
But that isn't the case with both Figaro - Geppetto's pet cat, Cleo - his pet fish, and Sofia, the trash-eating seagull, a new character. Instead, they take you out of the experience every time they appear on screen. Fortunately, Honest John benefits from a gush of infectious energy by Keegan-Michael Key. Giuseppe Battiston also plays Stromboli with the right amount of excessive flamboyance and wickedness. On the other hand, Kyanne Lamaya lends ample empathy to Fabiana, (another new character), a ventriloquist puppeteer in Stromboli's carnival. However, most characters don't get as much screen time as they should since the pace moves from one scene to the next relatively quickly.
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