Okay, this was a tough one for me to watch as I did it on the anniversary of my ten year old son's death. I watched it not because I am a fan of the original story or the Disney animated film, I watched it because I love Guillermo del Toro. Once again, he has delivered a beautiful film. This adaptation does deviate from the original story, but doesn't hurt it. It changes the setting, Fascist Italy instead of the 1800s. The story also takes a look at Geppetto and why he created Pinocchio. This is a film that takes a very deep look into loss, the terrible loss of a child, the anger and grief that never goes away, Having lost a child myself, I thought the way Geppetto's sorrow and loneliness was beautifully portrayed. This and Pinocchio's love for his father and sorrow and confusion when Geppetto yelled at him. This is probably the most realistic portrayal of people dealing with grief and how it can effect other in their lives.
The story, the stop motion animation and voice acting was superb. I am not a huge fan of musicals, but the songs were not too annoying and didn't stop the story from moving forward as they so often do.
This is set to become a modern classic for all the right reasons, although it is a darker version that some younger and more sensitive children might find frightening.
This is very much a Guillermo del Toro film, dark, beautiful and intelligent.
The story, the stop motion animation and voice acting was superb. I am not a huge fan of musicals, but the songs were not too annoying and didn't stop the story from moving forward as they so often do.
This is set to become a modern classic for all the right reasons, although it is a darker version that some younger and more sensitive children might find frightening.
This is very much a Guillermo del Toro film, dark, beautiful and intelligent.