Should you watch Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Film · 2022
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
The sides of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- A grieving woodcarver and a boy made of pine
- Stop-motion puppets in Mussolini's Italy
- A boy who keeps coming back from death
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is good for you if…
- you love stop-motion puppets carved and moved by hand.
- you like being moved by a father learning to love an imperfect son.
- you like a fairy tale set in Mussolini's Italy, with fascists and war.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is bad for you if…
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't take death, grief and war in a film with puppets.
About: grief · fatherhood · obedience · mortality
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