FINALLY A Good Pinocchio

[@BionicPIGtv]

TO CLAIRFY! YES the movie does start in the WW1 era. Atleast from what I read. However after the death of Geppetos son many years pass by. And THEN it is in the WW2 ear. I didnt really clarify that in the video my bad.

[@jakeclarke1564]

ww2 ear

[@MarsMakes]

ww2 ear

[@InariSOT]

Just know I BLAME YOU! cause I decided to give the movie a watch before I watched the rest of your vid. and well.... It was really good! so I blame u for maken me watch an amazing movie. ty for that and keep up the awesome work love ur vids and ur style your. keep on keepen on you wonderful Chad!

[@leviettri3576]

Who's Clairfy?

[@BIG_RED_PRODUCTIONS_official]

Wasn't the whole point of Pinocchio that japeto wanted a son so we made one out of wood I was explaining this to my parents when we were watching this earlier where it was they just added this 1 character to give a bit more background as to why he made the puppet

[@Crimsontears83]

I'll say that in this movie only, the thing with Geppetto just letting Pinocchio go to school alone makes sense. In all the other movies when Pinocchio comes to life he's thrilled and so happy to have a son and they dance and sing and stuff. In this movie Geppetto is a drunk and is initially terrified of Pinocchio. He's still hungover and reeling from the situation (plus he was working on fixing the Jesus statue) so him just letting him go by himself probably isn't something he thought about. Plus I don't know about Italy during this time but here in Japan kids walk to school alone from a young age so who knows. Maybe it's common to just let kids go to school alone. I mean he knew where to go so he thought it would be fine. Also, he had Cricket with him so he wasn't alone and in this version Geppetto knows and talks to Cricket.

[@ali1ff3]

Yes that’s exactly what I was thinking. He doesn’t truly care about Pinocchio yet and probably just wanted him gone

[@nobodyfour1686]

i think it's likely for it to be the case in a small town, especially in the south, but it would be pretty rare for it to happen in anything larger. also, a lot of italian parents are VERY protective. its a bit unrealistic for italy at least in my experience but as u said checks out w geppetto's character

[@taluca8474]

I think Gepetto lets Pinnochio go alone is because the town is small and they know everyone, so it makes sense that nobody would harm the wooden boy

[@leviettri3576]

@@taluca8474 that is not the case with this movie tho

[@gamerGUY3013]

@@ali1ff3 I wouldn't say he didn't truly care about Pinocchio, he did give him Carlo's book. I would argue it's a small town and 80 years ago when parents weren't as protective of their kids as they are now. I live in a small 2,000 person town and most children above 2nd grade walk to school or ride bikes alone or with siblings/friends.

[@CaleU011]

One thing that I found very interesting about the use of the pine cone is that many species of pine require extreme heat in order to open and release their seeds. The seeds are protected inside and in the case of a wildfire the waxy resins that seal the cone melt and the seeds drop out to replenish the populations that were destroyed. I think that in the film it showed that the bomb and fire that killed Geppetto's son were the catalyst for new life and for the events of the story.

[@ParsureArts]

Dang that’s cool-

[@StoicVeR]

Yeah. There's a lil pine tree grove on my schools campus, and I walked through it one time back in mid summer or sometime when it was very hot. The pinecones were 'bursting' in all the trees. It was something to behold, and kinda freaked me out because I'd never experienced that and they were pretty loud

[@Maxisamo1]

I literally predicted where the pinecone was going storywise BECAUSE I knew this fact

[@roflmows]

but....a pine tree doesn't grow over the grave, it looks like a maple or something =/

[@joejocas8748]

The part where Geppetto called Pinocchio a burden really affected me because of how the boy took those words. Especially when Pinocchio reflected on it and said “his nose didn’t grow” after being called a burden, which is what made him think that his father truly sees him that way.

[@Je4nO_T]

Is your pfp Jollibee on crack?

[@SaintCharlos]

_Especially how Geppetto was traumatized because of the death of his son, he was clearly emotionally unstable and unfit to be a father at the moment (almost emotionally abusive), especially because of how he developed alcoholism to drown his sorrows, but he truly loved Pinocchio_

[@johnathan1506]

"To save you he became a real boy. And real boys ,don't come back" This was my favorite line in the movie. It is so poetically beautiful. Its not flesh ,bone or meaty bits that makes him a real boy. Its the fact that he has one life and one death. That scene literally had me in tears😢 😭

[@Anrd0meda]

That sent shivers all over my body- Holy shit it's just incredible

[@thefox1901]

Damn. That line hits hard

[@sexygirlmax2019]

sounds like talking about soldiers going to war

[@clyde1255]

@@sexygirlmax2019it totally is! I feel like it’s also a cautionary tale of sending young men to meaningless wars and waste their one and only life

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

We also gotta give props to Patrick McHale, creator of Over The Garden Wall. He co-wrote the script and some songs! Del Toro's horror and sobering themes and McHale's folkloric elements is such a great pair for this movie!

[@nickl2854]

Pat just has a handle on how to write compelling young characters which can be tough! Major props

[@bubblexbeez]

I absolutely love over the garden wall, so I'm immediately excited just from that fact alone

[@burpie_b0wie]

I also have to say I really like they actually explained why Pinocchio’s nose grows when he lies. In the past they just glossed over it and just flat out said, “oh yeah Pinocchio your nose grows when you lie.” But in this one they explain that lies are so clear to the person you are telling it to that it’s just as if your nose is growing right in front of them. I really like that detail a lot. Also the ending made me cry, so you can say this story is a very emotional story. It’s a sad movie but that’s why I liked it!

[@coletrainhetrick]

That is very nitpicking. You're nose growing when you lie is a common saying, it never needed to be explained. Honestly it could be argued it over explained it which would make the movie worse

[@burpie_b0wie]

@@coletrainhetrick Maybe you grew up a different way from me but me growing up hearing the phrase, “You’re nose grows when you lie” was a very rare occurrence. Mainly when I hear it, it was direct reference to the Disney film, in which again didn’t make an effort to say why his nose grew when he had told a lie. It confused me a lot as a kid. And this movie gave that explanation that I wished I had, and did it in such a way that flowed with the story in well put manner.

[@crypticcorvid]

@@burpie_b0wie Same. I never heard anything about growing noses unless it was a direct reference to Pinocchio, so I really appreciate the explanation in the movie.

[@Wise-Yoda-Puppet]

I love how Mussolini is shorter then the kids in the audience, showing how childish dictators are! Edit: hmmm famous i am - wise Yoda puppet

[@pseudonymjones9125]

Also loved the gag with how long the limo was 😂 making sure Mussolini looks as silly as possible

[@reliktim]

Pfhahaha yeah, that motherfucker execute a fucking bunch of people, how childish!

[@jimjim6956]

And he's voiced by Tom Kenny (the 2nd time TK played a role in a Pinocchio movie in the same year, the 1st time having him being held hostage at gunpoint to make him voice Jeppetto with a J in the movie "Pinocchio: A True Story"). 😂

[@bobbobbo5278]

​@Jim Jim is that the one with the fruity pinnochio?

[@HerooftheWild]

@@bobbobbo5278 yes

[@coolbeans5911]

i just wanna say the voice actor for Pinocchio has the sweetest most angelic singing voice. It was an utter delight to listen to his songs, really captured the innocence and curiosity of Pinocchio. Wonderfully casted, 10/10 and Ciao Papa? Cried so much. It feels like a song a child would sing to their father passing away, or a child who has died and singing to their loving father being left behind, and listening to it like that just makes me emotional lmao. And it works beautifully within the narrative: the voice actor for Carlo and Pinocchio are the same (and the characters share the same soul). So the song can be listened to from multiple perspectives: • Pinocchio running away to join the circus (as shown in the film), • Carlo going into the afterlife after the explosion, and saying his bittersweet farewells to his father, unknowing of what wonders lie before him in his new eternal life (they are Catholic, and seeing how Carlo is constantly compared to Jesus as being the perfect son, and a child, he most likely went to heaven), or • Geppetto dying, and Pinocchio saying farewell and going on to venture the world on his own (the end of the film) Stunning film and can be interpreted in many ways. A modern classic. Edit: yes the father-son parallels are lovely!! We have: • Geppetto & Carlo • Geppetto & Pinocchio • Father God & Christ • Vulpes & Spazzatura • Podesta & Candlewick • Fatherland Italy & Italian Citizens / Soldiers There's probs more but yeah, a consistent theme!!

[@ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs]

Not to mention the constant comparison of Pinocchio as a Christlike figure. One of the first things he does is pretend to be Jesus on the cross. Not to mention the immortality being sacrificed to save others, the whole cross burning thing, and the fact he's an innocent being in a cruel world.

[@malachimccarty6270]

It's just coming to me how much symbolism is in this movie. It's almost comparable to Coraline

[@Labyrinth_Props]

Del Toro was super smart with his references to Pinocchio media of the past. My favourite being naming the circus dude Count Volpe. The scientific name for the Red Fox is Vulpes Vulpes. That and the count’s hair looks like fox ears, and his coat is lined with fur. (I know the Latin, not the Italian. Volpe’s similarity to Vulpes is what clicked in my brain about the reference. Same point either way that Volpe is Italian for fox. Just shows how smart Del Toro was with the movie.)

[@vixstix]

wait thats REALLY smart :0

[@SlapstickGenius23]

It’s pretty funny. He’s the pretty boy fox with mangiafuoco’s job!

[@conorhulse4883]

First time I've watched the movie then waited for the video

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

Let's not forget the black rabbit pallbearers - featured in the story, but definitely not in most popular adaptations.

[@vxperion]

its literally just italian for fox... 😭😭

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

Friend pointed this out to me that the military camp is a different take on pleasure island, boys acting like men, the gas masks as another take on the donkeys. Beautiful

[@luchirimoya]

Ohh I never thought about that, makes sense!!

[@_boogatti_]

Without a shadow of a doubt, the absolute best gag in this film is how SJ Cricket keeps getting cutoff from singing throughout the story, while everyone gets to sing theirs

[@EPSCorp]

bro’s only moment when he was able to sing was when he died

[@_boogatti_]

@@EPSCorp tragic, but at least we got to hear the absolute banger

[@les4767]

Yeah, but he got to sing that great song for the end credits.

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

@@les4767 yes. with the implication that the audience will cut him off by walking out/ changing the tv lmao

[@les4767]

@@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945 That is ironic...but it is a really good song, so I think he'll get a fairly large audience to hear it LOL!

[@simplytalkative8377]

I agree that no other movie really covers the death of Geppeto's son, as I never even knew he had a son, let alone a dead one being the reason he made Pinnochio

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

It reminds me of Astro Boy

[@richardranke3158]

This was never in the original book Pinocchio. Gepetto wanted to make a puppet so he could put on shows an make more money!

[@cubialpha]

the "making of" feature is absolutely incredible. they show you all the painstaking detail and beautiful craftsmanship that went into this 15-year production. they talk about making the sets, animating the camera, how each puppet works, etc. it's just so wonderful, and guillermo has so much love and appreciation for art.

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

Especially loved the way they animated Spazziatura in the making-of shorts. It's just so fucking flawless

[@lordpicklenips3407]

GDT grew up making stop motion short films, and his first movie Cronos was supposed to be stop motion, but some burglars stole his puppets, which forced him to turn the film into a live-action movie, GDT also says that Pinocchio significantly influenced his life because when he went to go see it in theaters with his mom, he noted that it was the first film to acknowledge how much it sucked to be a kid, so it resonated with him. It's sad, too, because his mom definitely knew just how much her son wanted to make this movie, but she died a day before the world premiere.

[@MissBarker93]

If I had a nickel for every time Tom Kenny was in a 2022 animated Pinocchio movie where the titular puppet gets shot at, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@KhaosAdmiral]

Oh yeah, he voices Mussolini in the movie

[@genericname2747]

And he'll be in a third movie soon

[@cookieiamcookie8881]

I wanna know what the second time was?

[@troliskimosko]

Who was he in the disney movie?

[@W0NDERFULSTUFF]

@@troliskimosko wasn't in the Disney movie, he was in the 'True Story' one

[@spaghetto9836]

The maturity of this film was refreshing in that it reminded me of the wild kids' shows of my childhood. Coraline, Flapjack, Courage the Cowardly Dog & the like. It managed to portray drinking, smoking, fascism, Mussolini, war, mortality, and child/animal abuse in a way that kids can discuss with their parents, without shielding reality from them. As a horror fiction youtuber (whose name escapes me) once said, mature children's stories _should_ exist bc the point is for parents to guide children through tough subjects by being there for them when they're scared or confused, not to hide things from them. Disney and today's kids horror/content in general could *never.* They just don't make 'em like they used to, so I'm glad this exists. If my 9yo brother saw this with me, almost cried with emotion & said it was better than 90% of everything that's on Netflix, then children can watch it.

[@popon013]

Well it makes sense that it reminds you of Flapjack since the person who co-wrote the script with Guillermo is Patrick McHale

[@cocojlly1375]

Was the youtuber that said that quote the person who made a video about Courage the Cowardly Dog? He pretty much said that such shows are important for children's understanding of the world and how experiencing fear is healthy. I wish I could remember who the KZbinr was so I could mention the video. It was a really great explanation of why children enjoy creepy things even when it scares them, just for them to happily run back to it ready for another session of casual fright.

[@spaghetto9836]

@@cocojlly1375 Yes, that's him- his avatar looks like a robot. He's just great.

[@ThatStupidIdoitMatt]

i love the little detail of pinocchio is sad before the song for Italy starts then he forces a smile when the curtains open

[@jadeabit]

The way you pronounce spazzatura is so funny, it literally means "trash" and your pronounciation makes it sound much more fancy than it is 💀

[@jadeabit]

As an Italian each take on Pinocchio is so interesting cause the original story is Italian and it's much more complicated than the animated movies portray. Also just wanted to let pig know he inspired one of my uni projects

[@guillermoperalta6659]

which project?

[@jadeabit]

@@guillermoperalta6659 I'm studying Graphic Design and after watching the Fantastic Mr Fox and Planet of dogs video I decided to do a booklet on Wes Anderson's use of typography :)

[@grAnita-]

​@@jadeabitbuona fortuna!

[@josephbulkin9222]

The original story is much better than this new movie.

[@dinomilk5768]

i absolutely love the realistic take this story had and how it wasnt just a " YAYY HE CAME ALIVE" typa thing

[@genericname2747]

This is a "Oh no this is alive" story

[@anthtotallynotmr.uttersont5481]

I think in the end it's like immortal not invulnerable, he can die but just not of old age, or maybe he ages more like wood rather than a person so either way he's gonna naturally last a lot longer

[@Didi-wq8hw]

And either way, he can always choose death if he wants to. Break the hourglass again. I think that's the best ending you could have for him- he has the ability to live and love forever but he's not condemned to it.

[@ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs]

@@Didi-wq8hw Agreed with both of you. No matter how you slice it, he has choices in life. He very well could even "grow up" by learning from Gepetto and making himself new parts and such. It's shown that even if parts are destroyed(his legs) he can get new ones made and they work like before, so it's pretty crazy the potential that's there.

[@cakedUraniumMuffin]

Why GDT did not get funding for this earlier is infuriating! The love and meticulous detail that went into this movie is why GDT is a gem. I will never understand the love between a father/son-parent/child, and the patience to raise a child because I am a flawed person. I never want to be like my mother. Children should be loved, encouraged, supported, and nurtured. They are individuals as well and will make mistakes as they learn/grow. The message is timeless and fleshed out beautifully.

[@paekaumahana]

Because soul-less artists and directors who are working in the entertainment & arts industry have lost their creativity and life a long time ago, especially PM, Disney, Sony, etc. GDT is a spiritual worker and guider, here to heal and tell experiences the exact way they were with emotion & beautifully delievered.. the way he dealt with the generational trauma, healing, shadow-work, inbetween-n-out of the spiritual plane of where pinnochio meets the Sphynx, revived by the biblically accurate angel multiple times while living through countless lifetimes before acknowledging he is his own individual seperate from Gappetto. the weight that us as humans carry on our shoulders without releasing our pain, guilt and low feelings of doubt, anxiety, etc will carry onto our children if we do not ourselves heal the parts we chose not to accept or oppress/repress. "things we don't understand or know, we're scared of it and the known sense of danger, excitement, and risk" this is the only part through lustful sex that creates a lustful soul-less baby that wasn't made from genuine love. those who are not prepared or presented with difficult experiences that directly alter their life in an unchangeable way forget that their child is not attached to them like a leech. we are all individually ourselves and a lot of people who go into parenthood forget that, that their child will grow to become a human just as they did, and we do not want them to face the hardships or difficulties that were presented in OUR lives, so narcissistic, controlling, manipulating, drama-seeking parents who don't know how to self-regulate, sympathise, nuture, or guide are just here to break you down so you can get up even stronger than before.

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@paekaumahana PM??

[@paekaumahana]

@@fatbgmanbg975 paramount pictures

[@zeldagameryt4018]

I’m glad this movie is getting a lot of praise for both its story and animation, and personally I feel that this movie is a big step forward for the future of animation as a medium. How this film managed to beat out a Disney film by a long shot is something magical and heartwarming after hearing that this was basically Del Toro’s passion project for several years. Thank you Del Toro, for shining a light on the future of animation and what it can do as a whole.

[@barombolobombolo1501]

Animation is already a respected medium buddy

[@zeldagameryt4018]

@@barombolobombolo1501 yeah but right now companies like Nickelodeon and Netflix somewhat forget that by giving us shows that totally disrespect animation. Plus shows like Robot Chicken, Big Mouth, South Park, and others like them just seem like outlets to say swears and use vulgar terms and actions and that’s not what animation should be. Animation should appeal to both kids and adults and it should also treat them as such. Movies like this, Lion King, Shrek, etc. and shows like Teen Titans, Gravity Falls, The Owl House, and The 2012 TMNT treat their audiences with respect and love and this movie also does this perfectly. Animation isn’t just a medium of art, but also a way to express creativity and passion through characters and adventures we can all enjoy and love.

[@zeldagameryt4018]

Sorry about this being so long I just had to vent some truth and frustration I have with the animation industry nowadays

[@barombolobombolo1501]

@@zeldagameryt4018 i mean, some animations are for kids and some for adults, the ones you mentioned are for both but it doesnt mean that every animation piece should bè like that

[@emeraldzack910]

a biblically accurate angel as the fairy... GENIUS!!!!!!

[@lordpicklenips3407]

Pinnochio was always a real boy; a big part of Del Toro's movies is that his monsters are human at their core. 16:44 I'm not sure if Sebastion the cricket's wish gave back Pinnochio's immortality, but the cricket mentioned that he is Ageless, so at the very least, he won't die of old age.

[@jacobmadrigal3801]

When Volpe hit that rock I was surprised at how graphic it sounded and busted out laughing hysterically, I thought it was gonna cut away before he flats out on the rock but no lmao also the designs of death and the woodsprite were fucking awesome! Reminded me of angels described from the Bible. Guillermo never dissapoints when it comes to creature designs.

[@KhaosAdmiral]

Indeed, for example the Biblically Accurate Angel design for the Wood Sprite was a really inspired take.

[@luchirimoya]

@@KhaosAdmiral it was a great design choice, kinda creepy... like biblically accurate angels!

[@izerkun7487]

Pinnochio in the ending is only immortal in terms of not aging, but he can die like a real boy

[@arconisthewolf4430]

This movie was such an eye cleanser,it was delightful and just fun to watch and sit through.

[@PunkyNerd]

I loved it. I really liked how Death resembles the fawn in Pan’s Labyrinth. His art style is beautifully dark. Del toro rarely ever shys away from the reality of mortality in his work. I think that’s what makes his take on Pinocchio so refreshing (actually showing Carlo’s tragic death). He’s a wonderful storyteller. I do, however… suggest not watching this film if your father is not doing so well, health wise. ‘Cause…I definitely didn’t cry like a baby at the end of this film. Nope. Not me. 😬😩

[@africanwilddog6685]

I think count volpe tying pinocchio to a cross was a reference to pinocchio mimicking jesus’s pose at the beginning when he first came to the church. overall i really loved the movie, and enjoyed your review of it! :)

[@FedericaCorradino]

I thought the same thing, I think it was definitely a reference to Jesus and how Pinocchio compared himself to him from the start.

[@DarlingOrange]

I love how throughout the video you change from referring to Candlewick as Candlestick and then back to Candlewick

[@WobblesandBean]

Fun fact: Monstro's design is based on a trolval, aka the bizarre monsters old timey cartographers drew to fill up space.

[@ryanbregenzer5270]

This was a spectacular rendition of Pinocchio! Del Toro is such an amazing storyteller. Absolutely beautiful film.

[@jahnavaughan8617]

For the curious -- Dropping extra unused bombs was a protocol at the time. The bombs weighed a lot and would slow the plane in flying back. They were supposed to let them go in unoccupied areas, but that wasn't always the case.

[@citriz]

I gotta say Gregory Mann did an incredible job as Pinocchio. His singing is angelic and his sweet, light voice enhances Pinocchio's innocent character. And I love that del Toro's rendition of his character has sass, like a real kid. Spoilers: I feel so bad about Candlewick's character. He was literally just talking about how he wanted to make his father proud and was afraid to die. The very next day, his father practically disowns him and then Candlewick (supposedly) dies. Like wow.

[@OwlKitto]

I just watched this movie a few seconds ago. And predictability.. I teared up. I cried. Multiple times. And I'm pretty sure this movie has made me cry THE MOST out of any movie I've seen yet. No joke. I love it

[@sham_sam9902]

I truly believe that the first 10 minutes of this movie hits waaayyyy harder then the first 10 minutes of Up

[@luchirimoya]

Yeah that whole montage of Geppetto and Marco reminded me of Up, except it hit me wayyy harder

[@egg_bun_]

Ugh YES

[@ek0dev]

1:22 finally someone else who appreciates asymmetry! I feel like way too many people don't like it

[@enzoaraya4796]

I was so excited to see this movie and when I finally watched I was so surprised it turned out even better than I thought, everything feels like it was handcrafted and intentional not just cause of the animation style but also the dialogue and how story progresses from scene to scene, instant classic.

[@pseudonymjones9125]

Damn, loved the story of a father accepting his neurodivergent wooden son Edit: For all the folks frustrated at this comment: I’m referring mostly to the otherness that a lot of us neurodivergent folks can feel, especially from our birth families. I don’t think the character is necessarily neurodivergent, but that the story can reflect a lot of experiences that neurodivergent folks have. Hope this clears things up for everyone!

[@perkysett]

why do people always assume a character/person is neurodivergent 🙄 it’s fucking annoying. just take the character as he is, and stop slapping labels on everybody

[@ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs]

@@perkysett If anything, Pinocchio is, like, a day old at the start. He was literally born that previous night, and has no idea about laws, rules, or how anything works. He's given an enormous intelligence for a day old being, and wants to learn about literally everything because of it. He's not neurodivergent, he's a curious child who has no understanding of the world. Add to that the fact he inherited a soul with some memory of it's past, and you have a hyperintelligent one day old person whose memories are strange and confusing who needs a patient, understanding father to fill the gaps and Geppetto is not prepared for that at the start of the movie. I'm a neurodivergent person, FFS. Pinocchio is just a curius child.

[@perkysett]

@@ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs exactly!! i’m neurodivergent too and i can’t stand when people just slap that label onto everything

[@techissus7449]

@@perkysett r/asablackman

[@kaylaisnothere4397]

@@techissus7449 Your point is?

[@tobyrightenger9748]

I love how the blue fairy, gives life to Pinocchio, while the blue devil gives him unlimited death ❤

[@user-gn4pk1qd2l]

I just watched this movie the other day. It was excellent. A perfect example of a movie that can appeal both to kids and to adults. It was beautiful. It made me cry. I loved the whimsicality.

[@cloudburst98]

Just love stop motion. Hope with the success of recent stop motion that we get more. Heard theres a 2nd chicken run in the works

[@tofanpurnomowaisaka503]

Aw, you didn't talk about the ending. 😟 I love the interpretation of the angels the most, the wings, eyes & human masks are so cool. The angel of death look like a blend of Sphinx, Manticore & Chimera while her sister a feathered serpent lady. That & Volpe's name reference. My nitpick would be the lack of Gepetto's younger model, he looks like an old man for decades. Definitely the best Pinocchio movie of the year. P. S. That Pinocchio game looks cool.

[@GunmarTheBlack]

I would have loved to have seen something from the Pinocchio vampire slayer comic series, I don't know if that's too vague for anyone to remember what it is but I loved it as a kid I thought it was like super cool because it took such a dark turn on all of the characters and it made the fox and his partner like literal demons

[@freezasama5802]

The message of this film is really what lasted in me it’s such a powerful message and showed me the story in a way I would’ve never pictured it

[@samblam]

What I loved about the musical numbers is that they were just a character singing, it's not a big choreographed musical bit, like even with count volpe it's only him singing and the circus around him is casually setting up while being slightly annoyed

[@WobblesandBean]

The Jim Henson company worked on the puppets. This brings me great joy 💜

[@montajedelespectador]

The whale is the most Jim Henson i see remember me the witch of dark crystal

[@meggerz5687]

What’s neat is that they used only wood instruments for the score. I love how volpe looks like a fox even with how his eyes are designed and animated Y’all should check out the behind the scenes footage on Netflix. It is so interesting how they animated it

[@wallflowernook]

I think Count Volpe tying Pinocchio to a cross before burning him was supposed to mirror the Christ statue staked on the cross. There was an earlier scene wherein Pinocchio compared himself to Christ's statue, and how they're both made of wood but treated so differently.

[@oruguita.lylita78]

Was waiting for you to make a video on this movie!! I think this movie highlights the expertise of a filmmaker who can take a story and rlly make it their own. It doesn’t have to just be about a little boy smoking and turning into an ass because he’s behaving like one. Instead, the questions presented were more about authoritative parenting (not a coincidence that the background is facist* Italy) and letting a child just be who they are. I loved how chaotic and naive Pinocchio was, instead of just being shown as “naughty”. It’s a beautiful story.

[@kingcyclops4079]

This is the only movie to ever make me cry in a long time. That ending was so beautiful.

[@Red_darkwolf7]

To be honest the ending made me cry just the way they captured the beauty of life and death and how how he took the spin on being a real boy and turned it into something new something that everybody can relate to he can turn something so amazing into something dark but also still amazing

[@chefqu3s0]

Fun fact about the soundtrack, the composer revealed that all the instruments used for the score were wood instruments

[@dracodracarys2339]

Time for a Pinocchio Cinematic Universe. Or Into the Pinocchioverse

[@Ang3lxoxo]

i believe GDT specified that his movie isn’t like the others in that Pinocchio did not become a “real boy” in the end, (appearance wise) but at least in spirit, he definitely is one. I guess after the blue spirit healed him he went back to being immortal which makes him not a real boy, but that works for the story since the movie is about him learning what mortality and being human is anyway

[@StriderStryker]

This movie: *exists* Star Wars and Dark Souls fans: _I see this as an absolute win!_

[@Redandblue11]

So at the end, by smashing the glass he becomes a real boy but the sprite is convinced into giving him just one more chance as a mortal boy, she doesn't make him immortal again if that's the bit at the end of the story if that's what you meant. It was over a beautiful film I got quite emotional at the end xx

[@keirafitzgerald6391]

Everytime he says Candlestick I die a little

[@t4ffne]

I've never seen anyone mention this, but Del Toro also put actual thought and meaning into the voice actors for other languages. I can't be 100% sure about all the other languages but the dub in Spanish is amazing. I watched it both in Spanish and in English ( I have family who doesn't speak English), this is something I've done multiple times and normally what people do is they hire one male voice actor to voice all the males and one female voice actor for all the female characters. However, in Guillermo Del Toro's Pinnochio each different character had a different voice actor! This was something incredibly small, but it solidified the film for me as truly amazing because I realized that Guillermo actually cared about getting his story through in other languages.

[@corey_clip]

Something the wood sprite said has me confused. In the trailer and in the movie, she calls Pinocchio "the boy with the borrowed soul". Makes me wonder what soul he borrowed. It can't be Carlo's cuz he states multiple times that he's not like Carlo. Or is it Carlo's but the soul doesn't mean Carlo's personality gets borrowed too? Idk man

[@cidevant002]

In reincarnation theory that is literally how it works. Souls come back but the personality is a result of the life someone had, so Pinoccio having the soul of Carlos but being a completely different boy makes sense. Not to mention the fact that they are voiced by the same kid so maybe the movie literally works with the same logic.

[@coolbeans5911]

It is Carlo's soul, there are multiple hints: • same voice actor • death Sprite says "you've been here before" • both boys love hot chocolate • Pinocchio knows the "the more you lie the longer your nose grow" quote that Geppetto used to read to Carlo • he knows the melody of the song My Son which Geppetto & his wife used to sing to Carlo • he loves Geppetto unconditionally • this is a silly one, but both like pine cones The soul has been reincarnated (which is breaking the rules according to the death sprite, and the wood sprite was being foolishly sentimental). Pinocchio is his own person, but there are core things within his borrowed soul which shines through. Well that's how i understand it. Carlo is reborn into Pinocchio, not as Carlo 2.0

[@luchirimoya]

@@coolbeans5911 what a beautiful concept, I really like this take :')

[@egg_bun_]

@@coolbeans5911 Gepetto had a wife?

[@coolbeans5911]

@@egg_bun_ not sure about the original story or Disney version, but in Del Toro's Pinocchio, we hear Carlo asking Geppetto to sing him the song his mom would sing to him when he was younger, implying Carlo's mom was around for awhile before she left (we don't know how, maybe she passed away?), and that Geppetto knew her well enough to memorize the sweet song she sang for their son. Whether or not they were married, i cannot say, but i think it's safe to say they were seeing that Geppetto seems to live by his Catholic values. And we know that Carlo was not adopted and is indeed Geppetto biological son, because as he is cutting down the tree in his drunken state, he shouts "i will make Carlo again"

[@seanivanmaguddatu1646]

funny how Pinocchio's nose didn't grow when he said he loves war at the part where he and Candlewick were having a depressing conversation

[@TABSman1]

I like this movie not only because it is absolutely phenomenal but also because this is the first movie I watch after having finally being blessed by all youtube movie critics to be able to understand genuine character developing and plot pacing, instead of watching a movie and judging it on subjective opinions.

[@xiopaovid1215]

I may be biased because I love Guillermo Del Toro's films. But this one is absolutely beautiful. I read somewhere that he had the concept for this film since 2004 and was supposed to be released in 2007. He shelved it to make sure to complete his entire vision since he loves Pinocchio a lot. It really shows in the detail, the dialogue, the music, the story, everything. It's was so beautifully done.

[@ricekris.py284]

i think when pinocchio became ‘mortal’, it meant that he’ll live until he dies of external causes (ie. run over or lit on fire) and when he dies, he will not return. also the cricket literally wished him back to life so idk if that means immortal life or mortal life. like you said it’s not clarified but i think that makes it better.

[@authorlacey]

Watched this last night with my gf, it was gorgeous and we both cried at the end of the movie. I loved the songs in the movie as well.

[@owenpadilla9132]

Mussolini was voiced by tom kenny in this movie. Im serious, Thats the tom kenny role i never knew i wanted

[@VeiledSeer]

The inclusion of the context behind the death of carlo was the best part of the entire movie. It really adds the amount of emotional baggage that is shared by each character, carlo seemingly having a huge presence even after death. I remember sitting in the theater and listening to the goddamn first song of the movie "My Son" and nearly cring right there due to the inevitability of carlo's death. David Bradley had the BEST preformace in the movie, and reminds me of my own grandfather (minus the whole trauma bit and subsequent decline in mental function. but GOD DAMN THAT SONG STILL MAKES ME CRY. (´；ω；`)

[@taylsbucko5190]

when i first watched it i remember i fully flinched at Volpes bones crunching as he fell on the rocks and died. like damn no holds bars ig

[@settond6610]

“Il Duce” is a title Mussolini gave to himself, it means “the leader”, it’s not the name to refer the Italian prime minister with, it’s the same as “Der Führer” used for Hitler. The joke is that Pinocchio in the movie mispronounce the word “Duce” and calls him “Il Dolce” that translated to Italian means “the dessert”

[@r0fleAj]

I love the fact he is immortal in this one, just like the original! He dies numerous times, but constantly comes back to life

[@KnightSlasher]

He has seen our search history but jokes on him I use incognito mode and I can't lie or else my nose would grow

[@Raul-yg5oz]

The part that I got confused was that Candelwick survived the bomb but we never see of him again for the rest of the film like ¿ what happened to him ?

[@gamehero6816]

The film implies that he didn't survive.

[@Raul-yg5oz]

@@gamehero6816…oh… shit i kinda liked him

[@corey_clip]

Just watching this yesterday. Another massive stop motion W with some great music too

[@olivergabriel4401]

I read somewhere that sometimes, when planes were trying to escape from enemies they will drop shit to get lighter and faster

[@CherryCandySoR]

I work with kids and one of the 8-year-olds came to school with dark circles around his eyes. He blamed this movie and said it was so scary he couldn't sleep

[@qwerkyqwerty5241]

Oh bless him :(

[@kobemarion1137]

Missed opportunity: adding the echoed fart sound effect to Count Volpe's death, XD

[@babishroom2327]

Geppeto reminded me of my late grandfather, because they look alike and I love it also this Pinocchio is much more closer to the 1996 live action Pinocchio(the adventures of Pinocchio) which I love

[@me5o164]

Even Japan did Pinenocho with that one jojo episode

[@frownyclowny6955]

With the ending, pinocchio was given mortality, but as a piece of wood he did not age, but he could die

[@thestranger8474]

The whole cross burning thing with Ciunt Vulpe and Pinoccio is actually way more interesting than you put it to be, Pinnocio was Count Vulpe's "Star" his number one. And he says something along the lines of 'now you'll shine bright like a star' or something similar. It was kind of symbolic and I feel it was supposed to be a call back to the Jesus figure Jippeto was making. And there are some weird similarities between the two, Jesus died and was resurrected, and Pinnocio essentially does the same thing but is immortal. And Jesus is supposed to be the savior and it just so happens Pinnocio was given life to save a depressed and desperate Jeppeto. That's what I got out of the scene at least, I could be reading into it a little too much.

[@shyfoxfeatherhere6446]

3:02 Better Tomorrow is my favorite song from this movie its so different from the rest and practically is a Broadway type song which fits his character. The end reveal is also amazing.

[@the_big_har]

first movie that has made me cry in years

[@mathieuleader8601]

Spazzatura is like Boots from the darkest timeline

[@MrCotchios]

I think in the end Pinocchio did sacrifice his immortality, in the way of if he died again, that's it. Theoretically, he could still live forever, as long as he doesn't die, since he doesn't age like humans.

[@gabrielathomas4783]

Te style of this movie really is gorgeous! I love ow you mentioned the style, it feels like it pays omage to other stop motion. I hope this inspires a revival for the art form, its so gorgeous.

[@mdccxcii6340]

This movie was an absolute chef's kiss.

[@rubyy.7374]

As the child of a WWI/WWII enthusiast, I can confirm that people indeed drop spare bombs to lighten their loads on the return trip.

[@luchirimoya]

Il duce (not il dolce, that's what Pinocchio mistakenly says, and this latter word means "the pastry" or "the sweets", which makes it funny) was Benito Mussolini. Not the prime minister of Italy, but an actual fascist dictator. I know this is probably common knowledge, but as someone who has an Italian family, I thought I'd clarify. I also love how Guillermo del Toro just mocked him and turned him into a dumb midget lol. Edit: more context. The italian partisans caught Mussolini trying to escape to Switzerland I believe, they killed him and hung his body on the street, in the middle of a town square, where he remained for several days so people could spit at him, kick him, etc. So even in real life he was ridiculed. This movie just felt like a final spit on his metaphorical grave, and I love that :D Edit 2: even more context. Spazzatura means "trash" in Italian, and Volpe clearly means "fox", as he is sly and cunning. Candlewick's name in Italian is actually Lucignolo, which means "firefly". I don't know why they decided to only change his name in English, but I guess both firefly and candlewick have something in common, they both have a very dim light. Last edit I swear: there are several writings on the walls in the movie, which state "Credere, obbedire, combattere", meaning "believe, obey, fight". It really adds to that fascist sense of oppression the movie is going for, and it was used in real life, especially in catholic fascism and fascist churches.

[@ShadowsEcho1990]

The ONLY reason I watched this movie was to more thoroughly enjoy THIS video.

[@darthgatorslimepals2947]

This Pinocchio is like a mix of a baby and a teenager for the baby part he doesn’t know a lot of things in the world and as a teenager he is curious about what’s around him

[@runascarlet2623]

There are many incidents in history where they ‘lightened their loads’ in war so to speak. Once they even accidentally dropped a nuke on the state of South Carolina…. Luckily it didn’t detonate.

[@Wubsabi]

I think this movie, as well as being absolutely stunning to watch, plays on the whole "curious boy meets world" ordeal as well as playing with more cases of daddy issues lmao. This Pinocchio is my favorite. His design is great, his voice actor is amazing, he's spunky and fun and disobedient at the same time. The best.

[@claravelloso8928]

From my understanding Pinnochio is not immortal in the end, because Jimmy the cricket says that he thinks Pinnochio will die some day. But he doesn't get old, so he will live until some accident happens and kills him.

[@Poeples]

When bombers were done and they were to far from their base they would drop loads to become less heavy and have to use less fuel

[@flamingtorrent2109]

To answer the cross question, its a callback to Pinocchio asking why everyone loves a wooden carving of Jesus but hate him. But yeah the movie is so so good finally Candlewick gets love THIS CHILD DESERVES THE BEST

[@mynameisharry8739]

True, it also seems like a nod to the original ending where he got hung

[@madwolfy512]

Yes pilots would "drop leftover bombs" on the way back home during both wars 4:30

[@crystalmather5448]

I watched this last night and while there were some bits I was a bit confused on and didn’t add up I actually loved it! Also when you uploaded your Little Prince video I’d just watched it and again with this one. Great minds think alike 😂

[@Nkanyiso_K]

Yes Yes Yes 💜🙌🏾 Love to see all the Del Toro support because I want to see him & Phil Tippett adapt *At the Mountains of Madness*

[@Southernstereotype]

6:38 “A good strong soldier made of good European pine” don’t know why that was funny to me.

[@Maxler5795]

4:50 if a plane has too much weight it cantr fly. and the more weight the slower it goes and by extention more fuel it consumes.