Del Toro's 'Pinocchio': Finally, A Worthy Adaptation

[@benbob4038]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention that Geppettos human son in Del Toros film is Carlo (named after the original author). So maybe when Geppetto asks why can’t Pinocchio be more like Carlo. Maybe that can be interpreted as the film’s Geppetto wondering why Del Toro’s Pinocchio can’t learn the lesions of obedience from the book. I just thought of that while watching your video.

[@QualityCulture]

I hadn't thought of that, that's a really cool interpretation!

[@CaptainFracture]

Lmao bitch really said “nah you wrong 💀” ^

[@kristiyamachika1336]

I absolutely love this interpretation. As if I needed another reason to fall in love with this film!

[@v.ra.]

@ciolake4136 ok

[@mackielunkey2205]

I also loved how in the scene after Pinocchio's first instance of cheating death, Pinocchio says that he isn't Carlo, and it's framed as if he's looking at the camera as if Del Toro is saying to the audience, "You think I'm gonna make my story like the author, well haha I'm not going to."

[@WillScarlet16]

Del Toro's version has more in common with Disney's than people realize - they both make the same ideological break with the novel. In Collodi's book Pinocchio is treated as inherently evil from the time he's created, and the other characters are constantly chastising him for his evil nature, and even when he's clearly being manipulated by evil adults, Collodi always heaps more judgment on him. Disney and Del Toro both have a more balanced understanding of children - Pinocchio is not "bad" but inexperienced, and both of those movie versions make it plain that the adults exploiting him are more guilty than he is, something that never seemed to occur to Collodi.

[@AbyssalSkum-gd5ly]

Something else to consider is how much Collodi hated children.

[@holysayingsofrobin4055]

"Children, after all, look forward to adulthood as the Promised Land, whereas adults look back to childhood as the lost Eden." That one actually stings. At 22, I've found that my freedom has been severely limited, as opposed to when I was 10. As juvenile as this thought may be, I feel I've been raised to become yet another cog in the machine that is "polite" society. However, there's little good that comes from moments of halcyon.

[@pseudotsugame]

It's funny you say that as from someone who is 33, 22 still seems so young! But one thing I enjoyed about getting older is that you care less about what you "should" do and focus more on what's best for you. My 30's so far have been a lot more enjoyable than my 20's

[@christianboi7690]

I never particularly wanted to grow up. I liked being a child and living life as I was. I didn’t really want independence and I appreciated and respected authority, though I still had a sense of justice that I wasn’t going to violate that I put above authority.

[@friend_trilobot]

Knowing the original story more makes me appreciate the direction del toro went. I've known for a while the rough plot of the original from summaries and plot synopses and discussions, etc. and was at first slightly disappointed that Del Toro hadn't referenced more of the whacky and dark stuff from the book that i knew was in it - I even heard one person pointing this out and saying he roughly followed the same plot points as Disney and didn't follow the original plot more than the Disney version did. But knowing that the original is all about Pinocchio beginning as disobedient and mischievous and lazy and having, through trial and error and many hardships, to learn to become an obedient child, conforming to society and accepting the reality that you'll have to work for a living if you wish to survive, then i can really appreciate the way Del Toro subverts this message by showing how mindless obedience is dangerous, esp since the original author also knew that one can be led to a horrible fate by obeying people who don't have your best interests in mind. It captures this theme of what it means to be a puppet, but uses it to question the idea that obedience and conformity are what make you "real." I feel like he says it is, instead, love for others (which might very well lead pinnochio to listen to and obey his father) and simply mortality and the struggle of living itself that makes one human, not conforming to a societal standard, and I appreciate that message.

[@QualityCulture]

Yes, very well said!

[@crackle6875]

Never read the story in its original Italian, but I read it several times in English via a few different translations. While it might have “dark” content, the manner in which most events & conversations occur renders nearly everything into a hilarious light.

[@trinaq]

Out of the three Pinocchio adaptations we received in 2022, this has got to be my favourite, since it was not only darker, but more inventive, and subverted our expectations more.

[@QualityCulture]

Agreed! (Though to even compare it to 'Pinocchio: A True Story' is unfair 😂)

[@sleepdeprived6565]

FATHERRRR WHEN CAN I LEAVE TO BE ON MY OWNNNN I GOT THE WHOLE WORLD DUSSY💅💅💅

[@blandwagon374]

What are you talking about it IS the best Pinocchio movie of the year no competition

[@georgeeastwood6930]

This masterpiece made up for Disney’s “live-action” atrocity! 😊

[@matthewvp8507]

I felt your comment about the film being dark by uncynical was spot on. That’s one of the things I love about del Toro films (amongst many, many wonderful aspects) is that they are dark without being cynical. Like you said, the darkness isn’t there to be gritty or for the sake of it - it’s there because it’s right to be there, and it’s done in a very beautiful and profound way. I just love del toro films! 😆

[@QualityCulture]

Exactly! It doesn't feel like it's there just for the sake of being edgy, but to acknowledge the realities of harmful experiences without giving in to the feelings of pessimism that often come with them

[@clammydan]

I literally just watched Del Torro's Pinnocchio last night, and I was immediately thinking "wow I need my friends to watch this so we can talk about it" and then you release this, as if an answer to my "wish" haha

[@QualityCulture]

Happy to help 😌 haha

[@daivambrosia6647]

Del Toro's version is honestly such a masterpiece subversion of the usual Pinocchio tropes. To take a story that originally centered on obedience and conformity and turn it into an anti-fascist tale of solidarity and compassion is an absolute stroke of genius (and *very* del Toro!). That said, your breakdown of the historical context of 19th century Italy at the beginning of the video was a really good explanation of why those original themes would've been very relevant, so thank you for that! Del Toro's might be my current favorite version of the story, but I also love the 1940 Disney one, the 1996 Jonathan Taylor Thomas one you mentioned, and the 2019 Benigni one. The 1996 one is very much underrated in my opinion -- definitely doesn't deserve its 35% on RT. The detail of having Pinocchio liberate the boys-turned-donkeys from Pleasure Island in that version seemed like such an important choice; it highlights how being a "good boy" isn't just about rigidly following the rules for your own sake, but also about actually helping others. (Del Toro pulled this off as a larger ongoing theme, but it was still nice to see it in an underappreciated version too.) Keep up the great work! Love this channel! 🙂

[@rightsarentpolitical]

I agree on the 1996 one - a family friend was an Academy Critic, and they took me to the screening and I remember being so surprised at the vastly different reactions. I, as a child, thought it was fantastic and poignant. Their first response was "I'm surprised (particular actor) took this role. It was very stupid". And I was just floored - I was literally the target audience, and they had completely missed the point of the movie. (Also the beginning of the long descent of the Oscars in my opinion as well). And yes, this one is definitely my new favorite adaptation and I love the juxtaposition of questioning blind obedience, and knowing when to do the right thing.

[@martabarrales3112]

I didn't really have a favorite Pinocchio before, but Del Toro's is easily it for me now, when I tell you I sobbed at the end I am not exaggerating :') Also I did watch that live action one as a kid too! I only saw it once though, since my mom found it disturbing but the donkey transformation has haunted me for years.

[@darby2314]

My favorite bit of animation in the film is about 6 minutes in, when the priest takes Carlo's hat off of his head as he enters the church, then hands it to his father. It is a little unnecessary but realistic touch that shows a strong understanding of behaviour and culture.

[@angelmathebula4011]

did anyone else cry as much as I did, idk why but I feel like since I'm so young (17) , I am scared of living a life without my parents as I still rely on them for so much, it hurt seeing and just being hit with the reality that they're not going to live forever. It made me emotional even writing this comment lol

[@NelsonStJames]

Consider how fortunate we are to still have creators like del Toro who create art because they really have something they want to say and share, rather than solely to have a box-office smash, and how unfortunate it is for those type of artists that the culture they create for rarely make their efforts box-office hits.

[@MOLLYLUNCHCO]

Wow, I 100% totally forgot about that 1996 live action version. Jonathan Taylor Thomas played Pinocchio... Memory revived!! Also, "Fahther, when can I leave to be on my ooOooOooOoOOwn??" is gonna live in my head forever now haha

[@NonchalantDebutante]

Before Del Toro's Pinocchio, my favorite rendition was the 1996 live action version. The donkey and whale scene from that 1996 film were a thing of nightmares, but I still watched it all the time. Conversely, Del Toro's film is a true triumph of stop motion film, practically on par with Laika Studios, the final product was beautiful. The one thing that stuck out to me was the historical context; fascist Italy was a chilling backdrop for this children's tale and as was the constant undertone of death and loss. Truly a gorgeous film, one of the best children's films I've seen in a while.

[@digapygmy70]

Fun fact, Volpe is Italian for fox! I just thought that was a cute detail.

[@l4ndst4nder]

Del Toro’s Pinocchio was incredibly comforting after the tragic passing of my dog. His celebration of life in the face of darkness is really special.

[@sheren_b]

im glad the trilogy with devils backbone and pans is complete. with all three movies not only illustrating the struggles of children, their parents, and the authoritarian state but also three movies that illustrate different stages of GDT's career and how hes grown as a filmmaker.

[@settond6610]

This is the best review on this movie I watched so far, thank you for bringing up the original novel and the cultural background that generated it, the de-italianification of the Disney’s version and the reflection on the Italian identity crisis, thank you for respecting our culture by searching all this informations and take in consideration our opinions.

[@QualityCulture]

Thank you, I really appreciate this comment!

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I first read a translation of Pinocchio when I was ~11. I understood for the first time that his name translated to "eyes of pine" and that part of Pinocchio's problem was that he literally saw the world through different eyes.

[@cramerfloro5936]

Love the love for the 2019 movie. I love Garrone’s takes of fairy tale imagery and themes. But I would say (like most italians XD) that the best live-action is and remains the 1972 miniseries, by Luigi Comencini. There is so much I think they did right: The fact that it’s 5 episodes helps making the story’s pacing feel better, the way Pinocchio is simply turned into a real boy and turns back to (an actual!) puppet when he misbehaves (or when there’s a scene we don’t want to put the child actor into), or the amaing soundtrack! But one thing I really appreciated in rewatching it is how the puppet finally becomes a real child: when Pinicchio finally finds Geppetto in the belly of the shark, his father cradles him and puts him to sleep and then rants to the Fairy of how her way of teaching the boy is just needlessly cruel, that he would love him even he stayed a puppet, but that because Pinocchio wanted to become real she souldn’t keep playing with his emotions. It’s at that point that the Fairy’s theme plays, and Geppetto finds in front of him both the lifeless puppet on the bed and the child actor, to signify that the Fairy finally made Pinocchio a real boy forever. P. S. I think, a way to translate "ragazzo per bene", the final line of the book, could be "a proper boy". Per bene both means "well done, the right way", but also simply "polite, well mannered"

[@MaryKath-h]

Never have I cried and laughed more in a movie more Than Del Toro’s Pinocchio . This is the best adaptation and Del Toro is a genius .

[@emilyrln]

I watched this movie maybe a week ago and fell in love with it! The powerful themes of friendship, identity, compassion, empathy, rebellion against injustice… flipping masterpiece.

[@chelmrtz]

I saw this movie 2 weeks ago and it’s still burned into my mind. It’s so beautiful and dark and yet funny and whimsical. Nobody does it like GDT

[@JakeRaytheRounder]

I liked how realistic the workbench and woodworking tools were. As a woodworker anyway. Nice job, you have a new subscriber.

[@JakeRaytheRounder]

Also at 29;59 its the rings of a tree as the background

[@bogwoman]

What an excellent video essay from a severely underrated channel! Pinnochio was my favorite movie of 2022 and this video only deepened my appreciation for it. How lucky we are to live in the same time as Guillermo Del Toro!!

[@ToaAxiomMan]

funnily enough GDT's Pinocchio is also produced by The Jim Henson Company and making it their second time the've done work on a Pinocchio adaptation. guess Pinocchio and The Jim Henson Company where two things that strangely go to together since they are both related to puppets

[@gabriellevalentine2057]

And they're both crazy with nightmare fuel (think Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, some segments of The Muppet Show, etc.).

[@ayindestevens6152]

I just watched Pinocchio last night on the advice of my mom and I gotta say I wasn’t disappointed! Even if this version has him be annoying as hell for the first third of the film, it makes a lot of sense considering how Carlo characterized him in the book. Which makes his growth and maturity more believable compared to the 1940 Disney version. I could go on but QC covered it all in this video. Great work and Happy New Year!

[@abigailaceves9230]

I’m a bit more familiar with the Disney animated version of Pinocchio and, while I’m aware of the original’s dark nature such as the puppet’s dark personality & the cricket’s death, I was not expecting such HOW dark it exactly is. Also, I feel convinced to see Guillermo del Toro’s version now. Nice video.

[@QualityCulture]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@VamshiOhgs]

This Pinocchio was like the most Guillermo del Toro has been himself and what makes him so interesting and special to me, the themes of religion colliding with war and what it brings with it is what made the past works of him so distinct, apart from his visual and practical effect preferences The musical section were the only downside in my opinion, otherwise it was one of the best stop action animated films i have seen in quite some time that has such a charm and heart as this

[@ToaAxiomMan]

Del Toro's my favourite and I cried a bit at the beginning and even more at the ending which I'm not exaggerating and every time I see that ending I just can't help but cry at how emotional and beautiful it is and there are moments and scenes that I felt a bit that I relate on a personal level this movie is a beauty of animation especially in the art of Stop Motion

[@reflectsonlife]

Wow, what a true Pinocchiologist you are. Your excellent in depth essay would inspire anyone to take a deeper dive into the world of Pinocchio. Thank you for this video!

[@unitymomentum]

The movie version you grew up with was the same as mine!!! Ohmygoodness Also, the original author DID NOT like children, many instances of him just wanting malleability and compliant obedience from children and felt punishment was only right for "brats" "bad apples" or just "adults in training"

[@QualityCulture]

Happy new year! I start talking about Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio at the 14:30 mark if that’s your main interest. As always, thanks for watching :) And thanks so much to our patrons! It’s getting more complicated trying to appease KZbin’s advertiser-friendly guidelines (old videos are suddenly getting ad-restricted, etc). We’re hoping to reach a point where we can make what we want without having to stress as much over these monetization/algorithm issues. So if you’re able to, consider supporting the channel for $2 a month: www.patreon.com/qualityculture But no worries if you can’t, we’re happy you’re here! Take care until next time ❤

[@forrestdupre87]

The 1978 version is the most accurate

[@bqgin]

wrong! Roberto Benigni's from 2002 is the best Pinocchio

[@georgeeastwood6930]

This movie was a masterpiece. I don’t say this often, but Guillermo del Toro’s take on Pinocchio has quickly become one of my favourite movies ever! ❤

[@Melissa-zd1gn]

Del Toro's Pinocchio is it for me. Its so touching on grief and loss and love. Mixed with fascism. I feel the Mexican culture too. Every frame in the feature has Del Toro's touch. Its a masterpiece.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I absolutely loved the Del Toro Pinocchio, but I think my personal favorite adaptation has to be the Faerie Tale Theater version with Paul Reubens basically doing Pee Wee Herman as Pinocchio and Carl Reiner as Geppetto. I think I wore the video tape out watching it. And I vividly remember reading the original unabridged book a lot too, for whatever reason I was just really drawn to it as a 7 or 8 year old, it was just different from anything else I'd read at that time, and that's probably why the original Disney movie never appealed to me, although as an animation buff, I do love it now. But Del Toro's version really hit the right notes for me, especially the rabbit undertakers and the Spirits.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I'll also add that I really like the versions of Pinocchio and Geppetto in the Fables comics, which are probably about as far away from the source material as you can get, but they still feel like the same characters (well, maybe not Geppetto lol)

[@miczilla_]

I absolutely adore the medium of animation and more so stop motion. The imperfections, designs, and expressions GDT was able and the animators were able to pay off was extremely amazing and inspiring. The story itself was so fresh and I can tell the passion of love for the medium and story was there, which is something that cannot be said about some animated films as of recently. This was a great in depth video about the film.

[@NeonUFO]

i really appreciate the mention of benigni's 2002 pinocchio!! it was my favourite version of the story ever since i was a kid, i always found it so strange and engaging! but of course, del toro has surpassed it (unsurprisingly)

[@Tanuki93]

This version of Pinocchio absolutely blew me away. Del Toro, as always, is a cinematic master of storytelling. The way he mixes real world problems with myth and folklore is truly inspiring and heartfelt.

[@fireant353]

Great video, one of the first I've watched on this channel. My new go to for Pinocchio has gotta be the new soulslike game Lies of P, an extremely unique take on the story that seems to take cues from nearly every version of Collodi's tale.

[@MEEHareAWESOME]

Loved the whole analysis! The way the QC team captured all the aspects of the story of pinoccio to GDT's vision. 👏👏👏

[@hiinternet4542]

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is certainly a _must-watch_ for people! Before the movie, we were stuck with the live-action Disney remake, and we thought it was _terrible!_ We didn't know what to do! We thought that there won't be any Pinocchio remakes at all! But, not to fear! Why? Guillermo del Toro swoops in to save the day with _his_ version of Pinocchio! Sure, it was different from the titular Disney film, but we gave is 5 stars and 100% positive attitudes! And it's still getting all of the extra credit! Now, we all know about the original story. A carpenter carves a wooden boy that comes to life. Now, the wooden puppet tries to be good, but he gets into all sorts of trouble! He performs in a puppet show, he gets robbed out of his inheritance by a cunning fox and a wily feline, he goes to an amusement park where he gets turned into a donkey, he gets swallowed by a dogfish, and towards the end, he saves his father, changes his ways, and in the end, he becomes a flesh and blood boy! Now, Del Toro's version is much different! Instead of Pinocchio learning to become a real boy, it's about Geppetto learning to accept his son and trust him, even when he's disobedient and naughty! This was evidenced by Geppetto denying to the wooden puppet that he is not his real son. At first, the old man can't stand Pinocchio's antics and he even calls him a burden after failing to make him like Carlo. But towards the end, he learns that once something is gone, it's impossible to bring back, and that you just have to live with what you already have. And that's what the old man does in the end! He finally trusts his new son and accepts him into the family! Not only does Geppetto get to trust Pinocchio, he even gets to know the other characters! Take Sebastian J. Cricket for example! In the beginning of the movie, Geppetto is startled by him living in Pinocchio's "heart". Why, he even mistakes him for a cockroach! Why does he do this? Well, it easy! Geppetto doesn't know him! But, throughout the movie, he slowly gets to know and trust Sebastian to the point where they form a bond, _even_ in the belly of the dogfish! And, bonus! Sebastian gives Pinocchio permission to lie so they can get out of the dogfish, and even Geppetto understands the cricket's idea passed on to the wooden boy! And towards the end, Sabastian dies a peaceful death where he sings his song during the end credits! Not to mention both Geppetto and Pinocchio understand what he says, even when they're confused, and another thing! He uses his wish to revive Pinocchio! After that, the family lives happily ever after, with the wooden boy outliving all of them, but keeping a firm heart as he travels the world! And, boom! That's my opinion on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio! A _must-watch_ movie that is better than any of the Pinocchio adaptations!

[@mangojelly23]

I found interesting that when Pinocchio died for the last time he lost his left arm just like the Jesus statue at the church btw amazing video, I'm a huge fan of this channel, keep going!

[@ferminmarkpousada1455]

Del Toro made the best version of Pinocchio. I was in tears when the movie ended. Also, the Cricket is the best character.

[@pitinha]

THIS VIDEO ESSAY MADE ME LOVE THIS MOVIE EVEN MORE

[@coldcartcold8633]

I feel a ghibliesque feeling through your videos, that seems to come from the good observation of beautiful things you do.

[@ZomgRuler]

I related to Pinocchio as a Child and in Retrospect I related to him as an adult too. I watched the VHS copy of Pinocchio so many times. I read the Greg Hildebrant Illustration of Collodis original Adventures of Pinocchio. I like Pinocchio struggled to being obedient. I feared that if I was too bad that I would become a Donkey and be sold. I even had a nightmare where my Mother disowned me as I was turning into a Donkey in a nightmare I had. When I found out I was on the spectrum I felt Pinocchios aspirations to becoming a real boy were like my aspirations to being neuronormative. But in hindsight I realized nothing was wrong with me I just need to prepare myself better for when I became an adult. And thankfully I think I found a balance. This film did too.

[@calmghosts]

I never really liked the Disney Pinocchio but the Del toro one had me in tears.

[@meogatopreto]

One of the things that I liked was that it subverts the ending of the original and the Disney adaptation about being a real boy. The Death fairy said that to be a real boy, Pinocchio needed to had a one, finite life. When he broke the hourglass, he became a real boy. So when the blue fairy restored his life at the end, making him imortal again, he suddenly wasn't a real boy anymore. And that's the happy ending.

[@JonathanGrandt]

A proper Pinocchio story would have the wooden boy murder the cricket right off the bat and then be haunted by the “ghost” of said dead cricket which is really only a figment of his imagination because of his guilty conscience.

[@universewithinart2838]

Such a beautifully put together video analysis of such an immensely meaningful fairytale ❤. I really enjoyed it very much and many of the versions of Pinocchio you’ve mentioned I’ve already seen, some as recently as a few months ago. There’s also one version that I remember from an old show from the 80s called FairyTale Theater theater with Paul Reubens playing Pinocchio as well 👍.

[@KyleRDent]

My first version of Pinocchio was a story on tape, and I've listened to it again as an adult after reading an English translation of the book, and it's fairly faithful. Interestingly, at the end Pinocchio still feels scorn for his old puppet body, but he says that he's glad he's a real boy now, not that he's a good boy. I wonder if the person that adapted it also didn't like the final line.

[@teddyfurstman1997]

Pinocchio is a childhood fave the 40s version and GDT retelling.

[@avildazmoos6963]

Very in-depth review of Pinocchio and I like that you touched on its more religious aspects. Pinocchio actually appears to be from the underworld in Guillermo del Toros version as he is given life by this dark spirit, cannot truly die but only return to the underworld and is sort of the opposite of Christ - encouraging rebellion and disobedience as freedom

[@lovelesswish1972]

Me less than 2 minutes into the video happily shocked at the perfect pronunciation of Guillermo del Toro:D Anyways great video:^)

[@antimath4460]

I enjoyed this so much thanks for all the work!

[@swordsmanwil]

This is such a great channel! I've been watching you since your mummy video, and I've been hooked ever since! Pure quality!

[@iBe_Sarah]

I was hesitant to watch this movie because it was 2 of my least favorite animation styles- stop motion and claymation. But I saw somebody review it on KZbin, so I watched it myself... now it's one of my favorite animated movies.

[@edgar2dnd]

I don't know why, but your essay brought me to tears the same way the movie did, and for that I can only say Gracias!

[@v.ra.]

Many thanks for wonderful analysis of a piece of life affirming art.

[@MoonlightAoAO]

This was a beautiful and well researched essay. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and the various perspectives on the story. It’s 💞💕💞 lovely and heart wrenching

[@zabeerfarid7687]

I love the amount of insane research and love put in these videos the channel has easily become one of my favorites on youtube

[@snager80]

the one at 0:24 is the one i grew up with. XD can't believe you found it. i've seen all the live action ones you mentioned and a couple others. the del toro one has the most heart of any of them I think. he's not afraid to make art.

[@BlazeWolf9511]

Great vid, was really fun to listen to and think about

[@Elfos64]

Comparing it to other Fairy Tales, Pinocchio is like Little Mermaid in the sense it's about earning a human soul through good behavior. Kind of like Ugly Duckling and Hunchback of Notre Dame as far as themes of learning to recognize one’s own beauty/cultivate social awareness, and a journey of self-respect. As far as Fairy Tale tropes of being granted a boon by a magical being, Pinocchio stands out weird. Geppetto wanted a son, and the Blue Fairy gave him one because he was a good man. Except she didn’t, her granted boon had a catch. He didn’t have a son, he effectively had a curse to dispel, teach a horrible child good manners (kind of making it like Lilo & Stitch in that sense). Why would Blue Fairy do that, a boon with a catch like that? Maybe it wasn’t so much a backhanded reward as he was just uniquely qualified to accomplish the dispel conditions and she was just killing two birds with one stone. Also, knowing the way magic like that tends to work, counter-intuitively Pinocchio probably couldn’t have become flesh and blood without the catalyst of the jackass curse to recognize him as an organic being. An important aspect of the story is that he never makes up for his misdeeds, or at least not his original sin, he just has to bury his shame and own up to his mistake, asking forgiveness. Because misdeeds can’t always be undone, you just have to move past the fact that they happened. Anyway, the point of pleasure island was to be debaucherous temptation renouncing adult responsibility, right? But in my experience, that's not really what kids want. The issue isn't that kids don't want to be adults, the issue is that adults don't respect them as independent beings and try to conscript them into the illusion of what they think adult life is supposed to be. Being a kid is about learning what freedoms adults keep from you, being an adult is about learning what freedoms you simply don't have (but not necessarily in a bad way). What if pleasure island instead baited being taken seriously by adults by giving them power and influence? Or what if instead of becoming donkeys they just became blah from overexposure, became cursed from diminishing returns on shallow indulgence?

[@taylorhope4651]

I genuinely cannot explain how much this movie means to me

[@johnathan1506]

Great video I also grew up with the old live-action Pinocchio. The part that really got me is when Gepetto made a replica of Pinocchio with stuff he found in the stomach of the whale quietly saying: "coming through" after searching for Pinocchio for so long. That pulled a lot of heartstrings. I think it's the reason why I loved GDT Pinocchio so much as it leaned into the darker subject matter of the tale. Also as a side note, what music did you use for the background? I really like it

[@QualityCulture]

Yes!! That part in the movie kills me. I use music from Epidemic Sound :)

[@lauro195]

What a fantastic and beautiful video, excellently done

[@DeepEye1994]

Gosh, thank you, this has been a refreshing video to see form KZbin after the countless clickbaity "OG Pinocchio SPOOOOKY!!!!" videos I've seen recommended on youtube, and it's nice to see the 1972 cartoon AND the 1996 film being respected as well. I would like to add that, on the topic of Collodi looking back at his work and feeling too harsh towards Pinocchio in the ending, he actually planned himself to write a sequel to the original story by retconning the "I'm a real boy!" ending by revealing it's a dream and Pinocchio is still in the state of struggling between work, studies and taking care of sick Geppetto, so he would've KEPT him a puppet, and not only that, but also make him a king in the ending. Yes. You read that right. It would've been a call back to the opening of the original story that lampshaded the "Once upon a time there was... "A KING!" No, children, this time you got it wrong!", by closing the new story with how once upon a time there actually was a king indeed, and his name was Pinocchio. He wrote the opening and the ending of this sequel story in manuscripts, but sadly passed away before he could do more and complete it. I wish I could link you the site that shows these pages and the english transcription, look up "ll continuously interrupted the adventures of Pinocchio" with your search engine and the first result should be from a site with three small Ws dot "carlocollodi" dot "it" written small (sorry I'm writing it like this, if I said it normally youtube would automatically delete my comment thinking it's spam), you'll find it there.

[@oOTheWondrousStrange]

i never cared at all for wee pinochle but guillermos my fav director and this movie made all my friends cry i cant wait to recite this entire analysis at them and make them cry again thank u

[@TheNotverysocial]

This should be on the big screen. Not enough non CGI films ever see the cinema anymore.

[@sons714native4]

This was such a beautiful watch and listen. You have gained a new fan. Thank you 🥹

[@drjpica]

Unreal. Fantastic analysis.

[@ilyaustinov9938]

There were a series of Russian adaptation of Pinocchio. I think it was changed to buratina. Which inspired a show called polaih chudesh which roughly translated to field of wonders. Similar to wheel of fortune

[@Oswaldcobblepots]

Amazing breakdown… prolly one of my favorite movies of all time now… Wowy!😅

[@rw8160]

I never watched the live-action movie, but I remember always seeing it's vhs case at the movie rental shop as a kid and being freaked out by it. Turns out I was right to be! That donkey-to-puppet scene is insane!

[@QualityCulture]

Yeah that scene is seared in my memory 😩

[@gadamis]

Hey there! Great video! I can tell it took a lot of research. I'll definitely be watching the film myself. I have to acknowledge I can relate to feeling like I wasn't good enough for my father.

[@rion2499]

I’ve honestly never like the story of Pinocchio, but this. . . This, is art. Wonderful, terrible terrible, art. :’)c

[@alexxx4434]

Terribly wonderful.

[@RB-vo4gi]

I’ve always said that even if you don’t like a Stop Motion Movie, it is still an unarguable, magnificent work of art.

[@alexxx4434]

@@RB-vo4gi Old school, work intensive art. I respect it, but modern technologies provide faster ways to achieve the same result. You can simulate and manipulate these puppets in a virtual environment, and then render with the same visuals.

[@rion2499]

@@alexxx4434 Ehhh, I’d disagree with your take there. Every medium is different and has its own feel. Both Stop Motion and 3D have have their own strengths, weakness and aslesthetics. You can paint with acrylics in a very oil painter fashion, but that does make it oil paint. The fact that this hypothetical painting is in Acrylic doesn’t subtract from the painting though, it’s just different. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Like, you could probably use cg to make an almost direct replica of Del Toro’s pinnochio, but if Del Toro made the movie in CG it wouldn’t turn out the same, because the process would probably take them somewhere else, as is the case with art. Because Stop motion is so slow and meticulous a process, and also very grounds by real world “physics.” I’m prolly not making a lot of sense lol, just every medium has their own qualities. Slower mediums like stop motion and oil paints, have a different feel from faster mediums like Acrylic and CG. Acrylic and CG also tend to be more vibrant colour wise for example. Not worse or better, just different. ;P Art ramble end. XP Sorry if I went completely off tangent. ;3

[@InkyMuste]

@@alexxx4434 You can't really get the same result that easily, the imperfections that come with stop motion and give it it's grounded charm would be extremely difficult to recreate purposefully in 3d.

[@Shadowfate93]

Grew up reading the book. It's near and dear to my heart ❤️

[@nettieb7604]

okay del toro you’ve made your beautiful Pinocchio passion project - now PLEASE can we have the same thing for the mountains of madness 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Lilcutiepie95]

Brilliant essay

[@judedante4067]

That line when Pinocchio asks why the village likes Jesus and not him even though they're both made of wood breaks my heart. They're made of the same stuff, but one is worshiped and the other is reviled, even though Pinocchio can't help what he is :(

[@alexxx4434]

Beautiful essay.

[@KmiiVC]

GDT's Pinocchio might have become one of my favorite films ever

[@raysroom3223]

didn't know there was so much remakes prior. gonna have to catch some and then rewatch Guillermo's haha

[@thedanespeaks]

This Pinocchio is a Pinocchio for today. Disney's Pinocchio is an innocent child abused and manipulated and punished for nothing. The moral of the original and the adaptations today are basically not able to hide the ADHD and neurodivergence tropes and then punish innocent children for them. The moralism of " kids shouldn't lie, should be quiet, should behave" have been the reason for extreme trauma of neurodivergent children through history. Even today, thinking of neurodivergent kids as " burdens" have made people sympathetic towards murder and inhuman abuse of children. Whether Del Toro made it with this in mind, this is a cricket in the ear of bigoted parents. Neurodivergent kids can't just change who they are. They will learn, but love them for who they are and see their love and kindness, or you don't deserve them

[@BereniceRamirez2806]

Thank you fir your analysis, it is great, really!

[@juanrodriguez9971]

Man, the thing about the angels having so many eyes because when one closes is because someone has died is so scary yet so interesting, I guess it's a way to represent our guardian angels looking for us in the name of God, so I guess when the eye opens means that someone has been conceived and is yet to come to the world. That's an interesting piece of trivia that will make it even more painful when people makes jokes about "biblically accurate angels"

[@rperus]

This is the best review, by far

[@tada3399]

Amazing work as always.

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

this is the video i was looking for since i saw Guillermo del toros movie movie

[@kevincorona3683]

I grew up with the Disney and the Japanese animated show. I always thought the Japanese adaptation was dark until I saw this video and saw how much darker the story of Pinocchio actually is.

[@purplehaze2358]

I don't think I can articulate how much I vociferously loathe how Disney intentionally released that godawful Pinocchio adaptation before Del Toro's version as a means of diverting attention from it to Disney.

[@MollyMargolisBillCipherIsBae]

I DIDNT KNOW THAT VOLPE WAS A COMBINATION OF THE FOX AND THE RINGLEADER. I probably should’ve guessed given his name, but now that you’ve mentioned it, his design also evokes the Fox, as well. The hair looks like Fox ears, and the nose is long like the snout of a canine!

[@ObnoxiouslyFrench]

How could THIS be going against KZbin's guidelines?!

[@ronak..zarhoun]

Thank you for such an informative video

[@dewaeryadi7776]

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and 964 Pinocchio are masterpiece

[@oruguita.lylita78]

Omgg 1:04 you literally unlocked a memory for me I forgot that fever dream existed!

[@mini_mew775]

It's gonna be a dark day when Del toro is gone, his method is so unique and I wish there was more of it

[@PeverellTheThird]

You WISH eh? How about making "more of it" yourself?

[@linapanini9390]

May I make a suggestion? A video about... pan´s labyrinth? Since it´s your favorite del toro I thought there may already be something in the works, but maybe it doesn´t hurt to ask either XD