I watched it about a week ago and overall really enjoyed it! The animation was my favorite aspect as a fan of the medium, but I thought the main characters were well-realized and engaging. In particular, I loved the opening scenes before Pinocchio was made, as well as the circus bits. "Ciao Papa" was perhaps the peak of the film.
The movie did start to lose me a bit in the second half; I thought the fascism angle was not very well-integrated with the rest of the movie, and that whole plotline kinda just never resolved. I e seen several of Del Toro's other movies (Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, and the Hellboy movies), and I felt the messaging in those movies, while never subtle, felt organic. Luckily, it stuck the landing; I really liked the way the movie ended.
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Reply to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) by Huevos___Rancheros
I watched it about a week ago and overall really enjoyed it! The animation was my favorite aspect as a fan of the medium, but I thought the main characters were well-realized and engaging. In particular, I loved the opening scenes before Pinocchio was made, as well as the circus bits. "Ciao Papa" was perhaps the peak of the film.
The movie did start to lose me a bit in the second half; I thought the fascism angle was not very well-integrated with the rest of the movie, and that whole plotline kinda just never resolved. I e seen several of Del Toro's other movies (Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, and the Hellboy movies), and I felt the messaging in those movies, while never subtle, felt organic. Luckily, it stuck the landing; I really liked the way the movie ended.