According to early reviews, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” would be the best the director has done in a decade.

Darkness, melancholy and depth come to one of the classics that has been adapted several times. ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ moves away from the Disney formula to tell the story without trying to hide the terrors of the worldat least that’s what the first extremely positive reviews say, praising this film by Del Toro, especially when compared to the most recent Disney version directed by Robert Zemeckis and with Tom Hanks.

Placed in a stop-motion that TheWrap describes as “masterpiece”this movie that will be released on Netflix on December 9th after a theatrical release yet to be specified; narrates “a dark but sweet horror fantasy about death, pain and a misunderstood monster fleeing authoritarian forces “ from the hand of a “a rebellious spirit that ensures that, despite its seriousness, the film ends up being a life-affirming pleasure”. Slashfilm also highlights said tone praising this ‘Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro’ for leaving the “Disney Formula” and refuses “talk to children or try to hide the terrors of the world”adding that Gregory Mann, who voices the main character in his original version, “is a real star” because it faces the role “with an enormously captivating and contagious enthusiasm”.

For its part, Insider reiterates that this tape “does not avoid obscure topics such as death or war, e justifies its existence by modernizing the tale with beautiful stop-motion animation and a heartbreaking story”yes, the critic of this North American media, Ayomikun Adekaiyero, shows “disappointed by the mediocrity of the film’s musical elements” what would they be “secondary to history”. Variety’s Guy Lodge agrees, commenting that the songs in the film are “immediately forgettable”also contributing to praising del Toro’s approach that he proposes “a rare entertainment for children who is not afraid to confuse children as much as he wins them over”.

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Compliments to ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ are widespread but few surpass the total rendition of IndieWire, a website that ensures this film is the aforementioned director’s best in a decade. evaluation of “triumph” its stop-motion, this outlet affirms it “In many ways, ‘Pinocchio’ makes a big splash about the Disneyfication of both the original story of Carlo Collodi and fairy tales in general”.

“While this is a movie that the whole family can watch to their advantage, never belittle the story for children, or talk to them. The bones of the original tale remain, but here history reinvents itself by rebelling against expectations and rejecting conformity”. This critic, Rafael Motamayor, also appreciated the songs that are to him “as joyful and captivating as melancholy and profound”.