From Rian Johnson’s upcoming Benoit Blanc sequel, Glass Onion, to David Fincher’s adaptation of his late father’s script, Mank; Netflix is known for giving top directors near unprecedented budgets and creative freedom for the awards season films. Oscar-winning genre king Guillermo del Toro is the latest auteur to team with the streamer for his biggest passion project, a stop motion animated feature film adaptation of the puppet turned real boy, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.



The Shape of Water and Blade II director has reportedly been trying to make this movie since at least 2008, previously saying “no art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio”, and “I’ve wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember.” While his love for the story is admirable, what left is there to be said about a story that’s already been adapted dozens of times, including once earlier this year at Disney?



In today’s episode of The Cinematic Schematic, host Caleb Masters is rejoined by Daniel Bokemper and Christopher Shultz to review this fresh take on Pinocchio from the master storyteller. We start the conversation by discussing other Disney fairytales we’d like to see get a more sophisticated adaptation before providing our spoiler-free thoughts on the movie. The discussion concludes with a spoiler-filled look at how the film’s final moments left us with a bittersweet taste.



Does one of today’s masters of horror deliver a fresh spin on the classic fairy tale or was Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio better left to the ideas shelf?







Special Guests







Christopher Shultz



Contributor, The Cinematropolis and Lit Reactor



Follow Christopher on Instagram @_aghastus_



Read Christopher Shultz’s history of Cinderella at Lit Reactor











Daniel Bokemper



Contributor at The Cinematropolis



Follow Daniel on Twitter @Daniel_Bokemper



Read Daniel’s written thoughts on Pinocchio







About Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio



According to IMDB, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio can be described as:




A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.














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