{"id":69743,"date":"2022-09-08T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/a-review-of-disneys-pinocchio\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:11:00","slug":"a-review-of-disneys-pinocchio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/a-review-of-disneys-pinocchio\/","title":{"rendered":"A Review Of Disney+’s Pinocchio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pinocchio (voiced by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), Tom Hanks as Geppetto, and Figaro in Disney’s live-action pinocchio<\/em>.<\/figcaption>
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Contrary to the beliefs of social media lurkers unhappy with equivocating reviews of their favorite intellectual property, Disney does not share critics. But the studio does frequently\u2014and mostly\u2014ask them not to reveal plot points that could be deemed \u201cspoilers.\u201d It’s a request you might not even think possible for, say, a mostly faithful remake of an animated film from 1940. In the case of Disney+’s live-action pinocchio<\/em><\/span>, however, director Robert Zemeckis makes choices so different and disastrous that they derail the entire movie. And of course this review will not reveal what they are, but they make the difference between a misguided cover version and a dreadful reinvention.<\/p>\n

Live-action Disney remakes are best seen as the equivalent of Broadway musical adaptations: they add a few new songs, toss in some contemporary jokes, and throw a ton of money at special effects. Expecting the same kind of timelessness a second time, however, is mostly a futile exercise. The state fair might book a talented cover band, but we’re still listening to the original artist in our car or at home. For this version of pinocchio<\/em>, extra money or time should have been added the equation, because the animation either looks unfinished or deliberately cartoonish, and the title character’s voice drastically changes from one scene to the next. Meanwhile, new songs by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard lack the snappiness and easy-rhyming wordplay of classics like \u201cI’ve Got No Strings\u201d or \u201cWhen You Wish Upon A Star.\u201d<\/p>\n