Yes, Zemeckis hit some kind of a slump after “Beowulf.” But even then, he has given us “Flight” and “The Walk.” And I think it’s wrong to say that he isn’t the right person to mix motion-capture or CGI with live-action because, as mentioned before, this is the man behind some of the most defining leaps in VFX and CGI in cinema. Because where is the passion? Zemeckis is the man behind “Romancing the Stone,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” the “Back to the Future” trilogy, “Death Becomes Her,” “Forrest Gump,” “Contact,” “What Lies Beneath,” “Cast Away,” “The Polar Express.” So, what happened here? So, why do they have to go back and remake certified classics? If anyone says that “Pinocchio,” or any of the live-action remakes for that matter, are passion projects of their respective directors, I will be the last person to believe that.
CHARACTER ANIMATOR PUPPET MOVIE
Is this some kind of money laundering scam? Has Disney rushed to make a Pinocchio movie because Guillermo del Toro is making one, and they know it’s going to be better? Has Disney run out of original ideas? Even if that’s the case, why do they need to worry? They own Marvel and Star Wars, i.e., two of the most popular franchises in the whole wide world right now. That brings up the topic of the purpose behind producing these remakes. All this for what? To build a half-baked platonic romance between Pinocchio and Fabiana/Sabina. And Honest John doesn’t poach Pinocchio away to The Coachman, which makes him look like a one-off thug. The Blue Fairy appears only once, and, unlike the previous version, she doesn’t get to check on how Pinocchio is using the powers gifted by her. Additionally, Zemeckis and Weitz decide to separate Jiminy from Pinocchio for long periods of time, which reduces the number of interactions between them and damages their dynamic. But then there’s Fabiana (Kyanne Lamaya), along with her marionette, Sabina, and the friendly seagull, Sofia (Lorraine Bracco), who are there just to pad the runtime. “Pinocchio” has the titular doll, Jiminy, Geppetto, Honest John (Keegan-Michael Key), Gideon, Stromboli (Giuseppe Battiston), Lampwick (Lewin Lloyd), and The Coachman (Luke Evans). She says that if he proves himself brave, truthful, and unselfish, he’ll fulfill his dream of being “a real boy.”įor some reason, it has become customary for these remakes to insert new characters and weird plot beats, thereby messing with the weight of some of the central characters. Based on that, the Blue Fairy (Cynthia Erivo) arrives and brings Pinocchio to life.
While going to sleep, Geppetto sees a wishing star and makes a wish. He puts the finishing touches on it and names it Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth). That’s where he finds out that Geppetto, a woodcarver, and toymaker who lives with his cat Figaro and goldfish Cleo, is working on a puppet that resembles his long-lost son. He finds Geppetto’s (Tom Hanks) shop and seeks refuge there. The story starts with Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) trying to save himself from the cold. The live-action/CGI adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film of the same name (which is based on the 1883 Italian book “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Carlo Collodi) is directed and co-written by Robert Zemeckis, along with co-writer Chris Weitz.
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