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Regarding Pinocchio, this adaptation is based on the original 1883 tale by Italian author Carlo Collodi, with the 1930s as the backdrop for the development of Italian fascism. It ranks in the top ten Netflix shows in terms of viewership. We first encounter Geppetto (voiced by David Bradley) as he laments the untimely passing of Carlo, his beloved son. Geppetto chops down a great pine tree one night and turns it into a marionette of a young child in a wine-fueled fit of sadness and wrath. The tree also happens to be the new home of a globetrotting cricket with literary ambitions.

"Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio MyFlixer" Geppetto is miraculously given life after falling into bed by an unearthly ghost (Tilda Swinton) who feels sorry for the elderly man. Sebastian J. Cricket, a grumpy bug with a wonderful Ewan McGregor voice, is given the task of serving as his mentor and conscience. This is undoubtedly not a children's animated film, despite its humorous and charming portions. 

In contrast to the Disney version in which Pinocchio waltzes into town, del Toro depicts the scene where Pinocchio is introduced to the local inhabitants during Sunday mass as being appropriately odd as a wooden puppet coming to life would be. "I wanted him to end up in the chapel, like a complete oddity," del Toro said.

The film also has a tiny, squat, frightening Benito Mussolini who, according to del Toro, appears on screen in a super-stretch limo with Tex Avery influences. Pinocchio is "shot the puppet" by the fascist dictator's thugs, who then take him to meet Death in the hereafter. Even though it's obviously a little spooky the first time, Pinocchio actually makes multiple trips to the afterlife and it ends up becoming a running joke. 

In this telling of the tale, Geppetto's yearning for a happily ever after is very different from Pinocchio's arrival. The perplexed woodcarver is overpowered by Pinocchio's energy and passion, and the puppet is more of a burden than a gift. Even after becoming accustomed to the reality that his puppet has a life of its own, Geppetto still displays disappointment and despair.

After all, Pinocchio is not Carlo. The movie takes place in a variety of locations, including the pair's mountain town, a traveling circus, a fascist training camp, and, of course, the interior of a gigantic sea monster. The main voyage of the movie, however, is an emotional one as Pinocchio and Geppetto come to accept and love one another. Gregory Mann, a talented young performer, deserves praise for both singing and voicing Carlo and Pinocchio in the movie.