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"Don't lie, or your nose will get longer."
This admonition is so classic that we all heard it when we were young, and the source is from the famous fairy tale Pinocchio (also known as Pinocchio).
About the story of this little puppet, everyone is familiar with it, film and television adaptations are also endless, the Italian live-action version of the movie "Pinocchio" is just today, June 1 Children's Day landed in domestic theaters, dedicated to the children who have celebrated the festival.
This classic fairy tale was born in Italy in 1880, hundreds of years ago. Animation giant Disney first brought it to the big screen in 1940, and in 80 years, different film and television versions of Pinocchio's image have appeared.
After so long on fire, why is it still not angry? After this Italian live-action version, there are several new works of the same name that will be released.
What did the Italian live-action version shoot?
Pinocchio is not a simple children's story, in 19th-century Italian children's literature is a positive image of the child as the protagonist, and it is the first time to use a flawed child as the protagonist, contrary to tradition.
The setting of the story on the child is not "human nature is good", in the case of Pinocchio, he is full of unruly natural nature, which needs to be corrected and perfected through education the day after tomorrow.
The puppet Pinocchio was originally a mischievous, wayward child, playful and skipping school, greedy and deceived, because of the long nose of lying, and later became a donkey, and finally he experienced an adventure in the belly of a large whale, successfully rescued the carpenter father trapped in it, he also gradually became brave, honest, hardworking, filial piety, love of learning, and became a really good child.
After having these excellent qualities, Pinocchio changed from a puppeteer to a living person, when the "material nature" has "humanity", from fantasy to reality, the growth process of this character deeply affects the growth concepts and values of the majority of children.
This is the enduring charm of Pinocchio.
The Italian live-action version of "Pinocchio" adapted from this also has great respect for the original work, basically constructing the plot according to the original story content, which is equivalent to repeating the original text through images.
Italy has filmed many versions of "Pinocchio" before this, and Robert Bernini, who plays Pinocchio's father, directed and starred in the live-action comedy "Pinocchio" in 2002, but unfortunately the box office and word of mouth were tragically waterloo.
The new version of this remake is more prominent in the design of the scene kimono, finely restoring the classic scenes and characters in fairy tales, and the painting style is biased towards realism on the basis of fantasy.
Robert Bernini
But it is also caught in the "uncanny valley effect", the puppet Pinocchio has a pair of human eyes, the more realistic his wood grain, the more visually terrifying, as well as the elderly Mr. Cricket, as well as the tuna with the body of the mermaid, all have this perception problem.
Director Matteo Galloni has directed "The Story of the Story", "Gomora", "Kennel Horror" and other artistic and authorial works, and has been shortlisted for the Cannes International Film Festival many times, but his personal style cannot be seen in "Pinocchio", floating in mediocrity and mainstream.
The most memorable version of Pinocchio's story is Disney's Pinocchio, the second animated feature film disney has produced after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
It has drastically deleted and adapted the original content in the form of a traditional three-act play, such as setting Mr. Cricket as Pinocchio's "conscience", guiding him to distinguish between right and wrong, stringing together the whole story, adding characters such as Philip the Kitten, and the whole work is more childlike, more childish in style, and pleasing to children.
In 1940, just after the outbreak of World War II, far from the battlefield on the other side of the Atlantic, North America is still a scene of song and dance. Pinocchio also continued the glory of Snow White, grossing nearly 40 million at a cost of 2.6 million, and after two re-screenings in 1984 and 1992, the cumulative comprehensive box office exceeded 80 million.
Since then, the film adaptation of Pinocchio's fairy tales has been continuous. This story has both an innocent side and a dark side, both fantasy style and practical significance, complex and diverse performance elements, and market value, which many filmmakers regard as a treasure trove of creation.
Three more Pinocchio in the future?
Hollywood has made Pinocchio a big IP, and a number of projects adapted from this story theme are under development, among which it is expected to land on the big screen in 2022.
The first is Disney, from "Alice in Wonderland", "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Mulan" to the "Little Mermaid" that is being produced, "Pinocchio", like these classic fairy tale animations made by Disney, cannot escape the fate of live-action adaptations.
The film's director has gone through a lot of twists and turns, from "American Beauty", "1917" director Sam Mendes, "Paddington Bear" series director Paul King, to the current "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis, the script is written by "Miracle Boy".
Zemeckis's "Who Framed Roger rabbit" in the 80s was the first live-action film in film history to combine animation, setting a precedent for genres, and the recent "Tom and Jerry" and "Slam Dunk in the Air 2" also followed this model. As an innovator of modern animation technology, Zemeckis is certainly the right person to direct Pinocchio.
Preview of the scene in the pilot trailer for Disney's live-action Pinocchio
However, he has not done much in recent years, and the previous work "The Witch" has a poor evaluation, "Pinocchio" is a return to the technical field he is good at, hoping to have an innovative breakthrough. Tom Hanks, who has worked with him on Forrest Gump and Polar Express, will also join as Pinocchio's father.
The "Black Version of the Little Mermaid" is already on the way, and the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio will also be played by black actress Cynthia Aliver, and the animated version of the classic song "When You Wish Upon A Star" will be reinterpreted, and the film is currently steadily advancing.
On the other side is Warner Bros., which in 2012 was rumored to be filming a live-action version of Pinocchio, the earliest version of which was paired with "Gothic" director Tim Burton and "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr. It is rumored that Downey will also play two roles, playing both Pinocchio and Pinocchio's father, from the story perspective to the casting strategy.
After Tim Burton withdrew, it was rumored that Paul Thomas Anderson and the famous comedian Ben Stiller took over the direction, and it was not until 2016 that it was decided that "A Beautiful Mind" and "Fast Winds" director Ron Howard would take over.
Over the years, Downey's Avengers series has been completed with 4 films, and Ron Howard's project has continued, but there is no news about the production of this film. It can be judged that Warner's live-action version of "Pinocchio" should be in a state of streaming.
Downey's version of Pinocchio was suspended
There is also a version of the stop-motion animation version produced by Netflix, which is difficult to predict and perhaps the most potential in this increasingly difficult to play novelty.
Guillermo del Toro, director and writer of Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, said he had wanted to make this film since he could remember, roughly between Hellboy 2: The Golden Legion in 2008 and Pacific Rim in 2013.
Pilot poster for the stop-motion animated version of Pinocchio
Set in Italy in the 1930s, a time when fascism was on the rise, when the simple fairy tales entered a repressive political context, Toro's usual dark winds and metaphors would surely give Pinocchio a new coat.
Judging from the exposed human settings and scene pilot preview materials, the painting style is fresh and interesting, full of strange and uneasy colors. In expression, it touches on "more complex realities, more complex ethical issues." It's more of a story for young people than for young children. ”
Toro added, "I think Pinocchio is a good opportunity to talk about disobedience. Obedience is not a virtue, but a burden. Disobedience is the seed of reason—it is the ideal way to acquire one's own soul. I think this could be an interesting story backdrop for Pinocchio, if we set it in the rise of Mussolini, an interesting period for puppets who refused to obey."
The original story teaches children to learn to be brave, honest, and not selfish, and the stop-motion animation version may add elements to resist the rule of darkness. In other words, it would be closer to a political movie, similar to Pan's Labyrinth.
The Italian philosopher Benedetto once commented on the original: "The piece of wood used to carve Pinocchio is actually human beings themselves." "This story actually has an implicit concern for the superstructure, the exposure of inequality between the rich and the poor, and the criticism of the injustice of the judicial department, which are all expressions beyond children's understanding, and this stop-motion animation version may amplify this level."
The production of the film has experienced many difficulties, 17 years due to financial problems, 19 years of restart production, originally planned to be released this year, but the production of stop-motion animation is notoriously expensive and time-consuming, it is estimated that there will be another wait.
Predictably, it won't be the kind of family-friendly nature that Disney has traditionally had, nor will it be the latest Italian live-action version of the original story. We expect to see a subversive "Pinocchio", an unconventional "Pinocchio".
/ Interactive with Prizes /
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