Pinocchio2022

The journey to become a real boy is not one of self-denial but of self-realization. In our journey to celebrate those who are different, we have forgotten that people can, must, and should change. We are all (hopefully) in a constant state of flux, trying to improve ourselves every day. When Pinocchio becomes real, it’s because of a change in him, not because of his father’s desire.  Zemeckis-fest These live-action remakes only exist to justify their own existence, and this is definitely guilty of that, there is no doubt. Superfluous content added for “depth” and “clarity”. It’s just not necessary. That is the difference between something like this and The Witches. There is already a narrative when it comes to these Disney remakes that they are solely cash-grab slop meant to appeal to Brian-dead Disney adult nostalgia addicts. The only part I enjoyed was Honest John and Gideon because they are just good and fun characters. Everything else is a blatant copy or needlessly changed. There are also new songs, but it never feels like a real musical.  It’s just bland, and I don’t get the point of any of these. At least this one is perhaps only a misunderstanding of the original as opposed to Lilo and Stitch, which is just blatantly disrespectful and insulting. But no one needs or should watch this.