Gobbledygeek episode 490, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts.
Is that a tree branch on your face, or are you just lying to me? An extra-long Gobbledygeek season finale takes root with a discussion of Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s new stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio. Paul and Arlo discuss the numerous ways del Toro has made Carlo Collodi’s immortal tale his own, chiefly by making it a study of mortality–oh, and fascism too. The boys rave about Ewan McGregor’s take on the Cricket, the awe-inspiring puppetry and animation on display, and Arlo’s pot-addled epiphany. Plus, tributes to Angelo Badalamenti and Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, as well as a look at the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer.
NEXT: happy holidays, y’all. We’ll be back in 2023.
BREAKDOWN
- 00:00:45 – Intro
- 00:17:18 – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- 02:10:16 – Our brief, incomplete list of Best of 2022
- 02:33:17 – Outro / Next
LINKS
- “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Reconceptualizes What it Means to be a ‘Real Boy’” by Mustafa Yasar II, IGN
- “Guillermo Del Toro Shows Why Entertainment & Children Are Fascism’s Greatest Tools” by Pramit Chatterjee, Digital Mafia Talkies
MUSIC
- “Twin Peaks Theme” by Angelo Badalamenti, Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (1990)
- “Big Baby Il Duce March” by Gregory Mann, Pinocchio (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) (2022)
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