Unlike the lighthearted tone of previous adaptations, del Toro begins with a devastating prologue set during World War I.
The most significant thematic shift is the setting: 1930s Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini. Review: Pinocchio (Guillermo del Toro, 2022) subtitrare Guillermo.del.Toros.Pinocchio.2022.W...
: Geppetto loses his son, Carlo, in an aerial bombing, grounding the entire film in a cycle of grief. Unlike the lighthearted tone of previous adaptations, del
: The film introduces the character of Death (sister to the Wood Sprite), who explains that life is precious only because it ends. Pinocchio's immortality is initially a curse that prevents him from being "real" until he chooses to sacrifice it for love. Disobedience as a Virtue 2022) : Geppetto loses his son