![]() ![]() ![]() Even in ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Geppetto easily realizes that Pinocchio is not saying the truth when the wooden puppet lies. The particular detail garnered immense attention upon the release of Walt Disney Productions’ 1940 adaptation of the novel, titled ‘Pinocchio.’ In the film, Collodi’s concept is expanded as the Blue Fairy tells Pinocchio that his lies can be “as plain as the nose on your face.” The Blue Fairy’s words make it clear that the growing nose represents the uselessness of lies. However, Collodi apparently didn’t consider the growing nose as a significant part of his character since there are other instances in his novel where Pinocchio lies without his nose growing. The writer might have used “growing nose” to portray how the wooden puppet resorted to lies repeatedly even when it is evident that they are lies. Since Collodi’s novel is ultimately about a “brat” that eventually attains maturity, explicit lies are an integral part of Pinocchio’s character. In the novel, a fairy differentiates lies as ones that have “short legs” and “long noses.” While the reference to the “short legs” is based on an Italian proverb that expresses that lies cannot travel far, the reference to the “long nose” was seemingly conceived by Collodi himself.Ĭollodi seemingly used the reference to indicate that certain lies, including the lies Pinocchio says, are explicitly recognized as lies, whereas the lies that are “short legs” may succeed in fooling people for a short while. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ is a retelling of Carlo Collodi’s novel ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio.’ Several sayings and proverbs that were or are associated with Tuscan oral tradition influenced the Italian writer to conceive his novel. ![]()
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