Guillermo del Toro on Pinocchio, disobedience as a virtue and why he says death is a beautiful thing
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Pinocchio was a huge influence on Guillermo del Toro growing up. Now, the Oscar-winning director is telling the classic children's story in his own way. He joined Tom Power to tell us how disobedience influenced his version of Pinocchio, why he wanted to set the film against the backdrop of Mussolini's fascist Italy and why he decided to use stop-motion.
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"Every boy is a real boy, every kid is a real kid. Parents have a hard time becoming a real parent." Somehow this just brought the tears back, this movie is so beautiful 🥲
@cocasurfboards
Жыл бұрын
This only sentence says it all. 😭🥰
@niRtywa_starcvnt
5 ай бұрын
I want to hug GDT
This man is just filled with humility, kindness and empathy. So inspirational just to listen to him speak.
@40studios95
Жыл бұрын
@@Indarknessyeshallknowthem I’ve been a VFX artist for 15 years, you just literally described every single director/studio I’ve worked for. I wouldn’t expect any different from such an amazing artist director, with all due respect maybe you are in the wrong industry.
@xv621
Жыл бұрын
A very GOOD HOMBRE INDEED
@xv621
Жыл бұрын
@@Indarknessyeshallknowthem cry baby...be happy that he uses you! You must be American ( spoil)
@leanneclements143
Жыл бұрын
Agree
@prototype8137
Жыл бұрын
Lol... 9k bot.
I can’t get over how poetic Del Toro expresses himself. I understand he’s a writer and clearly very wise but it’s incredible how it comes out of him so casually.
@cinematicmike5323
Жыл бұрын
This what I love. Can’t get enough
@PassengerMX
Жыл бұрын
He is actually translating quite literally from how some mexicans talk. If you were familiar with mexicans for some time, you'll come across moments where people open up about their supernatural experiences and/or life philosophy who talk just like he does, but in spanish.
@hectormendoza7261
Жыл бұрын
Even more impressive that english is his second language, and he still manages to express himself very eloquently. If you like the way he talks in english, he speaks even more poetic in spanish.
@billyalarie929
Жыл бұрын
That doesn’t happen without an exorbitant amount of humility, a pristine self awareness, and an absolute desire to be enamored with everything about life, good and bad.
@magalazambrano3436
Жыл бұрын
He is pure genious and warm hearted! 😊
The world is so much better with GDT in it. To be on this earth while he makes his stories for us to watch, is a gift.
What a wonderful person. My father died about a month ago to Leukemia; I couldn't bring myself to play God of War (story of a son trying to save his father, essentially) because I felt like it would be too much. Watched Pinocchio instead and was absolutely destroyed. Don't think I've ever cried so hard. With that said it made dealing with his death so much easier- I felt everything he says here about death being inevitable and "beautiful" and accepting that life continues and how we live on in story. Perhaps one of the most genuine creators out there.
@CyclesSomething
Жыл бұрын
I lost my mother two months ago and playing god of war is what helped me through this as the game is about a mother who's death paves the way for her family to survive.
@marierika2012
Жыл бұрын
Sorry 😞 for your loss. I loved and lost my father as well. I miss him everyday.
@phantasm8180
Жыл бұрын
❤
Tarantino saying the most violent film he saw was Bambi😂😭 same here
@Play4Vida
Жыл бұрын
LOL, As a kid i had a lump in my throat from how terrible it was! watching the mom die, I felt like crying.. someone help her!
@halloweenallyearround4889
Жыл бұрын
@@Play4Vida I hated watching movies as a small kid. Lion King, Bambi, Dumbo, The Land Before Time... So much intense anxiety and loss. Jesus.
The more I watch Guillermo del Toro's movies, and the more I hear him, the more I love him. Pure wisdom and love. Greetings from Mexico City!
I've had the pleasure of meeting Guillermo several times and not only is he a very articulate man, he is quite arguably the kindest and friendliest individual in all of Hollywood. He deserves all the success he's achieving. Felicidades, Guillermo.
Blind, unquestioning obedience to “authority” is NOT a virtue, no matter how much that authority tries to pound this myth into our heads. Something we all need to keep in mind. Bravo Guillermo!
I could listen to this man talk for hours
What a beautiful, rich interview, last minutes when del Toro was talking about how he feels after winning an Oscar just moved me.
Every single interview with Guillermo del Toro -my fellow Mexican- is an absolute beauty, just poetry. I feel very proud to say this man truly represents the Mexican spirit.
@oscarm.4078
Жыл бұрын
He's human like everyone else has nothing to do with race
@sofisa11
Жыл бұрын
@@oscarm.4078 - Who is talking about race? 🤔
He is so genuine. This was a great interview. I wish they circled back around to the Pinocchio-Frankenstein connection - would have been great to listen to :)
@sarahkphousse9458
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that frase opened my mind in a second! That's why we need this man to give us some clues to grow up and see the life like and a circle where everything is connected
@billyalarie929
Жыл бұрын
That’s right!!! I knew there was something incomplete, and it was that. I was waiting for that and we never got it!!!!!
Man……what a conversation……..Guillermo is just brilliant.
I can hear 3 hours of Guillermo just talking, he is soo genuine, and his understanding of Religion, death and humanity is soo amazing to hear, I wish someday meet him and James Cameron, these 2 are heroes to me.
@billyalarie929
Жыл бұрын
The clarity of his understanding is just unmatched.
Guillermo lives in the spiritual realm, he translates it into the material world in movies. He explains it so well I think even the skeptical can understand.
Love, love , love this interview. I don't know if it's because I'm Mexican but, I really understand the way he describes his way of thinking, that I agree with him 100%. The older we get, life and death's perceptions change and at the same time, remained the same. The fear about death (thank God) diminishes and/or disappears. I'll be watching Cronos and his version of the new Pinocchio movie . It's kind of weird that just before I started watching this video, I noticed a red bag, next to my bed, given to me by "Specialty Auto Works" store (now closed) named Chronos. Hummm. Great video. Congratulations to the both of you.
Living legend
He is something else, such a great guy and storyteller....
One scene from his Pan's Labyrinth movie that I hear people say "Why didn't Ofelia listen to the Faun? She's so dumb"(when she eats fron thr Pale Man's table), well, the whole movie is about disobedience and when the characters disobey, and why that might be. That scene has always been with me
@jocelynmarin1609
Жыл бұрын
I love that movie! That’s when I discovered about Guillermo del torro
He did great, and deserves every bit of praise he’s receiving for this masterpiece.
this Guillermo's work is a poem, really we proud of you 🇲🇽
♥️Love Guillermo DelToro… Absolutely loved this conversation.♥️ at 21:32.. that’s me too😂🤣😂 and at 24:39. I loved Guillermo’s answered… 💔you feel a belonging, it heals the hair line fracture in your heart 💔and never comes back..WOW!!♥️ as as a Mexican myself 🇲🇽Thank you for representing us Mr. Del Toro as one of the greatest in the Film/Movie/Hollywood Industries🇲🇽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🏆🏆🏆👏🏼👏🏼🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
GDT has worked on some of my favourite films in some way and he's truly one of the best in the industry. This was such a delight to watch.
Caught myself smiling throughout the interview. Anyone else?
What a wonderful man, I love the perspective on parenting and Pinocchio...and pretty much everything else he said was inspiring and thought provoking. Tom as ever, I love the way you interview folks; warm and genuine...not like the plastic style hollywood host "hey everyone look at me! I m funny!" style that some other people adopt. Each to their own of course, but ya...really enjoyed this, thank you!
This movie (and del Toro) is amazing, so touching. Pinocchio reminds me so much of my son...he has a free, curious spirit and could easily be characterized as naughty or disobedient. But he is one of the most loving, empathetic children I've ever met and his inclination to question things or stray off course doesn't seem to come from a place of rebelling for no reason, but out of sheer curiosity and a lust for life. I cried throughout the movie because it felt so close to my heart 🤍🤍
I love Guillermo, he's such a sweet soul! Total film nerd just like me too!
Fantastic interview! I feel like I know Guillermo more intimately than any other interview I’ve seen. Bravo Tom! Fantastic!
I can listen to him talk alllll day
In a way He answers so many life questions for me... I just cried.. Love and admiration for Guillermo
What a lovely interview! I felt this in the heart. ❤️
Icon living
I can listen this man...hours!!
Increíble entrevista, Guillermo del toro es un gran maestro en contar grandiosas historias que se quedan con nosotros.
He is really intelligent, sensible, educated and humble in how he lives his life. It is beautiful to hear him explain all these connections with Mexican mythology in relation to life and death, which I find really inspiring. An amazing human being.
I love the way he talks about things we all think about, and makes it ok.
After listening to this interview I would really like to watch his Pinocchio. I guess I might have to get Netflix again!
@johnlittle3430
Жыл бұрын
Best film of 2022.
This movie You made sir brought a Holy light to darkness that we encounter..and the power of faith and love they prevail. My heart was left with a glow watching this in the theater 2 times. Story is visually gorgeous and the music as well..all brilliant. Thank you Guillermo 🤍
Though Del Toro is one of my favorite directors imo he doesnt have too many pure masterpieces but i gotta say i think this is his best film yet and everything hes talking about in this interview is totally conveyed in the movie. i mustve cried like 4 different times throughout it
That was one of the most amazing interviews I've ever watched in my life, wow
@billyalarie929
Жыл бұрын
Truly a treasure trove of wisdom to take from it. Absolutely extraordinary.
I like how his verbal explanations. I wish my vocabulary and intellect was that good.
@billyalarie929
Жыл бұрын
The point is you understood him. That’s all you need.
@anagomez9620
Жыл бұрын
@@billyalarie929 I wish you were my 4th grade teacher teaching me math .
What a pleasure is listening this man speaking ❤
Increíble éste fenomenal director.
I had never seen Pinocchio until I was older, and instantly, it became my favorite out of all the Disney movies. Now, GDT Pinocchio has become one of my favorite films, a true piece of art.
A work of art. A masterpiece. A thrill, and A pleasure.
there is a couple frames in this movie that are so powerful that it can be a painting. its when we get a lonely geppetto obviously heartbroken walking alone in the rain then to our right we see a bunch of posters of fascism then under a picture of Mussolini bearly visible we see a happy Pinocchio and he has to move the poster of Mussolini out of the way to see his son. what i get from it is that you have to move hate out of the way and accept love, God this is so beatiful Thank you Guillermo this was truly wonderful
He is true inspiration, every time I listen Guillermo I learn something. his knowledge and humbleness tech me that no matter were you are standing, you always have to be your self and never pretend to be some one else.
Such a sweet and wise person. Always great to hear him talk, this was a very good interview.
Does anyone else wish they could be friends w/ him? 😂 Like I could hear him talk for hours. A genius and a chill seaming guy. Dream blunt rotation lol
@Missjunebugfreak
Жыл бұрын
Not just you. I also find Guillermo so charming, genuine, intelligent. I think it would be great to have a long conversation with him about random topics. He's a brilliant man.
Great interview!! 👍♥️
Omg I love this interview ❤❤❤❤
One word about this interview: SUBLIME! Thanks for taking and sharing this magnificent interview!
Beautiful conversation 🎄🎁a gift to humanity 🦉
What a great interview
I have a degree in Film but I've never seen a Del Toro one. His style just didn't appeal to me, although _The Shape of Water_ is on my To See list. Now I'm wanting to listen to or watch every long-form interview with him (especially previous q) and finally prioritize seeing his work. What a fascinating person!
@arturoucalderon
Жыл бұрын
Pan’s Labyrinth is his masterpiece in my opinion
@303TAG303
Жыл бұрын
I watched him In a Spanish film class. the only Mexican director on the list
@chineishon
Жыл бұрын
@@303TAG303 who else was on that list?
@303TAG303
Жыл бұрын
@@chineishon Luis Buñuel, Carlos Saura and Pedro Almodovar are some of the ones I remember
@MercenaryBlackWaterz
Жыл бұрын
@@303TAG303 Why would Guillermo be on that list? He's not Spanish. Mexico btw had the best film industry in the Spanish speaking world, the only one to ever compete with Hollywood in the 40's and 50's. Still today there are Mexican directors in Hollywood: Cuaron, Gonzalez Inarritu, Del Toro . Are there any Spanish ones?
Loved this!
What a wonderful interview full of respect and wisdom. Thanks for let him answer Whit no pressure like others programs, because we can understand a little better that beautiful man that is Guillermo del Toro.
Wonderful interview!!
Beautiful interview.
Another remarkable masterpiece for me
What a wonderful man. Insightful, intelligent and interesting.
Loved the movie and this interview! Both are wonderful and rich! 😍😍😍
Incredible
great interview. great questions. marvelous, personal answers.
4:53 man this is beautiful. just a perfect idea and analogy
What a great interview. GdT is such an eloquent and intelligent artist. Not only are his films great, but his personality itself is so deep and well educated and well read. He's a great storyteller and a rare gem in the world of show business.
Great interview!
Love Guillermo del Toro! He is a true artist and one of my absolute favorite movie creators in recent time.
It's amazing to see a free Soul, shining through a physical body so clear and bright. He is inspired, in spirit. If you read through the comments, you can tell that people feel his presence. He is a wise mystic with an uncanny ability to tell stories and visually manifest his visions. He has surrendered and the universe is providing. Y como Mexicano, me revienta el corazón de amor y orgullo. 🇲🇽 Un placer encontrarlos en vida.
What a great freaking interview.
I really enjoyed his telling of Pinnochio and cinematically it was beautiful
Guillermo is an extraordinary & sensitive person who has managed to "humanize" his monsters (Amphibian man, the Geek, the Faun, Hellboy...) in a very particular manner, showing us that maybe we are the real monsters...
We mexicans are so proud of Guillermo
Thank you
I love stories and he can tell stories very good. I just watched Pinocchio and I was very moved. I highly recommend it.
The audio quality in this video shoukd be the standard for all podcasts.
"If something never ends, it never begun!
He was inspired by Disney's Pinocchio and ended up outgoing them on the same property in the same year. It was meant to be
He is such a great dude
Best movie ever! Loved it!
eres grande guillermo, te amamos
Great!
disney and older animated films were really intense for me as a kid in the 80's in ways that modern offerings just aren't. They were pulling less punches, trying to show things and tells stories that just don't get shown nowadays. to quote Peter Pan "Dying would be the greatest adventure" can you imagine that in a kid's movie now ??
Disobedience can be a virtue in many cases but although it may express a great cause it can also cause self destruction because others cannot accept it especially those with power
The interviewer did an amazing job here
Great dirctor🌹🌹🌹
I was very touched by Pinocchio, preferring it to The Shape of Water. Bravo Maestro!
Yes. He is right about early Disney movies and how darkness existed within them. I’m 48 and I still have trouble watching the original Pinocchio and Dumbo too!
Greatest filmmaker alive ! Period .
Close your eyes and guillermo suddenly transforms into uncle Iroh from avatar
@kcufhctib204
Жыл бұрын
I can hear it.
Does anyone know which Fairy Tale he's talking about at 20:38 ?
Tom Power needs some Universal History classes. Guillermo del Toro chiquito mi amor!
GDT is eloquent as always here and his ideas on his Pinocchio are really quite strong. I wish they were as strongly conveyed in the film as it is here through Del Toro talking about it. I just think as time has gone one, he's lost a bit of his edge and is a bit clumsier when it comes to making his films. I find myself liking sequences and ideas in his later work more than the actual show or film itself. I think all his films post-Pan's Labyrinth suffer from a host of issues from dialogue, pacing, narrative, and tone that don't seem to be improving or correcting itself. Despite his eye for design being as strong as ever, his current work certainly lack a finesse and polish I think his earlier stuff had (certainly his first three films).
@jaLimon-zr8qi
Жыл бұрын
hahhaahha stfu. Go to sleep.
I've never listened to some one be so eloquent in their second language!
❤
This guy is the Gabriel Garcia Marquez of cinema.
... he is beautiful
Thank God for GDT
Great movie , please do your version of Conan the Barbarian with all the fantastic creatures to help rescue that story. Regards
@Kyrieru
Жыл бұрын
Gonna need a damn good composer to match the original's music though, for sure. A conan movie with bland music would be pretty depressing.