Without a psychoanalytic lens, this film has nothing to offer. The slow start, the disturbing sequences, and the depicted misery contribute to an unpleasant and annoying watch.
With a psychoanalytic lens, Pinocchio’s adventures turn into an archetypal story of an adolescent’s journey towards adulthood, which deeply reaches into psychological and philosophical ideas. It is honestly incredible how well the story functions on that fundamental level.
But even with the few elements and motifs I know, I could not deconstruct what…
