so <\/em>emotional.<\/p>\nBut when I watched Nightmare Alley, <\/em>I realized that a lot of the emotions I felt during Pinocchio <\/em>were carried over into Nightmare Alley. <\/em>They are two very different films, for two very different audiences (unless you\u2019re like me, a pure cinephile), but I often found myself feeling the same amount of thrilling pleasure and intensity watching Nightmare Alley <\/em>as I did Pinocchio, <\/em>because del Toro was able to craft what happened in the film in such a way that I was on the edge of my seat.<\/p>\nIt was then that I realized Nightmare Alley <\/em>had surpassed my top spot. To create a good thriller, you have to dive deep <\/em>into the mental state of the viewer. You, as a writer and director, must discover what makes the brain tick. And when I realized I was feeling a lot of the same feelings I felt during Pinocchio <\/em>as I watched this film, it really did shift my perspective.<\/p>\nThe Nightmare Alley <\/em>cast was a big reason as to why. They did such a good job portraying these characters that now, I find it almost hard to separate them from their real-life counterparts. The story hooked me instantly, and the feelings were everywhere. Just an utter amount of craft poured into this film. I might be crazy comparing it to Pinocchio, <\/em>but hey, it\u2019s what I felt.<\/p>\n\n\nCredit: Searchlight Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
It’s A Shame That It Came Out During A Time Where Not As Many People Saw The Film In Theaters<\/h2>\n This is the biggest tragedy of them all. This film came out during a time when hardly anyone was going to the theaters, back in December 2021. The only thing that really came out during that time that made a serious splash was Spider-Man: No Way Home <\/em>and all its fan service.<\/p>\nNightmare Alley <\/em>was part of a slew of Academy Award-winning features that came out, which were not as widely seen because they were in theaters. This included Steve Spielberg\u2019s West Side Story, Licorice Pizza, <\/em>and more. Some great ones were released on streaming that earned a lot of praise, but it makes me sad that Nightmare Alley <\/em>never got that same amount back then, due to the theater situation post-COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\nEither way, at least now it\u2019s available to watch online, and it\u2019s one of those films that I must <\/em>recommend you watch. It\u2019s really not scary, and features some incredible moments of cinematography and acting that I really <\/em>think deserve way more love and attention.<\/p>\nHonestly, del Toro has another film releasing in 2025, Frankenstein, <\/em>so you might as well check out his last live-action film in the meantime. I\u2019m going to go and rewatch it for fun, if you don\u2019t mind me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Netflix So if you know me, you know I\u2019m a big Guillermo del Toro fan. I have been for many years. I have watched all of Guillermo del Toro\u2019s movies at length, have talked about any new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1951468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[103955,341584,341585],"class_list":["post-1951467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-guillermo-del-toro","tag-nightmare-alley","tag-steven-spielberg-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/I-Did-A-Guillermo-Del-Toro-Marathon-For-The-First.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1951468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}