The temptations the fairy warned against seem to be affecting even our guide. Pinocchio is an instant success in the theater to such an extent, Jiminy Cricket starts to doubt himself. Honest John Foulfellow whose very name screams of irony. In fact, he is well on his way until the first two villains we meet take him away and convince him to become an actor in the theater. Or are they? Pinocchio has every intention of going to school. The rest of the lies are told by Pinocchio. “Oh, sword of truth fly swift and sure, that evil die and good endure.” Is it impossible that a Prince armed with a sword and shield and backed by three fairies can defeat a dragon? Is it impossible that seven angry dwarves can defeat an old witch who unfortunately lacks her usual Potions? Is it impossible that a street rat can trick a mad sorcerer into becoming a genie by taking advantage of his pride? Last but not least, is it impossible that Paris successfully revolts against a crazed judge who decided to bring the fight to their most precious cathedral in the square? In Pinocchio, it only gets harder. In other words, Pinocchio must complete a task which is perhaps more impossible than any protagonist has ever had to complete in a Disney movie.
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No human in the movie acts like this so it must be assumed that the Blue Fairy wants Pinocchio to be that model. The Blue Fairy gives Pinocchio what is basically to be seen as the model for a live human being, which is a lie. What was it Jiminy said about a conscience? People do not listen to their conscience, the vast majority of humans in the movie are terrible, even kids Pinocchio’s own age go astray, and Pinocchio is nonetheless asked to become the lone light in a sea of darkness. Not in the conventional sense but lies nonetheless, lies in the sense that the Blue Fairy tells Pinocchio to prove himself in ways no other person in the movie could. These lines hold, from the beginning till the end as the most important and oft-spoken lines in the movie. That’s just the trouble with the world today.” “ that still small voice that people won’t listen. “And always let your conscience be your guide.”Īnd our favorite little cricket, Jiminy explains in eloquent words… “Prove yourself brave, truthful and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy.”
Disney’s first Fairy might actually be a liar. This is what leads us to the first lie of the movie and ironically it is not told by Pinocchio. However, this is as far as she goes before laying the burden on Pinocchio to prove himself before being made of flesh and blood.
She decides that Gepetto deserves to have his wish granted, and gives Pinocchio the gift of life. The wish is granted by none other than our basic deus ex machina, the Blue Fairy. He wishes that his puppet would come to life. But the man who lives alone with his cat and goldfish has the craziest wish ever. This creation is a puppet he names Pinocchio. When the movie starts, it begins with the famous When you Wish Upon a Star sequence and skip to Gepetto finishing his latest wooden creation. To see this, every last truth, lie, lesson, virtue and villain Pinocchio has to offer must be examined. In Pinocchio, the truth does hurt and partly because its messages are not implicit at all. The truth hurts, especially when it is implicit. That movie, for its lesson, tells a whole pack of truths to an extent it hurts. What is the first thing that comes to mind about Pinocchio? ‘Don’t lie’ or something along those lines, perhaps his status as a puppet, and it is a shame because there is so much more to that movie. Pinocchio is known, far and wide as the puppet who strived to become a boy, who learned to live up to the qualities required of a real boy: to be ‘brave, truthful and unselfish.’ His quest is the primary plot with deviations and digressions, telling the story so realistically it puts modern kids to shame. Pinocchio is probably the darkest of all Disney films. No Disney movie dared to attempt what Pinocchio did. It took enough liberties with their storytelling to an extent that even the artists behind the Hunchback of Notre Dame did not dare to attempt. However, one Disney movie sets itself apart from the rest. Some of them were darker than others with Hunchback of Notre Dame usually taking the cake, some even putting Black Cauldron and Sleeping Beauty up on that special pedestal.
Usually, there is something to be seen in many Disney movies ranging from the 1930’s to the 1990’s. Walt Disney is known for making high-grossing animated movies before and after the death of its founder Walt Disney himself. The Darker Corners of Pinocchio Not as welcoming as it looks
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