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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pinocchio (1940) |
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Geppetto, a kindly but lonely puppet maker, longs for a real boy. His wishes come true one night when he awakens to find, with great alarm, that puppet Pinocchio is walking and talking. Thence begin the adventures of Pinnocchio. A beautiful fairy tells him what he must do to become a real boy. Accompanied by his sidekick, the dashing, crooner voiced Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio ventures out into the provincial Italian town, and overcomes the perils of temptation, sloth, vice, and fear, making him worthy, in the end, to be what humble Geppetto dreamed of all along, a son of his own.
--Damon LaBarbera, Ph.D., Resident Scholar
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Sixty years before Drew Carey helped bring this classic tale to life, Disney put its own animated magic in Pinocchio. The title character starts out as a wooden puppet whose nose grows every time he tells a lie, but he learns his lesson and becomes a real boy! Jiminy Cricket and Gepetto are also featured here, and there is a fantastic scene in which they chase Monstro the whale. The film also features the song When You Wish Upon a Star.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pinocchio (1940) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Bioformed into another form of life
- object/animal made human
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- An "It".
Profession/status:
- slave
Age:
- a kid
Has special powers?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- animal
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- trader
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- white/grey
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- skinny (man)
Ethnicity
- White
- Italian
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Water?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Small town?
Yes
Small Island?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Tone of movie
- upbeat
- funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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