The movie is about a man called Geppetto who builds a wooden puppet boy and calls him Pinocchio. He takes him to shows at the circus and performs with him. One day Pinocchio comes to life, and Geppetto continues performing with him while living with him as his son. Pinocchio begins to lie, and his nose starts to grow. Someone deceives Pinocchio into running away, with the promise of gold coins. He runs away and begins to earn gold coins while his father and creator Geppetto stays behind searching for him. On his way, Pinocchio meets a magical talking cricket who advises him to go back home, but Pinocchio ignores him. Finally, Pinocchio's gets into trouble and ends up burning off his feet as he rests in front of a fire. Geppetto finds him with the help of Jiminy Cricket. He forgives him and builds him new feet, and Pinocchio becomes a real boy (Zipes, 1996).
The movie has a strong moral lesson which points out the consequences of disobedience. I also find the demonstration of magic and the special effects it brings out in the movie making it more enjoyable. However, I do not like the selective application of magic since it does not help much especially when it is needed most such as in case of Geppetto. Moreover, we also see some errors in the movie. For instance, at some point Pinocchio tells the truth, but still his nose continues grows and yet the nose was only supposed to grow when he tells a lie. I also find it odd that Jiminy only helps Geppetto find Pinocchio when Pinocchio is in trouble.
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The movie is slightly different from the Disney book because of it has more characters compared to those found in the book. In the original film, Pinocchio kills Jiminy Cricket when he advises him to go back home. There are also more instances where Pinocchio gets in trouble when his friends try to get his gold coins from him compared to those described in the Disney book (Zipes, 1996).
I recommend this movie to fans of animations and fairy tales. It is a great movie to watch with children as it teaches the importance of obedience and demonstrates the unconditional love of a parent.
References
Zipes, J. D. (1996). Towards a theory of the fairy-tale film: The case of Pinocchio. The Lion and the Unicorn, 20 (1), 1-24.
