Review of Pinocchio (1940) by Numna S — 29 Oct 2009
Pinocchio stands as one of Disney's greatest films to date and time has probably been more kind to this film then any of their other classics. The story is simple at first and delves deeper as the movie progresses.
The plot starts with Gepetto the Inventor creating a marionette toy because he never had a child. He wishes for his wooden boy to come to life and his wish is granted. Suddenly Gepetto is given the son he never had and he tries hard to set him on the path to good.
The film explores the idea of what good is by showing how bad life can be if you don't abide by your conscience. One scene comes to mind where a poor boy is transformed into a donkey right before Pinocchio's eyes.
The screams of "MOMMA" and the donkey yelping are gut-retching and pre-date most horror films by 30 years. The animation is beautiful (and the Blu-Ray helps make that animation come to life even more than previous home releases) and has a very stylistic choice that is eye catching and colorful.
Nothing has to really be said about the songs since Disney adopted the main theme of this movie as their "theme" for everything (Wish Upon a Star), which tells you how good it is. The only real downside is that this film may possibly have an agenda (quit smoking because it's bad for you!) and that agenda is never really given an opposite side to balance out the bias.
Still, that is looking too deep into the visual theme, what is important is that Pinocchio is a coming of age tale that still packs a punch 69 years after being made. Impressive and certainly a masterpiece.
This review of Pinocchio (1940) was written by Numna S on 29 Oct 2009.
Pinocchio has generally received very positive reviews.
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