Pinocchio


 * Pinocchio **


 * Kate Curley, Jamie Seymour, Tori Canavan, Nicky Tintle **

Original Fairy Tale Version:

Pinocchio was written by Italian author, Carlo Collodi, in Florence. It is about the adventures of Pinocchio and his father, a woodcarver named Geppetto. This children’s classic has brought upon many new works of art, such as the Disney movie released in 1940. Pinocchio’s world is not like those in a traditional fairy-tale; instead it contains reality and the need for food, shelter, and other basic necessities. The story is about a lonely, poor old man with no family or children, Geppetto, who carved a wooden boy as a puppet. He names the puppet boy Pinocchio and he becomes Geppetto’s son. He is sent to school. When Pinocchio was supposed to be at school, he went to a puppet show instead and got kidnapped by the show producer to be used as firewood. The man let him go and gave him gold coins to give to his poor father. The next day, Pinocchio left for school and was asked by a boy named Carlo to skip school and hang out with him instead. The next morning, Pinocchio woke up with donkey ears that he began to cover with a cap. Eventually, both Pinocchio and Carlo had completely turned into donkeys and were sold to farmers. As Pinocchio was drowning because of the farmer, he made a wish to the fairy to be saved. Fish went and ate about the donkeys exterior, leaving Pinocchio. After being eaten by a shark, Pinocchio realized his father was also inside of the shark. Once the shark fell asleep, they snuck out of his mouth. Geppetto became ill when they reached land. Pinocchio began working for the farmer in order to get money for food for his father. The two finally returned home whne Pinocchio found out the fairy was ill and in the hospital. He used the money he earned to pay for her hospital bill. In return, the fairy turned Pinocchio into a real boy.

http://www.fpx.de/fp/Disney/Tales/Pinocchio.html

Politically Correct Adaptation:

 The Curious Case of Pinocchio and the Labour Party

 Once upon a time an Italian woodcarver named Geppetto carved a wooden puppet he called Pinocchio but unlike most wooden puppets he was a living wooden puppet. Geppetto for years taught Pinnocchio right from wrong and treat all people with respect and courtesy. Many years later Pinocchio turned up in London after reading about socialism which seemed like a good idea because it sounds good with great words of inspiration. He read it was a social system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are owned collectively and political power is exercised by the whole community. So the naive little boy joined the Labour Party unaware they were all corrupt unscrupulous bastards who fiddled their expenses. He was even unaware that many of them were multi millionaires who did not give a rats arse for the working classes so poor Pinocchio did not realise they were trying to turn him into an ass. The leaders in the Labour Party thought it would be great to get more people controlled like puppets by trying to get a puppet to drum up support. The whole thing collapsed however due to one thing Pinocchio’s nose kept growing the more he told lies and when he tried to explain the actions of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown his nose would end up many feet long so the Labour Party sacked him because he wanted to be a truthful little politician.

Fragmented Parody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt395KytLk8



Disney and / or other Mass Media Interpretations:

 “Through the eyes of an initiate, the children’s story about “being good” filled with lessons about ”not lying” becomes a man’s quest for wisdom and spiritual enlightenment.”  Quote From: []  The Disney version of Pinocchio was based off the book //Pinocchio // by Carlo Collodi, the original version of the story. It was the second Disney film made, following //Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. One of the most popular songs from the movie "When You Wish Upon A Star" is known as a fanfare for Walt Disney Studios. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Both versions had similarities but there was a big difference: Collodi intended for the story to be a tragedy. He was described as a rascal, disgrace, wretched boy. He was not meant to be charming, rather cocky. In the ending of Collodi's version, Pinocchio was executed (hanged). The moral of Collodi's version was: " <span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">you if you behave badly and do not obey adults, you will be bound, tortured, and killed." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nathaneil Rich wrote a review on Pinocchio entitled "Bad Things Happen to Bad Children: The real Pinocchio is nothing like you remember." He said: "<span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Early in the project, in fact, Disney became so frustrated with Collodi’s story that he halted production. It was unsuitable for children, Disney concluded: Pinocchio was too cocky, too much of a wiseguy, and too puppetlike to be sympathetic. Finally a compromise was reached. Pinocchio’s wish would be fulfilled from the start. He would not be depicted as a puppet after all but as a real boy, and a gentle, winsome one at that."

<span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">After reading this article, I really understood and agree with the changes Walt Disney made. I don't think the original version was suitable for children at all.

<span style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Everything in quotations came from the following article: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2011/10/carlo_collodi_s_pinocchio_why_is_the_original_pinocchio_subjecte.html

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Full Movie: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> When Pinocchio lies: (2 minute video clip) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> []

Similar Tales Across Cultures or Modern Interpretations

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Pinocchio in Shrek: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - The Prince or King is trying to figure out where Shrek is. He is asking Pinocchio because he will know if Pinocchio is lying or not. Pinocchio plays it well as the King/Prince asks him questions, Pinocchio puts his answers in different forms so he can tell the truth without giving away Shreks hiding.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Carlo Collodi, who created Pinocchio, was Italian, so is he. the name, literally translated means Wooden Eye. As far as I know this was the only Disney cartoon to take place in Italy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s3Zxm6LytA <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #505050; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">When children (and even adults) hear the name Pinocchio, it usually brings to mind the character and story of the Walt Disney movie. However, the true Pinocchio character and story in its original Italian version doesn’t completely resemble the Disney version that made Pinocchio so popular in the rest of the world. The original story was written by Carlo Lorenzini, better known as Carlo Collodi, a pen name taken from his town of birth Collodi in the province of Lucca in Tuscany. As well as his writing career, Collodi also served in the Department of the Interior and then with the Department of the Prefecture of Florence. He is best remembered as a writer, and //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #505050; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pinocchio //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #505050; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> is considered the masterpiece of all his writings.