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Disney.

Everyone knows Walt Disney Animation, its the biggest studio with the most well known films but with that it comes as an anti-comsumer company because its easily in our modern day of society to point something wrong then some that is sincere.

Disney is no example of this, this company right now is getting beating up by fans and audiences a like and so much hate. However I feel like people tend to forget that every good thing that comes out must've some fall out.

As a means its no perfect world here, Disneynis a company that has its highest and lowest steaks but it never remove of our impact to the company, better or worse.

Also as a former Disney fan of myself. I don't tend to talk positive with Disney despite being an fan, nor a hater.

So I though to myself, if I truly am a Disney, then shut your trap and listen. When I say "Disney filmography", people tend to think fo the Renaissance Era because yeah, those movies are great but, I feel like people just overlooked the others that came before and they are talk to death why they are amazing.

It just bothered me this level of ignorance when there's already a great movie, being today's review Pinocchio.

I know what your thinking:

Leonard:"Matthew, why is this movie great, its too scary and out of date today's standards."

Shut up Leonard!

I heard some people screwed this movie over a few scenes and label it "bad". I don't know about you but this is just very ignorant and blanketed statement.

News flash! This is one of the highest rated Disney movie and the only movie that comes close is their pevios Snow White and the Seaven Drawfs and if that wasn't enough, in 1994 it got an National Film Resistry dub films that are deemed:"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

So in today's review it'sa film I wanted to review and im glad I can talk about it, I'm going over Walt's best work, Pinocchio:

So then, to prove my point about this movie, we must take in the context of the production.

After the smash hit film (Snow White and the Sevean Drawfs), Walt and the team challenged themselves to created the next big thing, animator Norman Ferguson brought a children's novel of the 1883 version of an English dub The Adventures of Pinocchio.

When Walt sees it and likes. In fact, he liked the story so much he comes up the idea of adapting Pinocchio, I mean they already proved themselves they can adapt a fairy tale story before so they can do it again.

In the deleted scenes, which there is only 3 remaining. Walt was being careful of what scene he should put into the movie, one scene is where Geppetto talks to Pinocchio to his grandfather when putting Pinocchio to sleep, he was a tree and stands alone of the highest mountains.

Another is where Geppetto, Cleo and Figaro is stuck inside of the Monstro and one scene where he is about to eat Cleo but snapped out of it.

Lastly the ending scene where Geppetto dies instead of Pinocchio and Pinocchio becomes a real boy and thanks the wishing star with a brand new badge.

In perspective these scenes aren't inheriting bad per say but I think they wouldn't add much to the movie, particularly the end where I think ti removes a lot of the earnest character of Pinocchio (which I'll get to later) and to be honest, these scenes are like a stepping stone and it really tells how careful Walt is to the movie.

I mean you can tell its Walt's favourite project by far, in retrospective, Snow White and the Seaven Drawfs is like testing the water, with the genres the team ultize to bring a connection to the audience but not by far enough.

So in this movie started in 1938, they decided to focus on more characterisation, for example Jimmy Cricket was an minor character in the book and just gets killed off by Pinocchio with a mallet and recurring as a ghost.

In early concept arts, Jimmy Cricket was originally just going to be a Cricket but Walt though it wasn't likeable enough so they simplify he's design more and more until he is just a green man wearing a coat.

Interesting Mel Blanc who was the voice actor of any Looney Tunes characters was originally going to have a voice of Gideon the Cat but they made him a muted character, so unfortunately we never get to her Blanc on screen except for thr hiccup part.

As much that is a unfortunate, I think that's a pretty good choice of him being more comedic of the contrast of Gideon being quite while Honest John is loud and proud.

But unfortunately when released on February on 1940, it was a bomb, not because its bad, its because of WW2 halt the Europe and Asia market, at first theatrical release.

After WW2 ended, more releases of the film was made and in total it made £164 million on a £2 million budget and gotten critical reception as I mention before.

Well then if the movie got so much prise, why its so good?

Simply because its werid: To be honest, the idea of a wooden boy, who comes to life by a fairy from the star who was grand by Geppetto, she said to Pinocchio he will be a real boy if he was good, then he got a conscious, then he head out with a talking fox to become an actor to sold by an guy who is greedy and has a strong Italian accent, then he goes to Pleaseure Island only realise that the beer and cigarette is turing him into a donkey, he escapes but he's father is swollen by a whale, saves he's father and become a real boy.

I know, it's such a bizarre premise but in a good way. To elaborate on this, what makes truly great is the pacing and tone of the film.

You see, at the start you see Geppetto's house, its comfortable and warm but as the movie goes on, the colour drastically changes and so did the tone. It starts to become more serrious and the steaks gets more higher everytime Pinocchio comes across an adventure.

I think it's a great way to ultize a compelling storyline despite it's werid nature.

Also the Animation, its timeless. There's no other word to describe it. Just the Pleasure Island background, I adore it, it has a more aerial quality with the abandoned vague look of an theme park.

You never these aspects in other Disney movies and the only Disney movie I can think on top of my head is Zootopia of the Ice car park and the secret lab.

I also wanted to talk about Pinocchio himself, I loved in the beginning, he doesn't know who to talk and barely gets Jimmy Cricket's Temptation dialogue as being a child, he is not stupid just a little curious of making decisions of himself of he's actions.

He's heavily flawed but I think that what makes Pinocchio likeable, it's natural Pinocchio would fell into Honest John's tricks because of he's lack of experience that the world is trying to their hands on him.

But when Jimmy Cricket tried to stop Pinocchio to go to school, Pinocchio presumably thinking a life of an acot is more important then going out to boring school.

Yeah, yeah, the part where I talk about Pinocchio growing a nose (I know are going to make Shrek jokes out of this) but the whole purpose of Pinocchio growing a nose is learn from the mistake he has done and resolved he's actions but he didn't do anything truly heroic yet.

He was given a second chance but he went with Honest John again to Pleasure Island, I know people are going to say its pointless but I agrue that actually makes the story more interesting because Pinocchio haven't fully mature yet and he is still a kid, in many modern movies the hero typically just made one mistake and the rest of the hero is perfect.

I think its unrealistic that a person just made one mistake and all for a sudden become a perfect person, people make mistakes and it would be more believable if they made another same mistake. Its comparable to an exam paper, it would be unrealistic to get the exam one wrong and the rest get it all right.

In my experience I practice my papers, particularly the writing letter which is very difficult for me (which lucky wasn't too underwhelming because of my reviews) and I many mistakes but I think I passed the paper.

Okay back to Pinocchio, he's actions got the better of him of doing wrong things is right like drinking, smoking, wrecking the build and etc. Pinocchio was almost transform into a Donkey (which the scene is a horrific masterpiece of any of Disney's history) and realising that Ludwig and Honest John is just a bad influnce on him, so he doesn't need them.

It's the turning point where Pinocchio realised Jimmy is right and runs away from Pleasure Island but was baffled that Geppetto left to him. This is the worst mistake he has ever done and regrets he's actions, you can feel how much he cares about Geppetto.

But like on time Walt quoted before, the good can always be tramp over evil as Pinocchio decided to save he's father, Pinocchio fetch to save he's father and escape by using fire (which collates of he's first mistake is a neat touch of showing how much he has mature) and as he's father run out of energy while Monstro is about to kill him, Pinocchio finally did the right choice, but it cost him he's life and it really makes you feel sad for him.

You know he can just saves himself but he choose to save he's father, even it means death is a faultless way to over come he's Temptation.

I know fake death reveals can be disruptive but I think it works here because it feels earnest in a way that he's good deeds makes him into a real boy and thus Jimmy Cricket isn't needed and got a badge for honour of worthy.

I would like to talk many of the antagonist, Honest John is one of those people who would get you in the world by using he's acting as a manipulation which I think is clever.

For Stromboli. He's funny, I don't know but he's so goofy, not in a sense I can't take himself serriously, I think its just the design and energetic script.

Then there's the Coachman, sure he isn't in the movie too long but I think he's an decent Villain. I love the movie emphasis of how terrible he is of planning to get many boys to turn into donkey for slavery, yes its incredibly messed up but I think that's the point. He is supposed to be one of these people who did these bad actions and gets away with it.

I think its more believable in this way the Coachman gets away with his actions, I mean when you really think about it. In a typical Disney movie, the villain then to get killed or arrested immediately but not the Coachman, serriously name another Disney villain who doesn't get killed or gets any consequences of their actions?

Exactly, I guess that what makes this film so unique, Walt does not think kids are stupid and deserves to tell good story and it really shows the amount of confidence Walt has on the art.

Closing Thought: People need to appericated this movie more, I mean "Wish upon A Star" the iconic theme of Disney comes from and we should be more thankful of this movie.

This movie's message is a cautionary tale of Temptation, no matter how much the world want to preceed you or how much wrong you made, never let your faith down and follow the right way to yourself.

Its truly out standing that a movie with a werid and unusual idea you don't typically see in modern movies to excuted brilliantly.

I hope this review gives you a fundamental understanding that Pinocchio is more the just puppet, he's a real hero, or a real boy.

So that is everything I got to say!