Entry 1,251: In Which _Corvex_ Again Overthinks Life, and Tears Apart a Beloved Children's Classic

[_corvex_]

Pinocchio sucks.
I never saw it as a child, honestly; indeed, I watched it for the first (and, God willing, only) time about two months ago. I'm only bringing it up now because I recently stumbled upon some blog in which some Concerned Parent (TM) criticizes the film for showing boys smoking, drinking alcohol, and using the word "Jackass*" (Horrors

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[nominatissima]

The Disney version is actually remarkably sanitized; in the original, Pinocchio dies a gruesome death and the cricket is killed by Pinocchio smashing him with a hammer and comes back as a ghost. Also, he actually becomes a full on donkey, sold to the circus, and breaks his leg while being forced to perform, and is nearly skinned to make a drum. He only becomes human again because he gets thrown into the ocean and the fish nibble off all the donkey skin.
Compared to that, I'd say the film is close to Pat the Bunny.