“He adopted the penname “Collodi” from the name of the town where his mother was born, possibly in order to allow his writings to circulate without as much identification with him. He soon found his writings quickly suppressed,” Jehle wrote. “The story of Pinocchio begins in the heart and mind of Italian journalist Carlo Lorenzini, who took up the cause of his nation’s unification and independence from the Austrian Empire in 1848 when he was only 22 years old. Paul Jehle, the Senior Pastor of The New Testament Church and Executive Director of the Plymouth Rock Foundation, discussed the origins of the wooden doll who wants to become a real boy in an article published on Movieguide®. Most of the powerful imagery relating to God the Father, Christ, the Church, and salvation are hard to see in Disney’s 1940 adaption of PINOCCHIO.ĭr.
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However, Pinocchio’s original story, written by Carlo “Collodi” Lorenzini, is a Christian allegory full of biblical imagery. Many of these modern reimaginings made slight changes to their predecessors. PINNOCHIO follows Disney’s recent pattern of successful live-action remakes like ALADDIN, THE LION KING, and THE JUNGLE BOOK.
The cast joins Luke Evans, Movieguide® Grace Prize® nominee Erivo, Keegan-Michael Key, and Lorraine Bracco. Will the Live-Action PINOCCHIO Capture Story’s Original Biblical Imagery?ĭisney looks to add to their successful library of live-action remakes of classic movies with the upcoming retelling of PINOCCHIO, starring Tom Hanks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cynthia Erivo, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth.Īccording to Variety, Gordon-Levitt is confirmed to play Jiminy Cricket alongside Hanks as Geppetto and Ainsworth, who recently starred in Disney’s FLORA & ULYSSES, will voice of Pinocchio.
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