8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
Overview
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.6
Overview
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on universal moral lessons, individual responsibility, and the consequences of personal choices, alongside a critique of exploitation, results in a largely apolitical narrative that balances various moral considerations.
The film features traditional casting with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on a classic morality tale, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film's moral universe, centered on the importance of conscience, truthfulness, and redemption, strongly aligns with Christian ethical principles. The benevolent divine intervention of the Blue Fairy and Pinocchio's journey to become a 'real boy' (implying a soul and moral integrity) affirm these virtues as leading to positive outcomes.
The film 'Pinocchio' does not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. Its narrative centers on a puppet's quest for humanity and moral growth, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.
The film "Pinocchio" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a puppet's quest for humanity and moral development, without engaging with gender identity or transition in any capacity. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of transsexual themes is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1940 film "Pinocchio" faithfully adapts Carlo Collodi's original novel, maintaining the established genders of all major characters. No characters canonically established as one gender in the source material are portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
The 1940 animated film "Pinocchio" adapts Carlo Collodi's original story. All characters in this film are depicted consistent with their established race in the source material, with no instances of a character's race being changed from prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.1
Critic Ratings
10.0
9.9
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