Academic Piece Draft 3

The story of Pinocchio has been around for 100’s of years, there has been many adaption of this story. Most people well know this story as many people would have seen the Disney version as a child with their family.

Pinocchio is so known for the Disney sometimes when people come to see a theatre version of the story people want it to be the same as the one they loved as a child. But with the version of the story the way that it has been done has taken so far way of the from the Disney version but still have the magic of the story and Film. What this sometime’s forgotten is that the Disney is from a screenplay and the Chickenshed version is an original scripted [1] ‘Our heart-warming, original version of this timeless classic features Chicken shed’s inimitable and exuberant style with music, laughter, tears and not a little drama’.

As i am someone who as a child I was not fan of the story there are many reviews that talk abut the dark side to the story [2] ‘The audience, especially the young children watching, are absolutely enthralled by the whole production, but also scared by what is shown on screen. Unlike today's cartoons, that try to be as "friendly" as possible, Walt Disney wanted his films to leave an impact and Pinocchio certainly fits into that category. While the film enchants, it also provide plenty of frightening moments as well.’

I do feel that after seen this production of this show I do feel that it has changed my point of view on this story. As they have taken this story and made it not as dark as it is in the book and they have done this by making the story more fun based then the way it was before as they have taken out the bit where the children that skip school and go and have fun and drink beer and smoke by taken them to the land of Freetime but still keeping the fact that they turn in to donkeys but not showing them turn in to them as some companies have done. Which I feel has made the story have the feel of more of a family feel to it has before it was a bit dark for children.

A never big way that I do feel that they have made the story more of a family story is by add some many songs in to the show which feel more like a family show and also gives the audience more of a chance to feel a part of the show and also helps it be more of a open piece of work as if you have never seen the Disney version you can still full in love with these songs.

Pinocchio has had many different versions of its story. I do feel that the most loved versions of the story. But I do believe that people are still going to have the Disney version as the most loved one of all time but I do feel that this version of Pinocchio does show you a different side to this lovely story by given it more of a Family feel to it by leaving the Dark side of the story out.

References

[1]Chickenshed 2009 flyer

http://www.chickenshed.org.uk/news/article/581 (Accessed 3rd January 2010)

[2] The Film Archives Review Written By Chris Burns (Taken from the Web)

http://films.estefanfilms.com/pinocchio.htm (Accessed 3^rd January 2010)