Pinocchio:
Geppetto is a lonely wood carver who lives with his cat named Figaro, and
his fish named Cleo. One very special night after dancing with his puppet
he named Pinocchio, Geppetto wishes upon a star that his little puppet would
become a boy. Luckily for him, the Blue Fairy hears his wish and grants him.
She makes a little cricket named Jiminy Pinocchios conscience. The Blue
Fairy also tells Pinocchio that for him to become a real boy, he has to listen
to his conscience and be true. Pinocchio and Jiminy have many
experiences in which Pinocchio doesnt listen to his conscience. When
he gets himself caught by the theater owner, Stromboli, the Blue Fairy comes
to visit Pinocchio and sees him in a cage. She asks him some questions and
his nose starts growing. The Blue Fairy says, A lie keeps growing and
growing until its as clear as the nose on your face. He gets into
trouble many times and escapes them all. One time after they escape, they
go straight home, only to find that Geppetto, Figaro, and Cleo are gone. They
are sent a note that they have all been swallowed by a big whale named Monstro.
Jiminy and Pinocchio decide to follow them into the whale and when they come
out, they are chased by Monstro. When they finally surface, they all think
that Pinocchio is dead. But hes alive, and is now a real boy.
Pinocchio was Walt Disneys second masterpiece. In 1941, it won an Oscar
for the Best Music, Original Score for the song Wish Upon a Star.
In 1989, it won an ASCAP award for Most Performed Feature Film Standards for
Wish Upon a Star again.
