Geppetto sends Pinocchio to school, but the boy is lured into joining a puppet show by the cunning Count Volpe instead. Geppetto tries to get Pinocchio back, but the struggle between him and Count Volpe leads to the little wooden boy being thrown into the street and under a car.
In the realm of the dead, Pinocchio finds himself in front of Death. Death tells Pinocchio that he is immortal and can return to the mortal world but each time he dies, he’ll have to spend a little more time in the underworld. However, when Pinocchio returns to life, Count Volpe wants Geppetto to pay ten million lire in lieu of his contract with Pinocchio while the Podestà wants to draft him for the war. When Geppetto gets upset, Pinocchio sneaks off to rejoin the puppet show and send his father his earnings. ..
What happens next?
Pinocchio’s puppet show is a roaring success thanks to Volpe’s abusive treatment of his monkey, Spazzatura. Eventually, Volpe is given the honour of hosting the Italian prime minister, Benito Mussolini. Volpe’s mistreatment of Spazzatura leads to an outburst by Pinocchio, who in turn gets berated. As a result, the two of them join hands and use their puppet show to make fun of Mussolini. Offended, the prime minister has Pinocchio shot to death. ..
Pinocchio meets Death once again and, after a certain period of time, is sent back to life. He wakes up in a truck surrounded by the Podestà, his son Candlewick, and some other boys. The Podestà takes them all to a training center for young soldiers. ..
Meanwhile, Geppetto and Sebastian Cricket set off to look for Pinocchio along with Count Volpe’s trail. As they follow Count Volpe’s trail, they end up being swallowed by a giant Dogfish in the ocean.
What happens at the soldier training centre?
The podestà tries to instill the spirit of war into the boys, but Pinocchio and Candlewick end up unlikely friends instead. Enraged, the podestà orders Candlewick to shoot Pinocchio. Instead, the boys fight him off together. As the enemy begins to bomb the area, Podestà gets stuck in a net in the training area and falls victim to one of the bombs. The explosion throws Pinocchio outside the building. ..
What happens to Count Volce?
Pinocchio is unfortunate enough to be tied to a wooden cross and set on fire by a vengeful Count Volpe. But Spazzatura, an underdog, stands up against his master and comes to Pinocchio’s aid. They manage to free themselves and end up hanging on to a piece of wood.
Does Geppetto escape the sea beast?
While floating in the open sea, Pinocchio and Spazzatura end up being swallowed by the Dogfish too. Inside, Pinocchio reunites with his father and Sebastian. Sebastian then gives Pinocchio the idea to tell lies, which makes his nose grow all the way to the opening of the Dogfish’s blowhole. The other three climb across the elongated wood, followed by Pinocchio himself.
The Dogfish sneezes them all out but gives chase again. Pinocchio then activates a naval mine stuck in the Dogfish’s teeth to blow it up. The explosion kills Pinocchio again but this time he begs Death to send him back early as he needs to save Geppetto. Death says this act would make Pinocchio mortal. The boy agrees.
He wakes up in the sea and saves a drowning Geppetto and gets him all the way to the shore. Geppetto wakes up to find Pinocchio has died, permanently.
Does Pinocchio survive?
The Wood Sprite reappears and tells Sebastian she cannot restore Pinocchio’s life. Sebastian reminds her that she had promised him a wish in return for helping Pinocchio. He wishes for Pinocchio to be restored to life. The Wood Sprite agrees and Pinocchio is once again restored to life. ..
How does Pinocchio end?
Geppetto, Sebastian, and Spazzatura all live together. They are happy and have no fear of death. Geppetto starts to age and dies soon after, but he is followed by Sebastian and Spazzatura. Pinocchio never ages. In the end, Sebastian says that Pinocchio may die one day, but that makes him a real boy. He ends by saying “What happens, happens; and then we are gone.”
Is there a mid-credits scene?
Sebastian sits with the four rabbits of the underworld, narrating the story to them as they play cards. ..
In Pinocchio, the story’s protagonist is a puppet who is made to look like a real boy. When he is finally found by the townspeople, they discover that he is actually a dummy made of cloth and wax. In order to save his life, Pinocchio must learn to be himself and not be afraid of the new things that life throws his way.
