Could this be a Jojo reference? (There's literally a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure episode like this)
this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2025
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"Darker than the first movie" my ass, don't you remember Pleasure Island?
Tbh not sure if that is darker than the first movie. Like, a major plot point in Pinocchio is little boys getting lured to an island by pleasures offered to them by strangers. Then they get turned into animal slaves (with human intelligence and emotions).
That one kid transforms into a donkey in front of Pinnochio and his screams of horror gradually turn into the brays of a donkey, his hands losing grip on Pinocchio's shirt as they turn into hooves.
That movie is not light.
But they got to drink and smoke
Is pleasure island a cautionary tale against strangers, or a metaphor for the path to Hell? More at 5.
And later he gets eaten by a monster, inside of which he finds his missing father calmly awaiting the sweet release of death.
You know, for kids!
I totally forgot that Geppetto just gives up. That entire movie is ridiculously dark. Good thing they had a quirky talking cricket to lighten the mood.
I love that there is a genuine argument for the first movie being darker, despite the gore scene in this comic about a theoretical second movie.
Hey, this is a culture that finds violence more acceptable than a woman's exposed nipples...
My brother always ran out of the room when the "They never come back...as BOYS!" scene came on.
We only saw 20 seconds of this one.
For those that were not traumatized by storyteller in their childhood, please enjoy:
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The original story was "obey your parents or your life will be a literal hell", it comes close to Grimm's fairytales in terms of terrorising small children.
If Pinnochio hadn't believed in himself in that moment, his response would be true and then he wouldn't be able to defeat the werewolf. It's only thanks to his strong confidence that he was able to win this. This is a beautiful message
Lies of P
I’d hate to be sitting behind long neck.
His neck/head is so thin, I think binocular vision would allow you to still see everything.
Yes, I know I'm way over-thinking this, lol.
Pinocchi0wned.
Well now I am upset that Lies of P doesn't end with a fight against a werewolf.