Pinocchio: Original vs. Live-Action Remake Differences
How the New "Pinocchio" Remake Compares to the 1940s Original
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At the beginning of the "Pinocchio" remake, viewers see Geppetto, played by Tom Hanks putting the final touches on his new puppet, appropriately naming him Pinocchio (as a "boy" made of "pine" would be called in Italian).
Through Geppetto's lines in the opening scene, a photo of a young boy that sits on his workbench, and the song he sings, "When He Was Here With Me," it's implied something horrible happened to Geppetto's real son, and that's why he has made Pinocchio to mend his broken heart.
The original animation doesn't fully explain why Geppetto crafts Pinocchio, but the remake gives him more of a reason to do so that also fits a tragic origin story that many Disney characters often begin with.