How the New "Pinocchio" Remake Compares to the 1940s Original

After Monstro chases Pinocchio and his family across the ocean, their escape eventually washes them on the shore of a stony beach. In the remake, Geppetto is unconscious and presumed dead, leaving Pinocchio to mourn him before the magic of his tears brings him back to life.

This character arc gives Hanks more chances to shine in his role as Geppetto, but in the original film, Pinocchio is actually the one who drowns and comes back to life from Geppetto's mourning. This change is a role reversal, but for a newer age Disney movie, it could be rooted in the reality that it's much more believable for a human to possibly drown at the end of a violent chase scene rather than a wooden puppet.