The whole sequence about Pleasure Island in Pinocchio was meant as a warning to both kids and their parents about what can happen if they get careless and are drawn in by people making false promises.
It's anything but a good place - it's actually terrifying, which was the movie's point. It was trying to warn kids, not lure them in.
Disney has been a pied piper from the beginning. It has always challenged Judeo-Christian values.
I disagree. Pinocchio, for example, is a clear endorsement of those values.
Er...get to the Pleasure Island bit
https://the-artifice.com/pinocchio-darker/
Also - I'm rather surprised VC missed the pedo part, but it is an older piece:
https://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/
(An interesting comment thereon - "As Italian I suggest the name Pin-occhio means pine fruit eye (the pineal gland or third eye).)
The whole sequence about Pleasure Island in Pinocchio was meant as a warning to both kids and their parents about what can happen if they get careless and are drawn in by people making false promises. It's anything but a good place - it's actually terrifying, which was the movie's point. It was trying to warn kids, not lure them in.