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Old 09-22-2008, 01:49 AM   #21 (permalink)
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It's not really a childrens movie, but I was pretty young when I saw Cast Away and that was devastating. They had been through so much together...
Oh yeah. Agreed.
Also when Mufasa died in The Lion King. Utterly tragic.
And when Mary Poppins left the children.
I was never the kid to cry when I didn't get my way, but I sure cried for everyone else.
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Old 09-22-2008, 05:50 AM   #22 (permalink)
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The cunning ploy in these movies is that heartache makes you stronger and instills a better backbone early on in life. Ever seen 'Night of The Hunter'? One of the most warped fairy tales you will ever see.

I guess that explains why so many fairy tales involve death, ogres, children in peril (Hansel & Gretel, anyone? That story made me paranoid about hanging around ovens until I was about twelve), etc.



I'm not a complete sucker for heartache, though. I didn't feel bad at the end of Old Yeller, mainly because I've always been terrified of dogs (damn the neighbors!).


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Also when Mufasa died in The Lion King. Utterly tragic.
The first time I saw that was about two months after my dad died. It really hit home.
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Old 09-22-2008, 12:29 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Two other depressing kid's movies; The Iron Giant and The Brave Little Toaster. I saw Toaster at least fifty times.

Was anyone else attracted to depressing stuff as a kid? Cheery cartoons never did much for me.
IRON GIANT! I still love that movie... I might watch it when I get home tonight...

Charlotte's Web was kinda depressing too, now that I think about it. But still a good movie (and book).
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Old 09-22-2008, 01:09 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Charlotte's Web was kinda depressing too, now that I think about it. But still a good movie (and book).


The movie was ok, but the book's absolutely beautiful. Actually, I always found Stuart Little (the book, not the god-awful movie) to be a very sad book, maybe even more of a downer than Charlotte.
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when I was little I used to get depressed after watching "The Wizard".I don't even remember the reason really, it was a film about video games...
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Old 09-22-2008, 02:51 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Not really depressing, but Who Framed Rodger Rabbit scared the **** out of me as a kid.
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Old 09-22-2008, 05:31 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Oh my god I cried EVERY time I watched The Brave Little Toaster. Also The Fox and the Hound.
The Fox and the Hound still makes me weep.

Other sad children's movies:

Homeward Bound, the one where Shadow get's stuck in the ditch and you don't know if he'll make it home or not. The ending when he comes staggering up the hill makes me sob.

Bambi, of course, but that's a cliche choice.

All Dog's Go To Heaven. There were mobsters in this, drug dealers, prostitutes, sad situations, heartbreak... but it's animated and told through dog's point of views. It'd make a great gangster film if like, Tarantino rewrote it and shot it with the usual suspect cast... Maybe Scorsece'd direct it. And renamed it.
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Old 09-28-2008, 11:29 AM   #29 (permalink)
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I never saw The Iron Giant as depressing, since the ending was so optimistic. I just hope Disney never tries to pull another piece-of-sh*t straight to DVD sequel.
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That was really ****ed up, also one of the kids looked like Bud Cort.
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