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06-29-2012, 10:18 AM | #24 (permalink) | |
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I will be honest. I teared up when I first saw this. Possibly nostalgic, since Toy Story was one of my favorite movies when it first came out, and much like Andy, I grew up and was moving on. Sniff sniff. And then there's this. My God. Holy **** this scene is sad. It has to be viewed in context to get the full effect, but I was crying openly in the theater. That may be because I can completely relate in more ways than one, and also because I'm a big softie and cry at just about anything. And then there's... THIS. This is totally unrelated to the children's movies above, because it is NOT for kids. At all. In any way. This is a Japanese animated film about WW2, and is the true story of the writer and director Isao Takahata. It is literally the saddest movie I have ever seen. Also one of the best. It's like a grief train that never stops. That scene up there also needs to be seen in context, but basically, it's where his little sister dies from malnutrition out in the woods because he's too stubborn to let anyone help them. I cannot describe the way this scene feels in the movie. Just watch it. The full movie is on Youtube. PS- I've watched the first video in the OP. It is quite depressing.
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06-29-2012, 01:06 PM | #25 (permalink) |
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I totally forgot to consider manga. Just the style of the animation is enough to make me feel 10 times more strongly than other forms of animation. Plus, they generally aren't afraid to go into those deep dark places with their story lines, which is why most of them aren't considered to be "for kids."
Barefoot Gen scarred me for life. But what I mean is, in kids' movies now, there tends to be a less dark/ serious overall theme, and fuzzy 3D animation. But I admit I'm probably biased because I grew up in the 90's when I watched late 80s stuff like: The Land Before Time (2/10) Movie CLIP - Littlefoot's Mother Dies (1988) HD - YouTube and The Brave Little Toaster - Worthless (No Interruptions) - YouTube Those both really hurt me to watch, but they have grown to become some of my favorite movie scenes. They were raw- death stared you right in the face, and they trusted that kids could handle it. What a compliment. |
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Yeah, that's another one from my childhood that still gets to me. When I watched it when I was little, I would always hope that it would change and Artax would live...
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06-29-2012, 06:18 PM | #28 (permalink) | ||
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06-29-2012, 09:50 PM | #30 (permalink) | |
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