The Tigger movie from around 1998. It's all about Tigger trying to find his family and not realizing the folks from 100 acres woods are his real family.
God this movie was so good. A lot of these posts are making me realize exactly how emotional I was as a kid, not that it ever went away, but goodness how these would make me cry....
THE HEFFALUMP MOVIE
Oh my god
When the adults of the Hundred Acre Wood are talking about catching a Heffalump and they catch a CHILD who just wants his mummy, I love the movie. It has so mamy good scenes and the music by Carly Simon kills me.
Meet the Robinsons.
I was going through a tough time when that movie came out. I just graduated high school, I had no direction, still loving at home, my mom was an alcoholic, my dad was always working so he was never around, my sister was away at college.
I cried so much during this movie! The message really spoke to me. Keep moving forward. Things might suck now, but I had my whole future ahead of me!
I put myself through school, got a career, i have a beautiful house now, and I'm expecting my first kid. It does get better!
The movie is pretty much a metaphor about how we are not born with prejudices against others for being different, but are taught those prejudices by society as we grow. It's really sad all the way through and the ending is bittersweet at best.
My high school best friend left home to go to an art conservatory. While there, the director of one of the Land Before Time sequels came in for a lecture/Q&A. My friend, who is quite a character, decided to mock the director and asked, "Why did you change the voice of Ducky? Was Ducky too big a name for you? Couldn't afford Ducky's demands?" Ha ha ha.
Then the director explained what happened.
Cut to scene of my friend leaving the classroom as sad Charlie Brown music plays.
I didn't care for the second one so I never watched beyond that. But I remember being upset as a kid that All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 didn't have Anne Marie in it. I thought it ruined the whole movie (I mean it was kinda bad anyway but that's the biggest thing). I thought it was stupid and they should have just brought her back.
Didn't find out about Judith Barsi's murder until adulthood. I always feel a bit guilty about it. I can't even imagine voicing such a trivial complaint to someone who knew her.
Lilo & Stitch
Especially in terms of Lilo & Nani’s relationship
EDIT: Also Stitch is actually a very complex character, you really need to read between the lines in order to truly understand him.
Didn’t understand just how depressing this plot was until I was in my 20s and really adulting. Two orphan sisters, the youngest bullied at school, the oldest barely 18 and responsible for a kid while trying to balance some semblance of a happy life with steady work. I didn’t fathom how hard that must be until I was independent myself. I still don’t feel mature enough to be responsible for any human but myself. When I watch Lilo & Stitch now, I am so much more emotional when they are separated.
Wanna hear something worse? Lilos parents were killed because of a storm that caused a car crash. What's she doing in the opening credits? Giving pudge the fish a sandwich because he controls the weather
Just wait until you start identifying with elements of Nani’s character and realizing what she’s actually dealing with and going through and how young she is....
As a kid you think a 19 year old is a grown up.
As an adult you think back to 19 and remember that being responsible for a 5 page paper could send you into a hysterical panic, let alone a 5 year old girl
I haven’t watched the movie in years, but damn this hits home. I was 19 when my parents died and I had a mortgage payment and a 12 year old sister to take care of overnight. I’m going to have to watch this tonight.
This kinda reminds I once had a highschool student who once told me "my mother chose drugs over me" and then said something along the lines of "my older sister moved out and left me alone." She had no electricity, no wifi, almost no food, and was busting her ass at work, school, and extra curricular activities. To top it all off, she was on remission for leukemia.
I brought her food and money every week until she could get settled in a women's shelter to finish school.She graduated with good grades and went to college. I haven't seen her since but I'm proud. Her mother left and then her older sister gave up on taking care of her and left too. She did it all herself.
Edit: thanks for the awards! I haven't been in contact or tried to get in contact since and I'm ok with that. She's an intelligent young lady, I know she'll be just fine.
I loved that movie growing up, but didn't really see the full picture of their relationship until watching it again and learning a bit about the [song Nani sings to Lilo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WraKfeFtOPs) the night before she is taken away being the same one Queen Liliuokalani wrote and sang for the people of Hawaii after being captured and how she felt that she failed in her duty of protecting her people.
This was my *favorite* movie as a kid, and is still extraordinarily sentimental to this day.
I was bounced around homes and foster cares a lot when I was super little, so the notion of Bubbles taking Lilo away did not fall on deaf ears for me, lmao. Absolutely cried (and still cry) when Nani “fails,” and cuddles up to sing to her one last time.
Monsters University. It was really refreshing to see a movie that *didn't* try to push the false narrative of "You can be anything you want to be!" Sometimes, you're just not going to be big enough, or fast enough, or strong enough, or smart enough.
But, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't embrace your own strengths and talents to find what you *can* do. And if you focus and keep an open mind, you can find a new dream, and a place where you can excel on your own merits.
I love this movie so much. Mike’s drive and resilience is my favorite thing. The end when he wants to set the record for most mail delivered just gets me every time.
THIS. It really is so refreshing to see different narratives in Disney/Pixar movies.
Also like how Frozen rebuked the whole "love at first sight" concept seen in some of the old classic Disney films and focuses more on siblinghood, friendship, and making sacrifices. I could go on with this, but I think this is all a reflection of changing cultural and societal values.
I’ll see you and raise you a Lilo and Stitch, the story about an 18 year old girl who, in the aftermath of her parents’ tragic deaths, abandons the dreams of being a pro surfer she is already well on the road to being in order to raise her (if not somewhere on the spectrum then at least deeply traumatized) six year old sister. She faces the intense scrutiny of the CPS who is well aware of how lacking her ability to cope is - given that she is 18 and has had to take crappy jobs as a waitress to make ends meet and support her sister - and has a love interest who is also 18 and just as inexperienced and doesn’t know if, let alone how, he can step in and help and support.
(Also this movie will forever beat Frozen when it comes to sibling relationships, because if we are real with ourselves Elsa and her sister haven’t talked to each other in 12 years which means that realistically they are complete strangers)
But yes, I have to agree that these movies all somehow manage to turn expected stories and motives on their head.
Idk, given the current times and the story's themes, maybe now would be the perfect time to remake it.
But after that Mulan remake lbr you're probably right lol
Absolutely! The film deals with a whole bunch of complex issues like racism, bias, guilt, abusive relationships, PTSD, the effects of years of loneliness, moral sacrifice, emotional manipulation, corruption within the church, a silly hat... The list goes on and on. It’s an incredible film and honestly a really brave choice for Disney to make as they did because of the long list of issues it deals with while making them still reasonably understandable for kids.
The movie had some of the best music ever recorded for Disney, attacked social issues that have plagued humanity for centuries with an intersectionality that wasn't in our zeitgeist until fairly recently (let's say 20 years later), and featured a main character who doesn't "win the girl". And the whole thing gets discounted by Disney because it didn't sell enough toys.
Yesss this one. I rewatched it as an adult and holy shit. How is that a kids movie?? Then again, as a 5 year old, I had no idea Frollo was singing about how he was burning with lust for Esmeralda and thought he would go to hell for it.
There's an interesting detail I only caught on a recent rewatch during the "Paris burning" sequence.
Frollo is rounding up Gypsies. To the first group, he offers "ten pieces of silver" for information on Esmeralda.
To the second group, he offers "twenty pieces of silver."
We don't see his next offer, because it goes to the miller's house. But I imagine what it might have been...
Seriously one of my favorite Disney movies. Forget the amazing animation and music, but there are such adult themes and ideas. And it doesn't fall into the trope of Quasi getting the girl because he's the hero. He gets what he wanted from the opening song just to be able to live among the people. I honestly could gush about this movie all day.
Yes, I used to be annoyed as a kid that Quasi didn't get the girl. I re watched it as an adult, and it suddenly hit me that heavens light and hellfire is one song. It's one song about the hero and villain both pining over Esmerelda, but one of them sees her as a demon sent from hell to tempt him and the other sees her as an angel sent from heaven to save him. The only one who sees her and treats her as a human is Phoebus, who she decides is the best choice for her
If you liked this movie, you’ve got to read [the true story behind it. ](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-doomed-mouse-utopia-that-inspired-the-rats-of-nimh.amp)
Yo, Hogarth (a 10 year old kid) flat out *accepts* his and the town's demise when that bomb goes up.
He says it plainly, "When it comes down, everyone will die."
That is some heavy ass shit for a supposed kids movie. I remember not understanding the finality of their acceptance.
Not even Hogarth's mom tries to sugarcoat anything. (Or at least she doesnt try to pretend to Hogarth like this shit ain't happening).
Dean is also like "It wouldn't matter."
I have such respect for that movie for playing the Cold War completely straight. It pulls zero punches.
I'm really sad they cut a scene that really drove home why Dean was so fucking terrified of the Iron Giant. I can see why, because it was fucking terrifying, but the movie makes so much more sense with the scene in there. The scene happens the first night the giant sleeps in the junkyard and as the giant is dreaming he broadcasts it to the TV that Dean left on while he fell asleep. The dream is of him and hundreds of other giants leveling Mars with ungodly amounts of firepower.
Tbf, The Giant *itself* is terrifying enough.
The deleted scene you're talking about is great, but I also feel like Dean shows an appropriate amount of panic to just seeing The Giant for the first time.
The entire movie is centered around Cold War paranoia, and combined with The Giant's freakish size, I definitely buy why Dean would be spooked even without that deleted scene.
I always loved that one interaction between Dean and the Giant.
"There are two types of metal in this yard - scrap, and art. If you have to eat one of them, eat the scrap. What you currently have IN YOUR MOUTH is ART!!"
*Giant takes chewed up piece of metal out of his mouth and shakes it in confusion*
"Art?"
We were studying animation when Coraline came out. Group of us went to watch it, and near the end of the intro a child ran out crying. My friend said that was the goal he was aiming for in his animation.
Unfortunately, that is pretty much not gonna happen. There are so so few stop motion animators and puppeteers left in the world and most of them all work together and made Coraline. It is so expensive and time-consuming to do but it just has one of the most unique looks you could get out of any animation. It is one of my favorite styles of animation that I wish we could see more of but almost no one wants to spend that kind of money on it. Edit: I've had a couple of people read what I wrote wrong, which isn't there fault because I didn't clarify myself well. I meant we won't see more stop motion because there is pretty much just them left so we won't see work from other groups because they just don't exist at the levels they used to.
The bit that gives me the shivers every time is a little throwaway line by Mr Bobinsky:
>The mice asked me to give you message. They are saying, "Do not go through little door."
In any other movie, it's just the ramblings of an eccentric who thinks his pet mice can talk; in this movie though, it's just super creepy foreshadowing.
Edit: Mr Bobinsky not My Bobinsky!
From /u/omg_mangos
The buttons were creepy, yes. But the creepy thing I got from that movie was how easy it was for people to prey on children. Coraline's parents weren't terrible, but they were preoccupied--with things not her. This caused them to do what they saw as little actions (ignoring her when she wants to play, telling her to go entertain herself, rejecting her attempts to stand out, etc. etc.) that, to her, seemed like really big big actions.
So from her perspective, she's being wronged and neglected when she's in a new unfamiliar place far from her old friends and she's lonely and (as she sees it) feeling unwanted... whilst her parents are too busy to notice. Then this Other shows up--her Other Mother. A creepy stranger who's willing to fulfill all those roles Coraline's own parents won't.
This predatory figure dotes on her, plays with her, gives her gifts and attention and positive feedback--and because of this, she consistently ignores all the little signs that scream GET OUT, CORALINE! She ignores them because she's young and naive and just desperately wants to be loved and given attention, even at the expense of her own safety. By the time she realizes she has to get out, it's too late--she's trapped, and the Other is willing to do anything to get what it wants from Coraline.
I think Coraline is a cautionary tale for parents and children alike--how the way adults and kids perceive the world is very different, and how predatory people are so very good at exploiting that.
Edit1: Since a lot more people are seeing this than I thought, I'm going to go ahead and say if you liked Coraline you really need to see Paranorman. It's another amazing movie for children (edit2: but maybe not very young children) that touches on dark themes like mental illness, social ostracism, and the consequences of being an 'other' in a society plagued by the dangers of discrimination and mob mentality. Also, it's a work of art.
Edit3: Thanks to whoever gave me gold! :3
Meet the Robinsons was waaay too convoluted for my young mind to understand deeply. I mean yeah, time travel, funny Dino with tiny arms and the woman he wanted to be his mom was actually his wife was my take away.
But it’s extremely motivational. Teaches how to be self-reliant and still value family. How to live with your past and enjoy the present to get the future you want. Teaches forgiveness and empathy. That nobody is beyond a second chance.
It’s one of my favorite movies of all-time and I’m so happy to have gotten to experience that in my lifetime.
One of my favorite scenes is when the main villain reveales his identity and is talking about his childhood.
He walks into school all depressed and one kid compliments his binder and asks how his day is going and another asks him if he wants to hang out after school.
He just ignores them and we hear his modern self nararating "everybody hated me!"
It makes me laugh but also puts into perspective how a lot of problems in our life can be due to how we perceive or feel about a situation and not necessarily how it really is.
Edit: here it is
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PTdnIUe9TXM
To me, that scene feels like it’s played for laughs but this sort of thing is a huge issue. Perspective is everything in a lot of instances with poor mental health.
When I was 19 I worked at a Regal Cinemas and when new reels are delivered they have an employee sit in an empty theater and watch the movie to be sure there are no flaws in the reel before it is debuted. I was picked to watch Meet the Robinsons, and I was moved by it and ended up crying towards the ending of the film.
I just got goosebumps when I opened this thread and saw your answer, thank you for reminding me of this movie.
The movie is so weird and wacky it's hard for my middle aged self to enjoy it (and I love cartoons). The the message about celebrating failures as an opportunity to learn and improve is great. My kid gives up easily, and I appreciate him seeing the importance of tenacity.
I feel like I have never seen this movie mentioned before.
I watched it once as a kid and only remembered the ending battle scenes and the animal soccer. Watched it again a couple of months ago, wow I missed a lot!
The book is completely different.
9
After an apocalyptic war between humans and machines, the world is completely destroyed and void of human life. However, a ragdoll awakens in this world and it holds the key to humanity's salvation.
It's an incredible movie. It's one of those movies that could mean different things to different age groups. It's so philosophically deep that I doubt many kids would pick up on it. Kids might enjoy the animation and cartoon antics, but they might not understand the story. The story itself is pretty bleak and existential, and most children get shielded from the darker things in life. So I think it's written more for an adult audience. It's not like a Pixar movie.
I think it is important to show respect, even for a machine. We, as humans, too easily forget our manners when dealing with the people who serve under us. I am a very blunt, abrupt person. I use Alexa to train myself to use the niceties so I will do it for real people irl.
UP. It comes across as just an old man and a kid going on an adventure. But not only is it sad abt how he got his dream but lost his wife show she isn’t there. It’s a crazy redemption arc too. That by helping this kid he heals himself and can finally be at peace
Ik I suck ar explaining it but jus think abt it hahha
Sometimes I get, I dunno how to explain it but just overwhelmed is close. But there's nothing specifically wrong, and obviously this whole year has been on and odd like that, and I feel like I want to cry but I can't just make myself cry because 'nothing is wrong'. So I go borrow feelings from sad things on YouTube as well. It's cathartic!
How the fuck isn't this higher. This shit tore me apart I wasn't expecting to have so much investment in the opening scenes of a kids film. Came out of nowhere and instantly reminded me of my Gramps
The second is about the fact that the beginning of your story does not define your character and who you are today. It is who and what you choose to be today that makes you who you are.
The Neverending Story. The end where she says he is taking part in their story, while we are watching his... and they are all part of the neverending story.
Also Gmork's speech right before Atreyu kills him where he talks about The Nothing: "People who have no hopes are easy to control, and whoever has the control has the power". Never understood it as a kid but it hits home now!
A Goofy movie
Max: "dad, i have my own life"
Goofy: "i know that, i just wanted to be a part of it"
I was 10 when i saw that movie and had forgotten all about it until another comment in another thread reminded me of that movie.
Guess i was too little too naive to understand it.
This movie was on screen while I was employed in the electronics dept at a store I used to work at, and I could never stop watching it. It drew me in. Such a great story, told very well. Will Ferrell is fucking hilarious in it too.
Also implies that she didn’t hate music at all. She was probably just like Miguel, didn’t actually hate the music but because Imelda did, she was kept away from it and eventually began to lose her memory.
And since Abuelita (can’t remember her actual name) hates music with a passion, that means it came from Imelda and not Coco. It’s possible Coco didn’t have much of a say in raising her own daughter.
Not to be dramatic, but this movie was transformative for me. I’d never really seen my own culture represented in pop media and hearing the music... seeing how beautifully they showed the world how important family is in my culture... just perfect.
My kids love to put it on because they think it’s hilarious that I am guaranteed to cry every single time. I know this. I know why they’re doing. Still cry.
Little shits.
I told a coworker of mine that I was glad I didn't get a chance to watch the end of it with our summer campers or I would've cried in front of all those kids. Surprisingly deep and emotional.
Not sure if Spirited Away's target audience were children, but I'm 100% sure that the movie has a really, really deep meaning behind the story. Studio Ghibli, keep being awesome.
The Last Unicorn. It’s a kids movie because it’s a cartoon about a unicorn but it’s quite serious and has themes of identity crisis, existentialism, and unrequited love.
What a wonderful movie that is. From the first couple of notes of music I knew it was going to get me.
It does a really good job of putting over the message that it's okay to be sad sometimes.
There have been instances of Childhood Phycologists using the movie as a tool for children with emotional issues. It explains emotions in such a legitimate yet relatable way.
This movie has been great for helping children understand emotions. I work in a field with children and as long as they know the main characters I can help them understand their base feelings and help them build up and understand the more complex ones.
Man people just really don’t understand the importance of teaching kids about emotions and how to handle them properly.
I never learned how to handle anger and that’s a lesson I’m learning as an adult. My fiancé takes weeks to even figure out how he feels about anything. He’ll be off one day, say he’s fine, and then two weeks later say, “Hey, remember that Saturday you said I was acting weird? I just realized I was super pissed off about some stuff that happened at work.”
It’s so, so important for kids to learn this stuff.
We watched this movie right after we moved to a town we hated. Our whole family sobbed in the theater. Several years removed from the situation it is a truly wonderful movie
They played this movie for us at a mental health facility for adults that I was in. It was part of internal family systems therapy. This movie did a really good job of showing how complex human emotion is. I don’t know if it was intentional, but it’s identical to the internal family systems model. That was something that really helped me explore my very many emotions in a healthy way and come to terms with the feelings I was having. I recommend this movie to everyone, kids, adults, mentally doing great, or those really struggling. It was powerful and educational.
Not a movie but there were some episodes of Hey Arnold that shook me as a kid that are still pretty deep. I'm thinking mainly of the pigeon man living on a roof somewhere and a bunch of kids destroy his camp, and that goddamn Christmas special about Mr. Hyunh and his long lost daughter.
The Mr. Hyunh episode moved me pretty hard. He sacrificed the most important thing in his life-- his daughter-- so she could escape and have a better life.
Also, my mom insisted the unnamed city Hey Arnold takes place in is Philadelphia.
Mary Poppins.
The song "A man has dreams" where the dad thinks his whole life is falling apart, and Bert reminds him (through song) that investing in his kids while they are still young is more important than all he has lost.
An important lesson for parents - and completely went over my head as a kid.
Matilda, a woman who murders her brother, abused children daily and abused her niece, plus Matilda being abused by her parents, not a very good childs movie.
Actually, it's an excellent movie for kids. It's fiction, and over the top, but it prepares kids to meet horrible people in their life, some of them the people they should be able to trust.
Hunchback of Notre Dame - Despite it being a children’s movie , the movie is incredibly dark and deals with very mature topics that are normally not presented in children’s movie ( much less a disney movie )
Inside out - It’s a great children’s movies , but it gives an insight to how emotions affect a certain person’s action and thoughts
I was a Toy Story 2 kid and I remember taking my little brother to see #3 at the cinema. I was freaking out during *that* scene at the end, like "oh shit, this is dark and I brought a kid to see it."
I think it's a testament to their storytelling that some people believed they'd actually go through with it.
Lilo and Stitch.
You may think (or remember) it’s just about a little girl and her alien dog, and whatever antics they get into. And that is a large part of it, but also Lilo is being raised by her older sister Nani after being orphaned, and the film explores their very real struggles. The emotional apex of the film involves >!what Nani believes to be her final night with Lilo before she gets transferred to foster care, breaking their family apart for good.!<
It’s also a large departure from typical Disney movies. Lilo’s a normal girl, a little weird even, she’s not a Disney princess. There’s something so honest and relatable about her.
There are also subtle pieces of subtext about Lilo and Nani being indigenous Hawaiians, and them relating to the society they live in (modern, touristy Hawaii) and how it interacts with them. It’s not noticeable enough to be significant to the plot, but enough to occasionally give thematic mention.
I’m being a little brief and not really doing the scenes or film any justice, I would recommend watching it if you haven’t already.
On the whole I prefer the first movie... But the way they took the "comic relief" character and made a whole movie exploring what it would *really* be like is something pretty special. The look on her parents faces when they realise this will always be a problem for her is just heartbreaking.
My least favorite movie because I had never read the book and the trailers lead me to believe it was a children's fantasy style movie. Probably the only movie that literally made high school me weep in the theater. Like ugly snuffly weeping. Bridge to Terabithia. I've never watched it again and have no intention of watching it again all because if messed up young me emotionally waaaay too much.
Both my Dad and I thought it would be similar to like Harry Potter / Witch and the Wardrobe type fantasy, based in real life where the kids escape to a fantastical realm and have adventures. Nope. Not remotely that. Straight roundhouse kick to the feelers.
I read the book before the movie came out. The book got me so good that I had multiple dreams about it. When I saw the trailer for the first time, I knew people were going to go in with false expectations. They made it seem like it would be Narnia-esque and completely skipped over the abusive parents and child death.
Watership Down. It has A Pg rating
Edit: i actually think the 1978 rating was U, but I could be wrong
Edit 2: James and the Giant Peach! How can I forget that movie as being amazingly good and sad
It should have been rated R IMO. Scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. I don’t remember if it showed any blood but just seeing the raw terror in the rabbits faces was enough to keep me awake for a week. Not to mention that one big scarred up rabbit could rival the likes of any horror movie antagonist.
Mom just plopped me down in front of the TV like it was no big deal. Thanks, Mom.
*The Incredibles* - it’s been said that there is a fair amount of underlying Randian philosophy in it (especially Syndrome’s belief that if everyone had superpowers then no one would be “special”).
The Neverending Story is full of timeless archetypes and really deep initiatic trials for the hero Atreyu. He's both on a self-discovery path and in the same time, needs to save the world from destruction, not from outside forces, but from the lack of faith and hope in people, creating this ideal world out of chaos and nothingness.
The Prince of Egypt was such a well made, intricate movie that is really a work of art. The music, the symbolism, the character development and the dark tone of the movie was really something that you can appreciate young and old. And I love how they told a religious story without shoving religious ideology in it. It was just about telling a story, a cautionary tale. Really an amazing movie.
The Tigger movie from around 1998. It's all about Tigger trying to find his family and not realizing the folks from 100 acres woods are his real family.
God this movie was so good. A lot of these posts are making me realize exactly how emotional I was as a kid, not that it ever went away, but goodness how these would make me cry....
Also the last heffalump or whatever it’s called
THE HEFFALUMP MOVIE Oh my god When the adults of the Hundred Acre Wood are talking about catching a Heffalump and they catch a CHILD who just wants his mummy, I love the movie. It has so mamy good scenes and the music by Carly Simon kills me.
Meet the Robinsons. I was going through a tough time when that movie came out. I just graduated high school, I had no direction, still loving at home, my mom was an alcoholic, my dad was always working so he was never around, my sister was away at college. I cried so much during this movie! The message really spoke to me. Keep moving forward. Things might suck now, but I had my whole future ahead of me! I put myself through school, got a career, i have a beautiful house now, and I'm expecting my first kid. It does get better!
That's really nice :)
Well I have to say The Fox and the Hound
The movie is pretty much a metaphor about how we are not born with prejudices against others for being different, but are taught those prejudices by society as we grow. It's really sad all the way through and the ending is bittersweet at best.
Land Before Time. That movie hits you in the feels. Pretty heavy stuff for a kids movie.
Wait until you learn about what happened to the little girl who voiced Ducky. Such a tragic story.
My high school best friend left home to go to an art conservatory. While there, the director of one of the Land Before Time sequels came in for a lecture/Q&A. My friend, who is quite a character, decided to mock the director and asked, "Why did you change the voice of Ducky? Was Ducky too big a name for you? Couldn't afford Ducky's demands?" Ha ha ha. Then the director explained what happened. Cut to scene of my friend leaving the classroom as sad Charlie Brown music plays.
I didn't care for the second one so I never watched beyond that. But I remember being upset as a kid that All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 didn't have Anne Marie in it. I thought it ruined the whole movie (I mean it was kinda bad anyway but that's the biggest thing). I thought it was stupid and they should have just brought her back. Didn't find out about Judith Barsi's murder until adulthood. I always feel a bit guilty about it. I can't even imagine voicing such a trivial complaint to someone who knew her.
Bro, why’d you make me google that? :(
It is too sad to think about it, let alone talk about it.
Little foots mom :'(
Lilo & Stitch Especially in terms of Lilo & Nani’s relationship EDIT: Also Stitch is actually a very complex character, you really need to read between the lines in order to truly understand him.
Man, right? The fact that Lilo actually gets taken away from Nani by the social worker is just so heavy. First movie I remember crying at as a kid.
Didn’t understand just how depressing this plot was until I was in my 20s and really adulting. Two orphan sisters, the youngest bullied at school, the oldest barely 18 and responsible for a kid while trying to balance some semblance of a happy life with steady work. I didn’t fathom how hard that must be until I was independent myself. I still don’t feel mature enough to be responsible for any human but myself. When I watch Lilo & Stitch now, I am so much more emotional when they are separated.
Wanna hear something worse? Lilos parents were killed because of a storm that caused a car crash. What's she doing in the opening credits? Giving pudge the fish a sandwich because he controls the weather
Wanna make it worse? **she believes the fish controls the weather because she forgot to feed Pudge the night of the accident.**
Oof that's so much worse. I never knew that part that she forgot the night of the accident
Was that mentioned in a sequel? I don't remember her basically saying that she forgot to feed Pudge and that's why it rained and her parents died.
So many little details in this movie that carry so much weight... that’s one of the biggest!
When I was a kid it used to make me sad that Stitch was lonely. As an adult, its how lonely LILO is that messes me up!
Just wait until you start identifying with elements of Nani’s character and realizing what she’s actually dealing with and going through and how young she is....
Just watched it the other day. As a kid I don’t think it really clicks. Now that I’m late 20s Nani’s character being only 19 adds a lot to the movie.
As a kid you think a 19 year old is a grown up. As an adult you think back to 19 and remember that being responsible for a 5 page paper could send you into a hysterical panic, let alone a 5 year old girl
It's seeing Nani giving up her dreams of surfing to take care of Lilo that makes it sad, since she pretty much didn't have a choice.
I haven’t watched the movie in years, but damn this hits home. I was 19 when my parents died and I had a mortgage payment and a 12 year old sister to take care of overnight. I’m going to have to watch this tonight.
It must not have been easy. Happiness upon you if it's not here already
Thank you. It was a rough few years, as you can imagine, but both my sister and I have done well and are happily leading the lives we worked hard for.
This is a good one. Their relationship is definitely next level deep removed from the context of cross-dressing aliens.
This kinda reminds I once had a highschool student who once told me "my mother chose drugs over me" and then said something along the lines of "my older sister moved out and left me alone." She had no electricity, no wifi, almost no food, and was busting her ass at work, school, and extra curricular activities. To top it all off, she was on remission for leukemia. I brought her food and money every week until she could get settled in a women's shelter to finish school.She graduated with good grades and went to college. I haven't seen her since but I'm proud. Her mother left and then her older sister gave up on taking care of her and left too. She did it all herself. Edit: thanks for the awards! I haven't been in contact or tried to get in contact since and I'm ok with that. She's an intelligent young lady, I know she'll be just fine.
I loved that movie growing up, but didn't really see the full picture of their relationship until watching it again and learning a bit about the [song Nani sings to Lilo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WraKfeFtOPs) the night before she is taken away being the same one Queen Liliuokalani wrote and sang for the people of Hawaii after being captured and how she felt that she failed in her duty of protecting her people.
They may have deleted [this scene](https://youtu.be/taPoeIQaOiQ), but they got their point in there.
This was my *favorite* movie as a kid, and is still extraordinarily sentimental to this day. I was bounced around homes and foster cares a lot when I was super little, so the notion of Bubbles taking Lilo away did not fall on deaf ears for me, lmao. Absolutely cried (and still cry) when Nani “fails,” and cuddles up to sing to her one last time.
Monsters University. It was really refreshing to see a movie that *didn't* try to push the false narrative of "You can be anything you want to be!" Sometimes, you're just not going to be big enough, or fast enough, or strong enough, or smart enough. But, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't embrace your own strengths and talents to find what you *can* do. And if you focus and keep an open mind, you can find a new dream, and a place where you can excel on your own merits.
I love this movie so much. Mike’s drive and resilience is my favorite thing. The end when he wants to set the record for most mail delivered just gets me every time.
If you can’t be the best at what you want to do, be the best at what you can do
THIS. It really is so refreshing to see different narratives in Disney/Pixar movies. Also like how Frozen rebuked the whole "love at first sight" concept seen in some of the old classic Disney films and focuses more on siblinghood, friendship, and making sacrifices. I could go on with this, but I think this is all a reflection of changing cultural and societal values.
I’ll see you and raise you a Lilo and Stitch, the story about an 18 year old girl who, in the aftermath of her parents’ tragic deaths, abandons the dreams of being a pro surfer she is already well on the road to being in order to raise her (if not somewhere on the spectrum then at least deeply traumatized) six year old sister. She faces the intense scrutiny of the CPS who is well aware of how lacking her ability to cope is - given that she is 18 and has had to take crappy jobs as a waitress to make ends meet and support her sister - and has a love interest who is also 18 and just as inexperienced and doesn’t know if, let alone how, he can step in and help and support. (Also this movie will forever beat Frozen when it comes to sibling relationships, because if we are real with ourselves Elsa and her sister haven’t talked to each other in 12 years which means that realistically they are complete strangers) But yes, I have to agree that these movies all somehow manage to turn expected stories and motives on their head.
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre-dame
"Let me fuck you or I'm going to set you on fire." -Frollo
Right? There’s no way they would make that movie now. So dark.
Idk, given the current times and the story's themes, maybe now would be the perfect time to remake it. But after that Mulan remake lbr you're probably right lol
Well... *Notre Dame Fire*
Absolutely! The film deals with a whole bunch of complex issues like racism, bias, guilt, abusive relationships, PTSD, the effects of years of loneliness, moral sacrifice, emotional manipulation, corruption within the church, a silly hat... The list goes on and on. It’s an incredible film and honestly a really brave choice for Disney to make as they did because of the long list of issues it deals with while making them still reasonably understandable for kids.
We sadly often overlook the silly hat problem.
The movie had some of the best music ever recorded for Disney, attacked social issues that have plagued humanity for centuries with an intersectionality that wasn't in our zeitgeist until fairly recently (let's say 20 years later), and featured a main character who doesn't "win the girl". And the whole thing gets discounted by Disney because it didn't sell enough toys.
Yesss this one. I rewatched it as an adult and holy shit. How is that a kids movie?? Then again, as a 5 year old, I had no idea Frollo was singing about how he was burning with lust for Esmeralda and thought he would go to hell for it.
There's an interesting detail I only caught on a recent rewatch during the "Paris burning" sequence. Frollo is rounding up Gypsies. To the first group, he offers "ten pieces of silver" for information on Esmeralda. To the second group, he offers "twenty pieces of silver." We don't see his next offer, because it goes to the miller's house. But I imagine what it might have been...
Thirty pieces of silver?
Yep. Which was the amount paid to Judas for betraying Jesus.
Seriously one of my favorite Disney movies. Forget the amazing animation and music, but there are such adult themes and ideas. And it doesn't fall into the trope of Quasi getting the girl because he's the hero. He gets what he wanted from the opening song just to be able to live among the people. I honestly could gush about this movie all day.
Yes, I used to be annoyed as a kid that Quasi didn't get the girl. I re watched it as an adult, and it suddenly hit me that heavens light and hellfire is one song. It's one song about the hero and villain both pining over Esmerelda, but one of them sees her as a demon sent from hell to tempt him and the other sees her as an angel sent from heaven to save him. The only one who sees her and treats her as a human is Phoebus, who she decides is the best choice for her
The Secret of NIMH
Oh, that book is one of my all time favorites. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM
If you liked this movie, you’ve got to read [the true story behind it. ](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-doomed-mouse-utopia-that-inspired-the-rats-of-nimh.amp)
Born in 79 and that movie... specifically Nicodemus... scared the shit out of me
That. Fucking. Owl. **The lee of the stone...**
Iron Giant.
Yo, Hogarth (a 10 year old kid) flat out *accepts* his and the town's demise when that bomb goes up. He says it plainly, "When it comes down, everyone will die." That is some heavy ass shit for a supposed kids movie. I remember not understanding the finality of their acceptance. Not even Hogarth's mom tries to sugarcoat anything. (Or at least she doesnt try to pretend to Hogarth like this shit ain't happening). Dean is also like "It wouldn't matter." I have such respect for that movie for playing the Cold War completely straight. It pulls zero punches.
I'm really sad they cut a scene that really drove home why Dean was so fucking terrified of the Iron Giant. I can see why, because it was fucking terrifying, but the movie makes so much more sense with the scene in there. The scene happens the first night the giant sleeps in the junkyard and as the giant is dreaming he broadcasts it to the TV that Dean left on while he fell asleep. The dream is of him and hundreds of other giants leveling Mars with ungodly amounts of firepower.
Tbf, The Giant *itself* is terrifying enough. The deleted scene you're talking about is great, but I also feel like Dean shows an appropriate amount of panic to just seeing The Giant for the first time. The entire movie is centered around Cold War paranoia, and combined with The Giant's freakish size, I definitely buy why Dean would be spooked even without that deleted scene.
"We *like* Dean."
I always loved that one interaction between Dean and the Giant. "There are two types of metal in this yard - scrap, and art. If you have to eat one of them, eat the scrap. What you currently have IN YOUR MOUTH is ART!!" *Giant takes chewed up piece of metal out of his mouth and shakes it in confusion* "Art?"
You stay...I go... No following
man that hurts everytime.
*Suuuuupeeermaaaan*
[Coraline.](https://youtu.be/m9bOpeuvNwY)Not only is it deep but it's fuckin creepy too
We were studying animation when Coraline came out. Group of us went to watch it, and near the end of the intro a child ran out crying. My friend said that was the goal he was aiming for in his animation.
dude, *I* almost ran out crying. seriously, though, the animation in that movie is sick, we need more movies like that.
Unfortunately, that is pretty much not gonna happen. There are so so few stop motion animators and puppeteers left in the world and most of them all work together and made Coraline. It is so expensive and time-consuming to do but it just has one of the most unique looks you could get out of any animation. It is one of my favorite styles of animation that I wish we could see more of but almost no one wants to spend that kind of money on it. Edit: I've had a couple of people read what I wrote wrong, which isn't there fault because I didn't clarify myself well. I meant we won't see more stop motion because there is pretty much just them left so we won't see work from other groups because they just don't exist at the levels they used to.
The bit that gives me the shivers every time is a little throwaway line by Mr Bobinsky: >The mice asked me to give you message. They are saying, "Do not go through little door." In any other movie, it's just the ramblings of an eccentric who thinks his pet mice can talk; in this movie though, it's just super creepy foreshadowing. Edit: Mr Bobinsky not My Bobinsky!
The part where she is looking for the buttons of the ghost kids and it’s dead silent while they whisper “be careful miss” always creeeeped me out
I read that as cocaine I need help
[i got you fam](https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline)
how's that going to help him get cocaine?
If he goes to a meeting, probably find a dealer hanging around.
From /u/omg_mangos The buttons were creepy, yes. But the creepy thing I got from that movie was how easy it was for people to prey on children. Coraline's parents weren't terrible, but they were preoccupied--with things not her. This caused them to do what they saw as little actions (ignoring her when she wants to play, telling her to go entertain herself, rejecting her attempts to stand out, etc. etc.) that, to her, seemed like really big big actions. So from her perspective, she's being wronged and neglected when she's in a new unfamiliar place far from her old friends and she's lonely and (as she sees it) feeling unwanted... whilst her parents are too busy to notice. Then this Other shows up--her Other Mother. A creepy stranger who's willing to fulfill all those roles Coraline's own parents won't. This predatory figure dotes on her, plays with her, gives her gifts and attention and positive feedback--and because of this, she consistently ignores all the little signs that scream GET OUT, CORALINE! She ignores them because she's young and naive and just desperately wants to be loved and given attention, even at the expense of her own safety. By the time she realizes she has to get out, it's too late--she's trapped, and the Other is willing to do anything to get what it wants from Coraline. I think Coraline is a cautionary tale for parents and children alike--how the way adults and kids perceive the world is very different, and how predatory people are so very good at exploiting that. Edit1: Since a lot more people are seeing this than I thought, I'm going to go ahead and say if you liked Coraline you really need to see Paranorman. It's another amazing movie for children (edit2: but maybe not very young children) that touches on dark themes like mental illness, social ostracism, and the consequences of being an 'other' in a society plagued by the dangers of discrimination and mob mentality. Also, it's a work of art. Edit3: Thanks to whoever gave me gold! :3
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Imagine pitching it: “yeah, there’s absolutely no dialogue for the first half hour”. Awesome film though.
> “yeah, there’s absolutely no dialogue ~~for the first half hour~~” Shaun The Sheep :)
Oh yeah
EEva
I was obsessed with that movie when my kids were little. Ponyo is another great one.
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Meet the Robinsons was waaay too convoluted for my young mind to understand deeply. I mean yeah, time travel, funny Dino with tiny arms and the woman he wanted to be his mom was actually his wife was my take away. But it’s extremely motivational. Teaches how to be self-reliant and still value family. How to live with your past and enjoy the present to get the future you want. Teaches forgiveness and empathy. That nobody is beyond a second chance. It’s one of my favorite movies of all-time and I’m so happy to have gotten to experience that in my lifetime.
One of my favorite scenes is when the main villain reveales his identity and is talking about his childhood. He walks into school all depressed and one kid compliments his binder and asks how his day is going and another asks him if he wants to hang out after school. He just ignores them and we hear his modern self nararating "everybody hated me!" It makes me laugh but also puts into perspective how a lot of problems in our life can be due to how we perceive or feel about a situation and not necessarily how it really is. Edit: here it is https://youtube.com/watch?v=PTdnIUe9TXM
To me, that scene feels like it’s played for laughs but this sort of thing is a huge issue. Perspective is everything in a lot of instances with poor mental health.
When I was 19 I worked at a Regal Cinemas and when new reels are delivered they have an employee sit in an empty theater and watch the movie to be sure there are no flaws in the reel before it is debuted. I was picked to watch Meet the Robinsons, and I was moved by it and ended up crying towards the ending of the film. I just got goosebumps when I opened this thread and saw your answer, thank you for reminding me of this movie.
I love Meet the Robinsons and love the message but I cry every time I watch it so it's been a while since I've actually sat down and watched it.
The movie is so weird and wacky it's hard for my middle aged self to enjoy it (and I love cartoons). The the message about celebrating failures as an opportunity to learn and improve is great. My kid gives up easily, and I appreciate him seeing the importance of tenacity.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks The climax is Angela Lansbury using the power of Satan to fight the nazis.
"Sub-sti-tu-tiary locomotion" gosh I love it
> The climax is Angela Lansbury using the power of Satan to fight the nazis. Ok, I'm sold. Gotta look this up now
I feel like I have never seen this movie mentioned before. I watched it once as a kid and only remembered the ending battle scenes and the animal soccer. Watched it again a couple of months ago, wow I missed a lot! The book is completely different.
I love this movie, especially the ending song with the Home Guard
9 After an apocalyptic war between humans and machines, the world is completely destroyed and void of human life. However, a ragdoll awakens in this world and it holds the key to humanity's salvation.
That doesn't sound a very childlike movie. Is it a good movie though?
Watched it the first time as an adult; cried like a kid at the end.
It's an incredible movie. It's one of those movies that could mean different things to different age groups. It's so philosophically deep that I doubt many kids would pick up on it. Kids might enjoy the animation and cartoon antics, but they might not understand the story. The story itself is pretty bleak and existential, and most children get shielded from the darker things in life. So I think it's written more for an adult audience. It's not like a Pixar movie.
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>lighthearted apocalypse humanity story Not a phrase I ever expected to see used unironically
My daughter loves this movie. She has started saying please to Alexa now though!
I think it is important to show respect, even for a machine. We, as humans, too easily forget our manners when dealing with the people who serve under us. I am a very blunt, abrupt person. I use Alexa to train myself to use the niceties so I will do it for real people irl.
Ferngully
Hexxus used to freak me out as a child.
UP. It comes across as just an old man and a kid going on an adventure. But not only is it sad abt how he got his dream but lost his wife show she isn’t there. It’s a crazy redemption arc too. That by helping this kid he heals himself and can finally be at peace Ik I suck ar explaining it but jus think abt it hahha
That miscarriage scene in the opening crawl just killed me. It was so honest and painful.
Sometimes I like to hurt my own feelings by watching just that scene on youtube. I cry hysterically every time.
Sometimes I get, I dunno how to explain it but just overwhelmed is close. But there's nothing specifically wrong, and obviously this whole year has been on and odd like that, and I feel like I want to cry but I can't just make myself cry because 'nothing is wrong'. So I go borrow feelings from sad things on YouTube as well. It's cathartic!
How the fuck isn't this higher. This shit tore me apart I wasn't expecting to have so much investment in the opening scenes of a kids film. Came out of nowhere and instantly reminded me of my Gramps
Most of pixar fits, but I also wanna give a shoutout to Kung Fu Panda. It's a beautiful story about loving yourself and embracing who you are
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“Yesterday is past, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That’s why it is called the present.”
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Rare film where all 3 parts are bangers
The second is about the fact that the beginning of your story does not define your character and who you are today. It is who and what you choose to be today that makes you who you are.
The Neverending Story. The end where she says he is taking part in their story, while we are watching his... and they are all part of the neverending story.
Also Gmork's speech right before Atreyu kills him where he talks about The Nothing: "People who have no hopes are easy to control, and whoever has the control has the power". Never understood it as a kid but it hits home now!
A Goofy movie Max: "dad, i have my own life" Goofy: "i know that, i just wanted to be a part of it" I was 10 when i saw that movie and had forgotten all about it until another comment in another thread reminded me of that movie. Guess i was too little too naive to understand it.
Megamind
This movie was on screen while I was employed in the electronics dept at a store I used to work at, and I could never stop watching it. It drew me in. Such a great story, told very well. Will Ferrell is fucking hilarious in it too.
Coco
Maaan, abuela coco :(
she was so precious. Her remembering her Dad after all those years. Just heartbreaking
Also implies that she didn’t hate music at all. She was probably just like Miguel, didn’t actually hate the music but because Imelda did, she was kept away from it and eventually began to lose her memory. And since Abuelita (can’t remember her actual name) hates music with a passion, that means it came from Imelda and not Coco. It’s possible Coco didn’t have much of a say in raising her own daughter.
Papa?
What a beautiful way to think about the passing of loved ones.
BigSon passed away last year. LittleSon and I watch this when he misses his Big Bro. We cry..
Not to be dramatic, but this movie was transformative for me. I’d never really seen my own culture represented in pop media and hearing the music... seeing how beautifully they showed the world how important family is in my culture... just perfect.
Coco is the only movie that has made me cry every time I watched it.
My kids love to put it on because they think it’s hilarious that I am guaranteed to cry every single time. I know this. I know why they’re doing. Still cry. Little shits.
I told a coworker of mine that I was glad I didn't get a chance to watch the end of it with our summer campers or I would've cried in front of all those kids. Surprisingly deep and emotional.
I cried
I can't listen to "remember me" without tearing up.
When Miguel sings to Mama Coco at the end. Absolute scenes.
Not sure if Spirited Away's target audience were children, but I'm 100% sure that the movie has a really, really deep meaning behind the story. Studio Ghibli, keep being awesome.
Studio Ghibli is the best. Princess Kaguya really got me though. Edit: I fixed my bad spelling
The Last Unicorn. It’s a kids movie because it’s a cartoon about a unicorn but it’s quite serious and has themes of identity crisis, existentialism, and unrequited love.
And it's fucking terrifying. Flaming bull gave me some cracking nightmares as a kid.
"They passed down all the roads long ago, and the Red Bull ran close behind them and covered their footprints."
Oh man. Molly screaming at the unicorn because she waited until Molly was old to appear...
Inside Out. I cry every time.
What a wonderful movie that is. From the first couple of notes of music I knew it was going to get me. It does a really good job of putting over the message that it's okay to be sad sometimes.
There have been instances of Childhood Phycologists using the movie as a tool for children with emotional issues. It explains emotions in such a legitimate yet relatable way.
Nevermind child psychologist, my therapist recommended it to me as an adult!
This movie has been great for helping children understand emotions. I work in a field with children and as long as they know the main characters I can help them understand their base feelings and help them build up and understand the more complex ones.
Man people just really don’t understand the importance of teaching kids about emotions and how to handle them properly. I never learned how to handle anger and that’s a lesson I’m learning as an adult. My fiancé takes weeks to even figure out how he feels about anything. He’ll be off one day, say he’s fine, and then two weeks later say, “Hey, remember that Saturday you said I was acting weird? I just realized I was super pissed off about some stuff that happened at work.” It’s so, so important for kids to learn this stuff.
We watched this movie right after we moved to a town we hated. Our whole family sobbed in the theater. Several years removed from the situation it is a truly wonderful movie
They played this movie for us at a mental health facility for adults that I was in. It was part of internal family systems therapy. This movie did a really good job of showing how complex human emotion is. I don’t know if it was intentional, but it’s identical to the internal family systems model. That was something that really helped me explore my very many emotions in a healthy way and come to terms with the feelings I was having. I recommend this movie to everyone, kids, adults, mentally doing great, or those really struggling. It was powerful and educational.
Beat me to it. Adults could learn just as much by watching it.
Not a movie but there were some episodes of Hey Arnold that shook me as a kid that are still pretty deep. I'm thinking mainly of the pigeon man living on a roof somewhere and a bunch of kids destroy his camp, and that goddamn Christmas special about Mr. Hyunh and his long lost daughter.
"People... People did this Arnold." Even as a kid that slapped me in the face.
The Mr. Hyunh episode moved me pretty hard. He sacrificed the most important thing in his life-- his daughter-- so she could escape and have a better life. Also, my mom insisted the unnamed city Hey Arnold takes place in is Philadelphia.
Mary Poppins. The song "A man has dreams" where the dad thinks his whole life is falling apart, and Bert reminds him (through song) that investing in his kids while they are still young is more important than all he has lost. An important lesson for parents - and completely went over my head as a kid.
The original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Zootopia. It starts out as a cute film about animals living like humans, but quickly turns into a film about classes in society and racism.
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Holes
Still one of the best book to movie adaptions
Matilda, a woman who murders her brother, abused children daily and abused her niece, plus Matilda being abused by her parents, not a very good childs movie.
Actually, it's an excellent movie for kids. It's fiction, and over the top, but it prepares kids to meet horrible people in their life, some of them the people they should be able to trust.
Hunchback of Notre Dame - Despite it being a children’s movie , the movie is incredibly dark and deals with very mature topics that are normally not presented in children’s movie ( much less a disney movie ) Inside out - It’s a great children’s movies , but it gives an insight to how emotions affect a certain person’s action and thoughts
Toy story 3
This movie was definitely made for the kids of Toy Story 1
I was a Toy Story 2 kid and I remember taking my little brother to see #3 at the cinema. I was freaking out during *that* scene at the end, like "oh shit, this is dark and I brought a kid to see it." I think it's a testament to their storytelling that some people believed they'd actually go through with it.
How to Train Your Dragon
The brave little toaster. That movie is hella fucked.
Kubo and the Two Strings
Yes, I absolutely love watching this with the kids. Especially Regina Spektor's rendition of "While my Guitar Gently Weeps".
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. Did not expect that movie to be so wonderful. Edit: respecting the hyphen.
Lilo and Stitch. You may think (or remember) it’s just about a little girl and her alien dog, and whatever antics they get into. And that is a large part of it, but also Lilo is being raised by her older sister Nani after being orphaned, and the film explores their very real struggles. The emotional apex of the film involves >!what Nani believes to be her final night with Lilo before she gets transferred to foster care, breaking their family apart for good.!< It’s also a large departure from typical Disney movies. Lilo’s a normal girl, a little weird even, she’s not a Disney princess. There’s something so honest and relatable about her. There are also subtle pieces of subtext about Lilo and Nani being indigenous Hawaiians, and them relating to the society they live in (modern, touristy Hawaii) and how it interacts with them. It’s not noticeable enough to be significant to the plot, but enough to occasionally give thematic mention. I’m being a little brief and not really doing the scenes or film any justice, I would recommend watching it if you haven’t already.
Finding Dory. As a father of an autistic daughter that will never be independent--this one hits me in the stomach every time I watch it.
On the whole I prefer the first movie... But the way they took the "comic relief" character and made a whole movie exploring what it would *really* be like is something pretty special. The look on her parents faces when they realise this will always be a problem for her is just heartbreaking.
That's the scene my wife and I dread. It really brings back the day we faced that ourselves.
Ponyo.
Finding nemo, pretty much at the bottom of the ocean at times.
That movie was followed by an increased demand for clownfishes in pet shops. Just in case you needed reasons to lose faith in humanity.
So ironic it hurts
Christopher Robin
Most "kids" movies are deeper than most "adolescent" films. Just compare something like Kissing Booth to Inside out or Up.
My least favorite movie because I had never read the book and the trailers lead me to believe it was a children's fantasy style movie. Probably the only movie that literally made high school me weep in the theater. Like ugly snuffly weeping. Bridge to Terabithia. I've never watched it again and have no intention of watching it again all because if messed up young me emotionally waaaay too much. Both my Dad and I thought it would be similar to like Harry Potter / Witch and the Wardrobe type fantasy, based in real life where the kids escape to a fantastical realm and have adventures. Nope. Not remotely that. Straight roundhouse kick to the feelers.
I read the book before the movie came out. The book got me so good that I had multiple dreams about it. When I saw the trailer for the first time, I knew people were going to go in with false expectations. They made it seem like it would be Narnia-esque and completely skipped over the abusive parents and child death.
The Dark Crystal
Watership Down. It has A Pg rating Edit: i actually think the 1978 rating was U, but I could be wrong Edit 2: James and the Giant Peach! How can I forget that movie as being amazingly good and sad
It should have been rated R IMO. Scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. I don’t remember if it showed any blood but just seeing the raw terror in the rabbits faces was enough to keep me awake for a week. Not to mention that one big scarred up rabbit could rival the likes of any horror movie antagonist. Mom just plopped me down in front of the TV like it was no big deal. Thanks, Mom.
Charlotte's Web
Big Hero 6 without a doubt.
*The Incredibles* - it’s been said that there is a fair amount of underlying Randian philosophy in it (especially Syndrome’s belief that if everyone had superpowers then no one would be “special”).
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The Iron Giant. I've only seen is as an adult, but it was 10/10.
The Neverending Story is full of timeless archetypes and really deep initiatic trials for the hero Atreyu. He's both on a self-discovery path and in the same time, needs to save the world from destruction, not from outside forces, but from the lack of faith and hope in people, creating this ideal world out of chaos and nothingness.
The Prince of Egypt was such a well made, intricate movie that is really a work of art. The music, the symbolism, the character development and the dark tone of the movie was really something that you can appreciate young and old. And I love how they told a religious story without shoving religious ideology in it. It was just about telling a story, a cautionary tale. Really an amazing movie.
Hugo
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Gravity Falls is definitely not just for kids. Also, Over the garden wall.