Movies That Made Me Cry: The Entire Thing
Milo & Otis upset me because - well - real animals put in dangerous situations for the "entertainment" of film. (Also: this movie was made before animal protection on movie sets was a thing...look up how many cats died in the making of this movie. And this is just the American version. Who knows about the much less regulated Japanese original? Yeah. Not so much of a kid-friendly fun adventure film, is it? Turns out, I was right to be upset and crying and it wasn't "just a movie."
So whether it was a mouse lost in the city, a baby elephant being teased, or orphaned dinosaurs looking for a place to call home, these are movies that had the elementary-aged little me in tears for 90 minutes or so.
By the way, I haven't seen any of these movies in years because I refuse to watch them again and also? They are banned from my home. Because.
In no particular order:
Before The Lion King, there was:
The Land Before Time
Dumbo
An American Tail
Benji: The Hunted
And finally...
Bambi
Notice how they conveniently leave out the emotionally crippling part of the story on that fun, cute little trailer?
The only film I've seen on this list is The Land Before Time... I think.
ReplyDeleteBut are you for real about the animals in the first one???? That... I just have no words.
Have you seen Gone baby gone? That one didn't make me cry necessarily, but it just made me sick inside. I will never watch that film again, just too depressing.
I can't believe that animal cruelty stuff from Milo and Otis! I used to watch that movie as a kid and am shocked about that. So sad! Totally can never watch that again.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Benji for me too! Great list. :)
Oh Fievel... "Somewhere out out there..." that song is so sad. Thanks a lot.
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Oh man! I cried SO much during this movie. And speaking of bumming out - how awesome was it to assemble this list, watching trailers on youtube and such? Ugh. *Sob.
Deletemilo and otis. best.movie.everrrrrrr.
ReplyDeletei used to watch it, rewind it, watch it, rewind it (it was on vhs, god i'm old!) i actually had an orange tabby cat and a pug later in life and it was not on purpose but probably subconsciously haha i love that movie. :)
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DeleteThe scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit where the squeaky shoe gets Dipped....have to skip that scene every time
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