10 Best Animated Movies for Traumatizing Kids

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:36 pm

MixedMyth wrote: Edit: Also, this list may need to be updated since the Death of Superman cartoon is coming out shortly.

Agreed. I was amazed that they are actually animating that. And when I said something about it to my friends, half of them didn't believe me that Superman died.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:19 pm

To be fair, it is for the older crowd. The animated DCverse has always been more mature and the direct to dvd stuff, though fantastic (Return of the Joker anyhone?) really is for the older crowd.

Still, I can't help but think of the traumatized faces of children everywhere should they happen to see it.

Pimpette · Post by **Pimpette** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:21 pm

I must repeat the cry of "WHAT ABOUT BAMBI"
I refused to watch Bambi again for a long time when I was little because my first viewing gave me nightmares.

Never saw Watership Down, but I've read the book so I think I have a good idea of the kind of violent scarring they're talking about. The stills they have on that page are pretty insane.

Personally I think this guy was just bored and going through whatever movies he had on his shelf at home.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:24 pm

Watership Down= FIELDS COVERED IN BLOOD.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:15 pm

i refuse to watch disney's hunchback for exactly what they had for "how it could be worse" because that's HOW THE STORY ENDS! the hunchback should not have a happy ending.

on a similar note, disney's hercules. seriously, zeus and hera, a happy couple, that's just not right.

Escushion · Post by **Escushion** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:19 pm

On Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: I can see the sex stuff, but I don't think most kids would notice that (I didn't).

The dip stuff and Judge Doom was creepier. He picks up the cute squeaky toon shoe. He slowly moves it towards the dip. He sticks it partly in the dip, so it can feel half its body melt off. Then dips it the rest of the way, holding it under. He then draws his hand out with his glove dripping with red goo.

What. The. Fuck.

Jackhass · Post by **Jackhass** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:02 pm

Good stuff...I know the guy who wrote this actually. Looks like it's going viral if it's found it's way back here, so good for him!

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:13 pm

I liked this quote...

"Most movie stars are so airbrushed nowadays that there’s not much difference between Jessica Alba and Jessica Rabbit anyway."

Zing!

- Joel Fagin

Dr Neo Lao · Post by **Dr Neo Lao** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:48 pm

Everything can be made better by dropping puppies into meat grinders...

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:05 pm

If I wanted to traumatize a child, I'd do a back-to-back screening of Bambi and Bridge to Terabethia.

The first one will teach them that their parents can die. The 2nd reminds them that THEY can die.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:07 pm

I remember watching Lord of the Flies and Empire of the Sun when I was in 1st or second grade. It was pretty sobering.

The Neko wrote:If I wanted to traumatize a child, I'd do a back-to-back screening of Bambi and Bridge to Terabethia.

The first one will teach them that their parents can die. The 2nd reminds them that THEY can die.

Sounds like a good plan.

Nanda · Post by **Nanda** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:59 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Watership Down= FIELDS COVERED IN BLOOD.

"Hazel, look! The feild! The feeeeild! It's covered in blood!"

(I love that movie.)

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:02 pm

Bambi was pretty fucked up.

BeefotronX · Post by **BeefotronX** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:21 pm

Ya really. There's no reason to get kids thinking that deer have feelings.

'cos they really are quite yummy.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:08 pm

theSuburbanLetdown wrote:Their "witty" analysis of why Roger Rabbit is traumatizing is retahded. They mention all the sex crap and bash Japan (parise?) and don't even mention the fact a guy got a safe dropped on his head, a toon shoe was murdered in a vat of dip and melted on screen and Doom got ran over by a bulldozer.

That last one actually did scare me when I was younger. I was even more freaked when he got up and moved around afterwards.

BrownEyedCat · Post by **BrownEyedCat** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:13 pm

Doom scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. It's the reason I never liked that movie.

Lion King I loved unconditionally. I have been scarred by many ridiculous things, but Mufasa getting the axe isn't one of them.

Duralict · Post by **Duralict** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:30 pm

I was a weird little kid - I saw Watership Down when I was eight, and had no scarring. I remember it vividly, of course, but I didn't find it particularly disturbing.

I did, however, live in FEAR of Ursula the Sea Witch. At least, when she was in human form. Betentacled Ursula I was oddly fine with.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:54 pm

Ursala looks like my 4th grade teacher, and they even acted the same.

They even had the same ass.

Tellurider · Post by **Tellurider** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:06 pm

The Little Mermaid always made me cry as a kid.

At the end.

'cause I was sad she'd never see her family again.

Man, I was such a loser.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:58 pm

Secret of NIMH and Ferngully always scared me as a kid.