Adult Moments in Kid's films

[ThePurpleStuff]

(To all those who are mad at me for posting the scene that is making you all cry manly tears, I apologize! But, it had to be done to show how great that movie was compared to the rest of the idiotic waste with it's name slapped on it.)

Disney is the most popular topic to be brought up in here, so I'll show a scene from one of Disney's cartoons, Mickey and the Beanstalk.

Spoiler: What the hell was going on inside the minds of these writers?!

 

[Star Pancakes Muthaf]

Shrek? lot's of themes and whatnot, particularly in the first one

 

[vento 231]

This for sure.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

Interestingly enough, I *just* rewatched the Land Before Time a few days ago (had a moment of extreme nostalgia) and, as I am wont to do, went to IMDB to read up on it. I learned about Judith Barsi's terrible death and have been in a goddamn funk all week because of it.

There's nothing like casting a massive shadow over a beloved childhood memory to really screw up your mojo.

I mentioned that above. It either makes the movie unwatchable or increases its sad tone immensely. It also makes the song at the end of the movie, that much more tear jerking.

 

[nuqneh1]

I'm suprised no one has said Fantastic Mr. Fox yet. The movie is appropriate for kids but I would be hard-pressed to find one that would get the films odd and adult sense of humor.

 

[V TheSystem V]

Toy Story 3. All of it.

This. Haven't cried at a film since Forrest Gump

Spoiler

When he was telling Jenny how much he loved her after she had died

Toy Story 3 was a very, very sad film. I have gone on about this several times, but Pixar knows how to make even the toughest adult upset. Toy Story 3 was a very moving film, as people had loved these characters for 15 years, and to see the trilogy end so perfectly was happy, yet really sad, as the colourful cast of characters were put away for the last time.

Have any of you seen Monster House? That film touches upon some adult issues, and it's only a PG!

 

[azurawolf]

Shrek! It is has possibly more then any child movie that I have seen. Especially the first one.

inb4 The Lion king, sex written in dust, etc.

for reals: when the heater died a horrible, flaming death in the Brave Little Toaster

I've got to watch Brave Little Toaster someday. I'm told it's full of Nightmare Fuel.

I love that movie. The heater part was a little weird when I was little.
The movie could scare a little kid but I loved it when I was little.

I don't know if this is an 'adult moment' but it certainly isn't for a 6 year old.

Oh god yes. That scene still scares the crap out of me.

This for sure.

I have a season on DVD and I was watching this thinking 'They made this for kids?!' I couldn't believe what they put in there for children. Still love it though.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Anyone mention Star Wars?

 

[Daffy F]

Toy Story 3. All of it.

I agree, Toy Story 3 was surprisingly adult for a "Kid's film". Also, cool avatar.

 

[DeadEnded]

This is going to be incredibly long and a bit ranty, but this touches on a subject I most definitely have strong feelings on. You've been warned ;-)

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I love most things animated be they movies or television and I have to say that the quality of today's children's entertainment leaves a great deal to be desired. Granted the shows of my generation were nothing more than 30 minute long toy commercials (G.I. Joe, He-Man and Transformers anyone?), but there was at least a little substance in those shows.

*G.I. Joe had to stop Cobra.
*He-Man protects the universe from Skeletor.
*Transformers are fighting a war over the fate of their planet.

These shows gave me and my friends ideas and sparked our imagination to go out and pretend and play at being these heroes and villains. Or play with all those awesome action figures: running our own scenarios where good triumphs over evil all in time to get home for dinner.

Now look at something from today's list of crap shows say 'Chowder', which is apparently a show about a fat kid who works in a restaurant and does nothing but eat, and doesn't even come close to character development or story. It's just a fat kid. Eating too much.

And what does that say to our already overweight kids? Eat more don't do anything and be fat. It's bullshit if ever there was any.

Sure those older shows dealt with grittier and more edgy stuff like war, love, hate, good, and evil, but they taught us something along the way. One of the best episodes of G.I. Joe that still hangs with me today is about love. The main plot about submarines is the usual save the world deal but the sub-plot of Zarana doing her disguise thing and falling for Mainframe really brings life to both of the characters. The end scene is them on a split screen both looking up at the same full moon looking wistful and kind of sad (yes, I just typed that from memory and it's been about 20 years since I've seen that episode).

Some would say this is an adult theme but it's more along the lines of art imitating life. These sorts of sub-plots and character development bring a show to life. Yesteryear's shows let us know a little of what the real world was like all wrapped up in a package a kid could understand.

And little by little we did understand, and grew up. Today's shows do nothing to help kids today grow up they do little more than make half hearted attempts to entertain, and we are less for it.

And now you know, and knowing is half the battle.... G.I. JOE!

 

[Tony Murlin]

Yeah... thought I was replying to your post, but I guess I was mistaken (must have pressed the wrong button). Oh well!

 

[Ldude893]

Definitely agree on Toy Story 3.

Aw, come on, it wasn't that touching, was it?

This for sure.

That doesn't really count as a film, but I gotta tell you, the people behind that show really know how to screw network censors.

 

[Something Amyss]

They did the same thing back in the 60's with the Black Cauldron, itself featuring a zombie army and a guy who for all intents and purposes WAS the devil. Whereas The Black Cauldron failed, Hunchback succeeded.

Arawn was way worse in the books, though. The Black Cauldron is very much watered down, though it's still surprising that they would work with the subject matter at all.

 

[shadyh8er]

I know it's not a movie, but the I'm sure the Ren & Stimpy Show must have ruffled a few parents' feathers back then. Even as a kid I felt weird just watching it.

My parents also freaked out when they saw Johnny Bravo. I still don't know why. If anything, that show taught you to never be an egotistical prick. I still find it ironic that they banned me from that show, and yet they allowed me to watch Sailor Moon, which followed a group of magical girls who got naked every time they transformed.

Ah, and those quotes from Toy Story that got new meanings when I got older. You know the ones!

Bo Peep: "What do you say I get someone ELSE to watch the sheep tonight?"

Woody: "The word I'm searching for, I can't say because there are pre-school toys present."

And the whole "you're a cool toy" speech he gives Buzz. Just...beautiful.

 

[Byere]

Definitely agree on Toy Story 3.

Aw, come on, it wasn't that touching, was it?

Yes... yes it was. It was no different than losing a life-long friend. If fact for Andy, that's EXACTLY what it was. It was greatly portrayed by Disney/Pixar and I'll be the first to admit that I actually started crying because of that last scene.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

The reasonably faithful representation of Judge Claude Frolo's personality (if not his job) in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, especially his obsession with Esmerelda, could be seen as such.

 

[Sovvolf]

While I imagine this as already been posted many of times... I've got to say the majority of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. A very adult children's movie in my opinion. I like that it took its audience seriously for the most part. I was disappoint a little with the end. I'm disappointed that they didn't go that extra mile with it and have the downer ending of the book... However I guess it can be forgiven given that its for kids too.

I haven't watched the film until recently I'll admit. I watched it as a child, even went to the cinemas to see it however I was too young to understand the film and I actually thought the film was shite as a child. Now re-watching it as an adult were I can understand now what's going on... I put it at my number 2 on the list of favourite cartoons and Disney movies. The film is ripe with dark themes including suggested rape, attempts at burning people alive (Including a innocent family), racial prejudice among the many other elements.

I think its one of the most adult children films out there and I applaud it for how serious it takes its audience. Though perhaps they take their audience too seriously as, well if your a kid you won't understand it and for a child its quite boring. I remember being bored by it as a child anyway... Again, this is because I couldn't understand what was going on at the time.

What I didn't enjoy about the film though was the Gargoyles and other attempts at comic relief, while I'll admit they were funny, they do however create a tone shift that was unneeded. One minute we're seeing France burning to the ground and the next we are hearing a comedic love song... Ruins the whole mood.

 

[Irridium]

The opening scene in the movie 'Up'.
Specifically the moment in the hospital where, without words it is implied that Carl's wife Ellie is either incapable of having children or has had a miscarriage.

The sheer fact that they had something like that in the opening for what has been sold as a kid's movie is nothing short of amazing.

Stole what I was going to say.

I swear I heard an adult crying somewhere in the movie theater where I saw it.

Oh Pixar, you sure do have balls. Big balls.
I like big balls.

So yeah, plenty of Pixar films.

 

[R4ptur3]

Well i'm watching some disney things again. I don't know why, i just am and i regret nothing, even though i'm 18. I did pick out a scene in Mulan though where Mulan runs off and her father falls to the floor in the rain and says to his wife if he reveals her presence she will be killed. Never noticed that as a kid but it's a little deep.

When you watch some kids shows at an older age you realise that there are actually a lot of adult things.