Real ones know 1998 wasn’t ready for that kind of pain. Ash letting go of Butterfree with “The Time Has Come” playing? That was a core memory fracture.
Grave of the Fireflies was emotional terrorism. I watched it once and aged ten years.
Any other “safe” animated films that emotionally ambushed you?
Eaited” lives in my head rent-free. And yeah, Fry really said “nah, I’m good” and just walked away like Seymour wasn’t a whole monument. Defosilize my boy
This was the first time a cartoon made silence feel louder than any scream. No dialogue… just loyalty.
Curious—did this scene ruin you instantly, or was it one of those slow ache moments that hit after the episode ended?
Facts. That Lars twist softened the blow a little—but didn’t fully patch the trauma. It’s like putting a Band-Aid on a hole in time.
Thee hast boned with elegance. This line lives rent-free in my cortex. Godfellas had no right being that profound AND that dumb at the same time.
Facts. That Lars twist softened the blow a little—but didn’t fully patch the trauma. It’s like putting a Band-Aid on a hole in time.
thats exactly what I was thinking.