Films tend to go overboard at times. There are several examples of movies stretching the boundaries to see what they can get away with, whether it’s an explicit scene, gratuitous violence, or excessive language. Children can be merely affected by these types of scenes. In this article, we will be discussing some of the scenes in which we were not ready as a child.
When you’re a youngster, you’ll stumble upon a scene that stays with you and disturbs your spirit. Until, of course, you remember it’s only a movie, at which point you usually man up and continue with your life.
The reality is that after a particular sort of cinematic scene, you can’t help but feel a little dirty, a little vulnerable. Kids get affected by stuff really quickly and some of the scenes affected all of us when we were young. We have compiled a list of some movie scenes that we were not ready for as a child.
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Take a look at our list of some movie scenes that we were not ready for as a child:
1. The unmasking scene in “The Witches”
The film’s concept is unnerving enough, but Anjelica Huston’s renowned unmasking sequence just adds to the tension.
Huston’s character gradually removes her “mask” — which appears to be her entire face — and a genuinely terrifying witch emerges as her skin peels away.
It’s so terrible that it’s difficult to believe it was ever in a children’s film in the first place.
2. The opening sequence in “Up”
The first few scenes lead up to the miscarriage. While tiny toddlers may not fully comprehend what is going on, an adult woman who has experienced the same thing does.
It was disturbing and confusing to see for kids.
3. The Child Catcher in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” a 1968 film, is about an inventor with poor luck who transforms an old automobile into a luxury, flying vehicle for his family.
They wind up on a marvelous journey in a foreign world, among other narrative aspects.
When the family arrives, they come across the Child Catcher, a man who feeds the kids lollipops and other goodies in an attempt to get them out of the house so he can catch them. It sounds a bit cliche but as a kid, we were not ready for it.
4. Clayton’s death in Tarzan (1999)
“Clayton is wrapped in vines and is effectively hung in this scenario.
That’s not the worst part…in the following scene, the animators opted to include the shadow of his dangling body swinging in the woods. In a KIDS film. Who even considers such things??? I’m still wounded from it.”
5. Meri Maa song in “Taare Zameen Par”
Seeing the full Meri maa song in Taare Zameen par felt like a smack in the face that none of us was expecting.
When Ishaan’s parents took off he just stood there looking at them slowly fade off the road with tears in his eyes. That was way too emotional for a child to handle.
6. The Café Scene in “Layer Cake”
Around the midpoint of the film, Mortimer (George Harris) and an unidentified Daniel Craig character are in a greasy London café discussing business when a homeless guy (Freddy) emerges and begins nagging Mortimer for money.
As soon as Freddy sits down, the tension in the situation begins to develop, and you can practically feel the temperature in the room rise.
7. The scream-sucker in “Monsters, Inc”.
“Honestly? As a youngster, the giant scream-sucking machine terrified me to death.
No one considers it, but…forcing children to scream and then collecting the screams??? It’s pitch black. It still frightens some of us.
8. Charlie’s hellish nightmare in “All Dogs Go to Heaven”
Charlie, a four-legged casino proprietor, gets slain by a gambler named Carface in “All Dogs Go to Heaven” (1989), and he returns to Earth to avenge his killer.
Although the wicked Carface is frightening enough for children on his own, the sequence in which Charlie believes he is in hell is almost traumatic.
Charlie is sent to what every youngster presumably imagines hell to be: a flaming pit filled with gigantic beasts and boiling-hot lava, while voices say, “You can never return.”
9. Realizing what’s really in Sid’s room in “Toy Story”
Andy’s cruel neighbor, Sid, captures Woody and Buzz at one point in the film. Sid is infamous for smashing toys and turning them into scary items.
The spider baby, a bald baby-doll head with a missing eye and a mechanical spider-looking body, is a particularly disturbing toy.
10. The reveal of what’s under Professor Quirrell’s turban in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
The films are plenty of terrible beasts and villains, but one particular fight sequence in 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is likely to be difficult for young audiences to watch.
Especially for children. Quirrell, the mousy professor who appears to be afraid of his own shadow, wears a turban throughout the film.
It appears harmless enough until he exposes that on the back of his skull is a small, barely human replica of Lord Voldemort.
Some of the movie scenes which we were not ready for as a child are mentioned above. We hope you enjoyed this article. If you have any more suggestions relating to this feel free to tell us in the comment section below.
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