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I wany to say I'm grateful these topics are brought up a lot in your videos and i want to say i appreciate for the content you make and i thank you for making videos like these and talking about certain topics that not a lot of people would talk about. Again i like your videos and i wish you a good day. keep up the good work👍👏🙏🏽
@@michaelguerrieri3486 well we can't except non abusive parents to somehow truama kids into believing that the world is a terrible place. if I ever get wife and conceive a child, watch plague dogs, falidae, and watership down with them is what I'll do. Because I know the world is dark, cold and brutal for everyone. So ill teach that to the next generation.
Fun Fact: The novel Plague Dogs is based on has a happy ending, with the dogs being saved by a passing boat and turn out to not be infected, which makes the british government look like inept fools for making the whole country panic over a couple of harmless dogs. It was also one of the very first projects Brad Bird (Iron Giant, Incredibles) ever worked on. Also, at the premier of the movie in London, when the film was over director/writer Martin Rosen was approached by an old lady who was told by the theater's manager he made the movie and hit him with an umbrella for 'treating those poor dogs like that'.
@@errorbirdesther I've heard either it was based on the first edition of the novel and due to the film's bleak ending getting a lot of flak that author rewrote the ending or the ending was always more upbeat but the author intended it to be a downer ending but was forced to change it by either his daughters or the publishers and in the film was more true to his original vision.
One version i heard of was a version where the dogs actually made it to land and the rat terrier's owner finds them again and takes them in. In the movie its made apparent the reflection of the moon/sun(?) is mistaken as an island to them, but in the novel's happier version, it actually is land and the bigger dogs endurance testing actually did pay off in allowing him to swim long enough to make it to shore including carrying the rat terrier with him when he was out of energy Which the reason the rat terriers used for experimentation was because his owner was hit by a car and it was thought he was to blame
I like how “disturbing” movies means genuinely heartbreaking and impactful movies in this video. I’m so used to disturbing movies lists just being about the most violent/graphic films, when in reality movies about real life tragedy and pain will stick with you the most.
Another Sad Thing About Mary and Max was that 5 years after the film was made Max's voice actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of a drug overdose in his New York apartment
I have a lot of respect for Mary and Max as a movie. I’m autistic as well, and it’s super nice to see a main character, especially an adult male one like me, proud of his autism and loving himself with it. It makes me really happy to see.
Oh man.. it was such a beautiful movie. And I agree with you 100000% .. one of my favorite parts of the film is when Mary tells Max she’s writing her doctoral dissertation on Asperger’s syndrome with him as a test subject, but he gets PISSED (as he should!), and tells her it’s an important part of his personality and what makes him who he is and that it’s not a disability that needs to be studied and cured because he’s proud of it…. I was like 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 HELL YEAH MAX, YOU TELL HER!!! Lmao. By the end of the movie I had gone through an emotional rollercoaster that ultimately led to me crying like a baby by that end scene lol.
im pretty sure "if anything happens i love you" was an actual message a victim of a school shooting sent one of their parents while hidding as the last message they could send, though i could be getting confused
the part where i truly lost it and started to sob in "If Anything Happens, I Love You" was the memory of when she's walking to school, and her parents's shadows are trying desperately to stop her. it really hit me then. how hopeless it feels when you lose someone so suddenly, because all you can think about is "what if-". i've been stuck on a similar feeling lately; what if just this one little thing was different ? what if i did something else this one day ? would they still be here with me ? would i at least have less guilt than i do now ? that feeling of having to accept that i can't go back and change this, that everything is permanent,,,, it's so scary. the permanence of losing someone. and it seriously hits you when one day, you think of something and go to tell them,,, and you remember you'll never see them again. everything is different now, forever. and we can never change that. nothing we can do, could ever change that. we just have to,,, accept it.
I lost my grandma a couple months ago, we lived togheter and i can't stop thinking about her It feels unreal, like she's gonna come in to ask for a snack or something A couple days ago i was passing my grandpa his dinner (Houses are separated by a small backyard) and i thought i saw her for a split second My grandpa doesn't know she's gone My dad said he asked me about her once and i told her she was in the hospital (Not the first time) but i can't remember Their relationship was shit, she whould treat him so awfully but i still love her, she always took care of me
Hey, I just came across your comment and wanted to extend my sympathies. It sounds like you went through something absolutely awful. And anyone who has gone through the loss of a loved one reading this and has any guilt and wonders "what if I did something different".... I can't tell you whether anything could've been changed. And I'm not wanting to tell you that what you're feeling is right or wrong. Loss is painful. And I hope to never feel the guilt and having to wonder if I could've prevented the tragedy... or long to have said something different. I hope you hold on, everything will be alright. Just try and stay strong. And I hope over time, life will have been kinder and you'll have discovered happiness can still exist in your world.
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” ― Cesar A. Cruz If these kinds of things really do disturb any of you, I ask that you seriously consider going vegan. The thought of such a big change might seem unimaginable--and I get that many people express disdain for people who support ALL animal rights (not just pets) because of how "arbitrarily" annoying we may seem--but it's rooted in your same discomfort of seeing the cruelty as depicted in these fictional movies. The right way to go about this subject isn't to turn a blind eye. We all have the power to change and diminish the unnecessary suffering these animals experience via our sacrifice of "wants" versus "needs." I'm well aware that people do not like having to feel cognitive dissonance, and I know a lot of people will read this and think I'm just another "extremist." But if you do feel disturbed by any of the brutal methods used in industrial agriculture, it might be worth considering a change in diet. (If you do not know about these methods, I'll leave links down below. And, yes, even milk and eggs are part of the same suffering chain as steak. So, if you are vegetarian or thinking about being vegetarian, please consider going straight to veganism). Do my words incite guilt into anyone? If it does, that's a good thing. That means you can feel. I didn't make you feel guilty, and I'm not trying to make anyone feel guilty. I'm trying to make people aware of these issues and aware that their actions can make an impact. If anyone responds with "But bacon" or "I'm eating a cheese burger right now and it's so delicious" or anything non-constructive like that, I hope you look into the foods you are eating and are informed that there is some form of link between meats and cardiovascular disease (particularly red meats and processed meats). The same concerns can be said for other things like dairy milk and it's high saturated fat content. The meat and dairy industries (like any business) rely on consumerism regardless of it's impact on the consumers, the environment, the workers, or the animals, and have used "science-backed research" to scam us into buying these products i/e "Got milk?" www.pcrm.org/news/blog/milk-gate-dairy-industry-bribing-health-organizations-push-milk. On top of that, if you can seriously eat an ultimate meat supreme pizza while watching Dominion ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LQRAfJyEsko.html ), then I think there might be some trauma in you that needs to be addressed. Or perhaps you are part of the very small percentage of literal psychopaths (maybe this will help you get a diagnosis). If you are still reading this, thank you. And if you're interested in further research, I'll leave some links below that might be useful: www.veganstreet.com/vs-guide-for-new-vegans.html www.vegankit.com/why en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_production www.thebeardedvegans.com/ (genuinely friendly hosts and thoughtful podcast) www.happycow.net/ (for finding vegan restaurants near you) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nXg61OvA2UQ.html (vegan and bodybuilding)
I feel like this is an opportunity to talk about a film called “Funan.” It’s about a family of three that loses their son while being one of thousands that was involved with the khmer rouge revolution. This story is based on true events about the chilling events that happened during that time. Hopefully some people will find this comment so that we won’t ignore the awful things that revolve around us, even if it’s not in our country.
A friend of mine told me that he saw the film "Where the Dead Go to Die" when he was 10 years old. He was introduced to the film by his older brother and the oldet brother's girlfriend. The boy spent one hour crying in the bathroom after seeing the movie.
In that short, you played that scene, and I fucking broke. I was a teaching major, I'm now in social work. I hate the idea of any child getting hurt, and I just hated it.
i had a feeling she was lost to a school shooting the first time he showed the american flag early in reviewing that specific short film, but i just chocked it up to negative relations to schools in america i make in my head. but when it actually happened i honestly cried, the pitch silence before the guns going off and the immediate silence that followed after the sirens was heart wrenching.. the fact that i knew what happened just based on a flag that should be a symbol of peace is also sort of depressing in a way. sorry to randomly dump my words under your comment
You know what I hate? That stigma that animated movies are only meant for kids. And how many people doesn't give a shot to animated movies due to the stigma, or the ones who criticise others for watching this genre of movies... Ah I hate people.
I made a similar comment, saying that people believe that animation is only comedy and never any other genre, which is really stupid. This video shows that animation can tell many different stories.
3 generations got so used to the Comics code of authority regulations they thought that is what cartoons were made for. I can easily assure you that people who grew up with the original batman and pulp novels didn't think this way about animation
I one hundred percent agree cause I love animation, they need to make it that animation is for everyone not for kids, and because of those people who make their kids watch animation that is not for kids and then blame it on the creators I hate those
I'm so tired of ads, especially Door Dash...I get the one that comes off like a weight loss ad...but I REFUSE to pay RU-vid for ad free subscription!...ill take my links like a pro, thank you!
Craziest bit of trivia about Grave of the Fireflies comes from the cover art. Fans recently examined the art under photoshop and found that there is a actually a plane flying over the kids, hidden against the night sky
Man, that bonus entry hits me in my deepest fears. As an american high schooler, who lives close to and drives past Columbine on my way to the dentist, I know that it's possible for something like that to happen to me, at my school. It's scary, to imagine my parents being like that, to imagine my little sister acting like that, or being caught in a situation like that herself. It's like a dark thought that never really goes away, and likes to come make me sad or remind me that I never know if or when it could happen. Just hearing about that short broke my heart
@@Immolator772 It's possible that the shooter started in the hallway, so she could've run into a classroom or bathroom stall and have enough time before she was found
@@constantdisappointment5658 well with no context and not knowing where she was cause of the lack of detail is really confusing for me, i thought she killed herself. Also i heard just the balls falling cause they showed a gym and i thought she was bullied.
That last one...that hit hard. I was almost in that exact situation. I remember not even wanting to go to lunch, and texting my parents about the rumors. I ate in the bathroom, no one informed us that the student who was planning everything was apprehended that morning. But he still brought the gun to school. My heart crys out to those who weren't as lucky. It's a truly terrible feeling of dread thinking that you could end like that. Just damn..
The scene you showed in "If anything happens I love you" fucking broke me. It wasn't bad enough that they lost their child, they had to lose them to that...
as a former employee of blockbuster, the stores I worked at had watership down as *NOT* family. Some of them had anime/animated feature sections. But, it sure as fuck wasn't in family
As a former employee of Blockbuster UK it was ABSOLUTELY in the family section. Probably because here in the UK TV channels aren't afraid to throw it on during the day and it's considered somewhat of a rite of passage here.
@@luketfer In the UK channel 4 had it on easter sunday during the day in recent years, parents kicked up a stink which didn't stop C4 from doing the same thing the following easter sunday
I already knew about most of these and watched most of them. Plague Dogs, Coonskin, and Barefoot Gen are among my favorite animated films. I think there was two films I didnt recognize that documentary about the botched trial and The king of pigs.
I used to try to defend kids at my highschools...in the 90s there were severe bullying issues. It was called hazing they said. Really it was just miserable kids looking to unload their misery on others. In truth I wanted to do the same thing. I had so much unhappiness. But my father was a terrible bully, I couldn't bear it to be like him. So I thought I would defend people that were bullied. This could be the thing. I could unload my aggression and unhappiness on the bullies duty free right? Well anyway, that's what I thought. But nobody was thankful. I made enemies and no friends. The kids that liked to hurt people were afraid of me. But if that was true what did I think the kids I tried to defend were to think? Yeah, they were more afraid of me than they were of the bullies. To them I was just like the bullies...and they were right. Well one day I went too far, I hurt a kid pretty bad and he didn't deserve what I did to him, none of us deserved what we did to each other...he couldn't see right out of one side anymore and I was the one that did it. Everyone knew, I was a monster now. A leper. Untouchable. You couldn't fuck with me, but I couldn't connect. I couldn't be a human child. I tried to kill myself that year. I woke up with bandaged wrists and a tube down my throat in hospital. I was hallucinating from the bottles of cough medicine I drank and the blood loss. I thought the nurses were telling me I deserved it, and I thought they were right. I thought "what a piece of shit, I can't even die out of sight where I belong". I started crying and told her I was sorry she said to me "You love yourself as much as I love you"...I didn't believe it but I knew she did. She said "everybody loves you". I thought there had to be something to that. I thought if this woman can truly believe everyone loves me, maybe she was right. I don't live the best life these days but I'm not a bad person. I'm comfortable and people do love me. I love me...and you know what? I love you too! Be good to each other, and know you're worth the effort to try and like yourself the way you know other people deserve as well.
That reminds me of how I kind of became friends with one of the school bullies. He was going through tough times at home and me being nice to him led to us having a pretty decent relationship. It was the one time I legit thought I was gonna get my ass kicked in school but I was incredibly lucky that we got along. Things are very complicated a lot of the time but violence, inward or outward, isn't an effective solution. It sounds maybe too sugar coated, but I really think love is a nice thing.
If i had the ability, i would like to one day tell a story similar to King of Pigs; one that i went through myself, and am still dealing with the repercussions of to this day. A lot of it, to me, has very similar ties to Survivor's Guilt, which i struggle with and has shaped my everyday life, to a point where i feel i go too far. Your not a bad person, i know you know this, but i still wanted to tell you regardless. You did what you thought was right. And i can sympathize. Honestly, even as im typing this, i can feel some tears welling up; but please, never ever forget that you are a good person.
The bonus film hit me hard as well. Before you revealed what ultimately took the couple's child from them, seeing the setting of a school with an American flag hanging; I already knew what had happened. I'm a college kid as of writing, and was in high school during the rise of and almost normalization of school shootings and lock downs. At my own school we had multiple lock downs, drills and not. Nothing too serious happened out of these lock downs we had but because of these events around the country, I'm no longer asking "what if it happens to me?", it's now "when will it happen to me?" I hope things can change before it's too late.
Grave of the Fireflies is both beautiful visually but holy shit it’s absolutely devastating. It’s a movie that I think every anime fan and movie fan needs to see, but it’s not an easy watch. You see “Studio Ghibli” and think of Totoro or Spirited Away and you’re expecting something nice with a good message, and you leave an emotional wreck.
my grandad literally showed me that movie YEARS AND YEARS ago.. i don’t even think i was 10 yet (19 now) and it fucked me up 💀 he got it from some rando guy in an alleyway who sold pirated movies for £2 a disc. watching it again as an adult made me understand a lot more about how it was an educational movie about the mind of someone with Aspergers.
ever since i saw it as a child every time i see a can of condensed milk i always get flashbacks of this movie. my mothers childhood was fairly similar to mary's and the impact of max's demise in the end could never make me forget. i never ate condensed milk but its a sight of deep longing every time i see it because it was never normalized in my home. anyways r/im14andthisisdeep lmao
King of Pigs is relatable I've been bullied in my high school and I've told the teachers and the principal They said their fixing it but continues to happen, I told my dad who was upset at the school Needless to say, I continue to get bullied when I told the adults I want to make them stop but hurting them I get put in a mental institution for a week, I'm 20 now and graduated from the high school but I'm still pissed Schools claiming to be bully free is crap, kids are still being bullied Bullying needs to end before someone gets hurt or God forbid take their own life That's i got to say, good bye and good night
Bullies are the ones who are weaker, in the long run. Most of them end up in prison, drug addicts, etc. What you went through made you stronger as a person. Chin up mate.
@@samsherrington7423 I agree. Im a very good-natured person. Was bullied in middle school from some person with short-issues. He died at the age of 19 of drug addiction a few years after. I just couldnt bring myself to care....
If it weren't for the bullying my older bro put me through I wouldn't have made it this far. Honestly I thank him for it. I would have died in deez streetz.
I learned in junior high that bullies are just children, and what could children ever know about me? Once I realized this, they never affected me again. Physical violently speaking, however, I avoided them all the same.
@@commandercaptain4664 If you're in your teens, pal? Your life hasn't even started yet. Realise they're probably going through more than you. It's cheddar cheese as fuck, but you gotta realise everyone's got demons. Who you hate the most, could be your greatest ally.
I always feel like these types of animated movies are being looked at as “weird“ or “different” from other animated films because of the fact that they address taboo subject matter in mature ways. I mean, almost every time I go onto a video talking about Watership Down or the plague dogs, there’s almost no intelligent conversation to be had about the films because people are so caught up in talking about how dark the subject matter is to appreciate how good it might actually be. Anyone else feel this way?
Yes. People always talk about how animation isn't just a kid's medium so we must treat it accordingly, but I feel like these types of films still get treated as odd. I think the best way to talk about these movies is to just act as if this is the norm.
The only one of these where I'd argue that kind of dismissal is warranted is Where The Dead Go To Die, since it and a lot of Jimmy Screamerclauz's other work thrives on nothing but shock value. But it is sad that so many darker animated films that use the medium of animation to discuss important, taboo topics get boiled down to "it's soooooooo disturbing and fucked up" by the vast majority of online discussion, treating them like they're nothing more than shocking content for the sake of it.
As someone who was born with Aspergers Syndrome, Mary and Max holds a very special place in my heart, and is what I believe is, the best commentary on the life of people who have to live in a world where being on the spectrum is a blessing and a curse.
“If Anything Happens I Love You” I watched it on Netflix and as soon as the mom picked up her daughters shirt I immediately started crying A huge fear of mine is either dying in school away from my family or having them die without me saying goodbye. It would break my heart to not tell them I love them before they pass
That's why you should take every opportunity to do so when you're around them. While I absolutely understand that fear, I think it's incredibly important to let your love be known before having to even consider saying "goodbye".
I hope I don't sound stupid but I loved that short until (if I remember correctly) they played a very poppy song and while I imagine that's a song that the girl listened to, I still didn't quite liked that choice. Idk, I feel like there's something I don't get.
@Sugar Z Blossom Some of them are in Kimcartoon but if you have a smartphone, you can get a hacked version of Netflix or Funimation that'll play every movie or show that exists. Even content that just released that today.
Many of the animated movies get a lot of bad backlashes because they were disturbing and scary. But most of the criticism the movies get is that they are scary for younger viewers. This pisses me off bucause they were never meant for children in the first place! But because they were animated, many adults assumed they were for children and so took them to the cinema to watch. It's sad how much criticism they get especially "Grave of the fireflies" and "Watership down". They are masterpieces, so well done, and are also two of my top 5 favorite movies.
I can’t recall a moment where my stomach dropped more than in If Anything Happens I Love You, where the school scene happens, thinking it was the gymnasium and they were playing basketball, to the screams then to the reason the film is called what it is. I wish nothing but good fortune and healing to those affected by what the film portrays.
Mary and Max explain Autism better than anything else possible. I watched it when we found out I was Autistic and instead of being ashamed like I was before I was proud of myself and still am even if I get bullied. Never be ashamed of who you are!
Nah, from what I read and seen, it's because Chuul is the "King of Pigs" because he's the only person picked on the rich kids (called Dogs in the film) that fights back.
The school's hierarchy system puts the low class bullied kids as Pigs and the rich bullies as Dogs. Kim-Chul is a pig yet he's the only person that fight backs and prevents the other pigs from being bullied, making him the "King of Pigs"
To elaborate, there was nothing related to classic literature during production, Sang-ho has stated that many of the scenes in the movie were actual parts in his life. The film is mostly inspired by that, along with Mystic River as well as Satoshi Kon's films
I watched "If anything happens, I love you" without knowing what it was about and even watching this video it made me cry. It's heartbreaking watching children be murdered in their own schools and feeling helpless to stop it even though we could stop it. 😦
The reviews I've seen of Mary and Max are genuinely depressing. Almost every scathing review I've seen of this film, was that this was too depressing and dark. It hurts seeing these, because this isn't fully a work of fiction, it's reality for some people. As a person with Asperger's and Depression myself, I can say this hit hard. I found this movie genuinely beautiful, and I can say there aren't words to recommend this movie enough.
I actually got to "talk' to the guy who made Where the Dead Go to Die on Deviantart. He's actually pretty chill. We're Facebook friends now. Also, new avatar animation! Nice. :-)
@Midnight Raven I suppose so. He was actually commenting on a review of his film calling it horrible and tasteless, and calmly explaining his thoughts and intentions while making it. I myself was in the camp of "this guy's obviously a serial murderer" until I read his comment. So yeah, he's all right, despite the depraved stuff he comes up with. XD
I don't know man, as much as I appreciate an artist doing his thing, why does he have to force child pornography and beastiality into it? Once for shock value is more understandable but the scenes are long, grueling, repetitive, and disgusting, even if they are poorly made. I don't care who you are, that falls under some depraved levels of shit if you are putting it into your movie like that.
The last one really speaks to me, I recently lost my brother to suicide and it's tearing my family apart, but we know that if we let the grief consume us that our lives will continue to be a living hell
My mum tried to convince me to watch Max and Maya when I was 14. This was about 2 years after I was diagnosed with Aspergers, AKA what Max suffers from.. I took one look at the back of the cover and when she tried pushing me to watch it, I actually started to cry while telling her no. She was convinced that by the end of it, I would like it, because she felt like the ending was redeeming. The fucking cover had me feeling traumatised. Eventually, she gave up and watched it with my 12 year old sister. They've never talked to me about it. I don't wanna know.
Just wanna say, plague dogs as a book has a happy ending, in the movie, it’s up to to viewer. It doesn’t address that they died, but gives imagery from when the fog covers them, to the beginning where he was in the tank. Most likely though, most of the film was based on the book( which is more disturbing), but at the end, it’s a happy ending, so we can assume that Rowf and Snitter also got the happy ending
That was the revised version. The original, which the movie is based on, does not end happily. The film splits the difference and leaves the ending ambiguous.
@@ForeverLaxx well, in the film, it implies that the dogs died, but there’s no real way to know if they did or didn’t, which is what they want us to feel in the movie. I’m assuming that what you’re saying is that the original book says that the Rowf and Snitter drowned. Still, there’s not much evidence to go off that the movie was based off the original book rather than the revise.
I was also scrolling through Netflix and got the recommendation for "If Anything Happens, I Love You". Even though I knew the ending from its description, the final scene only hit me harder and I burst into tears as I saw the spirits of the parents trying to chase down their child and beg her not to go to school. The lingering feelings of wanting to turn back time, trying to save what is dying, wishing you could have just done one thing different that day all personified in the dark shadows that dance throughout the film is such a brilliant way of expressing in a way we can see everything that those families have to go through. The way it was shown in the film, as the spirit of the child comes back to beg her parents not to leave each other and to stay together when they need each other the most after she passed away was the part that really broke me. As they become more and more despondent and accusatory about the conflict that has arisen from the death of the child they loved so dearly made me lose my mind and cry to myself about how scared I am to bring a child into this world, fearing that they too may be snatched away from me. My friends around me are starting to have children, but I hesitate to want to become pregnant because of the things going on in this world. I can't imagine the level of pain that losing not only my child but my partner too would bring me. I can't do it now.
I watched Falidae when i was little by mistake and now it feels like it was a big fever dream, I didn’t knew I’ll ever come across this movie again, it really unlocked some memories :)
Though its not exactly the same as the bonus short, I was suicidal in highschool. One of the only things that kept me going was thinking about how much my death would hurt my parents. It's terrifying and extremely depressing to think that my parents could've felt that way if I didn't make it. I'm doing so much better now as an adult but remembering this just... hurts
I was interested in viewing some of these at some point so I chronicled the names and time stamps for anyone else interested. (And anyone else who is forgetful as I am with names) 3:50 When the Wind Blows 5:54 Waltz with Bashir 8:26 Where the Dead go to Die 12:08 Grave of the Fireflies 15:17 Felidae 16:50 Plague Dogs 20:22 Watership Down 23:24 Coonskin 26:29 Mary and Max 30:39 Last Day of Freedom 34:19 Barefoot Gen 36:52 King of Pigs Bonus: 42:51 If Anything Happens I Love You
There's just something so surreal about watching the last scene in "If anything happens I love you" that makes your heart drop. It's like, you can figure out what happened, but the audio really hits you.
That bonus animation really got me... being in school and going through the motions of "what to do in the event of a shooting". I never really feared it happening to me until a close family friend's daughter got caught up in one. Luckily she made it out alive but being a dumb 16 year old and finally realizing that this stuff CAN happen to me is a really terrifying thought. And seeing stuff like that last animation is heartbreaking. The fact that the only words are "If anything happens, I love you" and it's still a sad animation to watch speaks volumes of how talented the artists are. More stuff like this needs to be shared because this stuff isn't as impossible as the government loves to make it seem.
I love your animated character, the animation is so fluent. Edit: Now watching the entire video, I really appreciate the last entry. The crack in your voice really got to me, I could feel the sadness through the screen- that really made me start to cry
I'm an Aspie. It's nice to know that there is an animated film about living with Asperger's that doesn't rely on the savant stereotype and goes into the humanity, tragedy, and extreme loneliness of it. I know what it's like to be socially isolated and how finding someone who really understands you can be immensely difficult in a world where you are at a constant social disadvantage due to your neurology being different from everyone else's. I know what it's like to have good intentions, but to have constant social misunderstandings, neurodivergent behaviors, and meltdowns ruin any friendships you even attempt to have. In middle school, I was paranoid of making friends with my peers due to being socially rejected constantly as early as elementary school and knowing I was 'weird', 'crazy', or 'odd' in their eyes. I only experienced minor bullying, but I have been made fun of for my odd or 'childish' special interests. I feel like I really dodged the bullying bullet by not trusting any of my Neurotypicsl peers for years. Despite my high academic achievements, I always subconsciously wished I could be Neurotypical and have that positive social experience. And other Aspies are difficult to find in the wild. I'm doing better now and learned to take pride in my academic skills, but being a a constant social disadvantage and having to mask all the time and hide your emotions just to be 'socially acceptable' is still a struggle I have to go through everyday.
I have autism and ADHD. My autism was misdiagnosed as JUST adhd back when i was a little kid (I've recently been diagnosed with both as of last year), so because my school thought I wasn't autistic, I wasn't given the correct treatment that I needed. I was put in normal classes, was given the same treatment as neurotypical kids, and had to be stuck dealing with them, which caused a shit ton of bullying. I have a learning disability as well, so I've always been slower than other kids, which always caused the faster-paced kids to get frustrated with me, usually if I had to partner with them for something. Throughout my entire school career, I was misplaced. I was somewhere I wasn't supposed to be. It's the worst feeling ever, knowing that you really don't fucking belong where you are. I'm a senior about to graduate in June. I'm going to finally get out of there and do bigger and better things and hopefully end up somewhere I actually belong. Stay safe, friends.
Most people have social anxiety, in fact, it's the most common anxiety/phobia there is. I hardly meet anyone who DOESN'T mask their feelings/emotions, or who hasn't been regarded as weird/different...very common...
@@janedoe-hq9vn the masking and anxiety and bullying that comes with being neurodivergent isn't the same as what neurotypical people experience. it's ignorant of you to suggest that "everybody masks their emotions, or gets called weird sometimes" is anywhere close to being the same as what autistic and other neurodivergent kids have had to go through (including myself, as somebody with adhd and a severe anxiety disorder). i developed ptsd partially because of the bullying and ostracization i experienced throughout the majority of my childhood, and didn't have a real friend until i was in eighth grade, all because i was considered the "weird kid" as a result of my special interests/hyperfixations and my difficulty with social cues/understanding how friendship works. the negative experiences of neurodivergent kids are so so much more than "getting called weird" sometimes, and masking is so much more than simply "hiding your emotions".
@@rad-opossum neuro "diversity "...my goodness, there's a label for everything and everyone nowadays to make people feel "special "...after I looked up this joke of a "diagnosis " (shouldn't be surprised in this day and age) there's nothing "diverse " about it. ...but it SOUNDS good, making one feel that they're part of this "group ", thus leading to conversations about how "marginalized " they are and no one "understands" them...oh yeah..... SSDD, different label....👍😉
@@janedoe-hq9vn ah, so you're ableist ! Nevermind then, i can see that you're clearly not mature enough to be willing to have an actually serious and educated conversation about mental health. Especially since you so ignorantly assume neurodivergence is just "wanting to be special" and not something proven by psychologists. You're not even worth my time.
Mary & Max sounds like a horror movie if you strip to its bare bones.....and still ends up being one of the most depressing and actually sweet movies ever
The last day of freedom kinda struck a cord with me because of my grandfather serving in Vietnam and the shit he went through being there was honestly horrifying. And he still hasn’t gotten the treatment he’s needed.
The last 3 before the bonus item I’ve never heard of, and I feel that I need to watch. Particularly Last Day of Freedom, with it’s sobering themes and beautiful animation. Thank you for making this video, and introducing us to such media.
After seeing Plague Dogs: I haven't feel this sad since Hank's Death in breaking bad *Sees Watership down* This is approaching Berserk's the eclipse levels of feels
@@NecrochildK it could have the best cgi, but honestly I think the subject matter fits better as a movie than series. And 2: after cuties, I vowed to never give Netflix my money until changes are made. I can’t boycott Disney for their CCP affliction and be okay with Netflix for their bs, the rules should apply for everyone or no one.
For plauge dogs they didn't necessarily confirm weather the dogs survived or not. It was left ambiguous to the viewer and for us to decide if they made it out. Wow. Those last few really hit hard. They were just so sad. It really shows a lot of problems in the world that need to be worked on.
“Grave of the Fireflies” is possibly the most brilliant Studio Ghibli film. It HURT to watch every frame, yet you feel as if you have a human responsibility to see it through. I adore SG films (HMC is probably my favorite), but when WWII and Japan comes up, I think of GotF.
I read watership down when I was 10 years old and to this day, it is one of the best books I had ever read. It is up there with Jekyll & Hyde and Hound of the Baskervilles, and other personal favourites of mine.
Jim and Hilda were in a graphic novel before When the Wind Blows called "Gentleman Jim," where Jim tries to become something of an adventurer but fails miserably in all his attempts. You actually get to know this loving couple a little before When the Wind Blows.
I LOVE THAT HE USED A LITTLE PART OF THE MV FOR CATS, DOGS, AND RATS BY RARE AMERICANS IN THE BEGINNING! I AN SO HAPPY THAT IS IN THIS, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY A FEW SECONDS
i noticed that to!! their work isnt as dark as the stuff in the list but i was honestly waiting to see if they would actually cover it since their work is almost strictly about criticizing the government or going through drug addictions like in Ryan and Dave,, still nice to see a little bit of a cameo to their work tho!!
I was making a flower crown while watching this, and at the last entry, when i heard what happened, I froze, because as a public school student, the fear of that happening at my school is real. Its a terrifying thought and the reality doesnt even hit you until you're in a lockdown and dont know whats going on other than you need to hide because theres some danger, even if its not extreme.
I understand. Last year, there was a threat that one of the students would try to shoot up our school. We weren't sure if he was serious or not because he had a history of mental issues and causing situations at his past schools. I remember when we heard about this, me and my best friend just held on to each other because we were so scared if he actually would. Luckily, our vice principal stepped in and reported this instead of just assuming he wasn't serious, and it was later discovered that he had a gun in home.
@@eilir_adron I had a few experiences like that, though they were bomb threats instead of shootings. All in all it was just kids doing that so school would be cancelled
I had a feeling Barefoot Gen is going to be on the list. That film was flat out taking things way too far when it comes to gore. So after hearing about the creator of the manga, now I feel very bad
It goes far, but I don't think it really demonizes america from what I remember (I last saw it maybe two years ago), but it does mention how the Japanese government suppressed the knowledge of it
I don’t usually cry when watching movies, but the clips you from “If Anything Happens I Love You” really unleashed something excruciatingly depressing inside me.
Some of these films were already based on dark books(Some were not mentioned in the video but here's what was listed): Felidae, Plague Dogs, Grave of the Fireflies, and When the Wind Blows. Plus it's surprising how you got AniMatt involved with this video.(Despite I cut ties from him after getting into an argument with him)
@@gamer62589 Well it's mostly because I was frustrated at the film grammar he uses in his reviews, and his ego was kind of getting to me. Though I was slowing start t understand it a bit more since some reviewers do try to explain some of it. Mr. Coat and Unlucky Tug were some of the few.
Barefoot Gen as well is pulled directly from the manga written and drawn by a survivor of Hiroshima, Keiji Nakazawa. The core story is largely his own experiences.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT WE'VE DONE SO IT DOESN'T REPEAT ITSELF!!!! A lot of people don't seem to realize this, they want to take out books, episodes of tv shows, or whatever offends them, thinking it will help. It won't!!
I love that you started this one with "When the Wind Blows". I had sort of a morbid fascination with this movie from the first time I saw it, when my grandma sent it to me and my little sister. I remember watching the old couple cover themselves in paper bags and thinking that it was sad that their government told them they could hope things would get better.
Two saddest japanese movie of all time. And the last you show the saddest It's anything happens I love you. There's not many people that the last words they said to their sons or daughters was I love you. The parents they heard the last word I love you. The greatest word or line message of John Sr he tells a story of his two sons who passed away, 2001.
I’ve seen Felidae, Where the Dead Go to Die, Watership Down, Plague Dogs, Coonskin (all Bakshi films to be honest), Grave of the Fireflies, and When Blackbirds Fly. All of them are pretty great and disturbing in their own rights but I personally believe animation of this caliber should be exposed more. It would be the same as if a movie were shot with actors and green screens but since it’s ‘animated’ it gives off that ‘only for kids’ vibe. Animation wasn’t invented for children specifically. Animation is an art form that big companies like Disney gave the facade of ‘family friendly’ to.
I am a little concerned about where the dead go to die and when black birds fly. If a child is exposed to pornography like some of the scenes in those films, they might go crazy and try to do the same which is not a good thing. Show them watership down, grave of the fireflies and the others first and do where the dead go to die and when black birds fly last when they are at least 16-17. That’s at least what I think.
Odd fact: You are not supposed to sympathize with Seita after he leaves his aunt's place. You were supposed to sympathize with the aunt. She's the one who's lost her relatives and probably a lot more and has to take care of children that demand more than she can provide. She's trying in a horrible situation but Seita's departure winds up killing both himself and his sister.
I actually watched “where the dead go to die” and honestly.... I’m mixed on it... I hate the disgusting bits of it but it showed the disgusting part of people... it made me think a bit..
I haven't seen it, but judging from what I've read about it... If it were just poorly animated violence, I wouldn't care. I have no problem with violence, I have no problem with scary, surreal imagery, I have no problem with a movie being critical of religion. If that was all that was shown on screen, my stance on it would be that it's not for everyone, but you shouldn't act like it's an evil movie that shouldn't exist. But that's not all it shows on screen. There's one element of the movie in particular that makes it really sick. You can make people think about child abuse without showing it in full detail.
An interesting tidbit: Plague Dogs and Watership Down were both written by Richard Adams. Both stories are amazing, and extremely tough at times to read. However, these stories have stood the test of time, still holding power decades after their publication. I believe the two animations did a great job translating them into visual form.
Felide is one of my favorite horror films, the animation is incredible and the story was unique. And as a bullied kid myself I can (sadly) understand the motives for the kids in King of Pigs. IMO, Hell would be reliving my teenage years.
42:52 I saw "If Anything Happens, I Love You" in Netflix a while ago and it's most certainly a tragedy. Thank you for giving it the attention it deserves.
as someone who almost drowned once i wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy let alone a innocent dog and mary and max actually brought me to tears as someone with autisim sometimes i feel like i get treated differently just cause im on the spectrum
I'm so glad you guys have brought If Anything Happens I Love You into the list. Such a heartbreaking and impactful short that I hope more people experience.
