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Disney movies are known for having an emotionally hard hitting scenario somewhere in the mix. After reading a great review on Dumbo from Diary Of A Movie Maniac, I started considering 5 of the saddest moments in Disney movies.
Bambi (1942)
I can’t even begin to… “Bambi! Keep running! Don’t look back!” This is one hell of a tear jerker. You know it’s coming and there’s nothing you can do to change it.
Dumbo (1941)
This cuts me really deep. Dumbo’s mother is imprisoned in the trailer and they share a moment when he visits. Dumbo sheds a tear or two, and there’s a montage of all the other mummy animals with their babies, with the soul-stirring ‘Baby Mine’ lulling in the background. Surely enough to make any grown man weep!
The Lion King (1994)
Mufasa’s death in The Lion King has been known to reduce even the hardest of movie veterans to a soggy heap of tears. Simba’s desperation to wake his father and his slow realisation that it’s not going happen makes for a seriously emotional viewing.
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
There’s certainly more than one emotional moment in this Disney classic. One of the most prominent moments is when Widow Tweed takes Tod into the forest and drives away without him. He’s grown into a young adult fox, it’s time he learnt to live out in the wild on his own. BUT HE JUST DOESN’T UNDERSTAND!
Up (2009)
The opening sequence of this Disney/Pixar masterpiece garnered a lot of critical acclaim, largely due to the memorable opening sequence which colourfully illustrates the relationship between Carl and Ellie. Childhood adventurers, teenage sweethearts, a young married couple, an old married couple, then …
What’s THE saddest moment in a Disney movie?
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The Dumbo one gets me every time. Otherwise, I don’t really for for Disney schmaltz.
Best wishes, Pete.
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“Schmaltz” haha! Oh but I’m glad you’ve a soft spot for Dumbo!
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Mufasa’s death is a real heart breaking moment even now.
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Oh it gets me!
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Poor Simba.
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All of these were emotional moments for me!
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Oh my, it’s a tear fest isn’t it!
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Pixar are a killer for this. The moment in Toy Story 3 where the characters hold hands on their way into the furnace! Shocking stuff!
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Oh my god, you’re right! I think I mentally blocked that moment out.
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I don’t think anything can beat the opening sequence in Up. They sold the relationship and then just broke our hearts!
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I know! The crooks…
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#RIPEllie
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A good (but sad) list. Some of those I still can watch because they make me too sad (Dumbo and Fox and the Hound).
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I’m with you on that!
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Enjoyed them all even though you know there will be the expected “moments..”
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Bambi always killed me, it’s rough. Babmi is such a beautifully rendered film that when it happens it is so sad and emotional with how wonderfully it was done. UP was huge surprise to me as it, since it was advertised as being really more of a fun adventure. When I got this really heart wrenching opening I was balling me eyes out!
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Thanks for reading!! You’re right, Bambi is rough, a fantastic classic though!
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You’re welcome, really good article. It is a beautiful film. Masterpiece.
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Oh, wow… I had my fair share of crying with some of the above. Bambi and The Lion King always get to me… always.
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Thanks for reading! They’re heartbreakers right there.
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Yep. Heartbreakers is correct. I would also add Mary Poppins’ old lady feeding the birds scene. I always cry on that scene. Very sad indeed.
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Oh yes!! Agreed!!
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Totally, utterly agree!!! Dumbo is the saddest for me, I actually can’t watch that film as an adult. And when he’s all alone and crying and the other elephants purposely push him out of the gang, it’s awful! I think we notice it more as adults!
All great choices 🙂
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Oh my god. That scene where they all push him out.
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Yes!!! Omg that’s bad!!!
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I can’t even think about the beginning of up without starting to cry. It’s so touching.
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Agreed!
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I’m actually not a huge fan of the movie “Up” overall, but man that opening sequence… Makes me cry every time. It’s a beautiful and heartbreaking little story.
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It really is a tearjerker!
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I soo agree on the first three! Everytime, and even more now I’m older.. The fox and the hound I’ve never seen and I was never a fan of Up. Don’t know what everybody’s deal is hahaha.
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Man, you need to see Fox and the Hound. It will cut you so deep.
I actually would have to say I see what you mean about Up, it’s not in my favourite Pixar/Disney movie list, HOWEVER – if you do not find the opening sequence sad, you are a robot sent through time to kill us all!
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Hahaha! I saw Up in the cinema but I can’t even remember the opening scene XD
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I’m now scared of you! What’s the saddest movie moment you’ve ever seen?
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Aahhh don’t be. I cry at most of the episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. But the saddest movie, like crying sad?? Titanic, Legends of the Fall…
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Alright, I let you off
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When Mary Poppins leaves at the end is kind of heartbreaking after all the good work she has done, you kind of want her to stay.
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That is really sad, I agree! I love Mary Poppins 🙂
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I think “Up” takes the cake for sad, however, “The Fox and the Hound” had me an emotional wreck as a child. I haven’t seen it in years, but my only real memory is how sad it made me feel.
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