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It's funny because some frightening scenes I recall in the world of animation do stem from Disney.
Sure the Evil Queen transforming into the Witch was disturbing, but none more than the illustrated scene they once had in the storybook adaptation where it appeared the Queen 'died' and came back as the Witch
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But one disturbing scene I recall as a kid was in Bambi, and NO, it was not when Bambi's mother got shot. Ironically, because I lived in the country and hunters were abound, I knew it was a part of life. No, the scene which disturbed me was when Bambi gets got in the massive forest fire. Of course I was three at the time. Another odd thing which haunted my dreams as a kid were the Pink Elephants in Dumbo, later when I was older and saw it, I wondered why I let it disturb me so.
Twilight of the Cockroaches was all around disturbing from beginning to end. Definitely a Kafka meets 'Joe's Apartment.' The one scene indelible in my memories was when the head cockroach gets impaled after attempting to talk to their 'saviour' (the man) after he has acquired a roach-hating girlfriend. But it did teach me how resilient roaches are...
Maleficient, IMO, will always be the most terrifying of the Disney villains. Mainly because of the way she carries herself and the fact she had the most delicious way for revenge. Even when she transforms into a dragon, she still maintained her malevolent self. Which is why I found her refreshing in both 'Kingdom Hearts.'
Judge Doom was disturbing in the end, mainly because throughout the film he came off as a Lurch-type, only to lose it when Eddie inadvertently uncovers his identity. To me, it wasn't the swirly eyes, nor dagger-stare switcheroo which disturbed me, but the fact he transformed his arm into a buzzsaw. Which was ironic the thing he used instilling fear with the Toons was the item which did him in (Dip).
Returning to Disney, I thought the Skeleton Dance when they show the skeletons pulling away from the camera was rather unsettling. Pet Shop of Horrors has been one which attracted me to the macabre, sort of reminds me of something Rod Serling would've put in his 'Night Gallery.' Especially the episode called 'Alice,' where the girl turns out in being a malevolent rabbit, but only if fed sweets rather than vegetables. Because it turned out the owners had a young girl called Alice, who perished from a drug addiction made worse by the parents because the mother kept giving in and adminstering drugs to her. The most disturbing scene is witnessing Alice transform into the homicidal rabbits and take down the couple.
There are many others but I'll end it here on that note.Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes | No
(She was naked at the time.)
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