Nothing is quite as hard to watch as the death of one of your favorite film characters.
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In fact, many children were totally traumatized as kids watching the whole thing play out.
“We needed to do the opposite of ‘Bambi,'” Minkoff explained.
So, he and his team decided to reshape the death scene to show the sheer reality of death.
No wonder we’ve never forgotten it!
just likeJoeywhen they got to the horrible death scene.
As Bethtells her sister Join the 1994 version, “Why does everyone want to go away?
I love being home, but I don’t like being left behind.
Now I am the one going ahead.”
What makes the death even sadder is the true story that inspired the scene.
“[Beth] is based on Alcott’s second-youngest sister, Lizzie.”
However, unlike Beth, Lizzie didn’t have the angelic stoicism of Beth.
Both versions of this story are heartbreaking.
In fact, it’s downright shocking for a children’s film.
Because Disney movies are so short, they needed a way to make things happen quickly.
“Bambi’s mother gets killed, so he has to grow up.”
Wow, this death scene just got way sadder.
“A Walk to Remember” is one such movie.
This devastating story follows Jamie and Landon, two teens who fall in love despite their differing personalities.
Jamie is terminally ill with leukemia.
Still, Landon helps Jamie finish completing her wish list as her illness gets worse.
The couple marries, ticking off the last item on her list.
It turns out, this story is actually based on the author’s real life.
“‘A Walk to Remember’ was inspired by my sister,” Sparks wrote on hiswebsite.
When the ship struck an iceberg, viewers all knew what was coming.
Instead of taking her place in a lifeboat, Rose stayed by Jack’s side.
“The answer is very simple,” he revealed.
“Because it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies.”
What’s remarkable about this death?
And that’s what makes it so heartbreaking.
As they grow up, they fall in love.
They marry, move into their own home and grow old together.
It’s a charming, heartwarming, truthful portrayal of a full married life.
However, at the end of the montage, we see Karl return home alone Ellie has died.
It’s pretty hard to watch this scene without tearing up.
“Atonement” tells the story of Cecilia and Robbie.
Just as they are about to consummate their love, Cecilia’s younger sister Briony comes into the room.
In a fit of childish jealousy, she accuses Robbie of assaulting another woman.
Because of Briony’s accusation and the ensuing Second World War, the pair never get to be together.
However, Briony, a writer, makes up a story in which they can.
Talk about a twist ending that stabs us right in the heart.
AsVulturenotes, this shock ending frustrated and devastated readers of the book and viewers of the film.
She even sells her hair to pay for her daughter’s upkeep.
As Collins told press (viaExpress), Hathaway had said, “Don’t lose yourself.
Because it can get really tough.”
AsRoger Ebertwrote in his review, the film is “about young people learning the realities of life.”
For Vada, she has to learn about death when her friend tragicallydiesof an allergic reaction to bee stings.
The saddest part about this death scene is watching Vada’s reaction to the news.
It turns out, the famous scene with the bees was actually a lot more realistic than we imagined.
I knew that this was not something that every kid was doing.
At the same time, it was just another day at the office."
Throughout the film, Forrest tells of his encounters with famous people and events in a matter-of-fact manner.
Bubba’s heartbreakingdeathcomes after Forrest has saved his entire troop while looking for his friend.
Forrest carries Bubba out of the woods just before they are blown up.
However, Bubba dies of his injuries, saying, “I want to go home.”
This scene, while heartbreaking, does give us a good lesson about death.
Han waskilledby his son, Kylo Ren, who had turned to the dark side.
While fans were horrified, it turns out Ford thought the time had come for his character to die.
It sounds like Ford though this was the most meaningful way his character’s journey could end.
Naturally, when he died in the sixth book and movie, fans were distraught.
Of course, it later turned out that Dumbledore had asked Snape to kill him.
Nevertheless, this death was a hard one to watch.
“And [producer David Heyman] was like, ‘Evanna, it wouldn’t cover it!'”
However, it turns out, he didn’t commit the crime.
In fact, John Coffey possesses healing powers and he was actually trying to help.
While this scene is deeply disturbing, it can also help viewers to release their own emotions.
No wonder we are all left in tears at the end of this scene.
Dumbledore always trusted him, telling Harry he was no longer working for Lord Voldemort as a deatheater.
However, when Snape killed Dumbledore in the sixth movie, Harry was convinced that Dumbledore had been wrong.
However, in the final movie, Snape iskilledby Voldemort’s snake.
Snape was redeemed, but it was too late.
It sounds like Rickman may have known Snape’s secret all along, too.
