Disney was DARK back in the day. What do you think of Pinocchio? Sorry I had to mute a couple of sections because background music was copyrighted. Here's a little transcript: 10:21 "oh no in the cage" 10:23 *Stromboli says Pinocchio belongs to him* "but he said he'd come back" 15:05 *Lampwick calls Jiminy a grasshopper* "that's a cricket" *and I laugh at Jiminy calling himself a grasshopper* 15:17 *Pinocchio calls Lampy his best friend and Jiminy gets jealous* "I thought I was your buddy" 20:23 *making whale sneeze by smoke from the fire* "and then you go up the blowhole. And then you shoot out" 21:52 *blue fairy makes him a real boy* "I prefer him as the doll.." Again, sorry I had to mute a few sections. I wanted to keep in most of my reaction as I already had to delete a few sections already. Hope you enjoyed nonetheless!
Honestly, I think I'm part of the rare people who weren't afraid by the scenes considered as the scariest of the movie (like Lampwick's transformation). But the only scene who continue to scare me as an adult is the coacher's creepy face. But tell yourself that the book was darker than the movie because Pinocchio isn't a naive little boy like here. In fact, he was already nasty when he was still a log.
Sometimes you have to have the message of what will happen to kids if they don't behave. And teach them that the world is a scary place where not everyone has a happy ending. Personally, I am VERY pleased I grew up watching this movie. WAY better than the remake.
I saw this as a kid in 80s, & I don't remember anybody being scared of this movie. This generation oddly enough are exposed to way more things than we ever were when I was a kid. Thanks to the internet & cellphones,. Sex, Violence & drugs is nothing to todays kids.
@@JustLucinda I suggest reacting to The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) if you haven’t seen it already. It is an instant favorite if you like animals like rhinos and elephants, and it shows why we must protect them from poachers. Have you seen it before?
Kinda mind blowing to me that a few of them were alive during the days of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. With number 9 being born the same year that the shootout at the OK Corral at Tombstone.
I like that his conscience is rewarded: literally! Its very sweet. Generations of kids grew up watching Pinocchio again and again. The film is full of wise life lessons for children, themes like trust, stranger danger, genuine loss and love of a parent. Carlo Collodi's book is like a guide for how to navigate through life, for young and old. And I'd argue that it's more poignant in today's world than it was in Collodi's time, or in 1940. FANTASIA would follow a year later. Walt considered that to be his masterpiece. Highly recommended if you haven't seen it!
Actually it's the darkness that I like about it. Not to mention the detailed and stunning animation and great songs. Though I must admit when he's transforming and his screams turn into the braying of a donkey that's a scene straight out of a horror film.
@@JustLucinda That scene definitely stayed with me from childhood, it was scary. But that was the point, for the movie to reinforce these life lessons for kids in a way that would stick with them. Smoking, drinking, destroying property and lying = bad. And realizing that bad guys aren't always caught and locked up at the end; they are still out there and kids have to be careful with strangers. If the scene isn't memorable, whats the point? Unfortunately, in the remake they toned it down and its extremely forgettable as a result. I would doubt that scene will stick with kids as the original did.
Fun fact: A lot of the donkeys would die from exhaustion from the mines, farms and circuses. And also the donkeys who can still talk - if they don’t talk sooner the coachman and the demons couldn’t take them home cause they’re witnesses, instead his demons kill the talking donkeys 😭😭😭
Yeah I remember watching this movie only once as a kid and I literally was traumatized and tried to forget the movie lmao. I honestly think kids need those type of movies growing up though.
As a child I loved Pinocchio and still do. Yes, I never smoked because of that movie and also regulated how much I drank as an adult 😂 but that's the point. The message was strong and good. It bothers me a little when people get so outraged over the fact they pulled no punches with them; that's the reason we now get so many washed, non sensical remakes that teach nothing new... rather, they stomp over the messages they originally preached. The new pinocchio is awful, but it's the product of what people want. We get what we deserve, and that's how we know our society is degenerating
I heard it in a Dora the explora Christmas episode. She said a similar thing. “Star light star bright first star I see tonight I wish I may I wish I might have this wish I wish tonight.”
Think this is traumatizing? Try reading the original Pinnochio 🤣 Or Snow White, or The Wizard of Oz.. or.. just about any Grimms fairy tale... These old stories were usually really dark. Especually if they came from Germany.
The Grimm brothers were a bit grim. I wrote about a few of their stories for my dissertation and I really like Disney’s Into the Woods as the fairytales told are more similar to the original material, the Grimm tales
@@JustLucinda ever seen "Return to Oz"?... it's the first Disney produced Oz film, and it's from the end of their "dark age" so, yeah, its pretty dark.. but shockingly close to the source material.. far more than the old Judy Garland film.
more likely to rephrase try watching the 1996 version with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Martin Landau that movie is scary as hell and the true Horror of the 90s.
As traumatizing as this Disney animated film was, it wasn’t without its moral lessons and consequences. This is a timeless Disney classic that reverberates to this very day.
i watched this movie a lot as a kid and it did a great job of me not wanting to smoke or drink alcohol, and living in constant fear that every donkey i saw was a child from pleasure island
This movie was nerve-racking when I was a kid when the boys were being turned into donkeys thanks to the coachman. The coachman and Stromboli were two characters you love to hate, while John and Gideon were two bumbling scammers. Monstro was kind of scary back then as well, it's up there just below the Abominable Snowmonster from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer in terms of terrifying.
There are Kids' movies and Kids' movies. 'Pinocchio' is quite dark and (I'm not the first to say this) it gets moralistic at times but it's still a great film and since it was made during the 1930's, one can forgive Disney and his crew for making it so.
Back then kids movies weren't afraid to frighten and challenge children. It helped let the imagery and lessons stick with them for years to come. The remake should be ashamed.
Seeing movies like these as kids were just fine for us Gen X'ers. They taught you about real life and consequences. Cartoons today are just not good. Personally I thank the dear Lord that I grew up in the era that I did. I actually feel bad for the younger generations who are constantly distracted by tech, and are way over parented. There is nothing left for the imagination....just the constant need for instant gratification.
Kids movies today are too fluffy, for lack of better words, yet devoid of true morals and lessons. It’s no wonder kids today are so soft and have a warped expectation from life
Even though he's called Honest John, his full name (which isn't mentioned in the film but appears in other materials, and mentioned partly in an episode of The House of Mouse) J. Worthington Foulfellow.
"A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face." Fun Fact: Evelyn Venable, who was the physical model and voice of the Blue Fairy, was also the model for the original Columbia Studios logo. I, Figaro Fact: Figaro was Walt Disney's favorite character in this movie. Disney pushed for the kitten to appear in the film as much as possible. After the film, Disney swapped Minnie Mouse's pekingese Fifi with Figaro, starting with First Aiders (1944). Figaro also got his own series of "Figaro" Cartoons beginning with Figaro And Cleo (1943), he would have four Cartoons of his own, two appearances in the "Pluto" Cartoon series, as well as appearing in the promotional animated wartime short All Together (1942), for a total of seven Cartoon appearances and one feature film Pinocchio (1940), which makes eight appearances of Figaro over all. Designing Jiminy Fact: The task of creating Jiminy Cricket was given to legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball, his first assignment as an animation director. He originally designed the character to look more like a real cricket, but Walt Disney found the result "too gross" and demanded he be made cute. Kimball ultimately removed all the insect-like features and turned Jiminy into a little green man with an oversized head, wearing a gentlemanly outfit the animator "borrowed" from the logo of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky. Disney was pleased, even though the character no longer resembled a bug (per common Disney practice, he rather resembles his voice actor, Cliff Edwards, although perhaps it's the other way around).
Oh sure it was scary but still didn't stop me from watching it as much as the others, kids are able to handle dark content more than adults could think because they understand what's going on without the seriousness and implications of it therefore the education process is successful. The reason why kids cartoons are less scary nowadays in general is because of parents assuming with their adults eyes it would traumatize and corrupt children and demand for softer things
A beautiful cautionary tale of the importance of familial bonds and adhering to traditional values (Jiminy Cricket trying to keep Pinocchio on the straight and narrow) that still applies today. A boy absent his father is easily led astray by a predatory world, and a father absent his child is a broken man. Along with pinocchio becoming a real boy symbolizes hope for the future. A work of art.
The coachman only took the stupid boys, the boys who played hooky from school and turned them into donkeys and sold them to the salt mines and circuses and stuff. Also Monstro the Whale was voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft, the same man who voiced Tony the Tiger.
This movie is so amazing. I was so scared of this movie when I was young. The donkey transformation scene scared me so much that I avoided this movie for years. And I’m so glad I rewatched it recently because this movie really is amazing. Also, this movie created the famous “When You Wish Upon a Star” for the Disney intros so thanks for that Pinocchio.
Pinocchio and Bambi traumatized me as a kid and I barely watched them at all, and not now either. Even the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland Paris is a bit too scary. It really gives a different feeling than most other Disney films.
I watched this as a little kid in the 90's.. As well as the live action remake with Johnathan Taylor Thomas. Should definitely check out a video where Jordan Peterson talks about Pinocchio.. It's some deep stuff.
Pinocchio 1940 scared the daylights out of me as a little kid. Namely, the kids turning into donkeys scene. But to this day, no one knows if the thug on Pleasure Island who sounds like Popeye was voiced by Jack Mercer (the longtime voice of Popeye), or Disney voice actor Clarence Nash imitating Mercer (Nash was the voice of Donald Duck).
Haha you think that’s messed up ? you gotta watch the messed up origin story the real Pinocchio he actually died but people liked the story so much the author had to continue and also give it a happy ending it was still very dark but he doesn’t die in the end like he was supposed to. Also Pinocchio was a pretty evil he kicked his dad and got him into prison and much more.
I am WITH YOU. Pinocchio ruined me as a child and I haven't been able to watch it again. That damned donkey scene, plus the whole concept of these "bad boys" being kept and not being able to leave TERRIFIED me. I remember screaming out loud at the theater as a child.
Disney was DARK back in the day. What do you think of Pinocchio?
Sorry I had to mute a couple of sections because background music was copyrighted. Here's a little transcript:
10:21 "oh no in the cage"
10:23 *Stromboli says Pinocchio belongs to him* "but he said he'd come back"
15:05 *Lampwick calls Jiminy a grasshopper* "that's a cricket" *and I laugh at Jiminy calling himself a grasshopper*
15:17 *Pinocchio calls Lampy his best friend and Jiminy gets jealous* "I thought I was your buddy"
20:23 *making whale sneeze by smoke from the fire* "and then you go up the blowhole. And then you shoot out"
21:52 *blue fairy makes him a real boy* "I prefer him as the doll.."
Again, sorry I had to mute a few sections. I wanted to keep in most of my reaction as I already had to delete a few sections already. Hope you enjoyed nonetheless!
Honestly, I think I'm part of the rare people who weren't afraid by the scenes considered as the scariest of the movie (like Lampwick's transformation). But the only scene who continue to scare me as an adult is the coacher's creepy face.
But tell yourself that the book was darker than the movie because Pinocchio isn't a naive little boy like here. In fact, he was already nasty when he was still a log.
Dark, this has nothing on the original, Pinocco was a brat, it was a series of books.
Sometimes you have to have the message of what will happen to kids if they don't behave. And teach them that the world is a scary place where not everyone has a happy ending. Personally, I am VERY pleased I grew up watching this movie. WAY better than the remake.
I prefer a much less scarring approach haha. And I haven’t seen the remake yet but I don’t see any remakes living up to classics
I saw this as a kid in 80s, & I don't remember anybody being scared of this movie. This generation oddly enough are exposed to way more things than we ever were when I was a kid. Thanks to the internet & cellphones,. Sex, Violence & drugs is nothing to todays kids.
@@JustLucinda I suggest reacting to The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) if you haven’t seen it already. It is an instant favorite if you like animals like rhinos and elephants, and it shows why we must protect them from poachers.
Have you seen it before?
Not related to Pinocchio but really nice to see another MHA Fan who ships Deku & Uraraka 💘
@@shirokumaotaku Thanks!😁
Pinocchio (1940)
Sadly voice of Pinocchio passed away recently. 8 years ago.
Here is the list of the voice actors:
1) Pinocchio / Alexander (Dickie Jones) 1927 - 2014
2) Gideon’s hiccups (Mel Blanc) 1908 - 1989
3) Geppetto (Christian Rub) 1886 - 1956
4) Honest John The Fox (Walter Catlett) 1889 - 1960
5) Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards) 1895 - 1971
6) Marionettes (Patricia Page) ?
7) The Blue Fairy (Evelyn Venable) 1913 - 1993
8) Lampwick Ginger Teen Boy (Frankie Darro) 1917 - 1976
9) Stromboli / The Coachman (Charles Judels) 1882 - 1969
10) Monstro’s growls (Thurl Ravenscroft) 1914 - 2005
11) Pleasure Island Barker #1 (Stuart Buchanan) 1894 - 1974
12) Bird’s cheeps (Marion Darlington) 1910 - 1991
13) Pleasure Island Barker #2 (John McLeish) 1916 - 1968
14) Pleasure Island Barker #3 (Don Brodie) 1904 - 2001
15) Figaro’s meows / Cleo’s cough / The Rough House Statue / Donkeys #1 (Clarence Nash) 1904 - 1985
16) The Boys / Children (Virginia Davis) 1918 - 2009
17) Donkeys #2 (Billy Bletcher) 1894 - 1979
18) Donkeys #3 (Dal McKennon) 1919 - 2009
19) Donkeys #4 (Jack Mercer) 1910 - 1984
20) Wooden Russian Soldiers Puppets (Walt Disney (himself)) 1901 - 1966
Kinda mind blowing to me that a few of them were alive during the days of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.
With number 9 being born the same year that the shootout at the OK Corral at Tombstone.
I like that his conscience is rewarded: literally! Its very sweet. Generations of kids grew up watching Pinocchio again and again. The film is full of wise life lessons for children, themes like trust, stranger danger, genuine loss and love of a parent. Carlo Collodi's book is like a guide for how to navigate through life, for young and old. And I'd argue that it's more poignant in today's world than it was in Collodi's time, or in 1940.
FANTASIA would follow a year later. Walt considered that to be his masterpiece. Highly recommended if you haven't seen it!
Actually it's the darkness that I like about it. Not to mention the detailed and stunning animation and great songs. Though I must admit when he's transforming and his screams turn into the braying of a donkey that's a scene straight out of a horror film.
Yeah, that whole scene with the boys turning into donkeys was just a little too much for me
@@JustLucinda That scene definitely stayed with me from childhood, it was scary. But that was the point, for the movie to reinforce these life lessons for kids in a way that would stick with them. Smoking, drinking, destroying property and lying = bad. And realizing that bad guys aren't always caught and locked up at the end; they are still out there and kids have to be careful with strangers. If the scene isn't memorable, whats the point?
Unfortunately, in the remake they toned it down and its extremely forgettable as a result. I would doubt that scene will stick with kids as the original did.
@@JustLucindaduring the ocean scene jiminy puts a rock in his pants and a little fish wanted to take a look. You skipped that part.
Fun fact: A lot of the donkeys would die from exhaustion from the mines, farms and circuses.
And also the donkeys who can still talk - if they don’t talk sooner the coachman and the demons couldn’t take them home cause they’re witnesses, instead his demons kill the talking donkeys 😭😭😭
….that’s not such a fun fact, I never thought they’d kill the talking donkeys but it makes sense why 😭
@@JustLucinda Another thing in the book Pinocchio finds lampwick as a donkey working for a farmer but then dies from exhaustion 😪
Yeah I remember watching this movie only once as a kid and I literally was traumatized and tried to forget the movie lmao. I honestly think kids need those type of movies growing up though.
As a child I loved Pinocchio and still do. Yes, I never smoked because of that movie and also regulated how much I drank as an adult 😂 but that's the point. The message was strong and good.
It bothers me a little when people get so outraged over the fact they pulled no punches with them; that's the reason we now get so many washed, non sensical remakes that teach nothing new... rather, they stomp over the messages they originally preached.
The new pinocchio is awful, but it's the product of what people want.
We get what we deserve, and that's how we know our society is degenerating
That donkey transformation scene has haunted me for at least 20 years.
I’m so glad I never watched it as a child because that for sure would have given me nightmares
I heard it in a Dora the explora Christmas episode.
She said a similar thing. “Star light star bright first star I see tonight I wish I may I wish I might have this wish I wish tonight.”
Think this is traumatizing? Try reading the original Pinnochio 🤣 Or Snow White, or The Wizard of Oz.. or.. just about any Grimms fairy tale... These old stories were usually really dark. Especually if they came from Germany.
The Grimm brothers were a bit grim. I wrote about a few of their stories for my dissertation and I really like Disney’s Into the Woods as the fairytales told are more similar to the original material, the Grimm tales
@@JustLucinda ever seen "Return to Oz"?... it's the first Disney produced Oz film, and it's from the end of their "dark age" so, yeah, its pretty dark.. but shockingly close to the source material.. far more than the old Judy Garland film.
more likely to rephrase try watching the 1996 version with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Martin Landau that movie is scary as hell and the true Horror of the 90s.
@@DanJackson1977 I’m not sure if I’ve seen it or not but I might have to give it a watch
@@daviddejesus2496 I just looked it up and the puppet looks terrifying as hell
As traumatizing as this Disney animated film was, it wasn’t without its moral lessons and consequences. This is a timeless Disney classic that reverberates to this very day.
i watched this movie a lot as a kid and it did a great job of me not wanting to smoke or drink alcohol, and living in constant fear that every donkey i saw was a child from pleasure island
I couldn’t imagine thinking every donkey was a child when growing up hah
@@JustLucinda i mean when i was like 8 i grew out of it, but i was 5 or sumn when i watched this for the first time
Pinocchio didn't drown as he was breathing underwater cuz he's a puppet. It was Mostro's impact at the cliff that killed him.
This movie was nerve-racking when I was a kid when the boys were being turned into donkeys thanks to the coachman. The coachman and Stromboli were two characters you love to hate, while John and Gideon were two bumbling scammers. Monstro was kind of scary back then as well, it's up there just below the Abominable Snowmonster from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer in terms of terrifying.
Pinocchio is so cute! I love his gloves! He’s so adorable! 😄😄
16:44 This has to be the most disturbing thing to me as a child. Lampy turning into a donkey right before Pinocchio's eyes! It's so unbelievably dark.
It’s definitely the most disturbing thing I’ve seen in a Disney movie
This was always my favorite of the classics as a kid.
There are Kids' movies and Kids' movies. 'Pinocchio' is quite dark and (I'm not the first to say this) it gets moralistic at times but it's still a great film and since it was made during the 1930's, one can forgive Disney and his crew for making it so.
Back then kids movies weren't afraid to frighten and challenge children. It helped let the imagery and lessons stick with them for years to come. The remake should be ashamed.
pinocchio he is so adorable !♡ for a movies of 1940 this a beautiful classic disney movies. ♡ this my favorites!♡
Seeing movies like these as kids were just fine for us Gen X'ers. They taught you about real life and consequences. Cartoons today are just not good. Personally I thank the dear Lord that I grew up in the era that I did. I actually feel bad for the younger generations who are constantly distracted by tech, and are way over parented. There is nothing left for the imagination....just the constant need for instant gratification.
Kids movies today are too fluffy, for lack of better words, yet devoid of true morals and lessons. It’s no wonder kids today are so soft and have a warped expectation from life
If you think this is scary you should see the unofficial sequel Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. That film gave me nightmares for years
Even though he's called Honest John, his full name (which isn't mentioned in the film but appears in other materials, and mentioned partly in an episode of The House of Mouse) J. Worthington Foulfellow.
"A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face."
Fun Fact: Evelyn Venable, who was the physical model and voice of the Blue Fairy, was also the model for the original Columbia Studios logo.
I, Figaro Fact: Figaro was Walt Disney's favorite character in this movie. Disney pushed for the kitten to appear in the film as much as possible. After the film, Disney swapped Minnie Mouse's pekingese Fifi with Figaro, starting with First Aiders (1944). Figaro also got his own series of "Figaro" Cartoons beginning with Figaro And Cleo (1943), he would have four Cartoons of his own, two appearances in the "Pluto" Cartoon series, as well as appearing in the promotional animated wartime short All Together (1942), for a total of seven Cartoon appearances and one feature film Pinocchio (1940), which makes eight appearances of Figaro over all.
Designing Jiminy Fact: The task of creating Jiminy Cricket was given to legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball, his first assignment as an animation director. He originally designed the character to look more like a real cricket, but Walt Disney found the result "too gross" and demanded he be made cute. Kimball ultimately removed all the insect-like features and turned Jiminy into a little green man with an oversized head, wearing a gentlemanly outfit the animator "borrowed" from the logo of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky. Disney was pleased, even though the character no longer resembled a bug (per common Disney practice, he rather resembles his voice actor, Cliff Edwards, although perhaps it's the other way around).
Oh sure it was scary but still didn't stop me from watching it as much as the others, kids are able to handle dark content more than adults could think because they understand what's going on without the seriousness and implications of it therefore the education process is successful. The reason why kids cartoons are less scary nowadays in general is because of parents assuming with their adults eyes it would traumatize and corrupt children and demand for softer things
A beautiful cautionary tale of the importance of familial bonds and adhering to traditional values (Jiminy Cricket trying to keep Pinocchio on the straight and narrow) that still applies today. A boy absent his father is easily led astray by a predatory world, and a father absent his child is a broken man. Along with pinocchio becoming a real boy symbolizes hope for the future. A work of art.
The coachman only took the stupid boys, the boys who played hooky from school and turned them into donkeys and sold them to the salt mines and circuses and stuff. Also Monstro the Whale was voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft, the same man who voiced Tony the Tiger.
This movie is so amazing. I was so scared of this movie when I was young. The donkey transformation scene scared me so much that I avoided this movie for years. And I’m so glad I rewatched it recently because this movie really is amazing. Also, this movie created the famous “When You Wish Upon a Star” for the Disney intros so thanks for that Pinocchio.
Pinocchio and Bambi traumatized me as a kid and I barely watched them at all, and not now either. Even the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland Paris is a bit too scary. It really gives a different feeling than most other Disney films.
The ride is terrifying! I’m surprised there’s not more crying kids coming off that ride
Jeez, you're not cut out for golden-age animation
Geppetto deserves everything! He is such a happy old man! And he just wanted a son he never could have. I love him so much!
5:32 Geppetto had the barking irons under the pillow , what a fxcking G lol
I watched this as a little kid in the 90's.. As well as the live action remake with Johnathan Taylor Thomas.
Should definitely check out a video where Jordan Peterson talks about Pinocchio.. It's some deep stuff.
Older Disney respected its audience and adapted BOOKS. I miss when they weren't afraid to scare kids
Disney never intended to make his movies only for kids
Pinocchio 1940 scared the daylights out of me as a little kid. Namely, the kids turning into donkeys scene. But to this day, no one knows if the thug on Pleasure Island who sounds like Popeye was voiced by Jack Mercer (the longtime voice of Popeye), or Disney voice actor Clarence Nash imitating Mercer (Nash was the voice of Donald Duck).
This movie scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. It still kind of does.
you have tiny scary puppets all around you
I once read that the metaphor of the donkeys was to illustrate child trafficking, since then i just can't see that scene
The foxe and cat are my favorite
Haha you think that’s messed up ? you gotta watch the messed up origin story the real Pinocchio he actually died but people liked the story so much the author had to continue and also give it a happy ending it was still very dark but he doesn’t die in the end like he was supposed to. Also Pinocchio was a pretty evil he kicked his dad and got him into prison and much more.
I know the feeling. Everything about this movie, like the original story, tends to be more and more unsettling.
This movie is definitely a very disturbing Disney movie! But I absolutely love this movie!
The foxes are my favorite characters
I always had to skip the donkey scene 😭
Lampwick is donkey from shrek
You should react to Toy Story 2 next. Then after (to switch it up a lil bit;) ) you should do a summary of the movie of you in woody’s position.
*Monstro The Whale: Destiny You Can Not Destroy My Destiny*
They become donkies cause they act bad
Pinocchio means "pine eyes". 🧐
I am WITH YOU. Pinocchio ruined me as a child and I haven't been able to watch it again. That damned donkey scene, plus the whole concept of these "bad boys" being kept and not being able to leave TERRIFIED me. I remember screaming out loud at the theater as a child.
I’m so glad I had a vague memory of the donkey scene but never knew the context because I would have been even more traumatised as a kid