I'm inclined to say it falls somewhere in the middle. That's why those deaths are more impactful. In the second category, however, we have Bambi's mother and Simba's father, two characters who had speaking parts and were around long enough for viewers to develop an affection for them. They reference mortality, but really they're plot or character contrivances. Those deaths occur "on screen", strictly speaking, but they're backstory. Nemo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Princess and the Frog - first category. I think we could draw a distinction between characters whose deaths occur early in the movie (before we as the audience have been able to identify with them) and those whose deaths occur later (and therefore have more impact). Characters regularly cheat death in animated films (by miracles, magical tears, kisses, luck, etcetera) but surviving the swing of the grim reaper's scythe is not the same thing as facing mortality. Outside of Bambi and Up, when does it ever happen? Oh, sure, the villains die (usually accidentally or via a third party so that the hero/heroine isn't guilty of murder or manslaughter) but the audience is expected to cheer it's not far removed from a knockout in a boxing movie. The American animated film hasn't confronted death very often at all it's a downer. Spoiler! TS3 is a lovely funny movie but it gets credit for really weird things, like for this scene which 'bravely confronts mortality'. But the ad still screams "people who drowned!" only these toys don't actually die. ![]() Both films are highly entertaining adventures. I've heard the argument that it's okay to compare TS3 to the cheese-tastic epic that is Titanic and I heartily agree on that point. it seems rather tasteless to equate toys in the garbage dump to the who died at sea when the Titanic sunk. The "Not since Titanic" ad is gorgeously composed but. ![]() And I can't see the connection in the photo either. ![]() I can't think, other than gender, how Jesse connects to Annie Hall (1977)? From body language to clothing, speaking patterns to personality, Jessie and Annie couldn't be any more different.
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