I am a huge Disney fangirl, of new and old. In this blog post I will be listing my top 10 heartbreaking Disney moments. Some of the character deaths may not have been permanent, but were painful and believeable at the time nonetheless.
10 - The beginning of Up
We are shown the bond between Ellie and Carl from when they were children, to the day she died and wasn't able to live to see her dream, to move to Paradise Falls. During this scene we see them growing up, marrying, and what we imply is being told by a doctor that they have lost their baby.
9 - The Pound
In Lady & the Tramp, Lady is captured and taken to the pound. The dogs there are howling, wailing and actually crying. We also see the shadow of a poor beautiful dog who is happily bounding along on a lead, unaware he is being lead to the room where he will not come out again. Heartbreaking.
8 - Baloo's Death
Luckily this is a very short scene! After the final fight in The Jungle Book, Baloo the bear is seen face down in a puddle. It's powerful and heartbreaking. Bagheera starts a eulogy to console Mowgli, and Baloo wakes up, enjoying it.
7 - Rapunzels parents
In Tangled, just as they were about to step out the doors for the 18th time to release the first lantern for the lost princess to return, the king sheds a tear and the queen touches his cheek and wipes his tear to console him. You can see the pain in their eyes, how it has never stopped hurting for them that someone would take their daughter.
6 - Shang falls
I had not watched Mulan 2 until a couple years ago but I thought it was great. Shang and Mulan were having difficulties at this point in the film and had argued, and so his last words "I'm sorry..." brought such a pang to the heart.
5 - Dopey crying
In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, when the dwarves are by her side after her death they are all crying. It's Dopey that gets to me the most. And then there are the sad animals looking in the window. We hear Dopey's out of control snivelling that we all start to unintentionally mimic at this part of the film.
4 - Bambi's mum
This is one of those films - like Dumbo - that i watched as a child but just can't bring myself to watch as an adult. It gets to me far more than it probably should. Even trying to gather images brought back pain, so i'm not going to make you look at them. Here is a nice one instead.
3 - Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?
At the beginning of Frozen, Elsa is segregated due to her uncontrollable powers. Anna is desperate to be close to her sister like she once was and during her song, we see their parents die at sea. Cutting back to the two girls, they are sitting either side of Elsa's door, both clearly heartbroken. The bit that gets me is panning out of Elsa, where we see due to the outbreak of her powers just how full of emotion she is. "We only have each other, just you and me"...
2 - Mufasa - The Lion King
Please no... Don't make me watch it. This is a depressing moment that can melt the coldest heart. Everything about this scene makes you feel so alone and helpless. "Help! Somebody! Anybody..."
1 - Pinocchio Dies...
This is the most unbearable for me. I have felt all kinds of different emotional pain, but my attachment to Pinocchio is too severe for me to be able to cope during this scene. Even though we know what happens, there are just so many tears all round.
I had a very difficult time composing this blog. I'm not sure why I wrote it, maybe it will inspire you to make your own and appreciate the all the emotion in Disney masterpieces.
