One of my earliest memories is from 1988. I was in a movie theater in Coral Springs, Florida with my mother and sister watching The Land Before Time. I was so devastated and such a mess when Little Foot’s mother died that my mom had to take me out of the theatre and hold me while the rest of the movie played. Looking back, I’m sure this was the beginning of my mommy issues.
I had the same feeling when Mufasa died in The Lion King, when Bambi’s mom died in Bambi, and when Harry left in Harry and the Hendersons. I’m not sure why on that last one.
Recently the movie, The Life of Timothy Green, had an extreme effect on two little boys. Here is a video of their reaction to the movie.
