https://theoatmeal.com/comics/artax
I saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh no, I can't handle this!"
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Have you watched it recently though? Artax is literally in one scene before this, as an adult now, they did nothing to build our demonstrate the emotional bond people to this scene.
John Wick's beagle had even less screen time and yet everyone was ok with the ensuing bloodbath. Clearly the bond with Artax was implied well enough to scar thousands of childhoods.
I mean totally. I remember it devastating me, and was surprised at how weak the emotion building was when I watched it as an adult
People like horses.
You know, even as a kid...
Like, I get choked up by a lot of stuff in movies. It's not that I have a tough time forming emotional connections.
But I remember watching that scene as a kid, and thinking it was just....weird. Like, the horse is supposed to be sad, but... It didnt SEEM sad. It wasn't a sad horse thay needed to fight the sadness. It just seemed like a horse. A horse that was really confused why it was there, and in a bunch of mud, and etc.
Like, even at 8 or whatever I remember thinking "wow, I'm supposed to be sad here, but I really am not and neither is Artax"
And I feel the same way watching it since.
I get more choked up on stuff involving the luck dragon. Or maybe the rock biter talking about not being strong enough, etc.