There were two horses that played Artax, contrary to the urban legend they both were happy and healthy at the end of filming.
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2025
121 points (97.6% liked)
Memes
13027 readers
890 users here now
Post memes here.
A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.
An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.
- Wait at least 2 months before reposting
- No explicitly political content (about political figures, political events, elections and so on), !politicalmemes@lemmy.ca can be better place for that
- Use NSFW marking accordingly
Laittakaa meemejä tänne.
- Odota ainakin 2 kuukautta ennen meemin postaamista uudelleen
- Ei selkeän poliittista sisältöä (poliitikoista, poliittisista tapahtumista, vaaleista jne) parempi paikka esim. !politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
- Merkitse K18-sisältö tarpeen mukaan
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
I spent a really long time thinking the horse died in that scene and it ruined animals in movies for me.
Fun Fact: Artax can speak in the novel.
Only if you read his lines out loud.
Checkmate Artax apologists.
Do I need to smear the page with peanutbutter first?
Reasons I stopped watching movies and started reading encyclopedias as a child. This and the land before time, the secret of nimh…
Secret of Nimh was one of my favorite books as a kid
This was such a extreme experience for me. I was in second grade I think and the elementary school brought all the children to the cinema without the parents.
Here I remember crying, it was soo sad! And then when Gmork attacks Atreju I had to close my eyes.
Are the sequels worth watching?
Not at all. The original is a classic, the others can be forgotten.
2 is my favorite.
The only thing 3 has going for it is that Jack Black is in it as the protagonist's real world bully.
Was that before he ended up in game as steve
It was before he was Steve, but well after he was selling Pitfall cartridges for Activision.
...no
I don't remember that part... I mean, I remember Artax drowning; I don't remember it looping for 3 hours. 🤔
BTW one of the few really good German movies.
This scene heavily traumatized my sister. I'm not allowed to mention the never ending story around her children