As a kid one of my favorite movies was Ratatouille (and it still is!), And one of the reasons for that is because the stakes are so low. The worst outcome is that Remy doesn't get to realize his dream of being a chef, or maybe that he's killed but that doesn't seem likely for the movie. Contrast that with something like WALL-E, where basically the continued existence of the human race and the planet Earth hang in the balance, or the scene in the Garfield Movie where he almost causes several passenger trains to crash and potentially kill dozens.

As a kid, I remember thinking that having such extreme life or death or even apocalyptic stakes for kids movies was unnecessary, it just made me feel stressed out and upset rather than excited lol

  • CommieTommy [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    That Mr Bean episode with the oysters (despite the stakes being so extremely low) was extremely distressing for me as a child, I had multiple nightmares about oysters, to this day I frequently have to repress a gag reflex if I even look at oysters.

    • Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Oh my god if you mean the Holiday movie then same. I've always been terrified of missing flights and such and that whole movie was agony for me

      • CommieTommy [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I can't remember if its that one but I do remember that in the same episode he ends up naked in the hallways of his hotel for some reason so he covers his privates and bum with a NO ENTRY sign and a ONE-WAY SYSTEM sign