This Is A Depressing Movie! (Watership Down Movie Reaction/Commentary) *First Time Watching*
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- čas přidán 14. 09. 2023
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Trigger Warning: Some Gore, Animal on Animal violence, scary images, Topic of death mentioned
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Lots of us 70s kids was properly traumatized when we went to see that animated film about fluffy bunnies lmao
All the world will be your enemy. Prince of a thousand enemys. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you. That operning gives me goosebumps ❤
"The primroses were over."
Same. I love the movie ending but heart wrenching. 🐰💜
I read the book. Pleasantly surprised I was 👍 even in the book that line still made my hairs stand on end ☺️
Watership Down has to be my favorite novel of all time and I can't thank you enough for watching this timeless adaptation. John Hurt did an amazing job voicing Hazel as did Richard Briers as Fiver. While the end of the story is certainty emotional, in the book at least it is stated that Hazel lived an extraordinarily long and successful life after the defeat of Woundwort and the unification of Efrafa (which is further explained in the sequel 'Tails from Watership Down'. If you enjoyed the story but fancy something less graphic then I also suggest the 1999 TV series.
Also something else which might be helpful to know is that the rabbits use words from a frictional language created by the author, Richard Adams. This isn't given much if any explanation in the movie so here are some examples: Homba = Fox
Lendri = Badger
Pfeffa = Cat
Yona = Hedgehog
Tharn = The feeling of being too entranced or frightened to move.
Owsla = Police/guard of a warren
Frith = The rabbit's deity/ The Sun
Flay = Food
Flayrah =very good food. The suffix 'rah' denoting high praise and is also used to mean Prince or Chief when used after a name. E.g: Hazel-Rah.
Hrududu = Motor vehicle. This world is an onomatopoeia and is supposed to sound like the chugging of an engine.
Inlé = The Moon/Death
Ni-Frith = Noon
Silflay: A term used for both grass and the act of grazing itself. To go above ground to feed. Literally, to feed outside. Also used as a noun.
Hraka = droppings (quite literally crap)
There are many, many more to look up in your own time if you are interested of course. Other then that I wish you a fine day and lot more to come.
Wow thank you so much for taking the time to not only share your thoughts and knowledge but also for watching 😊 I really appreciate comments like these. They make these longer reactions and all the late night editing sessions worth it. Lol. Stay Awesome!
I'm just about to start reading this novel and I'm excited 😊
I'm nearly finished reading it and it's so interesting. I can't describe it because it's so unique and British. I love it, it's so fascinating to me. I want to learn more about the lore 👍
I am 49 years old and am on my 5th copy of Watership Down, having worn out the previous four.
It's like a safety blanket, I have to have a copy nearby.
It's one of humanity's few perfect creations.
Lapine (rabbit language) has even been expanded on to a small degree beyond the novel(s), should you choose to dig that deeply. 😊
Also, one minor correction to your translation:
Flay means to eat or eating.
Sil means outside.
Silfay is eating outside.
Flayrah is princely eating, literally translated, but is used seemingly akin to slang for good food.
The actual rabbit word for "food" (if one exists) is unknown.
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Should you ever wish to swear at someone in Lapine:
"Flay hraka emari marli-mi."
You're welcome. 😉
Rabbits do fight, especially in mating season. I had 2 rabbits before and one killed the other..
I was totally traumatized by this film as a child. As an adult, I decided to actually read the book.
What surprised me … I really enjoyed the book, and am willing to give the movie another chance.
I love this movie so much. I watched it as a kid because I was fascinated by rabbits, but i felt terrified by it, which is a shame because since revisiting it as an adult I love everything about it, I've read the book as well.
Yeah it's quite brutal for a children's movie but then again look at Pixar and all their traumatic characters deaths. But yeah I really enjoy the style of this from an adult pov though. Thanks for watching btw and sharing your love for the film! 😊
The author was a World War II vet. A lot of it was actually inspired by his experiences in war, with Hazel's personality being based on his former commanding officer.
Read this in highschool (1978) and was the first movie i rented when i got a VCR (1980). Love this movie
Also of note: Everything you see (or that is in the book) is a real place. The "Crixa", a crossing of bridlepaths that defines Efrafa is real.
The iron road, the electrical pylon (tower), the farm, and Watership Down itself, are real places.
(A down is a high hill in the English countryside).
The area hasn't changed much.
You can follow the book on Google maps.
The beech tree at the top of the hill also existed. It finally died of old age a few years ago, and locals planted a new, young beech in it's place. 😊
I didn't know the beech got replanted! That's gorgeous.
This movie scared me so much, i specifically remember the first scenes with the black bunny and the feild covered in blood. It always stuck with me!
I think Watership Down is an incredibly uplifting feel-good story of friendship and courage, overcoming odds and making your place. And it's about family and home.
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Now, if you want a depressing, animated movie about animals, based on a book by this same author, I can "recommend"
The Plague Dogs.
I watched it about 20 years ago.
Never again.
It's beautifully made, and it will absolutely crush your soul.
The only thing that traumatized me about this film when I was a kid was the vision of the field covered in blood, and that was because I thought it was lava, at first. Some of the images of the Black Rabbit of Inle were definitely haunting.
The hinges weren't metal; they were leather straps nailed to the doors.
I suggest you read the book; it's a classic. It also goes into more depth on the incredible rabbit mythology and their inner lives.
And if you're wondering whether domestic rabbits would mate with wild ones? They will. We had pet rabbits on the farm once that escaped, and next Spring I spotted a few larger-than-normal wild rabbits who had white patches in their fur. Appropriately, one of our escaped bucks was named 'Hazel.'
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and answering some of my confusion. I appreciate you taking the time to comment!! Thanks for watching! 😊
I love this film. I watched it as a kid too but the cartoon violence didn’t really upset me as I knew what animation was and that it’s not real.
However Fiver’s visions of the field turning to blood and the visuals when the Owsla captain talking about almost suffocating in the old warren… cartoon or not those are just really impactful!
The thing that makes this story exceptional is that the rabbits do rabbit things for rabbit reasons.
Their motivations are from the perspective of wild animals.
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This adaptation is fantastic, and is mostly very faithful to the novel. But like any film, the book is orders of magnatude better. It's actually something really special. This is a much bigger and better story than a movie can capture.
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The Netflix version is, IMO, an abomination. I'll spare you my rant. Lol.
If you enjoy reading, i can't recommend the book enough.
Ha! You think this is dark? You should try "The Plague Dogs" by the same author. Despite many unfortunate omissions, this film is a decent adaptation of a great novel - almost a distillation, really. It's like "The Aeneid" for rabbits and they did manage to do the main characters justice while maintaining the heart of the tale - unlike the rubbish TV versions.
You gotta give her more warning than that before sending someone with a soul to watch The Plague Dogs.
One viewing and there are images/scenes that still haunt me 20+ years later.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great film, but it's like skydiving.
You gotta know what's coming or it's going to be a reeeeealllly rough ride.
@@tommc3622 No, no, no! Kids got to go in blind to the movie so they can be properly traumatized; we all did this; and we're better for it!
New to your channel, but 100% i think you'd enjoy mary and max. Its a dark claymation. Different dark to this though.
Oh I've heard of that! I might have to check it out! Thanks for watching!
"Happy Easter"
There were movies called Haywire and Tarzan The Fearless, right?
Definitely don't watch When The Wind Blows, then! Or maybe Animal Farm!
...at least it had a some what uplifting and dark ending , plague dog is depression incarnate even as a adult it makes me uncomfortable and saddened the ending is so fucking brutal and bleak like ...damn
@@jeremymartin7403 This makes me think I couldn't handle that movie..emotionally lol
@@SherlockFan1 honestly I'd love to see your review or first watch of it as it is kind of a spiritual successor to water ship down as they are usually paired together but I definitely say be prepared for some trauma
Hello, how's it going today?
Why the music?
My apologies with some videos I've had to overlap with some background music in order to avoid copyright issues!
You were expecting Disney? Read the book for a better understanding
In my defense early Disney movies weren't afraid to get darker like this. Lol I mean the body count! 😅
Thanks for your reply, the reason I say read the book is, one, its a fantastic novel and 2, it gives more backstory on the tales of Elaraia (elil hrair ra, prince with a thousand enemys) also Woundwarts backstory.
Well maybe I'll have to add it to my reading log. I've had a few suggestions to check it out after viewing this film. :) Thanks for watching btw! Did you enjoy the book? (Just curious)
I enjoyed the book very much, it delves much deeper than the movie was able to and also covers stories of the exploits of Elaraira as told by Blackberry to the rest of the group.
If You Don't like watching Animals getting Harmed Then it's a Cryfest. Yeah The Rabid Rabbit is Towards The End of The Film, And his Name is General Woundwort. It's The Go To Scene for Most Tubers, I guess their going for Shock Value. The Poster and Cover Art is Bigwig Being Choked by a snare. Well PG in Today's Ratings But it got a U in The UK, Which is The Equal to a G Rating in The US. I first Saw it when I was 4, it Came out When I was 2.
Bruh any average person wouldn't like seeing another being mutilated in front of them, human or not it's very disturbing. A "Regular person" wouldn't look at it normally unless their used to stuff like that to a certain degree
@@TheCasualDragon101 Well in Nature is actually that cruel, and there are farmers that use rabbits to make Fur Coats and Sweaters.
The background music is distracting from the movie and it’s music
Yeah I apologize that's for copyright reasons. I try my best to make the music not so distracting normally but with some movies it can be more difficult.
@@SherlockFan1 oh for sure, i’m not sure how others do it, but I see a lot of other channels just go with the chopped up clips and no music. Great reaction though, I still thoroughly enjoyed your video.
@@CultOfMajorait’s a shame, but I had to stop after 10 minutes. The upbeat music was too much.
Why Gen X is the way we are. Our parents sought to traumatized us from an early age.