If you grew up in the 2000s, then you have probably come across one of these shocking or traumatic animated films or cartoons despite its childish looks. Here is a list of these unforgettable works... not necessarily for the right reasons.
Each generation has the right to its artistic trauma . Our grandparents (or great-grandparents) were shocked by the death of Bambi's mother, their children by the death of Mufasa, and their little brothers and sisters who grew up in the 2000s? By a multitude of animated films and cartoons just as traumatic as the previous ones. If you were a child or teenager at the very beginning of the century, then you most certainly remember the cute and dastardly…
Don't be fooled by its shimmering colors and characters straight out of a Disney production. Under the innocent airs of Happy Tree Friends hides in reality a very violent cartoon. In the program ? Explosions, eviscerations, beheadings, murders and company … Rarely has there been a more irritated discrepancy between artistic direction and content! And, more than twenty years after the broadcast of the first episodes, some scenes of this ultra-gore cartoon still stick in our throats.
Yes, we know that technically, South Park is a series that was created in the 1990s. But it was really at the very end of this decade and the beginning of the next that the magnum opus of Trey Parker and Matt Stone took off, with the release of a feature film and entirely cult seasons.
Is it really necessary to recall how much South Park pours into violence, scatophilia, bold humor and satire? This irreverent combo and against good morals has always made its success. But,sometimes, the series goes a bit too far and gives us episodes that are as tasty as they are traumatic . This is the case for example of the episode Scott Tenorman must die , which forever changed our view of chili con carne…
When it comes to animated films, much is made of Disney productions, but we often omit those of Studio Ghibli. Still, Hayao Miyazaki made ultimate masterpieces, like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away . The latter has also marked the minds of a whole generation of children and adolescents, with this famous scene where the parents of the heroine are transformed into pigs . Personally, we prefer to skip this scene every time we rewatch this banger.
Speaking of Disney, the American animation giant also has its share of nightmarish scenes. We mentioned earlier Bambi and The Lion King , but The (slightly newer) Finding Nemo, surely shocked more than one child. No, we're not talking about the scenes with the sharks, which are quite nice in reality, but about the one with the mask and the fish from the abyss. The realistic and terrifying design of this fish is real nightmare fuel .
The worst thing is that Finding Nemo is not even the only Pixar of this decade to have sent children to the shrink. In 2009 came out Up there , and if this animated film is undoubtedly one of the best productions of the studio, its intro scene is one of the most traumatic in the history of cinema . Not really a good way to get into a happy track-entry mood.
Do you remember Angela Anaconda? From its horrible credits (where she sang limit false) and especially from its frankly despicable animation style, based on animated images. Angela Anaconda is no. Moreover, by browsing the comment section of the videos dedicated to this series, we can read happy comments from Internet users like “ Thank you for traumatizing my childhood ”, “What stresses me the most is his face ”, “I was so scared of the drawings omgg ”.
