FIRST TIME WATCHING: The NeverEnding Story (kids movie makes me cry...)

[@ZimtPorridge]

"It's been 5 minutes and I haven't moved on from the horse." Natalie, it's been 30 years for me and I still haven't moved on from the horse.

[@purcascade]

Traumatic doesn't come close. 😭

[@raminybhatti5740]

😂

[@Mollymauking]

you never move on from the horse.

[@irabernstein]

still mourning artax

[@carebear1143]

Yep 🥺

[@SeamustheBlack]

Nat: "I'm still not over the horse." This movie came out and 1984 and people who saw it then aren't over the horse yet.

[@claymccoy]

At least the horse comes back at the end...

[@Knort]

Didn´t the horse die in real life during that scene, cause they couldnt take him outof the swamp?

[@Сайтамен]

@@Knort Now I will never be over...

[@claymccoy]

@@Knort NO, it's an Urban Legend. The horse was trained for several months to prevent mental anguish. Still, the horse was taken to the animal hospital after shooting the scene but was released after two days.

[@Knort]

@@claymccoy Oh, ok, thanks, then i´m less traumatized ;)

[@robertgronewold3326]

In the original novel, (which was written in German, so Bastian is not as odd of a name) the scene with Artax's death is EVEN WORSE! Artax can talk, and is mourning his own sadness as he dies. What's even worse is that Bastian tries to skip that part, but as he turns the pages, each page is the same, demanding that he read every word of the story.

[@keldonmcfarland2969]

Wow! ‼️ I need to read the book. How is the English translation?

[@robertgronewold3326]

@@keldonmcfarland2969 Freaking amazing translation. One of the gimmicks of the book is that every chapter starts with a different letter of the alphabet, A through Z. They translated it to match this, despite the language difference. It was so well done.

[@amandadougherty6615]

OMG! That’s horrifying!

[@johnw8578]

The book is awesome. But that is another story... :)

[@shismith8785]

Good lord…I thought the scene we got was traumatising but that is a whole new level of ouchie.

[@Con5tantine]

Natalie: "I hope nothing happens to the horse." Everyone else: *flashbacks of pure trauma as a child* "oh. oh no."

[@juliodavila424]

We watched this movie in My 6th grade class. Kids were BLUBBERING, snot running down their noses. The 80s did not mess around.

[@thatHARVguy]

Come to school, we'll show 6th graders The NeverEnding Story, have a few laughs.

[@marketinglaptop6608]

Am 36 and it is still too soon.

[@DanJMW]

The fact that Artax dies because he's SAD... that stuck with me for a loooong time.

[@therenegade79]

@@marketinglaptop6608 I'm 41. Still too soon

[@AngelaJoshi]

Natalie: "I just want to watch something light and heartwarming; nothing too serious." Literally everyone watching the video: "Oh dear lord....we can't even warn her!"

[@ohauss]

Hah, compared to the actual book, the movie is whimsical....

[@robertlayne1815]

@@ohauss Agreed 😟

[@ericberlin456]

@@ohauss I love the book I read it at least once a year

[@pferreira1983]

Yea...

[@thepaladxn]

I came here for this comment

[@michaelt3779]

Nat: "That horse is so cute." Me: "uh oh..." Nat: "Please tell me nothing happens to the horse." Me: "UH OH..."

[@Cubs-Den-Reactions]

I immediately went Oh honey...

[@medalgear654]

is no really gonna talk about how much that horse can act

[@TheKyrix82]

@@Cubs-Den-Reactions Oh good, it's not just me that does that

[@gonaye1]

As soon as she said that I had to read the comments LOL

[@handdrawnbink]

"I hope nothing happens to the horse..." Girl, you are in for the most horrible experience of your life...

[@cuylshepherdton7437]

I mean... she has things like this in every video she makes. It's suspicious. Scripted. She's still cute though.

[@westwrd82]

Still haunts me 30 years later

[@deathproofpony]

TOO. SOON.

[@TheHivesbane]

@@cuylshepherdton7437 It's foreshadowing from the movie.

[@KevyNova]

I laughed at that. Then I cried.

[@gawainethefirst]

As Bastian saw Atreyu’s story unfold, you were watching Bastian. You were watching Bastian’s story unfold, we were watching you. And thus another chapter to the great Never Ending Story...

[@descepticon9213]

lol love this.

[@Beshuu]

/slowclap

[@Elnis888]

You just blew my mind, Gawaine! You win the internet THIS day ... but tomorrow I'll be back .... ;-P

[@manic6030]

You wrote this comment and now we're reading it. I write this reply and people will read it. Sommeone's gonna reply to it and other will read it... and so on...

[@eval7952]

Nice catch !!

[@Lokhir100]

The saddest part of the movie, for me, is the Rockbiter talking about how couldn't save his friends while the Nothing took them all from him. Despite how physically strong he was, he was powerless to stop the Nothing.

[@brooksysdead]

They look like big.... strong...hands.... 💔

[@lhmoth5833]

Oh jeez, same. I mean, obviously the scene with Artex hits hard, but even as a kid, there was something about the quiet, sombre helplessness with the Rockbiter that really cut deep. To this day, when someone mentions The NeverEnding Story, that line - "They look like big, strong hands..." - is the first thing that comes to mind.

[@sergiodavila5269]

💔💔💔💔💔

[@randomanton]

@@brooksysdead don't they?

[@Jericho_One]

Agreed! For me hits this much more than Artax's death.

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Oh God, the moment you say “Artax, I like you.” I thought, “oh deaaaarrrrr”

[@kylereese4822]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haaXiGV4pcl5pMk The Childlike Empress Look Like Today? New Tami Stronach Interview.......

[@Rezinstance]

The moment she said that I was like "Oh. Oh no...."

[@loumunga]

“I wanted to watch something light and heartwarming, nothing to serious.” Everybody; oh, oh dear!

[@wtimmins]

The scene that traumatized a generation. Heh.

[@mltorrefranca]

... yup

[@DarthBil1]

Natalie: "I just want to watch something light and heartwarming; nothing too serious." Swamp of Sadness: "I'm about to end this woman's whole career."

[@badvermin]

I literally cried out loud, "Oh, you poor girl" when she said that.

[@glenmcculla6843]

They used to be such strong hands...

[@dianafonseca1650]

@@glenmcculla6843 Nuuuu, you're gonna make me cry... T__T

[@christopheratkins6640]

“Please tell me nothing happens to the horse.” Ugh. That scene has haunted me for 30 years. This is still my favorite movie of all time.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

Nat: "Tell me nothing happens to his horse." Everyone, awkwardly trying not to make eye contact: "Uuuhhh...well...hey, how about those Lakers?"

[@Rick_Cleland]

This film needs to be sued for gross false advertising!!

[@SuddenReal]

@@Rick_Cleland Lionel Hutz did that once in the Simpsons.

[@talliskr49]

You rock

[@davidbailey6397]

😂

[@philt2170]

...As everyone immediately looks to the comments!

[@Eressiel951]

"His horse is so cute! Please tell me nothing happens to him." Yikes. Girl, I mourn over that horse for 15 years.

[@ghostviggen]

You do realize that the horse came back to life faster then Bobby Ewing.

[@LOTRFAN33]

My daughter could not even finish that scene. Had to turn off the the movie.

[@Eressiel951]

@@ghostviggen I do. That doesn't stop me. I had trauma because of that swamp for years xD

[@chriskelly3481]

"I just wanna watch something light, heartwarming...not too serious." "She chose...poorly." 😜👍

[@Atlas_Redux]

Literally said out loud "oh sweetie ...." at the screen when she said that

[@arklytte]

"I'm still not over the horse." For those of us who were grew up in the 80's, pretty much all you have to do is say 'Artax' and you can watch our souls leave our bodies.

[@prossnip42]

"This is pretty deep for a children's movie" - Yeah, almost like people used to put effort in entertaining kids. Almost as if...to prepare them for adulthood

[@enlightendbel]

Not just entertaining, but actually tried to tell them and prepare them for the fact life is fucking hard.

[@mycroft16]

Like fairytales actually are. They're brutal stories in which people die violent deaths and life is not fair. I miss stories like this.

[@talltroll7092]

Speaking of "preparing kids for adulthood"... Princess/Jun from Battle of the Planets taught me I liked girls, but it was the Empress from Neverending Story who taught me I liked 3D girls. I guess I just have a thing for aristo females. Also, this film taught me that Kajagoogoo sucked the fat one.

[@mycroft16]

@@talltroll7092 Looked her up last night, she still looks amazing.

[@luketimewalker]

One of the greatest stories ever written.

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Yeah that Artax scene haunted me for a long time…… in fact it still does. I remember crying, and my parents trying to comfort me by explaining the horse was an actor and “was well paid with treats”.

[@EvanFowler]

"Please tell me nothing happens to his horse." Me: Uh...

[@RoccoRyg]

I loled when she said that. I could already hear her freakout.

[@ghostviggen]

Yeah that was what I thought to.

[@garethsutherland9649]

I just paused it to come find this comment.. As she said that i was like "Oh sheesh......"

[@CarlosRamirez-wb7zu]

She wanted something "light and heartwarming."

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

the scene that broke the hearts of millions of kids around the world. Still gets me every time lol

[@krudmonger]

"Who names their kid Bastian?" Someone named Moonchild.

[@Shritistrang]

It's a pretty popular name in Germany. (Bastian, not Moonchild) And the author of the book was German.

[@brandyanderson3522]

I don't have kids but my dogs names are Falkor and G'mork

[@TheShadowKarl]

@@brandyanderson3522 Falkor is one lucky dog! ;)

[@TheZapan99]

The fact the mother was named Moonchild is a meta-commentary on the hippie generation giving up their dreams and sobering up to become jaded yuppies.

[@stephenwillet4075]

In German his mother's name was Mondekind, a common name. Which translates as Moon Child, and has nothing to do with hippies. Its just a different cultures way of naming

[@jillt6748]

I'm 42 so this was one of the films I grew up with. I often wondered if the death of Artax would still be traumatizing to an adult watching it for the first time (because it did traumatize all 80's kids). It's nice to know that Artax's death is traumatic no matter how old you are when you watch this film for the first time. ;)

[@spikepsych]

I think it would be more powerful if it didnt happen so soon if we had a littl more time before to bond with Artax

[@Christobanistan]

I don't recall being traumatized as an 8 year old in 1984. I just thought, "aww!" and moved on.

[@RajeshJustaguy]

Im 44.. Our generation lived through quite a bit. This movie started with an alarm clock.

[@livebackwards]

NATALIE: I kinda just wanted to watch something light- EVERYONE: Oh. NATALIE: - heartwarming - EVERYONE: Uh oh. NATALIE: - fun - EVERYONE: Oh no. NATALIE: -and not too serious or intense. EVERYONE: Oh honey. Not that it doesn't *become* fun and heartwarming but boy you sure do have to wade through some stuff to get there. I loved this movie so much when I was a kid and I can still appreciate it even now. There is no need to bother with the sequels.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

The book is pretty epic as well. This movie covers from the beginning to about 1/4 the way into the book. It gets even CRAZIER from there. I think the sequels tried to cover the rest of the book, but it is almost impossible to do that, especially on a limited budget.

[@sokar_rostau]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 I was 10 when this came out and read the book after seeing the movie. I compared the film to Bakshi's Lord of the Rings - a masterpiece adapted to the screen and left criminally unfinished. The sequels just didn't cut it. I really hope they'll one day give this the Peter Jackson treatment and do justice to Michael Ende's amazing book.

[@iKozak99]

Artax certainly had to wade through some stuff...

[@Ytsebri]

I knew as soon as she said that, this comment would be here

[@Shichiaikan]

Just wait til she does Watership Down... "It's about bunnies, it must be fine..."

[@yesh3]

watch 'The Labyrinth' for more 80's weirdness and David Bowie, or 'Legend' with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry

[@dkangelmichael]

Great recommendations from this genre. The Princess Bride also from the same decade.

[@wardenm]

Gremlins would be a great fit for the season, too!

[@davidbailey6397]

I never caught it before until recently,but there is a Pazuza statue from the Exorcist in the swamp in Legend. Blew my mind away .

[@deadmeat5150butt]

David Bowie. And David Bowie's package.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@wardenm She's seen Gremlins.

[@colintate]

This film is the first half of the book "The Neverending Story", by Michael Ende. A fantastic read - and the second half of the novel is something that the film sequel never really handled well. The book is a delight.

[@robertgronewold3326]

Yeah, the sequel is definitely 'inspired' by the second half.

[@fmatson]

I had no idea there was a sequel. Checks Google....ahhh came out in early '91. Didn't get to see many movies while on our lovely holiday to Saudi Arabia/Kuwait that year.

[@SB992REBORN]

movie 2 is BETTER than at least 3, you have to admit that... theee nastieess X'D im soory but NO WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ThePreciseClimber]

I wish we could get an animated TV series adaptation of the whole book. Something in the style of Studio Ghibli maybe? Another one of Ende's books, Jim Button, did get an animated TV series adaptation back in the 90s. And it actually turned out pretty good!

[@The_Curious_Cat]

Natalie: "Oh, stop bullying him!" Also Natalie: "Haha his name is Bastian"

[@lgkfamily]

First of all, I get the irony here. Good one! Secondly, the answer to Natalie's question, "Who names their kid, 'Bastian?'" Well, the author of the story chose the name, and authors usually select names because of their meaning. Bastian is short for Sebastian, which means "venerable," which means, "accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character." Bastian being young, isn't recognized as venerable at the start of the movie (he is bullied), but demonstrates he is venerable in the story.

[@Ulghart]

@@lgkfamily Also the book was published in later 70's in Germany. Maybe the name was more common back then in that country.

[@Edninety]

@@Ulghart Can confirm that, you'll definately see a "Bastian" more often in german-speaking countries than elsewhere, it's a normal name like every other here. The "a"s are pronounced like in "harbour" and the "ti" is like in "Tiesto".

[@luketimewalker]

@@lgkfamily Thanks I didn't know that

[@shrinkhh79]

Bastian isn't that uncommon in German. Btw Michael Ende used alliterative names for 2 of his main characters : Bastian Balthazar Bux and Karl Konrad Koreander.

[@fusionaddict]

“I got so invested in the horse and it died right away!” Now imagine if this had happened when you were 5 years old, like I was. I’m 39 now and this STILL wrecks me.

[@QuayNemSorr]

Right there with you.

[@kylereese4822]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(film) Distributed by Empire Pictures Release date January 17, 1986 - Noah Hathaway as Harry Potter Jr. Michael Moriarty as Harry Potter Sr. Shelley Hack as Anne Potter. Jenny Beck as Wendy Anne Potter.

[@MrVvulf]

I remember my sister, who was around 7 at the time, crying for at least 30 minutes during a road trip after she heard "Wildfire" on the radio for the first time.

[@fan-i-am]

Yep! I'm 39 and traumatised by Artax and that Wolf creature. 1st movie I can remember seeing

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

I laughed my ass off... Horses are assholes, half of them are down right evil. Good riddance

[@wingsreport9274]

This was my favorite book growing up. I find it fascinating the message of the story. At the start, Bastian's mother died from a mysterious disease so when he started reading the Neverending Story, the plot was finding a cure for the Empress who was dying of an unknown illness. In a sense it was his desire to find a cure for what killed his mother. This fantasy world was created to help him cope with his loss bye allowing him to cure a Symbol of his Mother in the form of the Empress. However, the movie is only the first half of the book. The second half has a completely different tone where Bastion is inside of the story and becomes unable and unwilling to leave back to reality. This reflects how we can get lost in our fantasies and never return. The Fantasy world can help us but we shouldn't allow ourselves to be consumed by it.

[@kemowery]

Nat: I'm still mourning the horse! Everyone of a certain age: We're all still mourning the horse, Nat. It's been 36 years and we're all still mourning the horse.

[@deadmeat5150butt]

Watching that brief clip was enough to bring tears.

[@krystalmayes7552]

Dude. No lie.

[@goldenfan2006]

I haven't watched this since I was a kid BECAUSE of the horse lol

[@leewinstead917]

"There's no way (Moonchild) was his mother's name." Natalie, let me introduce you to the 60s.

[@rikk319]

A few years later Iron Maiden had a song named Moonchild, but the lyrics had nothing to do with this movie.

[@jonnygoat15]

Who else would name their kid Bastian?

[@mnomadvfx]

@@jonnygoat15 It's short for Sebastian, really finding it funny how few people get this.

[@jonnygoat15]

@@mnomadvfx I got that. Just continuing the joke. RIP joke

[@catmani2]

Actually it wasn't. In the book, Bastion was always making up names and that was one of his made up names.

[@daveemerson6549]

And thus, a generation of children learned at a very young age that you can die from BEING TOO SAD.

[@hayleyferguson3346]

😢😢😢

[@minski76]

"Who names their kid Bastian?" Germans. As you just watched a German movie based on a German book. (Produced for an international market, admittedly.)

[@martinbraun1211]

It's the short form from Sebastian !

[@baldinghero3107]

His name is only in the us movie version Bastian. It´s Sebastian in the books.

[@danilopapais1464]

I would complain more about his second name, after all he is called Bastian Balthasar Bux, at least in the German version i read as a kid.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@baldinghero3107 No it is not Sebastian in the book. His full name is Bastian Balthasar Bux. An alliteration which the owner of the book shop remarks to which Bastian points out that he as well has a name with an alliteration: Karl Konrad Koreander.

[@justleaveit1557]

Did not know that. That is really interesting.

[@louboo7192]

"They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were." That part always gets me.

[@rikk319]

Almost like a metaphor for parents not being able to shield their children from the pain of the world.

[@Matt-vv7fl]

Me too. There's something very sad about that scene.

[@Atlas_Redux]

This. Even as a kid, that hit me. More than Artax.

[@TheKyrix82]

...even the stupid bat

[@jonathanwiggins5366]

I remember showing this movie to my girlfriend last year. It was the first time I had seen it since childhood, and I was like "Daaaaamn, I did not realize that this whole movie is about how to deal with mental and emotional health issues..." LOL

[@MarkWReiley]

NATALIE: What about his dad, is his dad not concerned about where his son has been? ME: Let me tell you of the 80’s: a time before wireless phones, an era when your parents had once been 60’s hippies and had a relaxed perspective of time and space, the last time in human history that children were allowed to roam the streets unsupervised for hours-sometimes days-without adults wondering where they were...The Time of the Latchkey Kid

[@ohauss]

" the last time in human history that children were allowed to roam the streets unsupervised for hours-sometimes days-without adults wondering where they were" Um, still very common in many countries

[@zabuzamomochi9753]

@@ohauss I'm pretty sure he just meant the countries that matter. :)

[@Christobanistan]

Um, I was 4-14 years old during the 1980s and I guarantee you if I had disappeared overnight it would have been a nightmare for my parents.

[@moonagesirius]

True

[@cyclone8974]

Thankfully my parents were not hippies

[@surject]

Natalie: "I just wanna watch something heartwarming and fun and not too serious or intense.." Me: "AAAARTAAAAAAAAX!!!!!!!!"

[@harryjones8512]

Me too

[@michaelfitzsimmons8393]

I've seen this movie many, many times over the years. Artax's death always rips out my heart.

[@joeypotter6051]

Yeah she said that and I was like "oh no."

[@chrisbenavides3176]

Knowing what was coming, when I heard her say that I laughed out loud

[@FaithZBubbles]

Same! Was like "Oh, hunny no......"

[@nawlsone586]

Everyone cries when artex dies it's just a fact of life.

[@pvanukoff]

Still sad when it happens.

[@nawlsone586]

@@pvanukoff yeah 😥

[@angelminaj617]

I cry every time even though I know it's gonna happen

[@jonurbanovsky5438]

Natalie: Please tell me nothing's going to happen to the horse." Me: *spits drink*

[@DomIstKrieg]

"They look like big strong hands." That line always kills me. Every time.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

One of the most impactful lines of all-time.

[@tdistel]

Same

[@kpag3030]

That’s my favorite line of the movie

[@jd-no7rw]

Definitely one of the saddest moments in cinematic history for me. Especially hard to watch that as an adult.

[@zaprowsdower2879]

I feel like im glad i saw this as a kid. Made me stronger as a human.

[@HomeworkRadio]

The nostalgia is through the roof for me with this movie, saw it way too young I must admit!

[@StCerberusEngel]

See it as young as possible, I say. Then see it again as the years pass. It's amazing how much more meaning things hold as you grow.

[@kylearking8918]

Same! When I was little, this film was a horror movie lol.

[@Naldo2001]

No such thing as watching too young

[@justinsherman9350]

There's no 'too young' for neverending story.

[@HomeworkRadio]

@@justinsherman9350 You say that but due to how much some parts scared me I beg to differ 😂😂👍

[@desmond1776]

"...and I cried." We all did. That's why Gen Xers are distrusting. You sit in this theater with your friends and a part of you dies inside at the age of 8.

[@shroomie108]

Another one that got me as a kid was optimus prime in transformers the movie.

[@SherriLyle80s]

Yep.

[@di3486]

So glad I am part of that amazing generation

[@joshholland8564]

Now all kids watch is paw patrol and blippi. Even though I wasn’t born and the 80s I watched a lot of those movies as a kid, so I feel your pain

[@jamiefiddler3380]

i grew up with this.....takes you back to your childhood,,,,,of playing house,,,,,,i grew up with British music,,,,,pop music,,,,,awesome music! peace out sista!!

[@Razzy1312]

As soon as everyone saw you were watching this film, we all knew exactly what scene was coming and that the tears would flow. You know the scene.

[@sneakycheeks]

That scene is worse in the book. In the book Artax can talk and tells Atreyu to leave him and save himself.

[@cq5839]

Now imagine that horse scene when you're like 8 or 9. Scarred for life.

[@DanoSand1203]

I still tear up every time I see that scene

[@citapita1]

It’s the only scene I remember and it was traumatizing!

[@jalcalahr]

100%

[@poolhall9632]

Is this the support group for that? scarred for 32 years 😥

[@GameMasterToolbox]

And then Optimus Prime happened.

[@ArcticCustomProps]

I was 13 when this movie came out, and the scene with Artax wrecked me. I'm 49 years old now, and it still wrecks me. I got a little teary, just watching the short clip you showed, and your reaction.

[@Graendal]

I'm sad that she left out the scene with the Rock Biter saying "These look like big Strong Hands..." That is also a super important message to tell children early on, that strength is not always the way with things, that a strong person can still fail.

[@randomim42]

That scene always makes me cry

[@Dan_Brandybuck]

"Even the stupid bat."

[@alexmars6789]

I was waiting for it. That was the scene that got me most.

[@SuperShayan4]

Well said.

[@strikerdaniel703]

"I know nothing about this movie." The Nothing: Yes of course. Exactly.

[@giorgiofaccerini5155]

Hola, Nathalie. Neverending Story was one of my favourite in my childhood. I'm a teacher now and I feel we underestimate children's ability to understand deeper concepts, if we guide them how to they'll get them consciously. Also If you haven't watched it, The Dark Crystal is such a hidden gem with deep concepts as well, and such a beautiful art and music.

[@purcascade]

I study children's literature, and media for children today is so sanitized from when I was young (born 1982). People forget that giving children safe spaces to work through dark themes is so important for their development.

[@Native_Creation]

Dark Crystal is definitely a must

[@FreakDaMIghet]

“That horse is cute. I hope nothing happens to it.” *I look into the camera like it’s The Office*

[@mandodelorian4668]

Natalie: "I just miss the horse, I'm still not over it." Us: "So say we all."

[@ravissary79]

I love the cross-genre meta meme action going on here. Atreyu had to roll the hard 6 there.

[@MissMarchHare]

Battlestar Galactica reference....sweet. Noah Hathaway original cast member.

[@mycroft16]

It's been 36 years... NONE of us are over it.

[@Theomite]

*gently brushes the part of the skull above the psychic scar* Sometimes I still feel it mending.

[@saquist]

That was FUN. Just found your channel. I totally relived this movie with you...as I turn 42 years old in two more days. Thank you for reaching my inner child.

[@KevyNova]

I’m so glad that I was born in 1973 because I was the exact age as the protagonist in so many great movies from the ‘80s: E.T., Goonies, Neverending Story, Stand By Me, etc... It was a magical time to be a kid.

[@Briansgate]

'72 here, and I agree completely.

[@KevyNova]

@@Briansgate it made the movies so much more relatable when the kids had the same toys and posters in their rooms that we did. My room was a cross between Elliot’s in E.T. and Robby and Carol Anne’s room in Poltergeist. It really made you feel like the movie was about you.

[@nathanaelpeace9550]

I gasped when I saw the title. I adore this movie

[@palehorserider7595]

I dropped what I was doing.

[@JohnnyZenith]

A beautiful movie.

[@gregclift626]

"I wanted to watch something light . . . and not too serious . . ." When I saw the film she chose, I was like, "She's gonna cry like a baby on this one."

[@thorish933]

It's not really just a kid's movie. It wasn't made for the kids on the outside. It was made for the kid inside all of us. 😊

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

The message is rather "Read books! They are keen!"

[@StCerberusEngel]

Well said. Also disagree with the effects being cheesy. The flying scenes are probably the only weak effects in the film, as great as the scenes themselves are.

[@johnw8578]

@@StCerberusEngel I agree. I like the practical effects.

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@johnw8578 It's still impressive how seamless many of them still are, such as Engywook and Atreyu on screen simultaneously, or how the matt paintings blend with the backgrounds during the riding scenes. It's fairly easy to see how they did certain perspective shots, but you have to love the animatronics and scale models used. This movie really captured my young imagination, and as an adult...well, this story gets a bit too real at times. lol

[@SpielkindFR]

Natalie: "I kind of wanted to just watch something light and heartwarming" Me: "Poor Natalie got no idea."

[@OllieScambaiter]

At the end of Grade one, when I was seven, I was awarded the English translation of Michael Ende's novel at the school prizegiving. It took me a couple months to read, and if I recall correctly I returned to it a few years later for a second read. The film (covering only the first portion of the book) received so many repeat viewings I eventually lost count by the time I was nine or ten. The Neverending Story inspired so much imagination afterwards, and now holds great nostalgia value for me. The story was deeper and darker than I may have been ready for back then, and perhaps in a way nudged me down the path I was eventually to take. "But that is another story and shall be told another time. "

[@jschools1392]

“I just want to watch a kids movie that’s not too intense or serious” *Me looking over at camera*

[@excalibos]

Then why are you watching one from the 80s?

[@clarissathompson]

@@excalibos Lol! I thought the same thing! They hit us with some doozies in those days! I'm waiting to see if Labyrinth or The Dark Crystal are added to the watch list!

[@pemberliegh]

Same hahaha

[@iamreal2632]

"Who names their kid Bastian?" well as it turns out, Germans do. This was made after a famous german childrens book by Michael Ende ...

[@mwanush]

Bastian is short for Sebastian

[@itsmaxieb0044]

@@mwanush Not in this case. In the book Bastian didn't like that his name had 3 B's. Bastian Balthazar Bux.

[@rockinresurrection6542]

Not only the book, the film is German

[@iamreal2632]

@@rockinresurrection6542 after checking IMDb you seem to have a point, a (mostly) german production with (mostly) american actors, directed by Wolfgang Petersen ... I guess it would be fair calling it a us/german co-production

[@goatbrother8718]

Iam Real shot in Munich so🤷‍♂️

[@nathangibson2114]

"I just wanna watch something lighthearted and fun..." WHO DIDN'T WARN HER?!?! The 80s was a special time where kids movies tried to see how traumatic they could be and still be G rated...

[@jonni2317]

Some movie suggestions: The Princess Bride The Labyrinth The Dark Crystal The Last Unicorn

[@dunringill1747]

👍Every one of these suggestions are perfect for this genre. I hope Nat reacts to them all.

[@Ninchennase]

Yesss.

[@jeffcohnphoto]

And The Secret Of Nihm and Legend

[@adalester9]

Highlander

[@pemberliegh]

@@jeffcohnphoto there it is... This completes the list.

[@adampoll4977]

"I hope nothing happens to this horse..." Welcome to 80s childrens' movies.

[@SBaby]

16:45 - If I remember right, Moon Child is her nickname, not her actual name. The movie omits this, but I believe the book mentions it in a line somewhere.

[@MikeTaffet]

Nat: “Also, your dad has to be so worried about you” 80s Kids: “wait...parents actually do that?”

[@davidbailey6397]

Was pretty common ,wasn’t it?

[@CoolEnginesChristytrekkie]

@@davidbailey6397 first generation latchkey kid here lol.

[@theduckchick]

@@CoolEnginesChristytrekkie 80's latchkey kid here!

[@omg-vert]

Growing up I woke up at 6:30 am and went outside. My mom didn't see me till lunch time. Then I would disappear again till dinner time. That was the norm. And yet she somehow found out I was building an underground fort with my friends and she knew exactly where I was. And she came and got me. Barely avoided the wooden spoon that day.

[@chaospoet]

They didn't start worrying until it hit 48 hours only because they could be arrested for negligence after that point.

[@wiredtardis]

I can't believe "Good strong hands" scene didn't elicit a reaction enough to make the cut. Easily the saddest scene for me. There's such a visceral feeling to his survivor's guilt and maturity to how it's conveyed on-screen just overwhelms me every time. Artax sinking is sad, but it felt too much like a movie where the Rock Biter's depression was just too real.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

She probably just glazed through the rest of the movie after what happened to Artax. The Swamps of Sadness defeated her.

[@jimdigitalvideo]

It's not often you have a fantasy creature with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) in a kids movie.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

@@jimdigitalvideo But his voice was perfect for it. You never hear a character with a commanding voice and presence like that appear depressed. Amazing scene.

[@ironfist1942]

I just watched the 30th Anniversary Edition of the movie on Blu-Ray and then found your reaction. Brilliant reaction, absolutely brilliant. I saw the movie when it was released and still love it today.

[@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387]

The movie containing the saddest scene ever.

[@Truthenigma]

Not far off. It's no Sophie's Choice, but it's only a step behind.

[@paulonius42]

@@Truthenigma Could be even worse. Imagine if Sophie's Choice was between her daughter and Artax. :)

[@sethrickard2154]

That would be old yeller

[@virgil52]

The champ

[@pesmerga182]

Grave of the fireflies too

[@justinblackfacetrudeau8943]

"The nothing" and the swamps of sadness, how if you accept your fate and give in to the sadness you sink and die. Its all a metaphor for depression I think. Watching this movie as an adult really changes things.

[@ohauss]

The book is much more complex - too complex, in fact, for younger children. The movie merely scrapes off the surface and actually only covers the first half of the book, along with a fake ending.

[@tonyyul703]

then you can understand how Star Wars fans and Star Trek Fans feel about HOLLYWOKE destroying everything

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

@@ohauss oh, that's interesting. Now I'm curious about reading it.

[@o00nemesis00o]

I think Nothing is materialistic reductionistic nihilism

[@JWar-]

Real life is even worse. You accept your fate and give in to the sadness, but you don't die.

[@waywardmind]

Everyone thinks the old man in the book shop wanted Bastion to take the book. He absolutely did not. He was smiling because BASTION FINALLY LEFT HIS STORE. The last moments of his expression are stoical shock that the book has been taken.

[@TheDreadedZero]

“It’s gonna be light and heartwarming” Oh.. oh dear. Who’s gonna tell her? “Please tell me nothing happens to the horse.” Oh.. oh dear.

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

"I'm still not over Artax" Me, watching this movie for the first time in 30 years: It...doesn't get better...

[@rmlrl1971]

I'm 49 and this is one of my favorite movies along with The Dark Crystal

[@johnw8578]

The Dark Crystal is awesome too!

[@1805movie]

The wolf always scared the shit out of me as a kid.

[@simoliz03]

Especially his words!

[@kiaser21]

"I'm still upset about the horse!" Yeah, so are the rest of us, 40 years later still.

[@Karatejin]

I watched that movie in the theather, with my dad! It was nice finding it here! ❤ Cheers! One more sub!

[@Davey647Returns]

"There's no way that was your mothers name". Keep in mind, if this was the mid 80's, Bastian was probably born early 70's, meaning his parents were most likely hippies in the late 60's. It's entirely possible his mothers name was actually Moonchild.

[@kpag3030]

It’s the German translated text. I can’t remember what the German name was though.

[@a1do255]

@@kpag3030 Mondenkind

[@headhunter2745]

Hallo Natalie I suggest u to watch "The dark Crystal" It's a Fantasy Movie with only Puppets in it.Breathtaking Movie from Jim Henson.

[@matthewbeale5083]

Hell yes.

[@ggrarl]

In the words of the Chamberlain, "Mmmmmmmmm."

[@cindyknudson2715]

The original one.

[@ZestonN]

It's almost evil that suggestion 😂 Like Watership Down: "It's just bunnies."

[@frankiek2269]

Yep. This movie and the Dark Crystal were my two favorites as a kid

[@pepsiman990]

"Please tell me nothing happens to his horse" Me: Umm....yeah...about that. That traumatized LOTS of kids over the years.

[@Darkpaint84]

About the moonchild thing, thats the name Bastian gives her in the book. The whole «My mother had such a wonderful name» was an addition from the movie, i guess to cover a few flashbacks that bastian experiences as he reads the book, and her name is never mentioned. In the book there is this sense that there is power in names, and the addition of a new name gives new life to the fantasy world. People from fantasia are figments of imagination and cant give new names like humans can. Also, the movie only losely covers the first half of the book. If you thought the movie was deep, Nat, the book is an abyss :) Its my favorite book of all time, I’ve read it once every year for almost 20 years and i cannot recommend it enough.

[@johnw8578]

Love the book. I should read it again soon. When I saw the movie, I could never understand what name he was shouting. My friends and I speculated mid-movie that his mother's name was Hope which would be a good name to fight the despair of the Nothing.

[@vanhende]

if you like this one, then have a look at "willow"

[@Chyll07]

Or "Legend"

[@neilbrocklebank6539]

Or dark crystal Or labyrinth Or time bandits

[@twiedenfeld]

Or Return to OZ

[@Alexeya13]

@@neilbrocklebank6539 I was about to say Labyrinth. I miss David Bowie.

[@Bunke09]

Or The Last Unicorn Or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Or Lady Hawk Or Flash Gordon Or The Hobbit animated movie Or The Black Hole

[@wrpdcnfsn]

"I'm still mourning the horse" ... Same thing every 80s baby has said from then until we die. 😭😅

[@WexMajor82]

Can you not cry after hearing the line: "They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they. I always thought, that's what they were."? You have no heart.

[@joshridderhoff2050]

Ugh, right in the feels. That line gets me every time.

[@TheZapan99]

That line quickly became a classic stoner joke after the movie came out.

[@rafaelsantosx]

"The nothing will be here any minute. I will just sit here and let it take me away too"

[@darklighter66]

Yep.....

[@alanredpath8998]

"It's been 5 minutes, I'm not over the horse" It's been 30 years. I'm not over the horse.

[@JonnyPhive]

Ditto

[@deadmeat5150butt]

Same

[@Erin_A_13]

None of us are! We never will be. 😭

[@KBTibbs]

For sure.

[@robertreichle1]

I was over the horse before the movie ended. I had no emotional attachment to any characters or animals in this movie. And I cry like a baby at lots of movies. Not sure what the disconnect is for me with this movie.

[@SHiR8]

Such a great movie. Glad you finally got to see it.

[@fnglert]

"I just wanted to watch something light, heartwarming, fun and entertaining and not too serious" - HAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! ... Oh wow. Man. Are you in for it.

[@alijohnson]

I cry every time I hear that line . Ohh this movie is so emotional

[@rook1513]

Oooooh Yeah. Light and heartwarming? Oooops. That idea was either ill-advised or devious. Enjoy!

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

"They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they..." Awwww, MAN... I FORGOT about THAT scene...also makes me tear up, even to this day...

[@fnglert]

@@KarstensCreationsKC I have used that quote in roleplay when my big strong character failed in saving someone. Always brings out the reactions, even from those who don't know the reference. There's such a poetic sorrow in that quote.

[@charlesbaldwin3166]

I heard that and basically just went oh you sweet summer child.

[@VanYole]

"Bastian" is a short form of "Sebastian" and was not uncommon in Germany and there's nothing mean about it. :-D Don't forget, the book was written by a german author (Michael Ende). ;-)

[@zvimur]

Everybody complains about the horse or the rock eater's friends. The one thing that broke this movie for me was the cliche ending they plunged in the MIDDLE of the book!!!

[@fetusofetuso2122]

@@zvimur not even the middle.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

I consider _Momo_ a better book and movie by Michael Ende.

[@zvimur]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen What I liked about the film was Armin Muller Stahl (sorry if misspelled).

[@RedLP5000S]

I'm a child of the '80s, and yes this movie had a HUGE impact on me. And yes I cried for Artax. And yes I was so happy to see him return just as you were. I'm happy that you had the chance to watch this timeless classic.

[@MontroseChloe]

It's not just you. The Artax scene TRAUMATIZED an entire generation. Imagine watching that as a child! I'm 38 and it still makes me cry.

[@williampressley5195]

Oh I almost forgot Dark Crystal that's a good one For you to watch

[@spiderfingers86]

"We don't even care that we don't care." -Morla

[@sprayarm]

Clever boy!

[@QuayNemSorr]

Now watch: Labyrinth, Legend, Willow, Ladyhawke and Dark Crystal!

[@kentonbaird1723]

Gods damned Ladyhawke.... Sound director: "Say, this is a movie about knights and sorcery and swords and such mediaeval things... Know what would be great to blast for the entire run time of the film? 80's ELECTRONIC SYNTH KEYBOARD! BECAUSE THAT JUST FITS SO WELL!!!"

[@Leon-wz1js]

The Last Unicorn. A story about a horse like creature and, uh... not a tear jerker.

[@Journeyman.71]

The death of Artax was probably my first great childhood trauma! 35+ years later, and it still gets me.

[@drbrunch]

Watched it this morning and I had to take the day off work. It was unexpectedly devastating.

[@Morris1581]

Me Same 😭

[@ttlbig]

My childhood movie. I had this on VHS. I bought it few months ago on blu-ray. It was really nice to watch this with you :)

[@JoeyBag-O-Doughnuts]

Atreyu - what a pure, young hero. & while he had a mature look to him for his age, his expression when screaming for Artax was every bit a child's cry... it was sad & perfect

[@JohnnyZenith]

Without any hint of weirdness that young actor was beautiful and a fine actor. That is if course why he was chosen.

[@Wyrmshadow]

He was Apollo's adoptive son Boxey in the original Battlestar Galactica.

[@AgedBacon]

Many kids movies in the 80's had serious topics, such as love, mourning, passing of age, depression... Most kids movies and shows being totally stupid didn't come before the late 90's, or early 2000's.

[@ohauss]

The movie still has only a fraction of the complexity of the book, of which it only covers half anyway.

[@gawainethefirst]

Like The Wizard?

[@Gidono]

I think this is a lost art form the 80's. It taught kids how to deal with serious issues. Many tv shows even dealt with talking about moral issues. You don't see that these days and many kids grow up without being taught moral lessons if their parents don't teach them.

[@AgedBacon]

@@gawainethefirst yes, but many more movies were dealing with those topics. Take The Goonies for example, it has it all, except mourning. You have adventure, love, kids becoming adults, accepting to be separated from their friends, facing deathly challenges, acceptance of different people... At that time they didn't really consider kids like idiots. When I see kids shows today, I wonder what's going through the brains of people producing it.

[@AgedBacon]

@@ohauss Sadly you generally can't make a whole book into a movie. This one or any other. It would be too long and it's not adapted to that media. Imagine if the made the lord of the rings trilogy based exactly on the book, that would be a 3 days movie.

[@denniszeiter2468]

I saw this movie when I was in my twenties in the theater and it was fun watching you asking some of the same questions I did back then. I've seen it several times since and everytime I notice something different.

[@mem1701movies]

She talks about bullies yet makes fun of the character RELENTLESSLY for being named BASTIAN (and anyone named that).

[@Reiswaffel]

I thought she misheard it as BASTION and the editor tried to correct it every time :D

[@melanieszelong4664]

I know it is a form of Sebastian but also Bastion as in the person upholding/defending imagination

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yeah. That's feminists for you...

[@zolibako4816]

Umm bullying means insulting someone personally if I'm not mistaken. I don't see what that has to do with her making jokes about the name of a character in a fictional story.

[@Edninety]

Regarding how it sounds, just a cultural misconception since it's not pronounced like that in german, where the movie kinda originates and that's a normal name. I don't blame her and I'm pretty sure she wouldn't really "bully" someone because of that. I mean you could pull out atleast 10 clips of her being nice or empathetic or emotional

[@carligula78]

you should read the book by Michael Ende - he also wrote "Momo" - two of the best childrenbooks ever written imho

[@damionmurray8244]

Try watching "Lady Hawke" at some point. I think you might like it.

[@LMoftheCoast]

Natalie: Just wanted to watch a light, heartwarming story. Me: Yeah, sure, say hi to the Gmork for me.

[@captin3149]

AM I odd that Morla bothered me much more as a kid than the Gmork did? I mean, the Gmork was just evil, but Morla seemed..I don't know, creepy and her indifference somehow seemed worse to me than active evil

[@LMoftheCoast]

@@captin3149 nah, I don’t you’re odd :) makes sense in many ways. Guess I always saw Morla as unthreatening. Leave her alone and she’ll leave you alone, while the Gmork was actively helping the Nothing, which, even ignoring it’s overall presentation, is horrifying. Plus, the scene where we see the painting of the Gmork, hear a growl, and switch to the real thing was horribly effective in freaking out child me. That scene, plus the obvious one that everyone talks about in this film made watching this film such a challenge as a kid, despite how much I loved it (with the masterfully suspense sphinx’s eyes scene coming close behind on the child trauma spectrum :P )