Ignorance and Want

Behold! Their names are Ignorance and Want... And upon their brow is written the word DOOM... For all those of the 1%!

[@xisting4me]

One of the most meaningful depictions of societal problems shown in cinema.

[@13thvarebel16]

...and literature.

[@83JACKO]

Scared the hell out of me as a kid... still does to be honest

[@prideofasia99]

I always said Ghost of Christmas Present was scarier than Ghost of Christmas Future

[@onthedubba]

Me too bruh. I was 11/12 years old (still in junior high) and right before Christmas break my teacher showed us this movie and I couldn’t fucking sleep. My mom had to lay beside me to calm me down.

[@rosypalmer100]

This is the best film version by miles.

[@danielhayes1357]

This was very edgy, and suspenseful. Best adaptation.

[@TheViolent1]

not a mis-cast part in the WHOLE production if you ask me. a powerhouse performance all around.

[@SukoYote]

When this movie was shown to us, in middle school, this scene terrified me! The music, the look of those two, the overall intensity of it!

[@MonsterHighMyLilPony]

am I the only one terrified of This?

[@83JACKO]

Certainly not. Used to terrify me when I was young. Still scary now

[@19dac49]

It should because it is truth

[@hadbetterdays8118]

@@19dac49 definitely especially how we build a utopia for the privileged and we need to do more charity

[@ChristineTheHippie]

Definitely not.

[@Klos1neMN]

"Beware them both, and all of their degree; but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased."

[@lightninseed]

So much power in that one little scene! So much truth!

[@13thvarebel16]

_"Scrooge stepped back, appalled at having them shown to him in this manner....He tried to say that they were fine children, but the words choked themselves, refusing to be parties to a lie of such enormous magnitude."_ Man, Dickens was a genius. This book should be mandatory reading for all young adults. Many in high places still need to learn this lesson.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

You can separate the great adaptations of A Christmas Carol from the merely good by whether they include this scene or not.

[@XX-sp3tt]

There are plenty of adaptions that don't included this scene that are good ones... But yeah, it's a pity this scene was removed, as it's about we pretend we don't see our fellow humans suffering.

[@ChristineTheHippie]

X X I think removing this scene proves why it's point

[@yonezawa2810]

What about the Muppets?

[@Nightman221k]

I agree 100%. This scene is so important. If a movie has this scene I tend to give it a gold star, if they include the one with Scrooge seeing Belle married to someone else realizing what might have been they get big bonus points cause I think it helps the transformation of Scrooge to make the most of his life after his ghostly visitations.

[@13thvarebel16]

​@@yonezawa2810The Muppet Christmas Carol is THE greatest one for kids 💯. While this scene, done right, was definitely too scary for anyone under 10, it is vital to any "serious" adult version. The Muppets got it right by omitting it entirely for their target audience making the movie warm and emotional, but not dark. If they tried to depict this scene in a compromised way it would've ruined the meaning, but yeah...Muppets for kids/family, this version for teens and up.

[@jamlym4974]

“But they live. Oh, they live.”

[@443drag]

One of my favorite versions

[@Nightman221k]

This version of the story might be as close to the most accurate retelling that I've watched this year and I love it! It's going on my list of best versions. It kept in the parts that usually get left out like Ignorance & Want (one of the most striking parts of the story) and the scene where Scrooge sees that Belle ended up married and in a happy home (driving home what could have been for he and Belle had things gone differently). Two scenes that I really like. My only quibble is that I do tend to prefer the deviation from the book where Scrooge visits the Cratchett family on Christmas day rather than surprising Cratchett on the following work day (the fact that he gets to interact with Tiny Tim on Christmas makes he transformation feel more special in my opinion). I do like that he gets to visit Fred though, I kind of dig the compromise of having him see both on Christmas though.

[@jcirvine38]

Still the best scrooge movie ive seen, was with george c scott! Scared the crap outta me and i never forgot it lol

[@strumdynasty3050]

Man, Kinderman went on some WILD adventures after that little run-in

[@NaiTaiDai]

Very good effect, emphasizing that the spirit is not flesh and blood as he appears to be. Or is that just me?

[@fromthedust9295]

Look here beneath my robe lol watched this movie for the first time today. Had to double check I heard this correctly...

[@ChristineTheHippie]

The Ghost of Christmas Present is scary in a different way than Yet To Come. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is The Reaper and represents the classic Bad Future. The Ghost of Christmas Present represents the cold, harsh truth. And the way he changes from happy and jolly to angry and menacing be so abruptly and effortlessly is very intimidating.

[@user-fc2on7qw9f]

This is the darkest scene in Christmas Carol, Ghost of Xmas Present open shows the suffering of lil kids cuz of not caring, now Ignorance and Want now rep the Palestn kids.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

well fricken put :)

[@MrJoker-]

This scene has been forgotten, I pray GOD have mercy on America before its to late.

[@stacyjobe6697]

Best scene in the movie. If only people would listen to the words and truly understand it. It's not scary. No body listens to the point, they only stare at the starving, abused children and get freaked out. This is what's wrong with our world.

[@nickthepick8043]

It didn't fall on deaf ears. To me, at least. As fearful as I was learning about this growing up, and even now I'm getting the message, I'm using the fear element as fuel to apply it to my occupation. I work with kids like this, or ones with severe mental problems that border on dangerous. People tell me to leave and find some other forms of work, but that won't change anything. All I see is people running away from a job that needs to be done.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Reminds me of what I do as a pro-life activist. The pro-choice movement sees the poor in the exact same manner. They are callous towards women who are afraid and see human life as disposable.

[@13thvarebel16]

Yes. The imagery both evoked by Dickens' writing and the live depictions in cinema are crucial to the message, bit unfortunately the point still doesn't always get across. This is way arts and free speech/press have to be preserved and passed on to future generations. By the way, thank you both for what you do ☝🏻☝🏻❤.

[@alethinos59]

1984 Disney

[@Azrael666Azazel]

which Christmas Carol is this one? I mean what year.

[@MonsterHighMyLilPony]

Azrael666Azazel 1984

[@13thvarebel16]

@Azrael Beware that number in your username. For your own sake never follow it. (Revelations ch. 13 - 14).

[@jjj1951]

There are better versions of this play.

[@xisting4me]

This is my favorite.

[@dirtydan32111]

jjj1951 Not even this is the best version by far the others are just corny to be honest.

[@lovelondon806]

jjj1951 really? I doubt it