Night On Bald Mountain - Fantasia (1941) (Theatrical Cut)

Couldn't see this scene uploaded onto KZbin, so I decided to upload it. Working on another tribute folks! Hold onto your butts!
- Jurassic Park

[@wilbert3799]

This is what happens when the “G” falls off the graveyard sign

[@westminsterabbey.6916]

This is the best comment on here 😂 Genius 👌

[@rabbit0664]

Brilliant

[@lnsullivan422]

Lmao

[@jodyventurino7907]

Hahahaha. Awesome. Great comment.

[@sararapotata]

.....raveyard?

[@archimago112]

-Do you think it'll scare the kids? *stares dramatically through window* -The kids? This will give the parents nightmares

[@lookatthepicture4107]

Ominous thunder sounds outside

[@rwbytheassassin9942]

I could never stop watching this when I was much smaller

[@ssestakhch]

@@rwbytheassassin9942 >:)

[@niccolomadrid5512]

I was 5 back when I watched this. I was never the typical millennial. This gave me nightmares yet I kept watching it.

[@evanmiranda6061]

Where is this line from? I know I've heard it somewhere before

[@SB-iz4xm]

Fantasia was not made specifically for children. It was Disney's grand experiment to showcase animation as an artform by paring it with classical music. Hence animators were given the freedom to create stories with more adult themes and challenge the perception that animation was merely kid stuff. 😊

[@snoopy124]

S B you also have to remember then in that era, the animated was rarely intended for children’s, we see the Simpsons like the beginning of the adults animation, but on the contrary, the animation was created for adults and Mickey slowly chance that

[@Scott_Dunbar_II]

Yeah my first few times seeing this as a kid all I felt was confused and a little scared at times. Fantasia really is something one needs to watch when they' re older to understand.

[@tarielkaroldan5903]

tell that to my childhood nightmares...

[@indiadumont6407]

this scene simultaneously spooked and fascinated me as a kid! one of my faves

[@smileysatanson3404]

oh yeah, it was legit walt just going ''hey!.... you.... you create whatever im going for a coffee'' and i actually praise the corporation for doing this, givng them freedom and show people that ''this is us, we made this shit'' and it was a complete hit, too bad there arent any companies doing this anymore

[@paradoxofmind]

This is hands down the most metal animation Disney will ever produce.

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

Yup

[@rammmer9787]

you're goddamn right!

[@derbhankley432]

Black Cauldron is second place

[@DMU555]

@@derbhankley432 I was gonna bring up Black Cauldron too lol

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

This is basically a Dethklok Disney video.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

"Move to Bald Mountain" they said. It's a "nice town" they said lol

[@liyah.]

lol true

[@aaronsmith5864]

bald mountain now with 10% less demon

[@glennpendleton9520]

the nightlife is pretty great

[@jazzlover7434]

yeah, but does it have a shoprite or King Kullen?

[@aaronsmith5864]

Wtf is a king kullen

[@Btn1136]

Disney needs to have the balls to make this a ride.

[@kimschultheis82]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

[@toria.strange.bastet]

Best request I've seen on KZbin

[@CindyHelms]

They almost technically did with the dark kingdom.

[@grav8455]

The adrenaline of the ride combined with the horror would make it a heart killer 🌚

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

Disney doesn't have it in them to make another Hunchback of Notre Dame or Sleepy Hollow, so ANYTHING near this level is likely never happening with... "modern" Disney.

[@sorrynotsorryxoxo]

*"top 10 worst neighborhoods to live in"*

[@neodontknow1353]

Anne Boleyn idk they do be vibin’ tho

[@sorrynotsorryxoxo]

Neo Don'tKnow fr

[@ten-thousandbees8453]

I hate it everytime Satan do this every night >:( but the town has a great whole foods store.

[@FifaIconMaker3529]

Number 2 bald mountain

[@APoliticalConfusionAndMess]

@@sorrynotsorryxoxo Would be just as bad as your village. Imagine being beheaded by your spouse. 😨

[@0megamanX]

If your Halloween party aint this lit don't even bother with an invite.

[@TotalTech_]

If your Halloween party is this lit you wouldn't have to invite anyone because you would be the LITERAL Devil

[@MrPjw5]

You mean your Walpurgisnacht party. This is meant to take place on Walpurgisnacht.

[@azathoth528]

Hand drawn animation is such a beautiful art

[@cmingus2044]

Well you can still simulate it pretty well on computers WITHOUT painstaking hours and years on animating each frame. It died out because the new alternatives were easier, more affordable, and less time consuming. And like I said you can still simulate it pretty good. Its definitely beautiful though. Lol idk i just decided to go really in detail about this

[@sdovas]

No flash animation could equal the hand-drawn exquisite beauty of this motion picture.... And I do a lot of animation, on the CG and with after effects and Flash, and there is nothing that can equal the painstaking precision of the in can paint artists that rendered every frame of this, the hand drawn animation Geniuses that animated scenes like this again and again. Good luck.

[@jedimindtrix2142]

@@sdovas there is nothing like this film and never will be for a reason.

[@Leesoldier12]

does it have to be over?

[@whatiswifii3677]

Yes. Nobody draws by hand anymore... EDIT: This comment was supposed to be sarcastic.

[@MikeJohnson-hp8lr]

Bill Tytla, who animated Chernabog, was more than an animator...he was an artist of the highest degree. This scene has been referred to by many animators as the crowning achievement in character animation to this day, for reasons that should be obvious.

[@Galahad_Du_Lac]

If I’d been told that this was rotoscoped I would’ve believed it.

[@MikeJohnson-hp8lr]

@@Galahad_Du_Lac me too, but this is simply the pure, unadulterated skill of a master craftsman at the very top of his game.

[@DJ-sn2wn]

@@Galahad_Du_Lac I really thought that hand scene was rotoscoped. I'm surprised to hear it isn't. Incredible.

[@Gamer36046]

@@MikeJohnson-hp8lr I can't remember his name, but while it's not rotoscope, there was a guy at disney, I believe another animator, who took his shirt of and started making grand gestures and poses and stuff to show how Chernabog would move and be animated.

[@MikeJohnson-hp8lr]

@@Gamer36046 I’ve heard the same. Totally believable…animators use both themselves and others as references all the time.

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

I was never scared of this scene as a kid. I was absolutely fascinated with all the little characters, and the fire, and the colours. And the peaceful ending wrapped it all up so nicely.

[@brianknowles3558]

Squiggly Bumps This was my first time watching it and I was fascinated, too.

[@elspethgunnoe]

Same

[@FujiAppul]

Same here!

[@NoName-oz3gj]

me too!

[@MP-mc7bs]

Demon kid

[@sassytree]

0:18 When someone asks to see the manager but you are the manager.

[@GingerKraut]

Hello, Karen...I'm the manager...how can I help you?

[@yeenmachine206]

I swear, if I ever become a manager, I’ll put this music on my phone to play over the stores intercom if a Karen ever demands that I bring her the manager

[@smol1211]

Your so cute 😻💖😍🌹

[@vreezyeasy5654]

Sassy Tree Nyow I get it

[@gabrielramaj7077]

Pitou!

[@thevioletimagination3487]

I still can’t believe I had to fight this dude in kingdom hearts

[@swaygo212]

Sora brave af

[@granola661]

Oh I fought this dude in my nightmares when I was 7

[@chuchan3989]

And he wasnt easy

[@thechrisjerichofalconscubs3177]

It's awesome when you do 👊😀

[@nightfallalicorn4246]

This thing looks more powerful than Ansem the Seeker of Darkness. The game got his model right but not the powerful effects.

[@The6thSimpson]

As a toddler, for some reason, I thought that was Batman.

[@corvettesilma8069]

lol

[@kaoko111]

The begining of the song is also used in the intro of Batman The animated series.

[@lindenlynx]

pFFFFFFFT

[@lilyjudah9047]

The6thSimpson 😂

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

I imagine a few Gotham criminals would see this when Batsy swoops down on them.

[@BrujaRoja136]

When Satan have more social life than most of us.

[@CalebePriester]

Fool. Satan is ancient, he was with God, he saw stuff.

[@Heith13]

*Černobog

[@BrujaRoja136]

​@@Heith13 Don't ruin the joke :/

[@sarikajoshi7156]

Me 😂laugh and cries (introvert ) 😢 at the same time .

[@TheNocturnal1]

@@BrujaRoja136 lame joke.

[@tehbonehead]

"This is too scary! Children shouldn't watch it!" "Why? The ghosts? Witches? Demons? Hellfire?" "NO! Because the boobies have NIPPLES!"

[@allenhernandez3350]

Make me ashamed of sinful reproduction! - every sjw ever

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

7:38 For the nipples

[@Gemjeweldiamond]

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 7:14 as well.

[@TheRealAdaWong]

Nah, Disney shouldn't be trying to slip it in there as a kid's feature on Disney + when the film was originally intended for an adult audience in the 30's. But I digress, they intentionally get away with much worse.

[@val_kaziga5026]

They censored some in this theatrical cut too lol

[@CaptainFedora]

I surprisingly wasn't scared of this when I was young. Why? Well, to comfort me, my parents told me that the big guy was having a barbecue with all his friends.

[@xen3588]

Captain Fedora thats perfect haha

[@ericscott4035]

I find this to be a very important lesson for being bad. I think of this as a punishment for sinning against God but I do so with my mind.

[@zqfmgb4335]

Well, when you think about it, maybe that's the case. I mean, Chernabog (that's the demons's name) didn't kill any of the town's inhabitants, so maybe he just invited some friends to a giant night barbecue ! Unfortunately, he did too much noise, so the cops (the bells) told him to stop.

[@raesmith2164]

Me too. I kinda found this intriguing and cool. I've had scarier nightmares than this made into a live action short movie when I was a kid.

[@shanxious]

This is so funny to me

[@eccentricgamer4111]

Chernabog isn't a villain. He just wanted to have a rave.

[@davidhatcher7016]

suuuuure

[@Jay_76]

#ChernabogDidNothingWrong

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

#Relatable

[@firebirdchild975]

Chernabog is the literal God of evil in the myths he hails from But that is just business noting personal look at him trowing a party for the dead peeps

[@ronngonzalez3954]

Eccentric Gamer that’s a great point. Looks like a great rave.

[@deejaytee5481]

The seamless transition from 'Night On Bare (Bald) Mountain' to 'Ave Maria' was a piece of sheer genius and has lived with me from my early years, when I first saw Fantasia (60 or so years ago) to this day.

[@NightTheKittenn]

Honestly the scariest part for me has always been when the ghosts were coming out of the ground. They aren’t animated and are completely still, other than them floating away and rippling a bit. Their limbs, their heads, nothing moves. It’s just so creepy.

[@anon28642]

Same

[@isaiahromero9861]

For real, it's so uncanny and terrifying but also so beautiful

[@oddcrafter1270]

I was more spooked by the ghosts coming out of the water, because _oh my god, that means they _*_drowned!_*

[@jaywalker7363]

Please notice that one of the ghosts is...Hitler! The War was never far from people's minds.

[@azforu29]

I was scrolling through here to see if anyone else felt that way about some of them ghosts coming out to join. The women one just staring I had a hard time looking at. Kind of looked like a amateur photo of the real deal.

[@andiedawson9823]

This was my Favorite scene, I don't know why everyone is so pissed that Disney showed this to children, This was Why I watched Fantasia, that and the mushrooms dancing 😭

[@evilpikachu2680]

Yeah, Fantasia was cool and I loved the Chernabog part

[@Erik-vp5bm]

These days, people gets pissed off over the word "female", so...

[@French.Ass.Name.]

And the centaurs!!!

[@liberty8453]

It was because of the occult symbolism that most people are unaware of. People were more privy to this at the time. It’s about possession in dreams. About the prince of the power of the air.

[@cooperminion825]

And the hippos doing ballet!

[@StevenGolden]

Disney wants to remake THIS into a live-action movie?! How the hell are they going to pull that off?

[@dinkledonker801]

I'd just do it as a CGI short. The original was made to show the beauty of hand drawn animation, a remake could show the beauty of CGI

[@jestersareawesome4332]

@Deuce Moncura your being sarcastic, right?

[@soul6733]

@@jestersareawesome4332 They could just do a Fantasia in CGI with other music.

[@austinkersey2445]

@@jestersareawesome4332 Disney is shit at adapting their previous works. Or any works these days for that matter. They would just ruin it. The only good that would come from a Fantasia remake, would be so people can see it, and then watch the original to see how much better it is.

[@lonelylongdistancekiller9844]

Especially now a days people are such pussies.

[@randomhuman2602]

Apparently Chernabog is supposed to be 15 feet tall, according to Google. There is no fricken way this dude's only 15 feet tall. He's literally the size of the mountain.

[@sticks4632]

Chernabog the god. Not this weird satan chernabog.

[@n2badsam420]

I think it is how gods have powers to increase their height

[@000xyz]

Chernobog the size of the mountain? He is the mountain. And belobog is the sky

[@amct2514]

Shapeshifter? I mean, the dude's plucking ghosts from the grave and transforming fire women into pigs, it's not too far out of the realm of possibility.

[@ifarsaruxanov6100]

@@sticks4632 He is God Of Hell But not Heaven ...

[@averykevin47]

80 years later and this still holds up.

[@paulx3274]

This scared the life out of me when I was a child watching this on VHS. Now I can't help but be amazed at its beauty. Animation at its finest

[@christophermillan3771]

zoroth hermon as a 5 year old I was obsessed with this and MJ Thriller Video. My favorite things to watch as a kid.

[@bster007]

still scares me. its satanic.

[@journeystarr]

​@bster007 how is it Satanic?

[@JazZy-pn4ms]

@@journeystarr dyor. You don't just live on this planet to be feed for your whole life. Wtfu!

[@journeystarr]

@@JazZy-pn4ms huh

[@ScornedOne1080]

"Come forth, minions of the deceased, the damned, and dishonored . . . come and dance on this perfect and glorious night of nights. Fill the winds with your screams, the air with your pain, and the clouds with your despair . . . entertain your MASTER!" - Czernobog.

[@cooperminion825]

I think I remember that this is supposed to be either Walpurgis Night or All Hallows Eve

[@PixelPower0615]

Its spelled Czernobog.

[@Crispy_22]

@@PixelPower0615 there are multiple spellings for chenabog such as, chernobog, chernabog and czernobg

[@katelynpratt257]

Is this quote from the movie or something else?

[@ScornedOne1080]

@@katelynpratt257 something i came up with for the hell of it. XD

[@maddiekoester7785]

4:46 Then tell me, Maria Why I see her dancing there Why her smoldering eyes still scorch my soul I feel her, I see her The sun caught in her raven hair Is blazing in me out of all control

[@flintlockwood25]

Frollo

[@jongetitdunn]

Like fire...hellfire This burning desire is turning me to sin!

[@jongetitdunn]

@Grunge Girl it’s not my fault. It’s God’s plan. He made the Devil so much stronger than man!

[@FujiAppul]

Verbo et opere!

[@jestersareawesome4332]

Chernabog was all like. Ooh, this guy’s lusting. I know exactly how to make this more painful for him. He is Satan after all.

[@DJFFD1313]

One of the greatest scenes and feats ever to be achieved and demonstrated flawlessly in animation history

[@WillScarlet16]

Question for all those who say they were traumatized by this as a kid - If you're really so traumatized, WHY do you keep coming back here to watch it *AGAIN?*

[@lolizorz]

Because we're humans.

[@6eloved]

William Craig One movie that traumatized me as a child was Watership Down, that scene of the rabbits getting torn apart by dogs stuck with me even though I eventually forgot the move title/the move all together. THEN I watched it in HS for class, but I was curious to see if it was really as scary as my younger self had thought. Some stuff still is as scary as it was when you were a kid, some is not.

[@WillScarlet16]

You might want to read the book.

[@Uroste]

Cause everybody wants to party like the devil.

[@sourcehauntings8851]

+William Craig I loved this as a kid. Only two movies traumatized me as a kid, the black hole and excorsist

[@VladSicoe]

This is one of Disney's most visually stunning and unforgettable animated sequences. I loved it as a child, and I love it even more now.

[@reader88888888]

Vlad Sicoe me as well it was traumatizing to see as a small child though (imho) no doubt.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen. A favorite of mine as a kid, in the 50s and 60s. I never thought about being scared of it.

[@dylancastellanos87]

I remember watching and absolutely loving Fantasia as a child. This entire scenario, from the music to the scene itself, was and always will forever be my favorite.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

Same

[@AshLilyNeko]

Same. Terrified my parents but this whole scene just completely enthralled me

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

I cannot imagine what it must have felt like to watch this on the big screen in 1940.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Disney could never get away with making something like this nowadays.

[@brharley0546]

Micah Buzan I see you on every video I watch

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Conspiracy theory nonsense. If you look for the "occult" you can find it in literally anything. Nothing more than confirmation bias.

[@azzzanadra]

Micah Buzan ofcourse not, if I watched this as a kid I would be running away in fear

[@ggt47]

Micah Buzan hopefully someday...

[@Athados1]

Let me translate what DesertFox just said: "Yeah, well....you're dumb!"

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

Must've been something very wrong with me as a kid because I absolutely LOVED this. My only trauma was not seeing it as often as I would've liked. So Gothic and morbid. LOVE it.

[@RebelOfRock]

Same here! This was always my favourite part when I used to watch the film as a kid.

[@vasantnelson1336]

Mine too. But I didn't watch it till I was a teenager.

[@bellastarr7063]

I'm a dark kid two I'm not a emo but not a little child I'm 12 years old i still love this i seen it wen WELL lets just say 6 years old and i wasent scared becuse i saw blood in real life, dark animes , cussing,dark films animation and live action ok

[@sofiaviegas6665]

Evan T u are not alone ı also loved this

[@TonyFontaine1988]

Evan T kids weren't giant sissies back then

[@mickeyoneil8684]

My. Little Brother: You want to see a Childs movie with me? Me: yes.. but i pick the movie...

[@mslightbulb]

This is me, but with sleepy hollow.

[@xtrlsidma]

Oh animal farm time xD

[@jacobandersen6075]

Hahaha yesss

[@JG-vh1xc]

I'm incredibly soft for how his folded wings become the massive mountaintop, and then the transition into ave maria.

[@prossnip42]

Everyone saying "this scene scared the shit out of me when i was a kid" well that's kinda the point i mean that guy is supose to be the devil after all

[@prossnip42]

***** Listen you can call him whatever you want but let's look at this: You have a dark winged horned creature with devil like minions dancing around and the only thing that stops him is a choir singing the Ave Maria so yeah that's the devil

[@kimmy_g3448]

+Marko Radokicik true and also the fact that demons r praising and worshiping him also signifies that he is infact the devil himself.

[@poopman9136]

He is based on the slavic night god

[@arthurclarke983]

You're right on all counts. But too many people have very limited knowledge and their views are simplistic (dare I say cartoonish?) When they jabber, I hear the mother in Waterboy: "It's the debbil!"

[@arthurclarke983]

Don't be so pugnacious, not to mention ill-informed. He was only stating a simple mythological fact. Fantasia is a cartoon, drawing on a range of stories and universal icons.

[@LEGOMANIAC419]

Satan: Hell yeah, we're partying all night, you motherfu-- God: *HOW ABOUT NO.*

[@NullVoidGod]

XD I can relate to this

[@super8studios208]

Lucifer Morningstar yeeeeeee, hello fake account

[@Kevin693]

69 likes...giggity

[@orelha2064]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@JayIceColdD]

God called a disturbing the peace on this dude...

[@robertbennion3166]

Good vs Evil Light vs Dark That is the message trying to convey, Evil does not like Light which is why night is referred to as the witching hour. It was a daring masterpiece of art at its time.

[@nothingposted9056]

Milt Kahl, who animated the demon, worked on this in the dark, with a light under his face and a mirror in front of him, to know where to put the shadows. When people got into his office, they were…surprised. Edit: It wasn't Milt Kahl, it was Bill Tytla.

[@onenerd9573]

That man sounds like a professional!

[@nothingposted9056]

One Nerd95 He's a Disney legend, who also animated the Pink Elphants sequence and villains like Maleficent or Shere Kaan.

[@josephmonasky9495]

Wrong, it was Vladimir "Bill" Tytla who animated Grumpy, Stromboli, and Dumbo.

[@nothingposted9056]

I stand corrected. But that anecdote was true.

[@elizabethmccormick656]

He based Chernabog on Bela Lugosi!

[@SerenityM16]

Watching as an adult: Are...are the souls of the damned flying toward hell?!

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

Yes. Sort of only vaugely reminiscent of the original story of the piece, which is about a coven of witches holding sabbath with the souls of the dead on a cursed mountain.

[@caliaccedito615]

​@@ineednochannelyoutube5384 Look up Hexennacht on the Brocken. Probably the origin of this imagery; the Germans believed witches celebrated the impending arrival of spring with sinful disportments on the mountain top on the night of April 30th.

[@Bolle1701]

Yes, I am from the Harz mountains in Germany and this has similarities to "Walpurgisnacht" on the "Blocksberg". Maybe, someone of the writers had read Goethes Faust I?

[@elitehenrylegio]

@@Bolle1701 nah the mountain you mean is the Brocken. Das mit dem blocksberg ist sagen wir mal künstlerische Freiheit des Volksmunds gewesen.

[@stephaniemcmahon3808]

Seems like

[@trinityuwu4853]

Love how some person coughed during the recording.

[@memejohn86]

When??

[@tiffanielafleur6597]

Holy shit, how did I never notice? Thanks for pointing that out!

[@irene_mena]

U N D E R R A T E D

[@eatlocalhoney]

@@memejohn86I think 7:58 I was reading the comment when I heard it

[@eatlocalhoney]

@@memejohn867:54

[@keithdean9149]

"The struggle between the sacred and the profane."

[@chidoman1595]

I think you mean propane

[@thomashaeyen6942]

@@chidoman1595 exactly lol.

[@LostGeburah]

back when disney had balls.

[@asolitaryartistonline7125]

Back before Disney was corporatized, smh

[@willf5282]

One night, a paranoid Pastor took some LSD. This is his story...

[@allys5214]

Holy shit, that's funny!

[@RedZed1974]

LOL

[@user-um5qc2bb7j]

It isn’t paranoia, to an extent, this is the reality of the witches sabbath

[@andrewdfilms2003]

DUN DUN “Law and Order: Special Victims”

[@jazzyboy3742]

Will F Okay, now that's funny. P.S.: I liked your comment since it's a bit close to 666. I'm just adding up the numbers.

[@TheSmuey]

Chernabog is, contrary to popular belief, not a bad guy. I mean, yeah, he summons the spirits of the dead and literal demons, but then what does he do? He has them dance and revel, before sending them back, not harming a living soul. Chernabog is a goddamn DJ.

[@blazeyt6732]

Wtf lol I kinda agree tho

[@justarandomgryffindor3901]

Me as a four year old: THIS IS THE BEST DISNEY SCENE EVER! The comments: This still terrifies me as an adult!

[@thunderspark1536]

Same here lol, we has this disc of Disney stuff and this was my favorite

[@elspethgunnoe]

I wasn’t scared of it as a kid either

[@Hpinat]

The only part that scared me was when the souls were dancing in his hand Otherwise it was always fascinating for me

[@marcosceles2789]

Nowadays I just think: "That guy would be a damn hard Dark Souls boss..."

[@sheepisfortheweak6164]

He was already in KH. Not the easiest boss battle but he wasn't that much of an obstacle

[@thewarriorpriest2952]

Marcos Celes shit how would you even fight him? Something similar to the Nameless King or Seath the Scaleless?

[@marcosceles2789]

TheWarriorPriest because of the size, I think it should be more like Seath. But harder, cuz Seath is a shitty boss.

[@alfiehillhsaliill8880]

You need to have the black knight sword to do good damage to him and good arumor for when he attacks

[@arbiterskiss6692]

I think he would make a good Lord of Cinder from game 3. This way he's diminished after Linking the Fire and you actually stand a chance against him. Perhaps he grew smaller from the Linking as well.

[@analinkin7]

Oh my my, how people can say that «Frozen Queen» is the best Disney, when you have something like Fantasia with Chernabog. This scene is just fantastic !

[@grainneorgracequinn2888]

Philippus Rex Franciæ I do like frozen but children are still somehow obsessed with that movie

[@STRU_TV]

Philippus Rex Franciæ people can have opinions

[@beastmaster0934]

Chernabog: *starts doing a bunch of satanic sh*t* God: “If you don’t knock that sh*t off, I’m gonna water board you with HOLY water!”

[@Leadblast]

Millennia later, we erudits called it THE GREAT DELUGE.

[@jbro8934]

Chernabog reminds me of the Balrog from Lord of the Rings

[@samy29987]

So true, same here. If he surrounded itself with smoke then the similarities would increase even further.

[@orcmama8]

If he glowed red fire lol

[@maludaboin3491]

The Lord of the Rings was still in manuscripts when Fantasia got released

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

You know.........a family picture

[@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai]

There's nakedness too

[@agreenpotato4600]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH

[@agreenpotato4600]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@micycles1200]

A faaaaaammmily picture... from Hell

[@sandrahestandpuett471]

Nostalgia critic vibes,

[@Kentama]

Jesus Christ. When I was a kid this would sometimes come on TV, and that's when I would sneak peeks at the screen while I shivered shitless under the bed covers. As an adult I can see why. This is some grade A authentic satanic imagery here. Pretty amazing that they made something so sincerely dark in such an old movie, and pretty unforgettable too. Really virtuoso animation and art here.

[@lrc9304]

You're gay then ?

[@bradford6333]

@@lrc9304 are you on crack

[@stevesanzari7294]

We’re you scared at Casper the ghost too !

[@jodyventurino7907]

He is not wrong, you assholes.

[@NeoRaze99]

Old school Disney making something sincerely dark? You don't say? Lol... Even the queen/witch in Snow White was quite dark, and that's like their oldest animated film. But also check out The Black Cauldron. Now *that's* dark.

[@ermagerhd6140]

When Disney was creating the show, Gargoyles, they based some of the character’s designs on Chernabog. The character, Goliath, especially has a striking resemblance

[@nathanblevins9870]

We need more films like this. No talking Just beautiful music and amazing artists going all and beyond there works.

[@dragonplatinum7927]

8:04 me when my mom turns my bedroom light on in the morning

[@asolitaryartistonline7125]

OMG, i relate to this so much, XD

[@kristofersoultz9105]

This just makes me think of LA. Everyone is up past midnight, doing acid and drìnking themselve into a stupor, and then the sun rises and they are too misirable to move.

[@reader88888888]

Kristofer Soultz lol

[@gabybacellar7120]

HAHAHAHAHA So think that here in brazil we keep all night long at the beach, drinking and smoking weed, eating and watching television on the bangaloos

[@lorenabell4713]

Haha saitan knows how to throw a banger!

[@mziv112]

I usually never lol, at most I smile when I read a funny comment. this time was different, I actually lolled irl and not just in my mind.. thank you! (definitely liked)

[@merino989]

I live in L.A and used to watch this all the time as a kid

[@I_am_Dane_Youssef]

This is a beautiful piece. The whole segment. It goes more than just in one direction. It's so epic. Perhaps this even surpasses THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE. I imagine this is how Old Scratch conjures up his minions and how they carry out his will. All the Disney villains are following him. It was confusing at first, but now I know why the Nostalgia Critic put him at the top of the Disney Villains List.

[@OldTimeyDragon]

The scariest part to me is when Chernabog throws those demons in the fires. Here they are, dancing the most wild and incessant dance to worship and please their master, he raises them in his hands, seemingly amused by their dance, and yet he still tosses them down like garbage to be disposed of, with burning them alive seemingly giving him more joy than their dance could ever bring. And how do the other demons react? Do they recoil in fear? Do they dance harder to avoid the same fate? Nope, they revel in the display, seemingly just as gleeful as their master was to do it. There's such a lack of morality, and of empathy that it's truly terrifying. And even if it's not most, there certainly are humans who could steep to this level of maliciousness, and that is also terrifying.

[@milotherussianblue3691]

One of Disney’s heaviest and most intense animated shorts. It is an absolutely magnificent blend of animation and orchestral music.

[@kevinquinn3763]

The Mussorgsky was way better then the Disney version.

[@linkinajar8676]

This is an artistic masterpiece.

[@kimfield1899]

My parents took me to see Fantasia when I was quite young . I loved it then and still do at 64. It's timeless

[@kellymcphaul2793]

The part when he can’t stand the light is me waking up every day.

[@spiderlily7058]

I don't understand why people say this traumatized them when they were young. Personally, when I was a child, I loved this part. Night on Bald Mountain was and still is my favorite piece to this day.

[@92nobodyskeleton]

I was 3 when I saw this and it scared me so bad. I had nightmares!

[@Cesarpena]

Cause people are different.

[@KatrinaHaffner]

Devil child

[@sopo9429]

Same

[@vasantnelson1336]

I liked it too.

[@gabeliism5730]

how did this not fuck me up as a kid I actually really liked this movie

[@batur_psychology19]

IronicallyMarco maybe it did but youre not aware of it? *deepness intensifies*

[@biscuitthecat336]

IronicallyMarco this was actually my favourite scene when I was younger 😂

[@ivanrys4935]

it educated you, moron

[@Omega_Centaurii1101]

hobnobbum this was my favorite part of the whole movie.. lol

[@ClopinGirl64]

hobnobbum Same. I was terrified of this scene as a kid. Yet today, Fantasia still holds up as one of my favorite Disney movies. Still, I wouldn't recommend showing this particular sequence to little kids. Wouldn't want them to suffer the scars I got from watching it.

[@krisray187]

Honestly this one of the best animated sequences made by Disney ever also love that chernabog is in the Disney villains lineup

[@mxgross]

I always loved the part with the Church Bell best. It always meant the bad guy was going back to sleep and the scariest part of Fantasia was over.

[@obi-wan-shinobi1967]

Its quite sad that some people would boycott something like this these days, even thou this is regarded by many such as Spielberg as the best Disney movie of all time. I looove this movie, and have loved it since a very young kid. It floods emotions(fear, happiness, sadness, animosity, and curiosity), i fear the day when film refuses to acknowledge strong emotional reactions because it may be "too offensive" or emotionally in your face. THESE are the films that you remember

[@dogol284]

People would boycott this?

[@alucard347]

@@dogol284 It have exposed breasts? check. It have a satanic ritual? check. It's dark? check. It features Satan as the main character? Check. Nowdays, such a thing would never last a second before the media would butcher it.

[@Matt34677]

@@alucard347 Exactly

[@DJ-do8hl]

@@alucard347 are you talking exclusively in children's media? Because that Netflix reboot of sabrina has almost all of those, MUCH more explicitly than this cartoon, and it is very well received

[@alucard347]

@@DJ-do8hl sure. Although let's be honest, when Lucifer came out in 2016, the amount of backlash it recived was ridiculous.

[@davidlabelle361]

This is the only reason I watched Fantasia in he first place.

[@artiethewackpack5157]

This is the only reason I watched Fantasia in he first place.

[@toddholmes4480]

My dad took me to see Fantasia. He had seen it in 1939 and loved it. Night on Bald Mountain made the biggest impression on me. I would constantly draw pictures based on the skeletal horses and ghosts.

[@toddholmes4480]

Slight correction, it was in 1941, just before joining the army.

[@nathanmorgan7949]

He didn't say anything, not a single word. There was no plan, scheme, or motive. He didn't cackle, laugh, or even screech. He didn't have to. He simply stretched out his hands, the souls of the damned rose from their rest, and went to serve their dark master. This is true Evil. This Black God, This Chernabog.

[@billgoff1687]

"Sweetie I'm amazed you got this house at such a cheap price! It's a gorgeous town!" -"Yeah schnookums I know! And just look at that mountain...hey why is it kinda greenish tonight? " No idea hotface, probably the light from the moo-hey is the peak moving?!" -"Yeah looks li-OH MY GOD!" "God ain't got nothing to do with THAT!!"

[@tomokokuroki3085]

Nyahahaha! Thanks for that! XD That is exactly the reaction that I imagine among the people of the town

[@levihan3777]

Chernabog is one of my favorite villains in Disney. I know he’s from Slavic mythology, but Disney’s graceful rendering of him in Fantasia is so deeply affecting to me.

[@notrowizna]

I remember as a child sitting on a cushion in front of the TV and watching this on VHS. I didn't understand why Disney released something like that, but it had such a big impact on me and I was fascinated staring at those images

[@scooterdescooter4018]

that moment when Chenobog unfurles his wings and flicks them out with a slight shoulder snap, the music swells and oh my god its SO GOOD. the devil takes one night a year off and this is what he does to unwind.

[@jennibaxter9588]

Disney wasn't shy about their evil.

[@albertlecter4564]

And they deliver it, with passion too

[@lindenlynx]

Key word WASN'T. Past tense. Kinda sad.

[@TheGeckoNinja]

disney: yo check out the shit we are into

[@joshualowe959]

But nowadays they won't even THINK or DREAM of doing anything scary like this again.

[@Konoronn]

No, this was when they weren't evil. They're evil now though.

[@Dillepo14]

The first 6 minutes were ok But then the 7th minute came along and it looked like whoever made this was either on: A. Acid B. Acid

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

That's when it got good.

[@jestersareawesome4332]

Dilepo’s talking about the tidies

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

Or whatever cactus Beavis ate in Beavis and Butthead Do America.

[@garganrose]

@@RachelDeRosier010894 that funny-looking cactus

[@garganrose]

I don't think it was acid that wasn't invented by the government yet

[@lordtrigon1733]

Funny how Metal music videos peaked almost 3 decades before the genre was even born. 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻

[@Alex-24610]

This has gone down in history as one of the greatest pieces of animation for a damn good reason.

[@stanochocki8984]

Years ago...had an acquaintance whose family came from a town, not far from the real' Bald Mountain' or inspired this piece. He had visited the area 3 times...and said that even on the Nicest Days..the Mountain gave him the F'n Creeps'''and on a stormy late Autumn Night...it was just too Fr'kn eerie....that the lightening would just give it a Greenish Tint upon it. when it would flash..

[@author4croix82]

stan ochocki whoa 😲

[@thomasbishop3494]

This is so fucking metal. I don't have words to describe how purely bad ass this is.

[@rugalbernstein5913]

Imagine some poor hiker just climbs up to the top of this mountain, then it hits like 6pm as he's going back down and he hears boss music.

[@lisavanhouten4981]

I was 8 when this came out in the '70s. I was in the movie theater with my dad and older brother. The whole sequence scared the crap out of me. I tried to hold on as long as I could, but then I finally indicated to my dad that I was outta there. So...he and I walk up the ramp out of that screening room. We go out to the hallway. He tells me to 'stay here.'...and walks back in to sit with my brother. Don't judge. It was the 70s. Children had less supervision back then...and we liked it that way, thank you very much. Me...I'm kinda peeking through the cracks of the door to see when it was 'safe' to go back in. Didn't budge until the "Ava Maria' sequence came on....then I managed to get the doors open, walked back down the aisle, and sat back in my seat....of course now its my favorite....but seriously.. what he does to those fire people is pretty messed up. That was my breaking point.

[@dew7545]

The two little girls in our family ...me and my sister...loved it. Scared the crap out of my older brother. I think he's still mad about how much this movie scared him as a child.

[@bellametallica]

I don't understand why so many people were afraid of this. I thought it was pretty bad ass even when I was a little girl. This was my absolute favorite part of the whole thing. I was a strange child lol. The parts in this movie that freaked me out the most was the walking rock tooth thing in the first song and the earthquake in the dinosaur one. The noise it makes just creeps me out for some reason.

[@samy29987]

Well. If you look at it, it does look creepy. Ghosts, skeletons, gargoyles, medusas, demons, harpies. If that isn't scary, then what is? You and I are in the 5% of the population that didn't find this scary as a kid but.... If you really look at it, damn, it would make any kid shit their pants. lol

[@mikeprado30]

The noise of the brass at the earthquake! So amazing! :)

[@Poezick88]

This was always my favorite

[@DeadlyTowersSux]

@BellaMetallicA I loved this as a kid too; my favorite part. For the longest time, I thought that was Satan. Turns out it's Chernobog, a demon from Slavic folklore

[@mikeprado30]

Epic Ocelot Man Well, in words of Walt Disney himself, Chernabog is the devil himself.

[@MyGiorguna]

Chernabog: *Flies up in front of the moon* Random Guy: Look it's Batman! Crowd: *Cheers* Random Guy: Wait, Batman's not part of Disney. RUN! Another Random Guy: Wait!. Disney just brought DC. Crowd: *Cheers again*

[@CariPR94]

Darth Vader Actually, Warner Bros. has DC. Disney has Marvel and Star Wars.

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

Guy: hold up this is the 80s Batman is still wearing blue in his appearances! Crowed: *scream* Chernabog: this town is really dumb

[@lindenlynx]

Disney owns everything. Disney owns you. Disney owns me. Disney owns all of us.

[@evilpikachu2680]

*Chernabog eats everyone* Police: NO!! WHY CHERNABOG? Chernabog: Because I'm BATMAN!!

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

Hahaha! Clever! Never thought Darth Vader had a sense of humour. (: I wonder if Disney will buy DC in the future? Probably not as Warner Bros already owns it.

[@alecwilliams7111]

That's Disney: Superb technology, art and imagination. FANTASIA has never been matched.

[@SmokinJokin40]

Crazy to think that LSD hadn't even been invented when this was made!

[@blasfemili]

too bad they do everything in 3d now

[@scruffles3838]

Hopefully they realize that they could make big bucks off a 2d film via advertising it with big emphasis on nostalgia

[@xmystic1562]

Yeah its so annoying now :/

[@austinwillcut4919]

Pixel Fyxe that's exactly why Disney sucks now, they sold out. They make nothing but disposable films now, I haven't watched a Disney film since the 90's lol! I think it is wrong, they're just greedy corporate scumbags now.

[@eatinganemone89]

Can you imagine what a 3D version of this video would be like?

[@jenniferschillig3768]

For a while they were releasing some of their animated classics--Lion King, Beauty and the Beast--in 3D, and they looked quite good. But the later releases didn't do as well as Lion King, and they aborted plans to do more. I'd have LOVED for them to do Fantasia in 3D if only to see Night on Bald Mountain in glorious 3D IMAX! More to the point--there's been talk of doing a live-action feature inspired by this segment. I kind of like the idea. If they set it in the 1800s, focused on the legend of Walpurgis Night and the demon Chernabog, and how the villagers react to it...it could have sort of a Hammer Horror vibe. The only problem is that now we'll never get to hear Sir Christopher Lee voice Chernabog.

[@Jshaun]

Metallica's call of Kthulu syncs up damn near perfectly to this cartoon.

[@oliverhayhoe]

+JShaun Damn, I need to try that!

[@bellametallica]

Hell yeah.

[@Jshaun]

+Sinni yeah I friend of mine and I figured it out in the early 90s. We were just as blown away as you are lol

[@Jshaun]

+Sinni I just remembered, the timing is a little off. Right when he casts his arms down over the village should be right at the 33 or 34 second mark on the song. If you get it right, it looks like Metallica wrote the song FOR this cartoon.

[@kristenharral4707]

badass!!

[@TheMarionick]

Modern Disney would never make something like this

[@CiampaGiuseppe8]

Instead they would make other woke

[@zingtea]

Oh boy, my favorite seat!

[@user-hl4fg6si2p]

It's a good thing Sora,Donald,Goofy defeated Chernabog in KH and Riku defeated him in KH3D, who agrees with me

[@skeletwostudios3280]

If only Firebird was a boss

[@solsosoup900]

dude that's weird, my name is R0KH3D, remove the R0, you get KH3D

[@azazel166]

I don't think that was the real guy. Perhaps it was an illusion. The real one(here) has the size of a titan.

[@84ccipollini]

That fruity ass game?

[@kainedeahwalker8937]

FUCK THAT GAME!!! ruining my favorite character.

[@iuhnmk]

This gave me nightmares as a kid

[@Locoinmysleep]

same

[@cutiepatooty123]

Me too! As a kid I would leave the Fantasia Clip on, but leave the room I was watching it in. I would come-in & out of the room to see if the clip had ended, so I remember a few parts from this whole 00:00 - 11:30 ?Short?. I can now say that I have watched this in full at age 28 and it still is scary to watch. I can't believe I braved this who Short at night, too! I'm going to cleanse my soul, now with the Evolution & The Pegasus Short.

[@sarahelizabeth5392]

I had to stop watching because it was too scary for me

[@CiampaGiuseppe8]

Queenofawesome25 Somethime Disney loves scaring people

[@reader88888888]

iuhnmk me too!!!!!

[@Clarinetboy82]

My mom took my sister and I to see Fantasia in 1991 for the 50th anniversary. It was showing at the Tower Theater in Springfield, MO (it has since been converted to a radio station).

[@michaeltabor7093]

As a kid, I thought this was so cool!! Even now at 37 I'm still amazed by this.

[@jameswoolley7421]

MY DAD TOOK ME TO SEE THIS MOVIE WHEN I WAS 7 IN 1962,I LOVED IT

[@sophisticatedsheltie4069]

I remember always skipping this scene when I was little. I was a really sensitive kid, lol. Then when I got a little older, I was able to watch it without having the creeps.

[@IvorPresents]

Take issue with your statement that "this movie was never intended to be viewed by children in the first place" My argument to the contrary; Micky Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It is true however that when the Bald Mountain sequence came on, parents fled the isles with their young ones, and puddles were frequent.

[@onewingedfallendemo1]

I watched this as a kid! This one, the one with Dionysus, the pegasus and then all the centaurs were my favorite animations. I binged Fantasia a LOT growing up and it made me appreciate classical music. Then as a teen it made me appreciate it more because I learned Bela Lugosi actually did the modeling for the Chernabog/monster in the mountain.

[@BandiPat]

According do a documentary on Fantasia, Walt never intended it to be too scary for kids, he wanted it to be unsettling and eerie.

[@meh9705]

9:14 lol that coughing though.

[@dyslexiusmaximus]

i clearly remember being completely mind blown watching this for the first time as a very young child on vhs at my grandmothers house.

[@tazzmaniandevilboy42]

Chernabog is easily my favourite Disney villain. He's so powerful

[@dassnek4728]

Unless you ring a bell in his ear

[@Fever._Dream]

They said he is the devil but i think is somethink more complicated

[@williamharmon4039]

@@Fever._Dream How so? Walt himself said it was supposed to be Satan and they used the name Chernabog to not cause a panic over explicitly naming him the devil, and to be able to get copyrighted according to one source.

[@dirtyharry0191]

Czernobog is not the Devil by any margin, my guy