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Artax - The Oatmeal (s3.amazonaws.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Albbi@lemmy.ca to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/artax

I saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh no, I can't handle this!"

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[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Right?

It’s like killing the dog. And yet there it was, in a children’s movie.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

and the real monster of the film was the idea of "the nothing" ... there is nothing more freaky of an idea to a child than to suggest to them that there could be an absolute, all consuming, eternal "nothing" ... to some people, it was a thought worse than death itself. As a kid who didn't understand how to process philosophical ideas or even begin to fathom them, it was a terribly scary thought. Not that I understand complex philosophical ideas as a grown adult, I still don't understand lots today ... but as a kid who had no clue or guide to any of this, it was like being taken to a desert, dropped off alone and told to figure it out on your own.

I love that film and I loved the fact I saw it as an unaware kid when I was young .... it sparked so many ideas and thoughts in my life that affected me in positive ways ever since.

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Is this from something known?

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

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