I worked at a movie theater when this came out, and man was the audience reaction brutal. So many families unaware that this is a film about teaching children how to cope with loss.
The worst part was Disney’s marketing of the movie, Jay if you haven’t seen the official trailer you should watch it for reference. In the heyday of movies like The Chronicles of Narnia, it really tried to pitch itself as such.
The women who wrote the book. Wrote it because her sons best friend was struck by lighting one random day and died. Her young child was suddenly dealing with death and loss and he didnt understand. She wanted to create a book to help children learn about loss and how to cope with it becuase death is random and it comes for all ages. She wanted parents not to hide or shield their kids from the painful thruths of this world but to embrace them and show kids that yes death is apart of life even for them.
This was one of the films of my childhood and still to this day I believe it to be a phenomenal piece of cinema. Even just watching your reaction I cannot help but cry. Such a sad story but such a beautiful one too
jay you are a gem..... the world need young men like you, please take care and live a great journey, your enormous, kind and geltle heart deserves a full and happy life
I rewatched this for the first time as an adult not long ago. I remembered loving it, and it being sad. But I SOBBED through this movie as an adult. The symbolism throughout is heartwrenching.
I love this movie when I was in third grade our teacher read us his book, and I fell in love with it then, and I made sure my kids knew about it, and they love it too🥰🥰🥰🥰
I was scrolling saw this reaction on my recs and immediately was like "oh Jay, you poor sweet boy, you're about to die" because I just know lol, so anyways I'll watch the reaction now 😂
It will be my first time seeing it, i have never see anyone speak about it But now that i looked it up, i see that it is an underrated gem with a pretty big fandom who watched it as a children
OMG I never commented on your videos, but I always like to see your reactions to things I like, and just when I was about to start doing my homework I get the notification that you reacted to MY COMFORT MOVIE since I was young. I need to look this up later, I hope you liked the movie.
This came out the same year my mum passed. My dad got it for me and my older brother not knowing what it was about. Safe to say it was a tearful experience 😂 but honestly one of my favourite films to this day
My mom and I read the book together and cried our eyes out. Then when the movie came out we took my dad and sister and my dad cried too. He was like how dare you two not tell me this was gonna be the saddest movie ever😂
Bless your reaction, i don't blame you, i bawled my eyes out when i first watched it, was expecting a film like Narnia where it's a happy ending, I was hoping at the end it turns out she's alive or kidnapped by the dark master or something
If you liked this, then you'll certainly appreciate the more recent film called 'Close' which is an incredible and beautiful 2022 Oscar nominated movie. I can't really say anything about it without giving out any spoilers, but it's certainly a 'must watch' film.
I rewatched this for the first time as an adult not long ago. I remembered loving it, and it being sad. But I SOBBED through this movie as an adult. The symbolism throughout is heartwrenching.
I worked at a movie theater when this came out, and man was the audience reaction brutal. So many families unaware that this is a film about teaching children how to cope with loss.
I also worked at a theater, we ended up putting a sign up at the ticket booth.
The worst part was Disney’s marketing of the movie, Jay if you haven’t seen the official trailer you should watch it for reference. In the heyday of movies like The Chronicles of Narnia, it really tried to pitch itself as such.
@@joshuacoldwater What did the sign say? Warning, movie actually super depressing
The women who wrote the book. Wrote it because her sons best friend was struck by lighting one random day and died. Her young child was suddenly dealing with death and loss and he didnt understand. She wanted to create a book to help children learn about loss and how to cope with it becuase death is random and it comes for all ages. She wanted parents not to hide or shield their kids from the painful thruths of this world but to embrace them and show kids that yes death is apart of life even for them.
This was one of the films of my childhood and still to this day I believe it to be a phenomenal piece of cinema. Even just watching your reaction I cannot help but cry. Such a sad story but such a beautiful one too
jay you are a gem..... the world need young men like you, please take care and live a great journey, your enormous, kind and geltle heart deserves a full and happy life
That scene where Jesse's being chased by the dark master and it turns out to be his dad, that has me crying every time :'(
I saw the title and immediately said “oh nooooo”. I knew this one would get you. I still sob after all these years. What a wonderful movie.
Just thinking about this movie makes me wanna cry. Such a sad and bittersweet story :(
I rewatched this for the first time as an adult not long ago. I remembered loving it, and it being sad. But I SOBBED through this movie as an adult. The symbolism throughout is heartwrenching.
I love this movie when I was in third grade our teacher read us his book, and I fell in love with it then, and I made sure my kids knew about it, and they love it too🥰🥰🥰🥰
I was scrolling saw this reaction on my recs and immediately was like "oh Jay, you poor sweet boy, you're about to die" because I just know lol, so anyways I'll watch the reaction now 😂
It will be my first time seeing it, i have never see anyone speak about it
But now that i looked it up, i see that it is an underrated gem with a pretty big fandom who watched it as a children
OMG I never commented on your videos, but I always like to see your reactions to things I like, and just when I was about to start doing my homework I get the notification that you reacted to MY COMFORT MOVIE since I was young.
I need to look this up later, I hope you liked the movie.
Loved it so much 😭😭
This came out the same year my mum passed. My dad got it for me and my older brother not knowing what it was about. Safe to say it was a tearful experience 😂 but honestly one of my favourite films to this day
so sad. great reaction.
take care of yourself Jay.
Oh boy this was not expected at all, it's definitely better that you watched this an as adult, this film changed me as a child!! 🩷
This and never ending story were the first movies to break me as a child.
Seeing the title and just audibly going "oh no". Hope you're okay after this one!
I've never watched this movie because I read the book when I was 10 or so and it broke me. Maybe it's finally time to watch it.
My mom and I read the book together and cried our eyes out. Then when the movie came out we took my dad and sister and my dad cried too. He was like how dare you two not tell me this was gonna be the saddest movie ever😂
Great film!
Bless your reaction, i don't blame you, i bawled my eyes out when i first watched it, was expecting a film like Narnia where it's a happy ending, I was hoping at the end it turns out she's alive or kidnapped by the dark master or something
When I first watched the movie I had already been spoiled abt the ending but I still ended up crying till I got a nosebleed😭
Never seen this before. Thanks for making me cry my eyes out lol
If you liked this, then you'll certainly appreciate the more recent film called 'Close' which is an incredible and beautiful 2022 Oscar nominated movie. I can't really say anything about it without giving out any spoilers, but it's certainly a 'must watch' film.
You should watch “A Monster Calls”
ooo yes
The dad played the Baddie in Terminator 2
You should watch pay it forward. It has a similar feel to this movie
Can I recommend watching "The Book of Henry"? That's also guaranteed to get your heart broken
Oh no...🥰
excited to see you cry hehe
Ruuuuuude 😢😢
@@JayPerView it was worth it
This movie ruined me too
I rewatched this for the first time as an adult not long ago. I remembered loving it, and it being sad. But I SOBBED through this movie as an adult. The symbolism throughout is heartwrenching.