Top 10 Controversial Moments In Animated Movies
Animated movies are typically thought of as kid friendly and good entertainment for the whole family, but these moments kind of buck that trend. WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Most Controversial Moments in Animate Movies! But what movie has the scene that will take the top spot on our list? Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Plague Dogs, or Batman: The Killing Joke? Watch to find out!
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#10: The Death of Optimus Prime “The Transformers: The Movie” (1986)
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Ever been talking to a millennial and suddenly they go quiet and get a distant look in their eyes? That’s them thinking about the moment their hero died. Before Starks were dropping like flies on “Game of Thrones,” the “Transformers” movie shocked everyone with the death of one of its main characters, the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime. He was a classic cartoon hero, displaying all the admirable traits you’d expect except, apparently, the ability to not get murdered by the world’s evilest villain. We can still hear Megatron’s laugh.
#9: Extreme Violence “Watership Down” (1978)
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If you still think cartoons are just for kids, this movie will fix that. Permanently. It also might leave you scarred and broken. “Watership Down” is a British animated movie based on the book by Richard Adams. The plot follows Fiver after he has an apocalyptic vision and attempts to warn his clan of rabbits. The movie depicts some genuinely shocking moments of violence as the rabbits fight other animals and each other. The brutality of this film is sure to leave you speechless.
#8: Bambi’s Mother is Killed “Bambi” (1942)
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This film is one of the earliest examples of Disney’s proud tradition of killing off the protagonist’s loved ones. While enjoying the first bit of grass after a long winter, Bambi and his mother’s quality time together is interrupted by an approaching unseen hunter. Fairly tame by today’s standards, the details of the doe’s death are mercilessly left off-screen. However, at the time of its release it was almost unheard of in a kid’s movie to kill off a character in such a cold and merciless fashion, and the scene received much criticism from reviewers and audiences alike. Heck, even Walt Disney’s own daughter Diane said he went too far with this one.
#7: Clergy Boner “The Little Mermaid” (1989)
Even more proof that the Mouse House isn’t as wholesome as we thought. The climax of this fairytale includes a wedding where sea witch Ursula almost steals Prince Eric from the titular little mermaid. However, the clergyman overseeing the ceremony seems to be a little too excited for the upcoming festivities. If you look closely in the movie’s original version, there appears to be a pronounced bump in his pants. It’s been argued that the protrusion in question was actually his knees, but that’s not how an Arkansas woman saw it. The infamous scene, along with some suggestive imagery on the film’s VHS, influenced her to file a lawsuit against Disney, although it was quickly dropped.
#6: Nazi Demons “Wizards” (1977)
They don’t make them like they used to, kids. They really don’t. “Wizards” is a 1970s sci-fi fantasy film set in a post-apocalyptic future. The movie is about two brothers, Avatar and Blackwolf. Guess which one turns out to be bad. The evil Blackwolf rises to become the leader of the land of Scortch with its mutants, ogres, and goblins. He fails to defeat the elf army until one day he discovers an ancient projector with reels of Nazi propaganda footage. He uses this imagery to spur his armies to victory. Um… did director Ralph Bakshi seriously intend this to be a family picture?
#5: Not All Dogs Go to Heaven “All Dogs Go to Heaven” (1989)
You know things are about to go bad when there’s green lightning. In this terrifying scene from the Don Bluth classic, Charlie the dog has visions of his descent into hell. There’s a creepy bone boat, the requisite hell-lava, and of course the horned one himself. Scenes of hell and demons biting your nose are scary enough, but when it’s happening to a dog it just seems worse. We can imagine people going to hell, sure, but a dog? Those things are so innocent. No wonder this controversial scene traumatized so many kiddies.
#4: Food Orgy “Sausage Party” (2016)
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If you walked into this computer-animated flick expecting something family oriented, then you probably didn’t bother to read the cast list, which includes the likes of Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill. While “Sausage Party” is full of naughty moments, the filmmakers topped themselves in the final act with anthropomorphized food having gratuitous sex. Perhaps the most shocking thing from this scene is its creativity. It had the obvious hot dog in bun gag, of course, but it also had some positions we wouldn’t have thought of… not that we think about that sort of thing.
#3: Shot in the Face “The Plague Dogs” (1982)
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After traumatizing the world, the makers of “Watership Down” decided to bring a little happiness and cheer into our lives. Yeah, right. This animated movie is also based on the work of Richard Adams and is about two dogs that escape a laboratory where animals are being experimented on while alive. Eventually, one of the dogs tries to befriend a human he sees, but in trying to climb on him, accidentally steps on the trigger of the man’s gun, which shoots him in the face. Fun stuff. The look on the dog’s face after seeing what he did is probably the same look any parent had after accidentally renting this move for their kids
#2: Jessica Rabbit “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988)
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Jessica Rabbit was a bombshell with unreal curves and hair kissed by fire. And she was animated. Such overt sexuality in a cartoon character was just not common at the time in mainstream movies. Most shocking of all, when the film was released on Laserdisc, some, um…more “observant” viewers slowed down a scene where Jessica is sent flying from the car. If paused at just the right time, Jessica could apparently be found going commando. While it’s unclear if the animators were actually trying to sneak a crotch shot into the movie, we can definitely see why the scene would stir up so much controversy.
#1: Batman Bones Batgirl “Batman: The Killing Joke” (2016)
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This one was a real shocker. This animated DC feature is based on the infamous Alan Moore graphic novel. As with all adaptations, there’s bound to be a few changes here and there, but this one takes the cake. In this scene, Batgirl quite unexpectedly gets hot and steamy with the caped crusader. It’s creepy because of their age difference. It’s creepy because of how Batgirl looks up to him. And it’s creepy because he’s supposed to be her mentor. It’s just plain creepy, not to mention controversial.
