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Another Top 10 Saddest Cartoon Movie Moments


these characters aren’t real but the
sadness these moments inspire certainly
is welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for
another top ten saddest cartoon movie
moments for this list we’ve looked at
only the tear jerkiest times in animated
movies we’ve not included anime films in
our criteria however those
straight-to-video flicks are a-okay
any and all types of cartoons whether
hand-drawn CGI or other are eligible as
well you really are a bad guy should
something not appear on this list that
you think should then be sure to
cross-reference with our original
countdown of the top ten saddest cartoon
movie moments oh and here is your
spoiler alert lost number 10 Snow
White’s death Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs Snow White
Oh princess we begin where it all began
for Disney the movie makers first-ever
animated feature film Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs the original archetype of a
fairy tale princess in this scene Snow
White is laid to rest having eaten a
poisoned Apple and presumably died
forever as the heartbroken animals watch
from the window the grief is most
perfectly displayed on the faces of the
Seven Dwarfs a group usually so full of
life and individuality happy grumpy
sneezy sleepy bashful dopey and Doc are
united as one in despair
number nine the Barracuda attack Finding
Nemo you remember how we met well I try
not to
one might think it would be difficult to
become emotionally affected by an
animated fish mere minutes into a movies
opening but Pixar proves it very
possible with Finding Nemo get inside
the house core we’ve barely gotten
comfortable when we see Marlin and coral
play fighting in their underwater home
but our tension is well and truly taken
when a barracuda shows up to ruthlessly
scupper everything
it all happens so quickly there’s
nothing any fish could have done and the
importance of the titular Nemo is
immediately incredibly truly clear I
promise I will never let anything happen
to you
Nemo number eight Ralph really is a bad
guy
wreck-it Ralph did you miss me yeah hey
can we talk for a second wait in self
deprecating wreck-it Ralph and
determined glitch vanellope disney
serves us two of its most likeable
characters of the 21st century – stink
brain gee thanks
turn it over I made it for you
but when a friendship such as theirs
falters the fallout is fantastically sad
what I’m saying is you can’t be a racer
well vanellope has just awarded Ralph’s
accrued but cute medal in preparation
for the real wind they are about to
achieve together but Ralph has already
wrecked their chances look I’m gonna be
straight with you kid I’ve been talking
to King candy King candy yeah you sold
me no I didn’t listen you don’t
understand duped into believing he’s
doing it for the best
Ralph ransacks the pears car and
confirms himself as a villain
Oh
vanellope cries and most likely so do
you you really are a bad guy number
seven the incinerator Toy Story 3 yeah a
movie packed full of moving moments one
of Toy Story 3 saddest scenes has to be
this woody look I could see daylight
we’re gonna be okay after almost three
films worth of wacky wonderful stories
Woody Buzz and the rest of the toy box
look definitely doomed here the
incinerator is quite literally Hell on
Earth for our favorite characters who
can do nothing but accept their fate
hand-in-hand they slide towards a toy
pocalypse admirably displaying their
friendship in spite of everything it’s
an epic moment and emotionally charged
to the max
number six the king of fools The
Hunchback of Nikodim he’s ugly now watch
this
nobody likes a bully but that’s exactly
what we’re faced with next no that’s
illegal in the hunchback of notre dam
Quasimodo is a kind and selfless
character but the subject to many a
sinister joke regardless
crowned the king of fools the carnival
atmosphere turns cruel very quickly as
he’s publicly degraded for his physical
deformities Quasimodo’s master Claude
Frollo may watch on unabashed but we
can’t it’s a brutal portrayal of
prejudice and the ugliest side to human
nature
number five wall-e almost dies wall-e oh
when you’re the last of your machine
type still functioning on the planet
there’s a lot resting on your weary
wiring wall-e is the final waste
allocation load lifter earth class in
operation making his near-death
experience all the more painfully
poignant
first electrocuted and then crushed we
the viewer fear that even the hardiest
of hard drives would be forced to shut
down permanently
but thankfully Wally’s a robot with
heart meaning we can wipe the sweat from
our brows and the tears from our eyes
even number four
Wilbur meets Charlotte’s babies
Charlotte’s Web I will not be going back
to the bomb not going back what are you
talking about an often underrated
animated movie next with one of cartoon
cinemas most stirring final scenes in a
while Algy did I haven’t even strength
enough to climb down into the crate
Wilbur was the runt of the litter saved
from initial slaughter only to be
fattened up for the table a little later
in life
however Charlotte the spider steps in to
save the young pig once again giving him
the friendship he craves in the process
come come now Wilbur let’s not make a
scene chin up
remember it’s sad enough when Charlotte
passes away but when her legacy of
spider babies is born and the majority
of them flee we’re almost as distraught
as Wilbur is you can’t all go children
number three stitch is lost lilo and
stitch family means nobody gets left
behind but if you want to leave you can
an outwardly fun movie lilo and stitch
can hit the heartbreak especially hard
as well mm by yourself I remember every
new piece centered around two sisters
and the arrival onto earth of a puppy
like alien the moment that older sister
Nani realizes that title character lilo
has disappeared is distressing enough
however just edging out that scene to
the podium is stitches own realization
that he is lost fast stranded far from
home and misunderstood by most people
the lovable ball of blue ends up lonely
and likening himself to the ugly
duckling what’s not sad about that lost
number two when she loved me Toy Story 2
because Emily was just the same she was
my whole world a new character in among
and already iconic set of animated faces
it might have been difficult for
Jessie’s backstory to be realized
alongside that of woody buzzing friends
and when she’s have this but with this
musical moment her history is laid bare
and the audience is left bawling its
eyes out every I whispered together
lives within my randy newman’s lyrics
song by Sarah McLachlan are sorrowful
enough but their visual accompaniment is
truly tear-jerking the rise and fall of
Jessi is every toys nightmare and an
upsetting truth for every toy owner that
ever lived before we unveil our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
I like that very much
Angelina liked that too
you know goodbyes aren’t forever then
goodbye Charlie
I love you
big No
number one baby mine Dumbo
at the top of our podium is tragedy of
the tarriest kind the perpetually teased
Dumbo has only ever had his mother to
fight for him
but when mrs. jumbo fights back to
fiercely she’s branded as mad and
shipped out of the circus entirely
baby mine is the last lullaby shared
between mother and son before Dumbo is
forced to find his way alone as the
infant character is cradled for a final
time and mother and child images are
montage before us Timothy Q Mouse sheds
a single tear and we know exactly how he
feels
do you agree with our list
which animated sad time gets your tears
flowing come come now Wilbur let’s not
make a scene chin up
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