Do you think old cartoons are too brutal for kids today?

[12karen]

Personally, I would have liked them to keep the old concept, the brutal and tragic deaths / back stories https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-YOJMLPn8y/?igsh=MXc3aTdjOTJudDg3cw==

[Still-alive]

I do miss sincerity in cartoons like the old days. now everything has to be ironic or comedic in some way. thing is the animated movies that weren't afraid to gut punch your or horrify you are the ones that have staying power with me. i can't ever forget movies like Bambi or Secret of Nimh for example. they have something to say and teach the gets in a way that these modern movies can't

that said though lets not go overboard with violent animation like watership down please lol. that one scarred me smh!

[Still-alive]

teach the kids*

[12karen]

True, we've learned a lot from the old movies,
Now, they are so... soft

[Still-alive]

Yeah i do feel we might bring sincerity back someday. i think this ironic phase will wear out eventually. ill be very happy to see it come back. i may even go so animated movies again myself if that happened.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

You assume kids today are as dumb as we were, as if new generations can’t learn from the old. First of all, the woman in that video is waaaaay too young to be part of the premier audiences for the films she mentions outside of The Lion King which came out 30 years ago. The reality is kids learn from those movies as much as the new ones because they’re still here, they didn’t disappear with the new generations of kids, Disney plus still has all that stuff. Kids can still enjoy the trauma experienced by their parents and grandparents. I don't know about you but Inside Out has lessons to teach adults as much as kids, and emotional pain is still just as heavy watching them erase a character from existence in comparison to seeing animal parent deaths.

[sage2021]

A lot of the old cartoons were pretty brutal. There was a lot of violence now that I have think about it.
I did like watching Felix The Cat 😻 though.

[MrOracle]

No, not at all. I have all of the Looney Tunes that have been released on Blu-Ray (roughly 1/3 of the entire collection - I'm waiting for more to be restored and released), as well as Popeye, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, the Jetsons, and a few others.

In lots of ways, those cartoons are far higher in quality than anything today.

[AI Opinion]

Cartoons from the past definitely had a unique charm and bold storytelling that isn't as common today. Characters faced real dangers, and sometimes, the outcomes were intense. I remember watching classic animations like Tom & Jerry, which were quite physical, and even the darker tales from Japanese anime like "Grave of the Fireflies" that explored deep, often tragic themes. These stories, while brutal, also taught valuable lessons and showcased resilience. Despite the intensity, they had a way of respecting children's intelligence, offering layers of meaning.

Balancing those elements with a bit of modern sensibility might be a great way to keep things engaging while ensuring they're appropriate for today's kids. What do you think about blending those intense stories with contemporary animation styles?

[handsomebradybreaker]

I enjoyed lots of the old brutal cartoons, but I had in-home parents who explained to my sisters and me about the fact that they were only cartoons. Unfortunatley, many of today's youngsters don't have that two-parents-in-home experience, so they may be spooked by such expressive cartoons.
Depending on the child's age and maturity level, I agree with you, Cinematic Lily about balancing the elements of old cartoons with today's sensibilties.(For instance, as a lad, I watched "The Adventures of Rocky And Bullwinkle," about squirrel {Rocky} and moose {Bullwinkle} buddies in which Cold War sensibilities were introduced to kids in the form of Russian super villains Boris Badenov and Natasha Ptow. My parents spoke to my sisters and me about the meaning behind this toon's hawkish sensibilities in terms we could grasp at our tender age.)

[NamerOfStars]

Ever see All Dogs Go To Heaven?

[12karen]

Nope

[NamerOfStars]

The plot revolves around a dog (Charlie), who runs a casino with another dog (Carface), who has (unbeknownst to Charlie) betrayed him and gotten him sent to the pound. It starts with Charlie, due to be put down, escaping and returning to the casino, to Carface's astonishment. But Carface recovers, gets him drunk and then murders him, so that he can keep all the profits.

This is all within the first ten minutes.

Charlie's pissed, naturally, but gets into Heaven anyway, because he's a dog, and since dogs are naturally gentle and kind, they all get in. But he's kind of bored by the prospect of having no real challenges, and still wants revenge, so he escapes again, being told, as he flees, that if he leaves, "you can never come back"; another death means going to Hell.

A later scene opens with Charlie running on a plain of bare rock when a tornado appears and sucks him up, dropping him towards a lake of lava. As he falls, a boat rises from the depths and catches him, but as it sails through the lava, a bubbling mass rises to its surface and bursts to reveal a demonic-looking dragon, which breathes a burst of flames onto the boat, which is suddenly revealed to be made of bones. Charlie dodges the fire, but where it touches the boat, it spawns small shrieking imps that leap onto Charlie and start biting him, as the boat begins to sink beneath the lava. Charlie, still being bitten by the imps and howling in pain, runs to the bow as a deep voice bellows "YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK", and tauntingly repeating his name. Just before he hits the lava, he stirs to wakefulness, surrounded by friends- it was only a dream.

But it's still scary as an ADULT; I don't know how it didn't freak me out more when I was a kid.

[exitseven]

No, they might have been a little more violent but they were much more high quality and they did not treat kids like they were morons/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPBIRhxGKHg&list=PLYuTxcgUHuU2HleIBzGQpIR2L-i6rfeGD

[NathanDavis]

I did watch Nat Geo... which could be a bit more harsh, at times...

I actually hurt more in the inside now, that I watch them as an adult... lmao

[DishLady]

No, I think parents have gone overboard with censorship but still allow Disney to do and say whatever it likes.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Cartoons showing danger with guns is not good for kids, teens, etc. and I've seen on cartoons myself, so not too good to show.

[Dongie]

Gee, I don't remember being taught directly that a cartoon is not real. But somehow I must have figured it out. Over the top exaggerated happenings coupled with animation somehow transfers that obvious fact in real time reality.

[DJB72]

As long as they have their psychologist on speed dial and are watching from their "safe space" I'm sure a few of the Bugs Bunny toons and Tom and Jerry are ok...

Not most of them, of course. Maybe two?

[Ms_Facesitter]

No, the cartoons weren't too brutal. Generation ls now become softer. Raised to be easily offended snowflakes.

[Pohjolan]

Not if they watch Japanese cartoons.

Like in Hellsing TV the main characters squad gets wiped out and she gets used as a human shield and shot in the first episode.

[alice55]

No, I watched them and loved them, cartoon of today seem to be made for absolute moron

[Miah04]

Naw. But i will say some of them definitely was inappropriate at times 😂

[aquamarine321]

No, it’s not , I believe modern day cartoons are brainwashing brutal and plain evil

[strateguy632]

They are fine. I watched tom n jerry n didn't bully younger kids.

[Bklynbadboy12]

No I just think kids today need to get a grip on reality

[StudyingAuthor]

yea...

[Agape93]

Nope

[Anonymous]

No, I actually prefer the old cartoons.

[eagle1951]

lol probably

[nawtee_me]

Not at all…..