This movie hit me hard with the death scene I didn't really comprehend well not the death but the grief I think and watching him go through it it definitely changed me😅😅😅😅😅😅
The movie is based on a children’s book. The book was written by a mother as a way of helping her 8 year old son make sense out of a tragedy. Her son’s best friend was struck by lightning and died the book was a way to help her son understand and process some of those feelings. The second half of the movie does a great job at showing the process of grief in someone who should never have to go through it at that age. First denial, disconnecting Leslie’s funeral with her actual death, then anger over the event at other but mostly himself, then depression over realizing that person is actually gone, then finally acceptance
Now imagine going to see this movie in theaters as a child without having read the book and thinking it was just a Narnia-esque fantasy film with whimsical creatures. I was depressed for WEEKS after that!
Imagine a classroom full of 6th graders reading the book out loud. And we get to THAT part. Our teacher prepared us for a “sad” part. We weren’t ready. Now imagine an entire classroom sniffling. A few boys asking to “go to the bathroom” so they can go cry. We ran out of tissues. Ah, memories.
Before Jess met Leslie, all he did was fantasize. He knew they were just drawings, and was okay with that. Then he met Leslie, and for a moment, she managed to convince him that fantasy was reality.
She convinced him, yes. And then, when he returned and was dumbfounded by the news that did not fit into this, the first thing he did was check his album in search of drawings of his naughty little sister. Because two explanations became possible: either Leslie herself dreamed by him, or she pretended to be dead for good reasons. In the album he found a portrait of her drawn by May Belle. So the second one is true. Then he tries to understand the reasons for what happened, for example, trying to apologize for not taking her to the museum, because suggests that this may be the reason and immediately receives the answer that he is her best friend, after which he says strange words to the music teacher. As a result, he independently opens a portal to Terabithia.
When you're a child, when another kid dies it's jarring and confusing. Leslie wasn't sick and new veiwers never expect it. That's the point. That's why it feels so out of left-field.
never saw the movie but read the book as a kid. as an adult, i can appreciate the death coming out of nowhere, because that's how tragedy often is. it doesn't matter that she had loving parents and a bright future, where Jess had so many things stacked against him. there is no fairness to who gets to live and who doesn't.
This is for sure my go to movie when I need a good cry😢 This is also the move that started my obsession with Josh Hutcherson , he has been my celebrity crush since I was 10 🤩
I watched this movie for the first time a couple years ago. Always saw people talking about it but I never watched it as a child. That moment when they revealed her death really shocked me. It felt so real. I was in denial for a while lol.
I remember reading the book for a class assignment in elementary and crying a lot. Then the teacher played the movie for us when we finished reading it. Don’t ask why we read it as a class assignment, I have no idea why.
The book it's based on is from the 70s, so I think that's where some of that questionable stuff comes from, like the teacher taking Jess on a trip alone. And yeah, if a bus driver kicked a kid off a bus and made him walk, the parents would own that bus driver and probably the school district 🤣
One of my favorite films by Disney. If you’re interested in another film franchise that Josh Hutcherson is in, I highly recommend Journey to the Center of the Earth and its sequel Journey 2 The Mysterious Island. Or if you want to see another film that Anna Sophia Robb is in, Soul Surfer was really good.
Even sadder that him running from the monster is meant to symbolize the realization that she’s gone that’s why when it catches up to him he breaks down
@@MoviesinDepth well I guess when their great aunt reunites with her dad after so many years it is sweet Also just realizing I don't remember her having a mom either 😭Ok I see what u mean
LETS GOOOOOO. I dont really want to spend much time but I need to say that this is the movie that shook my entire 12 year old boy existence and as a full time reaction watcher I absolutely dissapointed at how little attention this movie is getting from reactors
I read this as a kid. When the movie came out I was excited because I remember that I enjoyed the book. I totally forgot how depressing it was and was retruamatized
when i was in elementary school we had just gotten these audio book/cassetty type things. my first experience with this story was via the audiobook. I damn near threw the expensive (at least expensive in early 2000s lol) audio book thingy across the room.
Is the little sister played by Maia Mitchell? She reminds me of her. When I first saw this movie I was crying so much to the point it was hard for me to breathe bc my nose was stuffy. It’s such a great movie! For some reason I thought Leslie’s parents were dead and she was a orphan. Idk why I remembered/thought that but I did remember her passing. Love the videos! You always got me laughing and smiling! You do such an amazing job!
I think watching this as kids I had no clue what was going on because I'm so used to kdis movies having happy endings. I was like "Oh... Nothing happened this movie." not me actually being traumatised.
i’m surprised u never seen this! i remember watching it as a kid on Disney and reading the book. definitely the most heartbreaking book/movie I’ve read/watched as a kid
Glad you cried while watching, lol. First time I read the book when I was a kid I cried so much. Haven’t watched or read this story in years, though, maybe I should give it another go.
So I watched this movie in theaters having never read the book, and I was completely blindsided and destroyed by it. It's beautifully done, but 13-year-old me was not fucking expecting to have so many feelings on a fun afternoon out with friends.
In fifth grade my teacher had a movie night every Friday right after school in the classroom for the kids who kept good grades, good attendance, and got a permission slip signed of course. We loved that, the whole class worked hard so we could all always be part of it. Well one week the movie was Bridge to Terabithia, and man, it had an entire class of fifth graders in tears. Teacher had to pause the movie and give us a 15 minute break to go out on the playground and recover. To this day whenever someone tries to meme Bridge to Terabithia its always met with a "too soon man" comment, and of course they reply with the fact that it came out in 2007 so how is 17 years too soon? Well it just is, it will always be too soon. Bridge to Terabithia was the first thing to ever make little kid me face feelings like that in my life, I was not ready haha
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MID, always enjoy the content you put out but it's been a while since we've had any classic rom-coms on the channel. I'm starting to experience withdrawal. 🙃
I've seen this movie so many times, I'm starting to think Leslie planned out her death. Leslie could've had smiling depression. A few key points is that Leslie's arms are always covered which could hint at her self harming. Leslie had this whole world made up out of nowhere, meaning she's been coping with her parents neglecting her when they write. Leslie also wrote a poem that parallels her drowning. The biggest evidence of her planning her own death was that Leslie chose to go to Terabithia the only day Jess isn't with her. She probably saw that as her only chance to do the deed and make it seem like an "accident."
Not smiling depression, but light sadness. No, her arms were uncovered when she invited Jess to visit her and they painted the wall with her parents. This world was created by her, among other things, in order to catch Jess, who believes that he was imagining all this when he fell from the tree with the keys. The poem written by her served several purposes at once: - to explain in an allegorical form what was happening, because according to her, she had not been to the sea; - check Jess for compatibility because he saw bubbles; - turn envious classmates against her so that she end up sitting next to Jess on the bus. She went to Terabithia alone because she pretended to be dead for good reasons, and Jess should have figured that out on his own. But you are thinking in the right direction, everything that happened is the details of her plan.
My mom tricked me into watching this. We had it on VHS and I asked her if it was any good. She said, and I quote, “Oh yeah, you’ll like that one”. An hour later I emerged from the basement where the vhs was kept with tears in my eyes. She just laughed…like you destroyed my emotions on purpose and you just laugh at me?!
I read the book and watched the movie- the actor who plays jess did such a good job especially when jess finds out Leslie actually died and it wasn't a dream. How he acts afterwards it is great acting and heartbreaking!
This movie is a Canon event. You see someone watching, & you cannot interfere. Bridge to Terabithia will rip out your heart in any form. The book, the older movie, this one. Also, yes to the Twilight comment, and this movie did it better. 😂
Can you please react to the Saban’s Power Rangers 2017 Movie!!! You may look at the name and think it is childish and cheesy. But it is hilarious and shows the growth of friendship and trustworthy. I swear it is a must watch!!!
Ik Im late but.. I wanted to explain Terabithia bc u didn't say anything abt the meaning of it- Terabithia is a place where Jess and Leslie could live their lives as kids so they didn't have to grow up and face their problems whether it was Jess's problems with his father or Leslie's problems, they got rid of their problems by imaginating in Terabithia.
I remember watching this while I was bored house sitting at 18. I didn’t know what it was about but I was bored. I was BAWLING by the end with nothing around but my dad thoughts.
I've read the book multiple times and seen numerous versions of this movie, and every iteration just kills me. But I can't stop myself from doing it each and every single stoopid time!!!😫😫
This movie was based off a book and the author wrote the book to help explain death to children after their own child’s friend died suddenly. That’s why it happens like that.
I’m just here to see Evan cry honestly
You know what… I respect it
Aren't we all?
Welch’s you cheeky chappy. Sending boot 🥾 up bottom from down south ☔️
Who else is excited for him to watch this depressive movie that I totally didn’t cry at when I was like 10
NOT ME CRYING IN MY 20s!!! 😭
This movie hit me hard with the death scene I didn't really comprehend well not the death but the grief I think and watching him go through it it definitely changed me😅😅😅😅😅😅
Ah yes, the nice wholesome kids movie that emotionally damaged so many children
And grown adults😭
Laughs in 80’s child
*kids on the rope swing*
MiD: “no, I got injured to many times as a kid.”/ “now let’s not tempt fate anymore-!”
Oh, honey… 😰
I SPOKE TOO SOON
The author of the original novel wrote this as a way of explaining death to her young daughter, whose best friend was struck and killed by lightning.
It was for her son actually
The movie is based on a children’s book. The book was written by a mother as a way of helping her 8 year old son make sense out of a tragedy. Her son’s best friend was struck by lightning and died the book was a way to help her son understand and process some of those feelings.
The second half of the movie does a great job at showing the process of grief in someone who should never have to go through it at that age. First denial, disconnecting Leslie’s funeral with her actual death, then anger over the event at other but mostly himself, then depression over realizing that person is actually gone, then finally acceptance
And her son wrote the script for this film.
His teacher took him to the museum because she knows that his family isn’t so good with money and wanted to do that for him.
Now imagine going to see this movie in theaters as a child without having read the book and thinking it was just a Narnia-esque fantasy film with whimsical creatures. I was depressed for WEEKS after that!
You poor thing!
Imagine a classroom full of 6th graders reading the book out loud. And we get to THAT part. Our teacher prepared us for a “sad” part. We weren’t ready. Now imagine an entire classroom sniffling. A few boys asking to “go to the bathroom” so they can go cry. We ran out of tissues. Ah, memories.
FR tho-
Before Jess met Leslie, all he did was fantasize. He knew they were just drawings, and was okay with that.
Then he met Leslie, and for a moment, she managed to convince him that fantasy was reality.
MY HEART. NOT AGAIN
She convinced him, yes. And then, when he returned and was dumbfounded by the news that did not fit into this, the first thing he did was check his album in search of drawings of his naughty little sister. Because two explanations became possible: either Leslie herself dreamed by him, or she pretended to be dead for good reasons. In the album he found a portrait of her drawn by May Belle. So the second one is true. Then he tries to understand the reasons for what happened, for example, trying to apologize for not taking her to the museum, because suggests that this may be the reason and immediately receives the answer that he is her best friend, after which he says strange words to the music teacher. As a result, he independently opens a portal to Terabithia.
When you're a child, when another kid dies it's jarring and confusing. Leslie wasn't sick and new veiwers never expect it. That's the point. That's why it feels so out of left-field.
Zooey Deschanel is always such a sweet and lovely presence in movies. Also, the eyes omg they’re either full of hope or just haunting.
Sooooo agree. Having her as the music teacher couldn’t be more perfect
@@MoviesinDepth Haha she’s always arts and crafts
Ah, Bridge to Ripping My Heart Out, a classic...
Hope you enjoyed the 2nd half, MiD!
never saw the movie but read the book as a kid. as an adult, i can appreciate the death coming out of nowhere, because that's how tragedy often is. it doesn't matter that she had loving parents and a bright future, where Jess had so many things stacked against him. there is no fairness to who gets to live and who doesn't.
Literally watched it last night. My roommates were like lets watch a sad movie, I was like IVE GOTCHU!!!
Oh you really said LET ME COOK
@@MoviesinDepth if you want another one that will emotionally destroy you, My Girl is great
As someone who works in schools… Yes. Yes we see all.
All the little relationships.
Which is why I’m furious at the lack of bullying consequences
This is for sure my go to movie when I need a good cry😢
This is also the move that started my obsession with Josh Hutcherson , he has been my celebrity crush since I was 10 🤩
He is that LEGENDDD
The death of Leslie is the saddest thing but for me watching it now the most horrifying part of when Jess goes with the teacher. It makes me feel sick
the naked brothers band clip took me out bc i fr thought i was the only one who was obsessed with them as a kid lol
“Before you know it we are there, on top of the world it seems!”
I still sing and play that theme song.
This is probably underrated Disney movie ever which it is
I’m upset I hadn’t seen it till now!’
I watched this movie for the first time a couple years ago. Always saw people talking about it but I never watched it as a child.
That moment when they revealed her death really shocked me. It felt so real. I was in denial for a while lol.
This book was one of the first books I remember crying while reading.
Rewatching this movie is realizing that her reading her paper foreshadows her death
Whooaaaa! I never realized that before. Dang, that's dark!
I remember reading the book for a class assignment in elementary and crying a lot. Then the teacher played the movie for us when we finished reading it. Don’t ask why we read it as a class assignment, I have no idea why.
The book it's based on is from the 70s, so I think that's where some of that questionable stuff comes from, like the teacher taking Jess on a trip alone. And yeah, if a bus driver kicked a kid off a bus and made him walk, the parents would own that bus driver and probably the school district 🤣
I was ABOUT TO SAY
Shit. I forgot, how much this movie messes me up. And why I watched it only once.Thank you, actually. It's kinda nice to share this somehow
One of my favorite films by Disney. If you’re interested in another film franchise that Josh Hutcherson is in, I highly recommend Journey to the Center of the Earth and its sequel Journey 2 The Mysterious Island. Or if you want to see another film that Anna Sophia Robb is in, Soul Surfer was really good.
That sounds dope!!
Even sadder that him running from the monster is meant to symbolize the realization that she’s gone that’s why when it catches up to him he breaks down
Ok now watch spiderwick
Im pretty sure its made by the same people and it wont make u cry
I think it was really good as a kid
WHY DO YOU WANT MY PAIN😭😭
@@MoviesinDepth well I guess when their great aunt reunites with her dad after so many years it is sweet
Also just realizing I don't remember her having a mom either
😭Ok I see what u mean
LETS GOOOOOO. I dont really want to spend much time but I need to say that this is the movie that shook my entire 12 year old boy existence and as a full time reaction watcher I absolutely dissapointed at how little attention this movie is getting from reactors
I read this as a kid. When the movie came out I was excited because I remember that I enjoyed the book. I totally forgot how depressing it was and was retruamatized
when i was in elementary school we had just gotten these audio book/cassetty type things. my first experience with this story was via the audiobook. I damn near threw the expensive (at least expensive in early 2000s lol) audio book thingy across the room.
HAHAHAHA FAIR. SO FAIR
I'm 16 and watched this for the first time recently, and when I tell you, I bawled my eyes out. Sobbing on the floor for at least 10 minutes
Went to the theaters with my sisters, mom and aunt thinking this was a cute kids movie. Boy were we surprised
Is the little sister played by Maia Mitchell? She reminds me of her. When I first saw this movie I was crying so much to the point it was hard for me to breathe bc my nose was stuffy. It’s such a great movie! For some reason I thought Leslie’s parents were dead and she was a orphan. Idk why I remembered/thought that but I did remember her passing. Love the videos! You always got me laughing and smiling! You do such an amazing job!
it’s Bailee Madison but that makes sense that you thought so since she did play Maia’s little sister in The Fosters, ur right they look alike :)
I think watching this as kids I had no clue what was going on because I'm so used to kdis movies having happy endings. I was like "Oh... Nothing happened this movie." not me actually being traumatised.
This movie is good but I can never bring myself to rewatch it I gotta protect my peace 😌😌😌
I…. I respect this decision
14:21 Literally how all of us reacted to that scene.
3:35-3:46 it’s so sad hearing that story, knowing what’s gonna happen to her
the foreshadowing of that little rant had my jaw on the floor, i was shocked lol
i am so old i listened to the story on cassette tape the woman that wrote this did it to help her son grieve the loss of his friend my drowning
i’m surprised u never seen this! i remember watching it as a kid on Disney and reading the book. definitely the most heartbreaking book/movie I’ve read/watched as a kid
I watched this as a kid for school and read the book for class. This movie broke my young and adult heart, this is a classic to me.
0:55 just buy them at costco it's only $20
Me who procrastinates buying the $10 shoes at walmart: 😅😅😅😅
This movie was my childhood, it always makes me cry. It's such a good movie. ;( and :)
Glad you cried while watching, lol. First time I read the book when I was a kid I cried so much. Haven’t watched or read this story in years, though, maybe I should give it another go.
I read the book when I was a kid, and then watched the movie it came out. Cried both times. Still cry most of the time when I watch this.
I first watched this in Health class when I was 14 and I SOBBED. I haven't watched it in a hot minute, but chances are it'll hit closer for me now
So I watched this movie in theaters having never read the book, and I was completely blindsided and destroyed by it. It's beautifully done, but 13-year-old me was not fucking expecting to have so many feelings on a fun afternoon out with friends.
In fifth grade my teacher had a movie night every Friday right after school in the classroom for the kids who kept good grades, good attendance, and got a permission slip signed of course. We loved that, the whole class worked hard so we could all always be part of it. Well one week the movie was Bridge to Terabithia, and man, it had an entire class of fifth graders in tears. Teacher had to pause the movie and give us a 15 minute break to go out on the playground and recover. To this day whenever someone tries to meme Bridge to Terabithia its always met with a "too soon man" comment, and of course they reply with the fact that it came out in 2007 so how is 17 years too soon? Well it just is, it will always be too soon. Bridge to Terabithia was the first thing to ever make little kid me face feelings like that in my life, I was not ready haha
PLEASE REACT TO "SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON"! It's a story about a strong, beautiful horse with a spirit that can never be broken.
I cry every time i watch it! It's a INCREDIBLE film, and the songs are so cool! But it's not a musical and the animals can't talk. 😭💔🔥
If ur looking for another Josh Hucherson movie, I recommend Zathura, which is similar to Jumanji
MID, always enjoy the content you put out but it's been a while since we've had any classic rom-coms on the channel. I'm starting to experience withdrawal. 🙃
Ohhhh May 2nd we’ve got something coming… IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW
@@MoviesinDepth What do you mean?! 👀
I've seen this movie so many times, I'm starting to think Leslie planned out her death. Leslie could've had smiling depression. A few key points is that Leslie's arms are always covered which could hint at her self harming. Leslie had this whole world made up out of nowhere, meaning she's been coping with her parents neglecting her when they write. Leslie also wrote a poem that parallels her drowning. The biggest evidence of her planning her own death was that Leslie chose to go to Terabithia the only day Jess isn't with her. She probably saw that as her only chance to do the deed and make it seem like an "accident."
Not smiling depression, but light sadness. No, her arms were uncovered when she invited Jess to visit her and they painted the wall with her parents. This world was created by her, among other things, in order to catch Jess, who believes that he was imagining all this when he fell from the tree with the keys. The poem written by her served several purposes at once: - to explain in an allegorical form what was happening, because according to her, she had not been to the sea; - check Jess for compatibility because he saw bubbles; - turn envious classmates against her so that she end up sitting next to Jess on the bus. She went to Terabithia alone because she pretended to be dead for good reasons, and Jess should have figured that out on his own. But you are thinking in the right direction, everything that happened is the details of her plan.
My mom tricked me into watching this. We had it on VHS and I asked her if it was any good. She said, and I quote, “Oh yeah, you’ll like that one”. An hour later I emerged from the basement where the vhs was kept with tears in my eyes. She just laughed…like you destroyed my emotions on purpose and you just laugh at me?!
I read the book and watched the movie- the actor who plays jess did such a good job especially when jess finds out Leslie actually died and it wasn't a dream. How he acts afterwards it is great acting and heartbreaking!
If Jesse had asked his dad about the T-1000, he wouldn’t be so sad.
This movies and Holes with Shia Lebeouf DESTROYED me! Talk about real world lessons some of us had to learn too young.
When I tell you I clicked SO fast-
MY HEART
This movie devastated me as a kid. And even though this is a heavily edited video this still gave me a mental breakdown ❤😢
This movie is a Canon event. You see someone watching, & you cannot interfere. Bridge to Terabithia will rip out your heart in any form. The book, the older movie, this one. Also, yes to the Twilight comment, and this movie did it better. 😂
YES. THIS IS FACTS
Can you please react to the Saban’s Power Rangers 2017 Movie!!! You may look at the name and think it is childish and cheesy. But it is hilarious and shows the growth of friendship and trustworthy. I swear it is a must watch!!!
This film is in my top 10 faves. I love it so much. It's a sad but also relatable movie. I cry so hard watching it enjoy
I liked this movie and am glad they had such serious topics going on in it
I was only like 8 when this came out so I didn't really *get* the plot but Leslie dying was a punch to the gut even then
Ik Im late but.. I wanted to explain Terabithia bc u didn't say anything abt the meaning of it-
Terabithia is a place where Jess and Leslie could live their lives as kids so they didn't have to grow up and face their problems whether it was Jess's problems with his father or Leslie's problems, they got rid of their problems by imaginating in Terabithia.
Nah cause in my town there’s an actual tree exactly like this one in this movie😭 almost everyone gets hurt but it hasn’t been Taken down
I’ve seen clips of this movie on TikTok a lot, and this is the first time I’ve seen the whole thing.
The author wrote this book for her kid who lost his friend to a lightning strike. He becomes the screenwriter for this.
When you figure out that its a real story
I used to be so much obsessed with the book oh this movie takes me back
Sorry, I was busy this afternoon, I'll catch up next time. I'll be sure to watch this movie.
Oh no... I want my tears back. I watched this as a kid and never again ;-;
We’re all gonna hold hands and get through this TOGETHER😭
Honestly I couldn't watch this didn't want to see evan cry but I'm. Watching now 😢😢
One Disney gem
😭
Ahh yes, my first book betrayal 👍 who else was traumatized in 5th grade?
Im here waiting for you to react to Society of the Snow, please! They won 12 goya in europe❤❤
One of my absolute favorite movies
I love this movie!! Thanks for the reaction!
I love this film but it hurts so much
haha i likes the Naked Brothers Band reference 🤘🎸
Imagine having to read this book and watch this movie with your third grade class
Holy shit I forgot about this movie it’s been ages since I’ve seen it, I forget like 98% of it (bet everyone can guess what I did remember 😅)
I watched this movie once ... never again.
Bless ya made me cry too… blow kisses 😘. The child actors amazing 🥲 too much
crying with you! id love to see u react to the runaways if u enjoy loose based biopics
😭😭😭
Honesty i did this movie make cry..but it did and thst what i needed because for a longest time and i to let it out 💜💞🌸💞💜
I cry so fucking much with this movie
We will get through this TOGETHER😭
If you want another one like this I suggest Boys in the Trees.
honey you got a big storm coming 🥲
Lily…. Knock me out so I won’t feel the pain💀
I remember watching this while I was bored house sitting at 18. I didn’t know what it was about but I was bored. I was BAWLING by the end with nothing around but my dad thoughts.
UGH ME
Who shaved the sides of Conan's head?
Tell my dad to come pick me up
now you should watch the Golden Compus
I've read the book multiple times and seen numerous versions of this movie, and every iteration just kills me. But I can't stop myself from doing it each and every single stoopid time!!!😫😫
MY HEART
She dies because she's based off of the authors childhood friend, who ALSO passed away
This movie was based off a book and the author wrote the book to help explain death to children after their own child’s friend died suddenly. That’s why it happens like that.
I read this book in 4th grade and I refuse to watch the movie because of it 😭😭😭😭😭
THE PAIN
Please do the narnia sequels
Josh Hutcherson was just SOOOOOOOOO cute in this movie omg
YES AND HE RIPPED OUT MY HEART😭
@@MoviesinDepth YOU’RE TEARING ME APART JOSH
Hi, could you watch freak show 2017? Its a very cute story
bro is this guy conan o briens son lmao