It was the last scene in the movie Fantasia, where in my
mind from what I could remember, was the big black bat guy, ghosts, fire and
creepy music. The moment the clip started I got chills, reminiscing in my fear
as a little girl watching it in the 90s.
As I watched the Fantasia clip, the dude started explaining
the scene in the background and what he said made my jaw drop. Here’s a summary
of what the clip is really about:
Chernabog, the midnight devil god, summons evil restless
spirits and demons from their graves to save them from Hellfire and watches
them perform dances in his honor, before he turns around and throws them right
back into Hellfire to watch them writhe and suffer. The evil god is finally
driven away by the sound of an Angelus bell, or church bell; the scene ends
with monks travelling up the mountainside to their church to worship.
All I have to say is WOW.
I remember loving the movie Fantasia because it was
colorful, it was vibrant, the music was fun to listen to, but there were a few
scenes that scared me. This one was no exception, but it mostly confused me. It
scared me for obvious reasons but when you’re five, you don’t understand the
concept of conjuring demons and Hellfire.
This is a great example showing how we need to be careful
about what we watch and we need to understand what exactly it is that we are
watching. I’d say I turned out okay; I’m not trying to conjure up spirits or
anything, but that doesn’t change the fact that I was watching a movie
portraying demonic activity, Disney or not.
We have to keep a close eye on the things we allow ourselves
to watch or in that context what we allow our kids to watch. We need to give
our kids explanations about film, either why we don’t watch a film or tell them
from a biblical standpoint what is wrong with a particular scene.
Personally I wouldn’t have a problem letting my kids watch
Fantasia; it’s a great movie! But I’d skip that last scene because it shows
inappropriate demonic activity that is not good for children to watch, and then
proceed to explain to them why we will not watch it.
The directors used great scary music for the scene, but the
animation and theme being portrayed could have been more child-appropriate.
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