Atreyu’s horse sinks steadily into the mud his weak limbs cease to move white coat turns dark his heart races in fear as he’s slowly entombed Atreyu shrieks in tears pulling on him not to give up it’s no use the swamp of sadness has swallowed hope Artax is gone Atreyu must go on alone with only his grief and memory
I tried to watch this movie with my son years ago. He became so upset by this scene, he refused to watch anymore. He was furious at me for picking the movie. He felt I had betrayed him. He told me he hated me and would never watch another movie with me again. I tried to tell him to keep watching, it will be ok, everything gets fixed. But he wasn’t having it. The death of hope is terrifying.