Some of you heard me talk about two of the cartoons I remember the most from my childhood. One was The Last Unicorn, which was re-released on DVD recently and which my step daughter has a copy of, since she likes unicorns like every normal girl. The other was a movie I have talked about as being possibly one of the most violent cartoons I saw as a child. In the movie a small lamb witnesses the death of his mother by the hands (mouth?) of a wolf, in desperation he follows to wolf to kill him and when he finds himself unable to kill the wolf, he demands to be the wolf's apprentice. In the end the lamb... well perhaps I will let you want it yourself. I have found the name of the cartoon, with the help of the internet, it was called The Ringing Bell in English but was known as Chirin's Bell in Japanese. It is an early anime and even watching it today online it is the smooth lines and easy transitions of anime and doesn't run like a 1978 movie it is.
If you have 45 minutes and you want to watch a very moving cartoon I would highly reccommend it. Go online to YouTube (if you don't know what that is - shame on you) and look up 'Ringing Bell / Chirin's Bell' posted by sirengarg. The clips run in this order (sorry they aren't in order online): Chirin Intro, Chirin's Mother, The Wolf Comes Calling, Revenge, Chirin's First Hunt, The Wolf Showing off His Mad Skills, Why Do The Weak Have To Die?, Chirin's Training, Home Again.
It will probably make you cry, or maybe it's just me. I guess I feel like this cartoon explains a lot of me. I watched this as a child of 6 or 7, which is perhaps to young for most, but it made a big impact. Hope you enjoy!
Posted by 10lees at September 3, 2006 09:23 PMeesh, well that was... different. :P
probably not something I would show to a child, but I liked it. gives me something to think about anyway.
Posted by: babada at September 4, 2006 11:45 AMYes it's very much 'this is how life is' as opposed to the sugar coat that we give children a lot of the time. Personally I like the non-sugar coat, but that is how I was raised, so naturally that is my preference.
Posted by: 10lees at September 4, 2006 01:13 PMWHO IS YOUR MOTHER - I'LL GIVE HER A BIG TAP!!! Oh yeah - that's me!!
I bet you asked for that vhs tape to watch ... did we rent it or just see it on t.v.?? Mr. Rogers it isn't. Maybe we bought it? You remember these things as I don't.
I like the whole theme of it as you would never expect the end. :)
Love,
M