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Saddest Part?

posted 15 years ago by hadla
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for me, its the poor little flower all alone, then dying. the cars getting crushed is second. what do you think?

[–] ship_rat 13 years ago

Defiantly the flower. :( It is a narcissus flower so I guess it makes sense that it would fall in love with its own reflection. A reference to a bit of Greek Mythology. Not what you'd expect to find in a film about house hold appliances though.

[–] tristandude14 13 years ago

The flower scene is definitely one of the saddest. It's just so moving for a childrens' movie. And also when the master fixes the air-conditioner and he cries because he realizes the master loves him, too, just as much as he loved the other appliances, because remember, in the beginning, he felt outcast because the master couldn't reach his dials.

[–] ebbradsh 13 years ago

For me it's when Lampy gets electrocuted and seems to be dead (I thought he WAS dead the first time I watched it) and the others are gathered around his smoking, lifeless body in shock, followed by fade to black.

[–] HotJuiceBox 13 years ago

Definitely in the beginning when Blankie goes up to the attic because he thinks he sees a car, and then comes back down and absolutely WAILS!! I almost cry everytime I see it!

[–] paulosthespy 12 years ago

Yeah, the flower was perhaps the most tear-jerking for me :(... along with Blanky always being sad :|.

[–] whitespirit26 11 years ago

What are you guys talking about?? Did I miss a scene here??

[–] biffen-89 10 years ago

There are a lot of sad scenes in this movie and most people here made good choices, however I must also mention the scenes with the air conditioner. His bitterness and anger... he was just alone up there on the wall.

[–] veil182 10 years ago

yeah it seriously frightened me as a youngn

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[–] Boromir (10130) a year ago

I am glad someone mention it. When you begin to contemplate the consequences of a lifetime without social interaction, it's hard not to feel compassion for the air conditioner. Being stuck all day on the wall, without anyone caring about you, is not surprising it developed bitterness and rage over the years. Already as a child, it pained me to watch the breakdown of emotions that eventually led to its death from a heart attack (or maybe suicide?). The second scene, where the master returns home to take his belongings, and although he does not intend to continue living there, he takes the time to fix the air conditioner, is heartbreaking.