What is a movie that you watched as a child, then realized that you completely missed something terrible?

1. The bat in Ferngully escaped an animal testing facility. His song was my favorite song in the movie because it was so upbeat and fun. I had no clue it was about the horrible testing they did on him. Still a catchy song, though.
   — R1der_415


2. Dirty Dancing. It was my favorite movie as a kid and I was well into my twenties before I realized Penny had (and nearly died from) an abortion.
   — PeachesNSteam


3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit Just the ridiculous amount of drinking and smoking in that movie, and so much darker than I remembered when I was a kid. EDIT: As u/res30stupid pointed out, lots of racism.
   — metapwnage






4. Elvira Mistress of the Dark A letter falls on Elvira, the owner asks if she's ok. Bob Redding: How's your head? Elvira: I haven't had any complaints yet. Bob Redding: [confused] Excuse me? Elvira: Oh, uh, I think I'll live.
   — Insert2Quarters


5. Jurassic Park is just a compilation of bad decision making.
   — cyainanotherlifebro


6. Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame did not want to "covert" Esmeralda.
   — alderaanirebel






7. Another one I realized. Charlie Brown Halloween special really hammers home how awful the people in the Peanuts universe are. Charlie Brown had a crappy ghost costume but when he goes out trick or treating, EVERY SINGLE ADULT reasons that the crappy costume doesn't deserve less candy or no candy but a rock. That's harsh. And then none of his friends decide to share their candy with Charlie Brown. Like damn, the people in the Peanuts universe are cold.
   — Dysole


8. I was just slightly too young and also naive/sheltered for my age. I couldn't figure out why my parents were so upset that I watched Austin Powers, out was just silly people from the late 60s making jokes about the style of carpet popular at the time...
   — dragon_morgan


9. Grease. Not really terrible, but when Rizzo is in the back seat Kenickie and he says “It broke” I didn’t realize he meant a condom. I was 10 when I first watched it. My older cousin said he meant a cigarette lighter or something and that placated me.
   — Robbiev427






10. Jenny dies of HIV/AIDS in Forrest Gump. Didn't realize that until I was in my 20s.
    — sm0kemonster815


11. Edgar from the Aristocats likely died in that crate that sent him to Timbuktu. He could've lived, but given how little effort he made when they were loading the crate, he's probably a goner. Feels to me a bit of a harsh fate for the guy.
    — Dysole