When looking back on your childhood films, its easy to be wrapped in a cosy blanket of nostalgia about a simpler time when things were a lot more wholesome. When we were younger, we were allowed to be children and werent exposed to the horrible side of life like kids are today. Right? Well, friends, this simply isn't true. Take a closer look down memory lane, and chances are youll come across disturbing and distressing details from your favourite kids' films that you never really considered. Kids films are bloody, and aside from a few deserving - such as Gaston falling off that roof in Beauty and the Beast where nobody really gave a rats arse - the deaths that they deal with are far more traumatic than your average George R. R. Martin novel. This article will stay away from the traditional Disney cartoons: we all sobbed until we dry-heaved when Bambis mum and Simbas dad died, so there's no point in re-living that childhood trauma. Disney love to throw in a parental death to spice things up a bit (though seriously, did you really care that much about Nemos mum? Come on guys, its the circle of life. Barracudas got to eat). There are plenty more affecting childrens films that trick you into facing the mortality of yourself and loved ones without laying on the ham. That said, this article will include Disney live-action, as they really do have the monopoly on kids' films...