10 Movie Deaths That Completely Ruined You
2. The Bridge To Terabithia - Leslie Burke
What starts out as a heartfelt family adventure of two outcast children finding solace in their friendship soon becomes a traumatising portrayal of just how cruel fate can be. Seriously, if you haven’t seen this film, then just save yourself the pain.
12 year old boy Jess and new girl Leslie create their own fantasy world where they can be heroes, kings, queens - anything they so desire, and defeat their everyday demons from school bullies to neglect in their own fantasy realm in the forest. All it takes is a rope swing across a creek to get there, and some imagination to take part.
And, terribly, that’s all it takes for Leslie to die. The one day Jess doesn’t invite Leslie to come with him on an art trip is the one day she attempts to cross the creek on her own. We only find out when Jess does from his parents, returning home to learn she’s gone forever without so much as a goodbye as the rope swing has snapped and sent her to her death in the waters below.
Terabithia goes on, however, with Jess learning love and acceptance in the wake of Leslie’s lost life. You might as well rub a raw onion on your eyeball and get it over with.