10 Movie Scenes That Affected Actors In Profound Ways
9. Bambi's Mother Dying Profoundly Moved Brendan Gleeson In His Early Years - Bambi
Alongside the millions of other youngsters who have been left entirely heartbroken and moved by the scene over the years, Bambi's mother dying also had quite the impact on a young Brendan Gleeson, too.
Even over 80 years later, it's pretty tough to sit through the moment Bambi's mother is gunned down during the Disney animated classic without shedding a tear. And seeing that moment play out at a young age forces children to think about something as difficult and complex as grief rather early on in life.
That's a big reason why Gleeson classes Bambi as one of the three movies that profoundly moved him in his earlier years, according to Entertainment.ie. Elephant Man and Deliverance were the other two flicks that made the profound list, in case you were wondering.
The fact the death of Bambi's mother and the film as a whole "prepares you for life in an odd way with just drawn characters" is something the star of In Bruges and Calvary still finds pretty "amazing" when looking back.
And he's most definitely not the only person who found themselves being massively affected by the realisation of Bambi's mother not quite getting away from a human hunter.