Top 10 Tear Jerkers

As I was making this list, I noticed a pattern… the majority of these are from kid films. Why is that? Is the film industry trying to traumatize us into adulthood? Seriously some of the saddest film scenes in history are from Disney films (I won't include examples, since they are all actually on my list).

So onward we go:

#10 Dot's "death" in Animaniacs Movie: Wakko's Wish

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OK, so the thing with Animaniacs is that it is NEVER serious. Whenever there is an even remotely serious moment, they always exaggerate it or crack a joke or something ("Spielberg eats this stuff up"), making it ridiculous. So it's never seriously serious. So when this scene showed up… I was actually speechless. Like "where's the joke? Is there a joke coming?... *starts to cry* This isn't funny… This isn't funny at all. *bawls* WHERE'S THE JOKE???".  Even though a bit later after the whole thing she's just like "haha! Just kidding!", you're still left in shock of it all because that was super heavy for an Animaniacs show.

#9 Jessie's story from Toy Story 2

Ugh! This scene! It's just so heart-breaking watching that montage of slowly becoming the forgotten toy and then eventually being dumped into a donation box. Just the way it shows what a bond Jessie and Emily had (as much as a toy and an owner could have), but then it slowly faded away as Emily grew up. It's just so sad. It's the song that really sets the mood though. As much as I'm not a huge fan of Randy Newman, this song really does it for me, especially put in context with this montage.

#8 Sirius Black's death in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

For some reason, I cried harder when Sirius died than when Dumbledore died. Even though Dumbledore's death came as more of a shock, Sirius's death hit me harder somehow. I mean he was Harry's father figure, the closest thing to family he had (besides his actual family who were horrible to him), and he dies! It was the first major character death in the series and it struck me hard. I mean, with Dumbledore, I never expected him to die because, well, he's Dumbledore. So when it happened, I was more hit by the shock of it than the actual emotion. But when Sirius died… oh! I could not handle it! I remember reading it for the first time and I just had to pause and process because NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

#7 Destroying Vanellope's cart from Wreck-It Ralph

I don't have a lot to say on this scene besides that it tears my heart out every time I watch it. Just how Vanellope is shouting and crying as he smashes it. That combined with the music. I don't know, it just really gets me. For the first time, Ralph finally has a friend and then for (what he thinks is) her own good he has to destroy her prized possession and their friendship. I mean, she literally just gave him her handmade medal that tells him that he's her hero and then he goes and does that! It just hurts! "You really are a bad guy". Meh-heh-heh! DX

#6 Up's intro from Up

Do not even get me started on this one. What is it with Pixar and heart-wrenching montages? It's basically the same commentary as I had before. The way it shows Carl and Ellie's sweet, idealistic romance from when they were kids, through their marriage, to Ellie's death. But it includes real things like how Ellie is unable to have children and it shows it! Wow, that's deep for a kids' film. And that one shot conveys so much. And through their whole lives they have a dream of traveling to South America, and then just as Carl gets tickets, Ellie gets sick and dies. *cries* It's the worst! And (if you never noticed), her funeral is held in the same chapel as where they got married! *sobs* Yes, the best way to start a movie is by ripping our hearts out!

#5 Gwen Stacey's death from The Amazing Spider-man 2

Argh! I saw this coming a mile away because I've read the comic, but when it happened in the movie, I had to cover my face to keep my manic sobs from escaping. I understand that A TON of people were just so shocked at it, like Spider-man actually failed to save someone? And his love interest no less? It was just so mind boggling. That never happens in superhero movies. They always go through a lot of trials, troubles, and fights, but in the end, they always save the day… but not here. And the way it was portrayed was so freakin' SAD! First of all, it was so dramatic (of course) with the slow motion as she fell and he went after her, it seemed like he was going to save her. But then he was barely, barely, BARELY too late. He didn't know she was dead until he climbed down to the ground. Then his reaction *cries*. In Andrew Garfield's defense, no one looks good when they cry (genuinely, not the "actor cry" or the "sexy cry"), and he put all his emotion into that performance.

#4 Snow White's funeral from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Oh no, this scene! Not one word is spoken and yet somehow it manages to convey so much emotion and sadness. Like, what the heck, Disney!? Just look at those dwarves' faces for crying out loud! They are in complete mourning! The animals are crying, even the candles look like they're crying! And then Grumpy, the tough one, is crying! Argh! I can't take it! It's too sad!

#3 Death of Old Yeller from Old Yeller

For some reason, this was the best I could find. 

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Disney, I ought to punch you for all the emotional turmoil you cause! THIS frikin' scene! I haven't seen this movie in years, but I remember this scene well. I actually first saw this movie in class in eighth grade after we read the book, and it took all my power to not start bawling in front of the entire class (though I'm pretty positive I let loose a few tears). But seriously, this dog was just so faithful, and courageous, and loyal, and brave, and loving, and GAH! And then (while saving his owners from a rabid wolf no less!) he contracts rabies and slowly spirals away from that wonderful dog and into a psychotic, ravenous, ailing creature. It's just too horrible! So the one kid who had the strongest attachment to him is the one who shoots him to put him out of his misery! *wails*

#2 Bambi's mom's death from Bambi

Who could forget Bambi's mom. One of the most famous deaths in cinema history. AND IT'S IN A KID'S FILM!!! Geez, Disney! I mean, you don't even see it happen. Just them running and running, then "BOOM!", then Bambi comes out looking for her only to be told "your mother can't be with you any longer". Holy moly! WHHHHYYYYYYY?????? *sobs*

#1 Mufasa's death from The Lion King

OK, now unlike with Bambi we actually see the body. I mean, it's pretty intense. But it's such a noble and touching way to go, risking his life to save his son (before he get PUSHED OFF THE CLIFF BY HIS CONNIVING BROTHER!!!). But the death itself is pretty intense, I mean he falls, Simba screams "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!". Then Simba finds Mufasa amongst the dust and debris, dead. Oh! It's too much! The way he cries, tries to get him to move, lies under his paw. *bawls* WHY, DISNEY, WHHHYYYYYY????? And to make it all worse, freakin' Scar has to come and makes Simba think it was all his fault! The lyin' (ha! See what I did there?) murderer!

Catchiest Theme Songs

Now, I'm just talking about TV shows here. Not movie themes like Jaws, or Ghostbusters, or Star Wars, or whatever.

When it comes to TV shows-- or anything really-- a great opening is key. You've got to capture your audience's attention (of course keeping your audience's attention is a whole other story, but…). Especially with kids's shows, they really knew how to make a great opening with an especially catchy tune. Nowadays, I've noticed, it's not really a thing anymore to have a long opening with a theme song. There's usually just a quick calling card with maybe a short jingle, if any at all (Supernatural for example, or Once Upon a Time). But back in the day (or the rare show nowadays), there were some great theme songs! And I'm here to list off my top 10!

#10- Doctor Who

You may be surprised that this is only #10. I do love this show and I love the theme song, but not enough for it to rank higher in comparison to others on my list. But really, this song is fantastic! The beat at the beginning and then how the synthesizer comes in! Just YES!!! BaababadumdumdadumbabadumdumOOOWEEOOOOOOWEEEOOOWOO!!!

#9- The Addams Family

I'll be honest with you, I've never seen a single episode of this show. But man, this is one heck of a catchy tune! Babababum *snap snap* babababum *snap snap* babababumbabababumbabababum *snap snap*

#8- Inspector Gadget

Admittedly again, I never really watched this show either. I think I might've seen one or two, but I can't remember. I've seen the move adaptions *shrug*. I do love Don Adams though, based on his performance in the Get Smart series. Anyways, this is one theme song that will definitely get stuck in your head after one listen. It got like two words, but seriously… CATCHY!!! Dunduhdunduhdun Inspector Gadget dunduhdunduhduuhhhh!

#7- Darkwing Duck

Yet another show I never watched. I remember seeing it around sometimes, though, as a kid. I do remember hearing the theme though and I would just stop only to listen because man it's awesome! I don't even know what the show's about, but I would watch it because the theme song does its job by sucking the viewer (me) in. Let's get dangerous!

#6- DuckTales

I think I remember watching this a couple times when I was little, but I barely remember it. What I do remember is the theme song. Holy cow is it catchy! I mean, it'll just get stuck in your head like that! *snaps* Duck tales! Whoo-hoo!

#5- Kim Possible

Oh my word! This show was my life when I was morphing from child into teenager! Action-packed, comedy, a kick-butt heroine, cool gadgets, awesome plots, and one heck of a catchy theme song! Like seriously, I think it was one of the catchiest songs I knew as a kid. Call me beep me, if you wanna reach me!

#4- Pinky and the Brain

I didn't discover this show until I was older, but man I wish I had. This show is life! This duo actually got their start on Animaniacs (which is another great show to check out), and every time their cartoons were introduced, it would always start with "gee, Brain, what're we gonna do tonight? "same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!" and then a small part of this theme would be sung. It wasn't until they got their own show that the entire theme was written. And it's so catchy! One is a genius, the other's insane.

#3- Friends

Who could forget Friends? One of the most iconic sitcoms of all time. And its theme song was just as darn catchy as its plot. You just got to dance along with the characters as they do in the fountain, and of course clap along when it comes (if you've seen the show or heard the song, you know exactly what I mean). I'll be there for yoouuuuu!

#2- Hannah Montana

Say what you will about Miley Cyrus, but she does have a good voice and (at least back in the day) she could write some pretty decent songs. And Hannah Montana was like the best show ever! You know she wrote all of Hannah Montana's songs, right? At least most of them. So she wrote the theme song, 'Best of Both Worlds'. Like all the songs on this show were freakin' catchy! But this one was the best! I was singing it all through my middle school years... and high school… heck, I STILL sing it! You get the beeeeeest of both worlds! Chill it out take it slow, then you rock out the show!

#1- Psych

This show is awesome in every way imaginable! And that includes its totally catchy theme song! The writing, the acting, the frikin' comedy, the mystery, the suspense. ALL OF IT! Best show ever! And it's a modern show that actually has opening credits with an actual theme song, go figure. AND it's my number one! Whoa! But really, this song is so catchy! I guarantee it'll get stuck in your head. (Also, if you haven't seen this show, I highly recommend you go check it out. It's on Netflix instant view). I know you that I'm not telling the truth.

Zany to the Max

The thing with most 90's cartoons (or really most cartoons… actually, any kid show in history, cartoon or not) is that you have to have grown up with them to appreciate them because let's be honest, most of them are pretty stupid. For example: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Cat-Dog, Sailor Moon, Ed Edd and Eddy, Pokemon, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Wild Thornberries, and so on. The animation is cheap, the stories are lame (borderline ridiculous), the voice-acting is terrible, I mean it's all just silly. But as a kid, we ate it all up and loved every minute of it. Then as an adult, that nostalgic feeling takes over as we revisit those shows and we still love it. It's exactly the same as it was 20 years ago with the bad effects, cheesy music, and so on, but the child inside emerges as we revisit the joy of our childhood.

The one cartoon show I can think of that I can still laugh out loud at now (and not just out of nostalgia) is Looney Tunes. And it's not even a 90's show! Well, I mean Looney Tunes has been going on for years and is still going on today. But I'm talking about the original wise-cracking, slapstick, Mel Blanc stuff. They were like cartoons geared mainly towards adults. With the smart humor, wit, and occasional pop culture references, but then kids could also enjoy the slapstick of it if nothing else (which I mostly did, at least when I was really young).

So this brings me to the point of my whole post… Animaniacs. When I was a kid, I remember seeing this show around, but I didn't really watch it. Sometimes I saw it at other people's houses, hotel rooms, etc., and occasionally I would watch it if I ever flipped the channel over to Cartoon Network or something other than the like two channels I ever watched. But I was not an avid viewer of it. The point is I was aware of its existence and I had seen it, but not enough to consider it a "childhood TV show".

Recently, however, I've gradually started seeing it around once again. I can't recall exactly when or how it started. Well, internet obviously, but other than that. I just know that at first it was only pictures and stuff, then it was clips on YouTube, then eventually I started actually watching some episodes… Remember I said that the thing with 90's cartoons was that you kind of had to grow up with them in order to appreciate them? Well this show is the exception! I fell in love with it!

It's set up sort of like a variety show with a bunch of different characters and their cartoons. There'll be like two or three different cartoons per episode, usually with a small segment in between (a song, a poem, an introduction the the next cartoon, etc). But it mainly follows the Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and their sister, Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca III, but you can call her Dot (but call her Dottie and you die). They're three cartoon characters who were created in the thirties, but they proved to be too zany so they were locked away in the water tower on the Warner movie lot… until they escaped.

I love the show because it manages to stay true to the old cartoon spirit that Looney Tunes had. It reminds me a lot of the tone the old Daffy Duck cartoons set, like the really old ones. You know where he just crazily slides away over the water laughing "hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!" like a complete nutcase.

The thing with Animaniacs is that it's a kids' show with some adult humor instead of the other way around. This is the first time in forever that someone has tried to make a cartoon for kids AND adults and succeed (at least in my opinion). This was back before the censors went all crazy on kid shows like "oh no you can't show the main character dropping an anvil on the antagonist's head! That might give kids the wrong idea! They might go out and start dropping anvils on people's heads!", or "no! You can't show the character being grumpy! That might encourage kids to be grumpy!", or "this needs to have a blatantly obvious moral that needs to be shoved down the kids's throats!", stuff like that. This is why old kids shows are so much better than they are now. I think people underestimate kids' intelligence. When I was a kid watching toons whacking others with a mallet, blowing them up with dynamite, dropping pianos on their heads, etc., my first thought wasn't to go do that to someone else when I was provoked (another reason I love this show, it makes fun of the censors a lot). Anyways, I digress…

There's a lot of pop culture references, spoofs, and so on that I KNOW kids won't catch onto, which is why it is funny to adults as well, but kids can easily be entertained by the slapstick, the funny voices, and overall wackiness of it.

(Left to Right) Yakko, Wakko, and Dot

I mostly only watch it for the Warner siblings, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot. They're a great trio. Yakko's like the fast talking smart-alec (he kind of reminds me of Groucho Marx), the one who confronts the "special friend" (as they refer to the antagonist) and confuses them with many words, jokes, etc. He also breaks the fourth wall a lot by talking to (and waggling his eyebrows at) the audience. Then Wakko… how do I explain him? He eats everything. Like literally. He also has a gag bag that he carries around with him that he will pull out basically anything to fit a situation even if it defies physics (like a Mary Poppins bag, but more extreme). He's also the center of the most crude jokes (burping, butt jokes, etc.). And then Dot is the cute one. She uses her cuteness and apparent innocence to manipulate and torment those around her.

"Gee, Brain. What're we gonna do tonight." "Same thing we
do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!"

I'm not a huge fan of any of the other characters. Well, Pinky and the Brain are great, but they got their own spin-off show, so I can just go watch that some other time. Slappy the Squirrel was kind of funny sometimes, but she did kind of grate after a while. Then everything else was just waring or flat out annoying. I despised the Goodfeathers. So annoying. And whatever that stupid chicken's name was who pretended to be a person… Chicken Boo! Argh! Stupidest idea ever and it was just the same exact thing over and over and over again. Also he was way too realistic looking, like not cartoony at all. He was the worst. And then Mindy and poor Buttons. Seriously, constant physical abuse is only funny if the character has it coming. Buttons was not only innocent, but tried so hard to protect stupid Mindy and then was PUNISHED for all his hard work! And Rita was OK, but not Runt. Just SHUT UP already!

Now those are just the major characters I have a problem with (which I guess is a major problem), but they're easy to skip, unless you're watching on TV. I love all the minor characters though, like the mime, Skull-head, Dr. Scratchansniff, Hello Nurse, Pip, the CEO what's-his-name?… Mr. Plotz!, and so on.

It's very quick, witty writing, fun, crazy, with lots of slapstick and pop culture. But then they also put in an effort to educate. There are many songs and segments dedicated to teaching different subjects (like long multiplication, US presidents, states and capitals, etc.), kind of a School House Rock style. The most famous being 'Yakko's World (The Nations of the World)', where Yakko names all of the countries in the world in under two minutes. Many people have tried memorizing this song and many have failed. I'm trying my hand at it, and let me tell you, it is definitely a challenge.

Anyways, this turned out longer than I expected, but what can you do? I think it's a cute, fun show. (And it's produced by Steven Spielberg.) Anyway, it's great! Two thumbs up!

Yakko's World (Nations of the World)

This is a short example the humor of a typical episode (from one of my favorites, "King Yakko" where Yakko is made king of the small kingdom of Anvilania. It kind of pays homage to the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup"). I mean seriously, I cannot stop laughing at it! Just joke after joke after joke. You have to watch it a couple times to catch them all. "This is the uniform of a great man!" "Does he know you're wearing it?"XDD

Here's one of the cartoons. It gets cut off right at the end… But after watching it, I'm sure you can guess what's inside the box XD (I really wanted to put up one of my favorites, "Chairman of the Bored", which has the siblings facing an unbelievably boring character named Pip. Ben Stein talks through almost the entire cartoon. But I couldn't find it! *tear*)

Top 10 Villains

It's been a while since I've made a "Kelsi just talks about things" post. I was watching some videos on YouTube of a guy who reviews movies and makes lists of the top scariest moments, top catchiest theme songs, etc. Anyways, he had one of his top scariest performances, and it got me thinking… I want to do something similar. So here we are: My top 10 villains in cinema (and maybe literature).


#10- WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST from The Wizard of Oz
"I'll get you, my pretty. And your little dog too!"

For a lot of kids, The Wizard of Oz was one of the first movies we ever saw, so this lady was one of the first villains we were introduced to. And boy, was she quite a villain to start out with. With her green skin, long nose, and black attire. And who could ever forget her theme song? (It is now stuck in your head! You're welcome.) She's just… well, scary. The way she laughs, flies around on her broom, kidnaps girls and dogs, has an army of flying monkeys, lives in a creepy castle, throws fireballs, etc. She's the iconic witch.


#9- GEORGE WICKHAM from Pride and Prejudice
"But it is not for me to be driven away by Mr. Darcy. If he wants to avoid seeing me, he must go."

You know, sometimes when you're watching a movie and somebody walks into a scene and you're just like "oh yeah. That's the villain.". Like with Star Wars, Darth Vader walks in, helloooo villain! Big scary guy dressed in black with the heavy breathing and standing over dead bodies= villain. But with Pride and Prejudice, that's not the case. I mean, this guy, he just seems to be this nice, friendly, supremely charming guy. Handsome too. And he gives this sob story making you feel all sorry for him. And he does it in such a way that makes it seem like he doesn't want to divulge this information, which makes him seem humble too. But it's all just a facade. Underneath it all he's just a money-hungry playboy. A conman! A dirty rotten scoundrel out for revenge and to ruin anybody who gets in his way. That's why he's so horrible. He fools EVERYBODY into thinking he's such a wonderful individual until… too late.


#8- DARTH VADER from Star Wars
"I find your lack of faith disturbing."

There is a very small percentage of people in the world who doesn't know this guy. I've found there's actually a lot of villains out there who have an alter ego (and a tragic backstory). He's one of the few who redeem themselves in the end without it being super lame and cliche. But, focusing on him as a villain… I wasn't alive when he first appeared, but I can just imagine sitting in the theater and seeing him enter for the first time. That black 1/2 robot-1/2 man thing, all black attire (helmet, cape, etc) with the creepy breathing. Sooo iconic now. And that voice! James Earl Jones is legend! It's just so scary and awesome at the same time! And then all the power he has, he's got an army (even if the clones are kind of pansies), the frikin' Death Star, and not to mention the Force. And of course he holds the number one spot for the biggest plot twist in all history. All around great villain.


#7- VOLDEMORT from the Harry Potter series
"Only I can live forever."

Well of course he has to be on my list. He's like the epitome of evil. He's actually kind of lower on my list than you'd expect because honestly, I don't find him all that interesting. I mean yeah, he did scare the crap out of me and he kept things intense and he is rather creepy looking. You'd think I'd like that, since that's basically everything I like in a villain. But it's missing something. He's not very showy about it. I mean, yeah, he likes to show off and make a graphic scene of things (not as much as Bellatrix *shudders* maybe she should have been on my list), but he just kind of does it all blandly. Like "oh, OK let's go raid the Ministry. Yes, knock down all the shelves and cabinets while you're at it. Yes, yes, break all the glass. OK, kill everybody. Good." There could be a little more finesse when he talked (and I put no blame on Ralph Fiennes, well maybe a little, but I think most of the problem was in the character himself, the writing, and the directing). But anyways, other than that, Voldemort is a great villain. I mean, he's so scary, people are even afraid to say his name. I mean, there are a lot of real life serial killers, dictators, etc. in history, but we still speak their names. That's how much of an impact this guy has on our fictional characters's lives.


#6- LADY TREMAINE from Disney's Cinderella
"I said… if."

Dis lady. What a scuzzball! Like she doesn't do anything so universally horribly wrong, except for make one person's life miserable. And all because Cinderella was nicer and prettier than her own two daughters. Pfft! I mean, she doesn't even let her go to the ball, and she lets her daughters tear up the dress, and then she freakin' locks her in her room so she can't have her happily ever after, and THEN she breaks the glass slipper just as Cinderella's about to try it on! Like what the heck, lady? Just looking at her smirks all the while during that end scene while Cinderella's locked up, ooh! You just want to punch her! (And that face when she realizes Cinderella was the mystery girl from the ball and follows her upstairs to lock her in. D8 One of the freakiest villain faces ever!)


#5- DOLORES UMBRIDGE from the Harry Potter series
"Deep down you know that you deserve to be punished, don't you, Mr. Potter?"

And speaking of ultimate scuzzballs. Dis mother-hugger! Ooh, don't you just want to smack that prissy smile off her face? Practically any Harry Potter fan you talk to will tell you that they hated this son of a gun more than Voldemort, and I concur. While Voldemort was doing horrible things like massacring people, taking over the wizard and muggle world, splitting his soul so he could live forever, things like that, this lady was focused on ruining the lives of teenagers, specifically our protagonist. I mean, her detention is them writing lines, which is bad enough, but then it carves the sentences into their hand! I mean, how sadistic is that? And she just goes about with her ridiculous, strict rules, sucking all the fun and life out of everything. Even all the teachers hated her! ("Is it true you shouted at Professor Umbridge?" "Yes." "You called her a liar?" "Yes." "Have a biscuit, Potter.")  But the thing that makes her so horrible is that she does all this with a smile. Like she looks like one of those overly-sweet secretaries you'd find at a customer service desk for some fancy cruise-liner or something. And the pink and the cats! Argh! It's so horrid!


#4- MALEFICENT from Disney's Sleeping Beauty
"Oh dear, what an awkward situation."

No, not the Angelina Jolie backstory remake one. I'm talking about the original animated awesomeness! First off I just have to say that she has the most boss costume out of any of the Disney villains (or maybe any villain, IDK). Her motivation is kind of ridiculous. I mean, she could have been more lenient about it like "Fine. See if I invite you to MY birthday party!". But no she's all "What? You don't want to invite me to your party. Fine. I'll just curse your baby to die when she turns sixteen! Muahahaha!". But really, looking past the ridiculous motivation, she is such a boss! She yells, she screams, she has fire, she has minions, she lives on "the forbidden mountain" (I mean how cool is that?), she goes to extreme lengths to accomplish her goals. Like, there's a wall of thorns, there's lightning, and she flippin' turns into a dragon! I mean, she creates one of the most awesome climaxes in all Disney movies with all this.


#3- MRS. DANVERS from Rebecca
"I watched you go down, just as I watched her a year ago. Even in the same dress, you couln't compare."

Oh my word, this lady freaks me out. And I just want to punch her in the face. She's the originator of mental abuse. The ways she's just SO obsessed with the previous Mrs. DeWinter and lets the new one know at every possible moment. I mean, the new Mrs. DeWinter moves a hairbrush over like an inch and Mrs. Danvers notices. Not only does she move it back, but she lets the poor woman know like "no, Rebecca always kept the hairbrush here and you should too because she was so perfect and you aren't." I mean, literally EVERYTHING the new Mrs. DeWinter does she gets criticized by this stupid housekeeper and compared to Rebecca. Like ARGH! "Your husband doesn't love you, he still loves Rebecca, because she's perfect and you're not. How dare you try to take her place." And then when she tricks the poor girl into wearing Rebecca's dress to the party causing her husband to lash out and have a breakdown. And Mrs. Danvers KNEW that would happen! GAAAAHHHHH!!! I hate this lady so much!


#2- THE JOKER from Batman/THE MASTER from Doctor Who
"If I weren't crazy, I'd be insane."/ "The drumming. Can't you hear it? Inside my head. I thought it would stop. But it never does. It never, ever stops."

They're both number two because they're both extremely similar. I'm not exactly referring to a specific performance of the Joker, just the Joker in general. Same with the Master. I'm not referring to a specific incarnation of him (and I guess now her too), just the Master all around. With villains, I don't really have a preference per say for classy, laid back villains or psycho ones. Either one can be scary, but in different ways. Here with the Joker and the Master, we have the ultimate example of psycho. The thing with crazy villains is that they will do literally anything, even if it doesn't make sense (like in Doctor Who, one of the Master's victims plead "I'm much more valuable to you alive", which he agreed to, but then killed her anyways). And they just won't care. Plus they often do it with that crazy look in their eye and/or a crazy, psychotic laugh. They just enjoy what they do.


#1… (drum roll please)… FROLLO from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
"I'll find her. I'll find her if I have to burn down all of Paris!"

Where do I even begin with this guy? He kills an innocent woman, tries to drown her baby, keeps said baby in a bell tower for his whole life (all the while insulting him), burns people alive, lusts over women, offers their freedom for... well him. And all while claiming he's a good christian. This guy is in a Disney movie??!! D8 I mean, he is the ultimate creep-fest! He just gets so obsessed with Esmerelda that he literally burns Paris to the ground in attempt to find her. And that one scene where he has her in an armlock in the cathedral, threatening her, and then sniffs her hair! DD8 And then what a jerk he is to poor Quasimodo. I mean, yes some of the stuff he says is true, that he may be rejected and scorned if he went out into the world because of his looks. But I hardly think he tells him that to protect him, I think he just tells him those things because he's a flat out jerk. And then THE WHOLE TIME he claims he's a good Christian, praying and doing all this stuff in God's name! Like, UGH!!! (Also he has one of the best villain songs ever, which if it's a musical, the villain song had gosh darn better be epic and charismatic, which 'Hellfire' most definitely is).

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
CHAUVELIN from The Scarlet Pimpernel

Blood-thirsty, blackmailing, conniving. What else could you ask for in a villain?

CRUELLA DEVILLE from 101 Dalmations

Really, anyone who wants to kill a bunch of sweet innocent puppies is already soulless, but wrap that up as a psychotic fashionista and you get a fantastic villain.

THE CHILD CATCHER from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Because he's just plain creepy! He's the reason parents warn their kids not to take candy from strangers.

NORMAN BATES from Psycho

Since I haven't actually seen Psycho, I feel I can't include him on my actual list. But who doesn't know Norman Bates? I mean, I haven't even seen the movie, and he totally freaks me out.

This Is Halloween!

Coming up with a costume for Halloween is always such a difficult decision. Last year I was the Joker, which so far out of my 21 years is one of my favorite things I have ever dressed up as. So, this year whilst deciding what on earth I should be I must've subconsciously took that into account. I actually (unintentionally) got myself a Pintrest account so I could look at a bunch of costume ideas. I was fresh out out original ideas. I never like to go as something cliche like a witch or zombie or anything that there's going to be thousands of (so I most definitely wasn't going to be going as Elsa, at least not this year XD). Or if I do decide to be one of those things, I need to make it my own (aka special), so that it stands out, ya feel me?

Anyways, looking at costumes on Pintrest got me nowhere, though it was entertaining. I actually entertained the idea of going as short-haired Rapunzel for a bit (I was THIS close to doing it). Then I started looking at super-heroes. That's always tough because women+superheroes= scantily-clad nightmares (whyyyyyy can't women just have normal costumes???). I did manage to find a Spider-man/woman one that might've worked, but then I thought of last year and my costume as a villain. As great as I am, I couldn't think of every single comic villain out there, so I did a search on Spider-man, Batman, Captain America, Superman, etc. villains, looking for a unique, but recognizable villain that might be fun. I listed off a few favorites and then narrowed it down to one… and that's where the Riddler came in.

So I got to work. There weren't as many pieces as last year's costume, but it was more of a process. I found the black shirt and green jacket at Salvation Army, but then I had to use a stencil made by my mom to spray paint all the question marks all over the jacket (it took hours and near-asphyxiation to do it).
I was EXTREMELY lucky with the tie. I found it at Kohl's where ties are usually like $40, but they were having an 80% off sale on a section of the ties and they happened to have a purple one in that section. Hallelujah!
I already had purple pants from last year (though I didn't remember them being quite so tight :/ Apparently I've gotten fat XP).
I found the purple sneakers at Payless on sale.
I ordered the gold question mark cane online at the Batman Costumes Store (who knew such a thing existed?).
I also ordered a hat online at some random site, but it didn't arrive in time so my mom found an ugly blue one and spray painted it for me on Halloween while I was at work.
Then the gloves… argh! Literally EVERYWHERE had gloves of all sorts of colors, but not purple. Walmart has an entire wall of gloves of all colors and patterns… but not just plain purple (they had purple striped). I ended up finding super cheap gloves online as well. "One size fits all", yeah, if you have big hands. I ended up using rubber bands around my wrists to keep them on.
Then, lastly, I combed my hair back and used purple face paint around my eyes for the mask.

Lots of people kept calling me the Joker. No. I know the Riddler is not as well known as the Joker, but really you should know what the Joker looks like and I was clearly not him. Well, at least they linked me with Batman. Speaking of which, I did see several Batmans/girls and there was a bit of tension ;P

I even memorized several riddles just in case somebody asked me for one. Only one person straight out asked me, but at Trunk-or-Treat when kids were coming around to our car for seconds, thirds, and beyond, we made them answer a riddle in order to get more candy.

So here's some pictures:

And here's last year, if you were interested:

READ LAST YEAR'S POST HERE