Watership Down is coming to Netflix this weekend. I have to admit I’ve never seen any version of the classic tale as my mother refused to let me watch it. A big part of this was because she was still dealing with the trauma of seeing it as a child. That and Chitty Chitty Bang […]
7 years ago
Bawlin’. If you haven’t seen the original Watership Down film, go watch it immediately. Unless you have a special place in your heart for bunny rabbits. Maybe leave it then, until you’re feeling particularly able for a load of misery and death. Still though, the trailer for the new Watership Down is here and it seems […]
7 years ago
A new generation is set to be scarred for life. The 1978 animated movie Watership Down has traumatised multiple generations of kids. What looks like a sweet cartoon about talking bunnies is actually a devastating allegory about war, death and freedom. It is basically Apocalypse Now, but with rabbits. Despite being a staple of afternoon […]
7 years ago