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did you enjoy the scene where the snowman melts?


i did, i thought the stupid fool deserved what it got, flying around like that as if he owns the place

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i totaly agree with you

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Yeah, if you ask me the boy should've had a pee in the puddle that was the melted snowman.

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You two are a pair of *beep*

go to Hell!!!!!!!!


Rimmer: You're about as much use as a condom machine in the Vatican.

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Like I said in another thread, I was kind of depressed after watching this as a kid, but this thread is *beep* funny.

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In all honesty, this post makes me sad. I for one do not enjoy the scene, because of what you say. However, I do love the scene, but for a different reason. Even as a child, I found it heart-breaking, and it wasn't until about two years ago when I realised why. The producers summed it up wonderfully in the documentary I saw on the special edition DVD I saw of this masterpiece. The Snowman melting is exactly like the equivalent of a friend or a family member dying, and for anyone who has had that happening to them, like I have, this scene would affect them I think and in quite a substantial way too.








Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage"- Madeline Kahn(CLUE, 1985)

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I loved your post!

It's a beautiful scene. It's superbly done and the animation is just...out of this world (to me).

I think what makes the ending so sad is the music. It's very striking and it kind of crashes down on you as that realization moment. It was all lovely and a fantasy but it all comes down to that one moment...nothing lasts forever.

You can have years and years of happiness with one person or a day's worth of happiness with someone, but it will end.

I also found the ending to 'The Snowman and the snowdog' sad too. Because foolishly, as an audience, you expect a different ending, but it can only end the same way in this particular circumstance.

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I find the scene sad and all, but I must admit this post was funnier than expected.

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Quite the contrary, I found that scene sad.

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Me too.

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The Snowman didn't melt. He lived a long and happy life.

You shut up. :(

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Yeah, he clearly went to live on the Northpole with all the other snowpeople! These folks just don't get the ending!

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