Plushie Violence

[secondlina]

Yeah, I made you all want to see <9> didn't I? I just bought it.

I'm a weird person, there's three really silly things in life that terrify me. I mean, I have normal, serious fears, like everyone. But I also have 3 really dumb, illogical ones. Ghosts are one of them. They really scare me. I mean, i'm a whimpering coward crying in a corner with only the mention of ghosts. The second one is buzzing, flying bugs. Don't ask me why. But my friends are amused at seeing me freak out from having a dragonfly zoom past me. The last thing is toys and plushies getting destroyed, pulled apart, burned, generally maimed. I have no idea why.

When I was a kid, I though toys were alive (...damn you, Toy Story!) so the idea of one getting damaged terrified me. I was afraid that a mean toy would get his revenge. And I was worried that a kind toy would be in pain, screaming silently on the inside. Yeah, I was a freaky kid. When I saw toys in the street, lost, I always picked them up and put them in a less "dangerous" place (on a bench, under a roof so it doesn't rain on them, etc). Lost toys make me sad. Destroyed toys freak me out (again, remember how this is not a logical fear).

So yeah, that scene in Toy story where "reconstructed" zombie toys come out from under a bed is pure nightmare fuel for me. 

<9> seems to be in that scary zone too. It's kinda like the Matrix had a child with Little Big Planet and the child was raised by Tim Burton. So there's violence made to plushies. Damn cute, voodoo looking stitch plushies. And yeah, most of them died and a lot get ripped in this movie. I want to see this movie because, dammit, it's Tim Burton and it looks cool. But I think i'm gonna wait until Link gets here before watching it...

For those wondering, the scene I saw was the death of Number "5". Brrrrr.

You guys must have so illogical fears too.

-Isa

Comments

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Ha! You're one of those girls! I grew up running around in the fields, so I don't mind most creepy crawlies...within reason. They're fairly normal size in Washington state, so when I encountered giant grasshoppers in Idaho and HUGE cockroaches in Florida it was a bit more than I was used to, but I managed. Anyway, I was always the odd girl in my grade school since I was never freaked out when bees or other flying insects would pass by. Heck, I used to catch dragonflies! Now I feel bad that I did... I was also the only one in my entire Seminary class (in high school...when kids are supposed to be beyond childhood) willing to pick up an earthworm that had come into our classroom one very wet morning.

I also find ghosts fascinating, but I've had more than a few friends scared to death about them. I guess they don't really freak me out since a ghost can't do anything to you unless they have power over you (which they can gain through fear if they are evil), so better not to let myself be consumed by fear. It might also help I grew up in a neighborhood with haunted houses, mine included...

I do have plenty of fears though, mainly being in water where I can't see the bottom (it freaks me out! Unseen bottom means drowning for me, I've never been a good swimmer) or falling. Man oh man, falling is NOT COOL.

I don't know if seeing a mutilated toy is irrational fear though, especially when the toy resembles a human. I've always taken very good care of my toys (be they from childhood or 'grown up' toys) because I'm not into abusing things anyway. I did have a friend whose oldest brother would mutilate her My Little Ponies though, so if anything, that whole scene in Toy Story took me back to being a kid and wondering why a unicorn was missing its horn, another pony had its eyes gouged out, etc. It's...kind of sick..

Lastly, I'll be honest: Tim Burton freaks me out. Some of his movies are very good, but others just from the premise send me running the other way. I've a feeling the same will hold true when his version of Alice in Wonderland comes out since the Disney movie already scarred me as a child (I hate the Queen of Hearts! She's so scary!), so pairing up scary childhood movie with Tim Burton is such a deal breaker! ...so yeah, I'm also very wary about what I watch since visual imagery really can affect me.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Link told me the same thing when I was freaking out about ghosts. The whole "I don't fear them because they don't have power over me thing." I think it's pretty impressive that you guys are so sure of yourselves in front of the unknown XD I had a friend who lived in a hauted house. The hosue was great but she really could not stand it anymore.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I'm sure if a ghost tried hard enough even I'd lose it, but there's really little they can do without you letting them. Besides, they aren't even in a physical body, so they're not quite as threatening to me as someone breaking into my house would be.

That, and I've always had a "mess with me if you dare" attitude in regard to anyone or anything trying to come at me.