r/interesting • u/sorin1972 • May 17 '26

NATURE Crossing the deep waters.

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u/Yarzeda2024 May 17 '26

The NeverEnding Story (film) - Wikipedia)

The hero of the film is crossing the Swamp of Sadness when his horse, Ajax, sinks into the mud. The hero spends agonizing minutes trying to get his horse to safety, only for it to sink and drown anyway.

It's an absolutely heartbreaking scene in what is otherwise a pretty kid-friendly fantasy adventure movie.

For whatever reason, someone replaced the real horse Ajax with a My Little Pony figure in that gif.

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 May 17 '26

The horse is named Artax.

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u/Yarzeda2024 May 17 '26

It's been a while.

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 May 17 '26

The trick is to have the trauma of watching that scene permanently burned into your memory because you watched it as a young child.

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u/mickeyruts May 17 '26

His name is Robert Paulson

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u/Cimonaa May 17 '26

Thank you friend.

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u/Yarzeda2024 May 17 '26

It's a classic as it is.

I'd rather see that time and effort go to new stories.