Channel 5 Airs Scary ‘Watership Down’ Film For Kids At Easter

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British parents are outraged at Channel 5’s decision to broadcast the traumatizing animation film “Watership Down” over the Easter holidays.

Children were able to watch the brutalization and murder of rabbits at 2.25pm on a Sunday afternoon under the noses of their parents.

The film causes one to have recurring nightmares about the violence and brutality that goes on in the animal kingdom which is not normally seen in U-certified cartoons, according to reports.

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Channel 5 decided to air the 1978 animated film on Easter Sunday afternoon, when lots of chocolate-filled kids were watching at home with their families.

The scheduling choice was soon branded a huge “inappropriate” no-no, however, when the “upsetting, traumatising, hideous and horrifying” scenes of bloody, slaughtered rabbits made their way into many an unsuspecting living room.

“Who the hell thought it a good idea to put Watership Down on Easter Sunday? ‘Hey kids let’s watch dead Easter bunnies!’” wrote one distressed Twitter user, with others confirming that it is “still terrifying” for adults too.

Based on Richard Adams’ novel, Watership Down follows a group of rabbits as they escape the brutal destruction of their warren and attempt to begin a new life. The story has been described as an allegory of the struggle between the individual and society, tyranny and liberation and reason and emotion.

Not everyone had an angry reaction to its Easter broadcast, with many praising Channel 5 for showing the film and criticising parents for being too protective of their children.

Watership Down earned positive reviews from critics upon its release and features the number one song “Bright Eyes” by Art Garfunkel.

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1 Comment

  1. Hello! It is Easter, Jesus’ death by crucifixion, then His glorious resurrection and ascension , and so, airing a show about rabbit and animal cruelty doesn’t attack Easter, in fact it has nothing to do with Easter, except to point us to our need for a Savior, as evidenced by the unbridled sin and cruelty that is sin!

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