As Pipkin scrambles to join them, he is swept away by a dark Something, and Moundshroud leads the boys on the tail of a kite through time and space to search the past for their friend and the meaning of Halloween. Many children do not understand the concept of death, and to see the children in the movie explore this topic is very sad.Read Or Download The Halloween Tree By Ray Bradbury Full Pages.Įight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter instead the huge and cadaverous Mr. To have a children's movie talk about someone who is dying is a pretty mature topic, but even more so when it discusses how a person's soul can keep fighting to stay alive. Moundshroud tells the children that because they did not reach Pip in time, his soul now belongs to him. In an emotional movie climax, the children apologize for everything wrong they've ever done to Pip, who accepts their apologies before crumbling away to dust. But his friends insist he remain strong and fight for his life. Things start to get dark towards the end, and Pip doesn't appear to have any more energy to keep going. Anyone who has had someone in their lives that was close to death will know that watching someone clinging onto life is a very ominous and heartbreaking thing to witness. This already is a mature topic for children. All the while, Moundshroud tries to snatch Pipkin's pumpkin. The film explores topics of life and death when each time one of the children learns about their costume, Pip is seen in a near-death experience, each time getting closer to death. Along the way, they learn the origins of the costumes they wear while simultaneously getting closer to Pip.

Moundshroud leads the other friends on an adventure through the history of Halloween's past. When Pip reaches his pumpkin, he is transported through time and space. Moundshroud scolds the children when they say they don't know the history or symbolism their costumes represent. The friends spot Pip who is climbing the tree to the top to retrieve a pumpkin that looks just like him. These pumpkins all represent the souls that are trapped within them. The owner of the mansion is an old man named Clavicle Moundshroud, and in his backyard rests a tree with what appears to be thousands of pumpkins all with a different expression carved into them. RELATED: The Incredible Animated Horror Movie People Forgot About The friends think Pip is playing a trick on them and they follow him to an old mansion. The four friends chase after the ambulance, cutting through a creepy backroad to reach him quickly. When they go to his house, they see him being lifted into an ambulance. They meet up at their usual spot, but their fifth friend Pipkin isn't there. They dress up as a witch, a mummy, a skeleton, and a monster. The story begins with four young children getting ready for Halloween.

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