What’s a TV/Cartoon/Movie from your childhood that you get mind blown as a kid and as an adult?

The Lion King was one. Some parts of it confused the hell out of me as a child. I didn't really get all the references to human society and cultural norms, much less the psychological aspect.

The Land Before Time was another. I thought it was okay as a kid, but preferred the sequels. As an adult, I think it's a masterpiece.

Kiki's Delivery Service is similar. Saw it once when I was nine, and was rather unimpressed. As an adult, I think it captures the feeling of getting your first job and learning to be independent better than anything else I've seen. It's such an exquisite film.

Not a cartoon, but I recently rewatched The Blair Witch Project, which I saw when I was ten, and holy jeez, it actually holds up. Not only do the events make way more sense than they did back then, but it has some of the best character writing I've seen in a horror movie. The bar is pretty low, but still, it's a genuinely good movie.

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