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Apparently this was the German release version we watched, we didnt realize there were different versions until this was posted and everyone started mentioning it 😔

102Min German Cut: https://archive.org/details/the-neverending-story-1984-ext

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The NeverEnding Story - Patreon Version

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Jonas Buckner

The US version has a lot tighter, quicker editing, and it also makes it more clear how the parts of Fantasia represent his grief over his mother's death. The Swamp of Sadness will drown you if you succumb to the depression. Morla the Turtle has gone numb. Gmork the Wolf is his rage. The Nothing is a loss of imagination. "It has to hurt if it is to heal." When Bastian gives the Childlike Empress his mother's name, he's making peace with her absence and understanding that she will always be his mother.

Gary Fixler

Now you can finally see the worst cosplay in the history thereof, care of Doctor Molotov: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2628906887163439&set=pcb.2628907563830038 That scene was so upsetting for every kid I knew back then, we're still not over it, all these decades later. Watching it this time, though, I get why it didn't hit Simone as we expected it would. As an adult, it is a lot less upsetting. They just don't spend enough time on the build-up before the loss. I guess we didn't need much build-up as kids; we were instant best friends with every animal. Oh, and it gets worse; it's articulated: https://www.facebook.com/Doctor.Girlfriend.MD/videos/539072473491636/ And just check out the rest of her stuff while you're at it. She's amazing - Splinter, Astro Boy, Gelflings, Weird Al, and so many more, all top notch: https://www.facebook.com/Doctor.Girlfriend.MD/photos_by