Pokémon: The first film taught me about death and I have thought as an adult

If you know me, you will see that I am a big fan of Pokémon. But honestly, I never noticed how deep it was.

I discussed the series for years, even if it was part of that 2025 TV time plan And sometimes it wasn't. The franchise is loved for many reasons, from anime to the games to the films. A film with which I am sure that many fans are familiar with all ages Pokémon: The first film.

The film was released in 1998 (The Literal Year I was born) and has strengthened over the years in pop culture and of course in the hearts of in pop culture Pokémon Fans everywhere.

However, since it is available to see on YouTube for free officially Pokemon Channel, I decided to check it for them For the first time in 2023, And realized how much this film taught me to death at a young age. What do I mean by that? Read on to find out.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

I always loved the film

Yes, I love Pokémon, Obviously, but I have to say that Pokémon: The first film is probably my favorite of the franchise Film.

There was numerous Films in the Pokémon Franchise. Most of them were published for television or in Japan and then brought to America for sales in Cartoon Network or elsewhere. For me, many of the films I liked came from the generations with which I grew up.

Generation 3 and 4, which was often involved The rise of Darkrai, Lucario and the secret of Mew, and more.

Still, I think The first film is one of these films that outperform every film of their generation of Pokémon. It is that definition Film about the type of content that we like to see from the franchise where it is mainly happy-go-lucky, but it is not afraid to explore darker topics.

When we get older, we realize that some of the films we enjoyed as children contain adult topics that we did not fully record at that time. And death is part of it and the development of life.

But the topic of death and life did not come from Mew-Two and the clones of all Pokémon for me. It came with ashes.

Ash tries Pikachu in Pokemon: the first film.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

However, I think Ash's “death” is the moment when I realized what the dying really is

Really does ash die In the film? No, he doesn't. I mean it is it Pokémon. We don't really see that people die in this franchise. It is made for children; It is one of the Best anime series with first. This is not Attack on Titan.

What we really get closer is when Ash is transformed into stone The first film, When he stays between a psycho-explosion, Mew-Zwei sent towards Mew. It fossils him and then of course we see the classic scene of Pikachu, who cries over Ash's body and tries to bring him back to life by shocking him with electricity.

When I see that as an adult, I notice that The Was the moment when I learned what death really was as a child. That we are not all for this mortal coil forever.

The idea that Pikachu would not only see his coach, but his friend and companion, not only his trainer was something that hit me hard, and I don't think I've ever really understood it so far. After seeing this film, I started to see that life really ends, and sometimes it is because of our own decisions.

Remember that I was about eight years old for the first time and it was on my brother's old VHS band. However, that still hit me hard, and only now did I realize how important it is.

Pikachu fights Pikachu in Pokemon: The first film.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

The Pokémon wines made something in me as a child

There are many moments in the Franchise, which makes it easy to see how someone can become emotional through a certain scene. Ash finally won the championship Was a big one that came Decades After this film. To see Ash Set Butterfree Go is another example that I could use.

But for me to see every single Pokémon cry Match me.

I consider myself a fairly emotional person. I will cry with almost everything. Nothing really scares me so much, not even the best horror films, but cry? Give me an emotional death in a dark anime and I will sob for hours.

However, I think that this was the origin, this anime film, which honestly said that to me everyone Type of species could feel this feeling of sadness; These grief, which even exceeded human emotions and traveled to these Pokémon, who didn't even know who was Ash, just because Pikachu felt this intense grief for him.

This is the kind of serious storytelling that I hadn't really expected from Pokémon, And something that I only understand now.

MewTwo in Pokemon: The first film.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

The fact that they brought him back from Stone

I think one of the greatest thingsThe first film is that Ash does not stay dead, as we know. The Pokémon Anime continuedAnd he spent twenty years an eternal teenager with his buddy Pikachu.

I really think I blocked it for this reason. My mind was so overwhelmed by the idea of grief that I was brought back from stone because Ash was brought back learned About the mortality of A Pokémon Film.

But I'm almost glad that I did it. That could have ruined the series for me as a child, and I might not have become the fan that I am today. I now have at least greater respect for it than ever before.

MewTwo in Pokemon: The first film.

(Photo credit: Toho)

I'm kind of shocked, a Pokémon film is the one who did it

Really like … I really didn't think The Would be the film from which you make it everything that I saw in my life.

I am a self -proclaimed cinephile who saw some of the most spoiled films of all time because I just wanted to see what the excitement was. I wasted hours to look at covered horror films. I saw some of the best films that have won the most prestigious prizes in the film industry.

But the only film that touched me when it comes to mortality and death Pokémon: The first film. This is incredibly warm in many ways.

I think it's just a kind of proof of the power of what we observe as children – something we only understand when we get older. We may not think that this one show or this film shaped us who we are today. But as we visit, visit the shows or films again, click everything.

And I'm proud of it. Get little me to find this connection.

Nevertheless, I would like to visit older films/shows that I loved, and to see the connections that I because of life when I was a child. It could be time for another marathon.

topicnews · July 17, 2025

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