I think conflating violent or frightening scenes with tragic scenes is a mistake here. As a young kid I watched Lion King and Land Before Time, which both feat

I think conflating violent or frightening scenes with tragic scenes is a mistake here. As a young kid I watched Lion King and Land Before Time, which both feature dramatic depictions of the death of a parental figures, which both lead to kids fending for themselves. I don't remember being traumatized by this at all, and watched them repeatedly. As an adult I see the tragedy and it's kind of shocking, but I think as a kid it was just make-believe and I wasn't relating to the characters in that way. And obviously tons of other kids watched and loved these movies too. On the other hand the more intense scenes from Indiana Jones were terrifying and burned deep into my brain.