Chucky being this horrible adult man in the body of a doll is weirdly an amazing analogy to like what an adult abuser that abuses children is like. They look harmless to adults, and they can blend in and infiltrate children's lives easily. Whenever the blame is shifted to the abuser, no one believes it because it seems so unbelievable. It's the perfect representation of a child abuser/predator.

I wonder if that’s a big reason why, even though they’re R-rated films and not necessarily intended for kids, I’ve met children who are fans of the Child’s Play films and/or the Stephen King’s It remake. Even if a young viewer hasn’t experienced the kind of trauma that the protagonist(s) have, it’s gotta be really validating for a story to say ‘the serious issues you are dealing with are real and important even if the adults around you don’t believe or care’

It's got the political messaging power of Robocop but for some reason no one sees Child's Play as a politically charged film

And even if you can’t relate to the CSA stuff, Chucky still taps into some part of you that remembers being a kid and the feeling of not being believed or protected by the adults around you

What made me get chills for me honestly, is in the first movie when Andy tells his mom that Chucky was alive the night of Aunt Maggie's murder. She tells him "You don't think Chucky is alive do you?!" And he responds with "But he is..." Karen raises her voice, shaking, tears in her eyes, can't believing how her own son would talk like this "Andy STOP IT...PLEASE." It sounded so real to me. Like an actual hurt concerned mother getting stressed out with her son.

i don't wanna trauma dump in a comments section but this is the only video i would ever watch about childs play and you're the only one who actually understands these movies thank u

As a former art therapist who worked in a mental health facility and personally worked with many, MANY of these kids - thank you. You hit the nail on the head. This is exactly the true horror of the franchise and it’s a very grim reality for way too many kids. I don’t practice anymore and a huge part of that for me was just watching time and again how the system let them down. I literally broke, and my mental health was hanging by a thread. Even the other PROFESSIONALS I worked with would constantly forget that the REASON these kids are acting out was trauma. So many kids were handled by being forced into restraints and quiet rooms or medically tranquilized- YEP that still happens. And I get that we need to protect the kids around them, but goddamn. If there was a better system in place, these kids wouldn’t have to be further traumatized in these situations.

This perspective on the movie made me remember one of the details I actually really appreciated a lot in the last movie, where the script is basically flipped. Chucky's new victim is actively being s*xually abused by a doctor in a psych ward and he outwardly shows his disgust with the doctors actions and keeps trying to convince Nica to kill her abuser. Eventually when Chucky possesses Nica in the final act of the movie, he confronts the doctor that abused her and directly says right before he kills him, "This is for Nica". And it's honestly one of my favorite scenes in the entire franchise.

Honestly, your analysis is smarter and brings more to the table than the whole Child's Play franchise put together. You give those movies too much credit imo.

im a csa victim, so the way you described the plot of childs play really got to me-- not in a triggering way, in a "oh my god someone put it into words" way. i didnt realize how much i related to andy till now. even tho i love horror and cheesy movies, ive never actually watched childs play, or really any classic slasher movie. i tend to avoid horror movies in general, mainly bc im afraid itll trigger my ptsd. i can handle blood and guts and even heavier topics like suicide and substance abuse, but sexual assault is my achillies heel. and ive learned the hard way that, unfortunately, a lotta horror movies rely on sexual assault, and most of them handle it poorly. i thought it was the same with childs play, but now im considering giving it a chance. so, yeah, thanks. this video actually really helped me grapple with some stuff ill try to restrain myself from spamming as i binge the 9 months worth of videos ive missed lmao

As a CSA victim who was in a similar situation to Andy at the beginning, I picked up on that a bit. It scared me a lot and as a horror fan it was one of my favorites growing up.

The Child’s Play and Chucky franchises get a lot of well-deserved flack for their respective misrepresentation of voodoo. While I acknowledge the very real racism at play there, I do think that the image of Charles Lee Ray magically possessing a child’s toy also works as an analogy for child predators. Lee Ray is a criminal who is currently under scrutiny by the law, but is somehow, like magic, able to evade consequences, start fresh, and immediately insert himself into the vicinity of children. How many times have we as a society seen this happen? A scout master, schoolteacher, youth pastor, police officer or some other authority figure has been caught abusing children, but through negligence or cultures of mistreatment is able to move to another troop, school, church or precinct to strike again. Like you said, this character works shockingly well as a symbol of child abuse.

Great video. Brad Dourif himself has pointed out that you hinted at about the first Child’s Play is that Chucky knew how to insert himself into Andy’s life as a manipulative and toxic paternal figure. Charles Lee Ray even gives off creepy uncle vibes. Conceptually, It’s brilliant in my opinion.

I definitely picked up on a lot of the critique of systems like the police and the foster care system and the military in the first three movies, but hearing your plot synopsis really opened my eyes. And like, this fits really well with Curse and Cult as well, especially in Curse where we find out a lot more about what Charles Lee Ray did to get in the situation he was in. I'd love to see you expand this to include those movies if you ever feel like doing that, cause I feel like there's a lot to work with there.

sometimes its. hard to internalize that this might have ever happened. and i have to write it like that. have to. cant even put myself in the sentence. and movies like this kinda. do a good job of showing the angle of a child who does and doesnt know whats going on, and tbh, a dissociative aspect to it that should be explored, in a NON TOXIC WAY. just. thanks for this video.

As an extra point, I see some Reagan-era paranoia in the concept of Chucky. There's just something about its use of a fugitive serial killer, one who is constantly evading police, that distinctly reminds me of Reagan's "tough on crime" initiative. For me, the misuse of "voodoo" hits on Satanic Panic concepts as well. (The unnamed homeless man as a threat also feels pertinent to the movie's themes.) . At the same time, Stranger Danger and "Satanic Ritual Abuse" were really hitting mainstream concern, and I think that informed a lot of discussion about child abuse in 1988. . I think that you're 100% right about those themes and ideas in the Chucky franchise, and I think it said them in a very distinct and useful way! But, I also think that the anxieties of the era provided the framework in which the movie operates, whether the filmmakers knew it or not. I don't think any of this is a bad thing or a good thing, just something inherent to the movie!

God, I never thought about it this way. Your analysis is cruelly accurate. As a survivor I really thank you making this.

Damn, you really can pick up the subtext when you summarize so vaguely, really well done!!! Also why can't I have those makeup skills.

The fact that there was no ‘current’ photo for Gabriel Fernandez actually made me cry. That poor boy deserved so much better. Rest in Peace, Gabriel ❤😔

Literally everytime I'm done watching a new video of yours, I just immediately want to watch it again or watch another one

God, I have always adored you as a content creator but as time goes by you're rapidly making it to the top of my list personally just. ??? Just??? Funny, insightful, creative, totally passion driven and it's just SO fun to pop on one of these videos and get that energy. And I really hope you keep on getting recognized for your talent and analytical skills because my god, this video was gripping and also broke my fucking heart, in part because it does hit so close to home. Also it's not really relevant but it kills me in this context how Andy's mother never even got the chance to make it up to him or make up for lost time because the moment she sided with him she got taken away and... AAAA. STOP. And that we never see Kyle again is a fucking crime tbh. Also for the record your tea party visual humor totally landed for me but go off. 8P

once you removed chucky from the story it all clicked so fast its crazy. there are so many details i hardly picked up on at first but the more i watch movies in this franchise they become clearer, like its critiques of the foster care system, and this summary made them crystal. specifically the moment where chucky specifies he likes tyler because hes younger, the realization cuts like a knife side note, i did a chucky costume for halloween last year, and the orange hairspray was so hard to get out and it stained the back of my ears for six months- why is orange hairspray such a universally bad experience?

I dont think it was intended to be an allegory for abuse but my god it works on too many levels. Why does Chucky only prey on kids (apart from Nica)? You can't really argue that he has to pull off the doll ruse, because hes been shown to have the physical abilities of a grown adult. He could ambush and possess any of the adults he chooses to kill in any of the movies (especially when they throw out the 'first person who noticed you' rule). Why does he want to possess a child? Because they're inconspicuous as a killer? So is a doll! Because he's going to be trapped in the body? Again, so? Hes more inconspcious and physically capable than most of the women in the franchise. I think this movie was written very simply as a sort of detective thriller with a different motive in mind - "what if the kid says the doll did it, but the twist is the kid isn't evil, the doll really did do it". But there's a lot of on the nose things. Great analysis, thankyou for making me think about this more critically!

Holy shit. The makeup and hair are on point. 💯 EDIT: Okay... I really need to look at the first three Child's Play films over again cause I missed so much

Jokes aside this was another baller vid, super glad someone else talks abt how fucked Andy’s treatment was. No one talks abt how esp screwed up he was at the hands of the mental health ward- a place which we saw still used electro shock therapy and other brutal torture methods disguised as “therapy treatments” like most institutions have historically used to keep neurodivergent and disabled ppl under their thumb. On top of how nobody ever believed him and allowed little to no security for just anyone to stop by even if they’d abused him? Yeah that shit sucks- very important subject matter and very well explained ♥️

Omg, I used the exact same stuff on my hair to do a Misty costume from Pokemon a few years ago. I'm having serious flashbacks to how horrible it was.

"We're friends till the end." "This is the end, friend!" --at the end of the first movie So great to get Andy (with the original actor, Alex Vincent) back for "Cult of Chucky." Most horror movie protagonists are, sadly, obnoxious and sterotypical. But he actually gets an arc.

The one dislike is from Chucky himself 😔

Off topic but I love when you make good analysis on characters/movies. And add dark themes to it. And I'm glad your not one of those ppl who are like " oh this characters had * insert mental illness * and that's why they are crazy. " it's honestly a breath of fresh air.

Idk about the prison system part but now I'm madly curious if someone in the development of Childs Play had been or knew someone abused as a child, or this was their way commenting on an issue that was already huge in the film industry

I’ve had this interpretation for so long and everyone looks at me like I’m crazy when I try to explain it to them. I also want to point out that Chucky refers to what he’s trying to do to Andy as a game called hide the soul. That to me seems to directly mirror known predatory tactics.

i just finished watching all the child's play films for the first time (literally watched the most recent 3 movies yesterday) and this overarching theme completely went over my head. this is such an interesting take on the movies and i'll definitely be looking at that angle more if/when i rewatch them. ur videos are really awesome, u provide a really unique perspective on things i otherwise might not have thought twice about :)

I really appreciate you for putting trigger warnings at the beginning of your videos when applicable. I have PTSD due to childhood issues and sometimes find myself triggered by a video I don't expect to affect me in that way. Your warning here, allowed me to think twice, and make a choice that was likely better for my wellbeing. Thank you.

I always found Child's Play, and Nightmare On Elm Street, much more upsetting than most horror movies, even when I as hugely into, mostly funny/ironic, horror, and now I know why. They dig into/trigger my childhood traumas. Even the thing with Kyle is almost painfully familiar, I've always been extremely sensitive to my fellow misfits, developing a grim sort of Spidey-sense for other victims.

You handled a very heavy topic extremely well! If you continue to handle topics like this in the future I’m looking forward to it

No but this video was very entertaining and as for my thoughts on the franchise... I seriously love the movie "The seed of chucky" yes I get that its dumb and very comical and also weirdly sexual but the title gives that off, but I just somehow find representation on Chuckys child because that dude is GENDERFLUID AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME OTHERWISE

The teacup joke read great. At least I understood what you were going for, and I’m usually kind of oblivious.

the child's play movies were some of the first horror movies i saw as a kid (i was probably 5 or 6yo) and the stuff with the police and adults not believing Andy when he was telling the truth really stuck with me. thank you for this video! and also your makeup rocks 😍

The effort you do in your videos😩😩😩

I've had a crippling fear of Chucky ever since I was 3 and accidentally saw it on TV and just seeing a cheap mask of him would be enough to give me anxiety, but watching Jules talk about it in full creepy makeup somehow helps a lot lol

The harshness of military school always confused me. You can get people up to the standard of physical strength and endurance you need without yelling at them and stuff. If they don't obey you unless you yell at them then they just straight up aren't good candidates for the military.

This is an amazing analysis. Now I'm happy I never watched these movies as a kid. I would have had a panic attack. I was adopted and my story was not great. I had constant fears that I might be ripped from my parents and this movie would not have helped... not to mention these are my triggers now that I'm older. And you suffered for some gorgeous doll hair but it was fabulous.

Thank you for this. Seriously, thank you. It's good to see someone else picked up on this.

I'm a dumbass and have nothing new to say, just that I appreciate the heck out of your videos and the little details you put in are such a f-n delight, everything about them warms my heart

Holy shit I've never thought of Chucky that way.

When you realize a doll ruined one kid's entire upbringing.....

Vague plot explanation works extra well on me since I've never seen the movies, but I did enjoy your hot take despite that

Watching before the copyright thugs get the scent of this

Y’know I actually had this inkling that Chucky being a secret friend and wanting to literally put himself in Andy’s body, like hmmm. It reminds me of a similar theory I’ve seen about how The Exorcist is about similar themes of child abuse etc. One NoSleep story that did this really well I found too is the Tommy Taffy series (which is really horrific and DO NOT READ if you’re not good with extreme violence and CSA) which explores domestic abuse in a neighbourhood and how it gets passed down with every generation of a family. Great analysis, dude! Also this whole look is freaking gorgeous

i love listening to you dissect movies, i’d love to see more spicy takes abt horror movies! also love the hair… i’m getting it cut in a few days and i think i’m gonna go for the dapper. ✊

i have to say, childs play was the movie that gave me nightmares for my entire school life. also thank you, have bingewatched your stuff , very entertaining! its like a coleague is telling you about the cool stuf that they have read or watched 🤘

Fantastic video as always :) Your analysis is thoughtful, your topics are interesting, your jokes always land, and your looks are always iconic. Leading me here is the only good thing that godforsaken KZfaq algorithm has ever done for me...

thank you for this horror analysis - also love your tea cup the pattern is super nostalgic

This video struck a chord w me since the moment I saw it, it inspired a whole video on my channel about a similar allegory one can find in Madoka Magica (I credit you and link this vid obviously), thank you so much for taking a much needed look into issues like CSA and its subtextual portrayals on screen!

Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I totally got where you were going with the tea party thing.

The make up is literally next level

"I have a date with a six year old boy" - Chucky

banger as always, julia!! both in the makeup and the video content, can't wait to see more

I am sitting here buzzing bc a lot of these themes apply to the tv show as well and I wanna hear somebody talk about that so badly

your mind and expression makes me thankful to be alive at the same time as u

Your content is so good. Keep it up Fr. I am so surprised you haven’t blown up yet, you always cover such interesting topics.

Thank you so much for the warning!!!!!! Stuff like that really helps

I'm gonna be real I have NEVER seen any of the chucky movies mainly because I never really found the haunted doll trope all that scary or compelling but the way you laid it out here IS scary and IS compelling and if anything is gonna get me to try giving these films a go it's probably gonna be this

10/10 I haven't seen the chucky franchise but I think a lot of child centered horror movies have an analogy like this going on and you explained this one so well

I have no clue how i found you and this channel given that i dont ever watch horror, but you make it so funny and palatable to an easily scared person and i have had all of your videos on loop for the past 3 days. You're so funny and entertaining!!! Im tapping my toes in anticipation for your next video! :)

This is so well done.

Excellent analysis! And your makeup was stunning!

I only just found your channel, but I want more videos like this.

I know it has been a long time since you've first uploaded this video, and you probably won't see my comment, but I just wanted to say....wow...... Bravo for having such a profound and insightful and bone-chilling perspective and analysis on the movie Child's Play. Your video has literally touched upon incredibly old childhood memories I had of watching this movie and being terrified of it. Which was always incredibly uncharacteristic of me because, even as a child, there was virtually no scary movie on Earth that could absolutely frighten me. So I always wondered why this movie specifically chilled me to the bone and terrified me to the point of giving me trauma and a sort of ptsd that made me horrified of jumping onto my bed or opening a cabinet or even just going to the bathroom.....until the age of like 12.....because I was utterly terrified that Chucky might be there. For years, I never knew why and what about the movie Child's Play was so particularly scary and traumatizing to me. --- Until watching this video right now and putting the pieces together that the aspect of it that truly subconsciously frightened me beyond belief the most, was not the prospect of a haunted doll getting possessed by the ghost of a serial killer.......but the prospect of me being victimized and terrorized by some evil monster as a child, while nobody in my life even believes me.

I'm loving your takes!! I love your videos and the different topics you cover, I can't wait for more!!

i know that in the uk we have specialised colleges/sixth forms (from 16 to 18) and courses in the armed forces, but it's not something we're threatened with??? what???

You just described why I don't like these movies. A killer doll is... whatever. But the story outside of that is not a fun horror movie. Aside from it implying "heavy" issues, it's just a slog.

I was literally just doing research on the daisy brown channel, that lead me here. The last upload was a month ago and now 4 hours ago. What are the chances?

This is a really great video!! Child's play is my favourite movie (well... I mean as well as Ratatouille lol) and I never thought about it like this before. Thanks for making this it's really informative and interesting!

ohhhhHHHHHHHHH THIS WAS INCREDIBLE THIS IS THE EXACT KIND OF ANALYSIS I LOVE TO SEE OF GOOFY HORROR STUFF all of this was sooooo brilliant, i'm so glad i finally got the chance to watch this. I also think you did a pretty good job being respectful talking about such a heavy topic! The trigger warnings were much appreciated. Anyway, like, this was bonkers good, every day where there's another Jules Dapper video reading super heavily into horror is a treat.

Jules saying "bitch" is truly iconic and it gives me life every time. It's almost as iconic as Jesse Pinkman saying it.

This is why I’m worried about accidentally spoon feeding anyone who may read my writing

Holy smokes your take on this movie is fitting??? If that makes sense. I love your make up btw!!!

i'd love to hear your thoughts on the gypsy rose blanchard case, if any!! i think you'd handle it tastefully unlike most but your content is still very very tasty either way so keep doing whatever you want 👍👍👍 anyway this video made me actually scared of childs play i felt nauseous during the "nobody believes you" scene, tysm for delivering maam

Chucky literally has to "USE" Andy's body for his goals... HOW DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT THIS?? 😭😭

Very interesting take. I love your makeup. Also I picked up on the teacup thing but I thought it was just a funny coincidence

the intro music gets me so hype every time

Another great upload from Jules Dapper

Omg the end of this video has me absolutely crying. Jules, why are you the funniest straight faced youtuber I've ever watched in my life?! "This stuff beat my ass" 😂😂😂😂 "I blew my nose and it was orange" fuuuuuuck tears are running down my face ahh ok I'm good I think

no no, the tea cup joke does work, i loved it lol

that single dislike was from Chucky

Doesnt Chucky out-right say "I have a date with a 6-year-old boy?" in the first Child's Play? with that voodoo guy?

i know this video is old and you didn't really touch on the later films but Chucky being the scariest slasher because of the emotional torture he inflicts on his victims is almost worse than his violent kills and Tiffany other than Andy is the most prominent representation of that- bride and seed are about domestic abuse and how while Tiffany is not a good person, obviously shes a sadistic murderer lol, you can see just how badly Chucky manipulated her emotionally to depend on him and when she gets wise and tries to leave he reacts with violence. I love your analysis that Chucky ultimately loves the power play that comes with violence and he targets the most vulnerable victims to pursue long-term, making him so scary and realistic!

It’s like the trauma I’ve experienced my entire life as an autistic person

Well, you said it, and now it's in my head, so, "You get a goddamn job before sundown, or we're shipping you off to military school, with that goddamn Finklestein shit-kid!! SON OF A BITCH..." Right, with that out of the way, never did get around to watching any of the movies in the series, but watching this, pretty sure you explained them better than the script writers ever could, nicely done. Also love the tea set.

I watched childs play when I was 4. I had nightmares and I was scared of everything until I was 5 Lol.

Another banger Jules!

i forgor 💀 u were posting today!! congrats on winning against copyright, fak them fr 🤚😑 good video btw!!! :P

The tiny teacup is just cool

i dont even remember the second and third childs play movies at all

Man, that's depressing, but a really fascinating look at something that just seems like gore horror.

I’m pretending I never watched this bc it legit ruined one of my fav horror characters- LIKE NOOO CHUCKY A JUGGALO :((

Nahhhh, the tea thing translates nice, and at the very least it creates a great juxtaposicion.

This is brilliant!!

I have to admit, I didn't enjoy the movie. But I'm more than happy to hear you talk about it. And you def gave me a new perspective on it