Millie Bobby Brown Getting Yeeted Into a Pit Is the Funniest Scene in ‘Damsel’

Damsel—a new movie on Netflix today—is, for the most part, a serious movie.

Millie Bobby Brown spends most of this fantasy drama trapped in a cave with a deadly dragon, fighting for her life. That’s no laughing matter. It’s also a serious matter how Brown’s character—a noble princess named Elodie—ends up in that cave: Her brand new husband unceremoniously dumps her into a pit on her wedding day.

It’s definitely not supposed to be funny. It’s a horrible, tragic betrayal. (I would feel bad about spoiling this twist, but it’s featured prominently in the Damsel trailer.)

And yet, I laughed. I couldn’t help it. Because the prince—played by Love, Simon star Nick Robinson—just simply… yeets Emmy-nominated actress Millie Bobby Brown into a hole!

She really gets some air, too. Robinson tosses the Stranger Things star like she’s a sack of flour. Please observe the blurry screenshots of the Damsel pit scene below for reference.

Weeeee!

The real reason this scene is so comical, of course, is because director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo opted to use a life-size doll version of Brown, rather than a stunt double. You can tell by the stiff position of Elodie’s arms, which remain in place even as she’s flying through the air. It’s also obvious that this doll doesn’t weigh anything near what a real human being weighs. Robinson’s not even lifting with his legs! No amount of bicep curls could give him the strength to do that.

I do not doubt that this doll was far cheaper than paying for a trained professional. But this is why you don’t cut corners, people! That said, the rest of the film is enjoyable, thanks to Brown’s star power. But I can’t help but wonder where that life-size Millie Bobby Brown doll is now.