"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most...human."
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"I know now why you cry": what's a movie scene that makes you cry on command?
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"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most...human."
Yuuuup. This the one.
Even though it was mentioned, the ending to Gladiator is rough too. I blame that song.
"Now we are free. We will see you again, but not yet... not yet"
I did tear up on one of my viewings of this, the music and Murphy's 'camera' going back and forth between his memories and what's in front of him works so well. Weird because I'm very much 'ACAB' but I'm a sucker for sci-fi exploring the idea of reincarnation and memories. I'm conflicted because the film definitely glorifies police violence in some scenes, but also has an anti-capitalist and anti-corruption message, and its emotional core is mainly the story of one man's revenge rather than his role as a policeman.
i usually cringe at the "only 90's kids will understand" shit. but man, this is exactly that. hit me hard af when i watched hook as an adult after not having seen it since i was a kid. i literally had to stop the movie i was crying so hard.
for my pick, i have a couple...
chuck leaving the island is very symbolic in journey to sobriety. leaving behind drinking was the most difficult thing i've ever done. once i finally did i looked back, relieved, but also terrified, and even a bit sad. drugs and alcohol was what gave me comfort in my darkest times. it felt like leaving a friend who i loved but knew was terrible for my health. kind of weird to explain that... but i dunno, it was just so hard. i still think about going back to that life now, but i know it would destroy me.
"Life is a storm, my young friend."
this one is more of a happy feel good cry, but it always gets me
this one is complex, but always pulls my heart strings.
i could list a dozen more. im a big cry baby.
The intro to Rocky Balboa where it is just him and Pauly visiting all the places from Rocky 1 where Rocky and Adrian used to go fucking ruins me.
I cried like a motherfucker watching this. I was a mess. It had been years since I cried like that.
Any other film that gave you a similar reaction?
Great pick. Something about the Rocky character that always gets me
i actually made all the way to the end credits. teared up a bit but didn't break down.
and then i realized they were the real survivors. the people that the actors were portraying visiting his grave. i sobbed like a baby.
Whew. This movie was a masterpiece. As a parent....this is just brutal.
The thing that gets me the most about that scene in Schindler's List is how Schindler himself is an incredibly flawed character and is shown to be both unfaithful and greedy several times throughout the story. But despite his many imperfections, he's still capable of making a massive difference in the lives of the people he might have otherwise viewed as a means to an end for his business. He didn't make a difference because he was some devout savior character, he made a difference because he was an average flawed who guy who still understood the value of a human life in the face of great inhumanity. Him breaking down under the weight of his (perceived) flaws with that line "Just one more, one more person" gets me like nothing else in film or literature.
The only other films that approach that for me are the beach scene in Roma and the ending scene in the car with Haley Joel Osment and Toni Colette at the end of the Sixth Sense. The latter one especially is touching because of how the mother and son both reach this mutual understanding of one another by using the supernatural powers that had driven them apart for 90% of the film.
My girlfriend was the same way when we watched it, I'm not entirely sure that she knew ahead of time that it was based on actual events with descendants who were still alive in 1992 when that was filmed. She said it was the moment where the actual true scope of what Schindler had done clicked for her. For me it's the trainyard scene with the ring and him breaking down with the guilt of not saving just one more person.
My God. When he started counting the people he could have saved with the few possessions he still had, I thought I was gonna pass out. That is a really sad movie. I think the saddest I've ever watched.
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Wrecks me every single time. :'( The preceding scene when Toothless does the deed is also emotionally draining.
Wrecks me every single time. :'( The preceding scene when Toothless does the deed is also emotionally draining.
The ending of Mrs. Doubtfire, where she responds to the child's letter about her parents:
What the child writes about "losing my family" and asking about what she can do to get her parents back together, it hits hard. It's something that most kids of divorced parents ask themselves often, myself included. Doubtfire's reply in that "just because they don't love each anymore doesn't mean that they don't love you" is something that, despite knowing that's the truth, is something that is truly needed to be heard when you're confused and even blaming yourself. It's a powerful scene for me to this day, and no matter what I always get choked up when I hear that speech.
As an aside, I'm truly grateful that Sally Field and Robin Williams apparently put their feet down and changed the ending, because apparently it was planned for the two characters to get back together and they didn't want to give false hope to children of divorced parents.
What the child writes about "losing my family" and asking about what she can do to get her parents back together, it hits hard. It's something that most kids of divorced parents ask themselves often, myself included. Doubtfire's reply in that "just because they don't love each anymore doesn't mean that they don't love you" is something that, despite knowing that's the truth, is something that is truly needed to be heard when you're confused and even blaming yourself. It's a powerful scene for me to this day, and no matter what I always get choked up when I hear that speech.
As an aside, I'm truly grateful that Sally Field and Robin Williams apparently put their feet down and changed the ending, because apparently it was planned for the two characters to get back together and they didn't want to give false hope to children of divorced parents.
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I'd have to say the beginning of UP. It just destroys me. I try not to cry in the theater. I'm pretty good at not visibly reacting but oftentimes I can't control my tear ducts and I have to whip out the old handkerchief to mop up. Overall I think that movie is a disappointment because the 2nd half (everything after the house touches down, the goofy bird, etc.) just isn't as strong as the first part, IMO.
I've never seen it, but I'm surprised nobody's mentioned "Grave of the Fireflies" yet. That used to be real popular on the old board.
I'm also going to cheat and say that the end of "Jurassic Bark" makes me cry every time, even though it's not a movie.
I've never seen it, but I'm surprised nobody's mentioned "Grave of the Fireflies" yet. That used to be real popular on the old board.
I'm also going to cheat and say that the end of "Jurassic Bark" makes me cry every time, even though it's not a movie.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
They decide to burn their house down rather then having their mother continue to be a town spectacle by lifting their dead obese mother out of the house with a crane.
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yup, this one for me as well.
Also the final shot in Shawshank Redemption.
The ending of AI hits like a ton of bricks to me.
A bunch of others but also when Spider-Man dies in Infinity War. Tom Holland's acting in that was top notch.
A bunch of others but also when Spider-Man dies in Infinity War. Tom Holland's acting in that was top notch.
Recently I revisited Your Name and each time I've seen the movie I can't not start tearing up when Taki and Mitsuha finally meet and "Sparkle" starts playing to kick off the final act.
I really miss Robin William's. More than any celebrity we've lost. Something about his performances really touched me.
Toy Story 3 ending
Spirited Away ending, especially when the piano theme starts playing.
Coco's ending
Its all cartoons that get me, real life films/tv shows never get me to cry.
Spirited Away ending, especially when the piano theme starts playing.
Coco's ending
Its all cartoons that get me, real life films/tv shows never get me to cry.
It's strange, I cry *super* easily at movies and tv but for some reason I'm having trouble coming up with a lot of examples here.
Definitely "you bow to no one" from ROTK
The ending of Your Name / Kimi no Na Wa
I cried in the theater in Endgame (so did a LOT of people).
I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of too many examples.
Definitely "you bow to no one" from ROTK
The ending of Your Name / Kimi no Na Wa
I cried in the theater in Endgame (so did a LOT of people).
I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of too many examples.
A number of scenes, I think Matthew McConaughey's performance at the end of True Detective gets me pretty emotional because it's acted so well, same with Interstallar's video scene for that matter. I also tend to get quite emotional to acts of extreme self sacrifice, so Gandalf sacrificing himself for the Fellowship to the Balrog, followed by an incredibly somber tune was very emotional.
Friday Night Lights "The Agony of Defeat" is the first one I always think of. The part that always gets me is the culmination of the relationship between Don Billingsly and his father. These kids are high school football players in a Texas town that worships football. Don is a kid trying to succeed as the team's fullback but trapped in the shadow of his alcoholic and abusive father (played masterfully by Tim McGraw of all people), who once was a legend on the team many years ago.
One of the most heart wrenching scenes is a practice where his father shows up drunk and makes a giant fool of himself. He takes his own championship ring and pushes it in his son's face, shouting at him that he will never be a champion and will never have this.
Despite losing their star player Boogie Miles to injury, the team makes the playoffs and through pain and doubt and struggle make it to the championship game. The team they are playing in the championship game is too big, too fast and completely overwhelm them. In the second half, our protagonists dig in deep, come back big and are on the verge of pulling off the impossible with time running out. If they can score a touchdown on the last play, they pull off the upset and cast out every doubter and demon plaguing everyone on the team. Don gets the ball on the final play, makes incredible moves to get free and gets to the goal line.....
....only to be stopped one yard short. In a stunning reversal of expectations the movie ends with the heroes losing. Don sits kneeling at the one yard line weeping. He makes his way off the field and his father, who has been just such an asshole through the whole movie stops him. He holds his son face in his hands and then takes off his championship ring and puts it on his son's hand. Chills.
One of the most heart wrenching scenes is a practice where his father shows up drunk and makes a giant fool of himself. He takes his own championship ring and pushes it in his son's face, shouting at him that he will never be a champion and will never have this.
Despite losing their star player Boogie Miles to injury, the team makes the playoffs and through pain and doubt and struggle make it to the championship game. The team they are playing in the championship game is too big, too fast and completely overwhelm them. In the second half, our protagonists dig in deep, come back big and are on the verge of pulling off the impossible with time running out. If they can score a touchdown on the last play, they pull off the upset and cast out every doubter and demon plaguing everyone on the team. Don gets the ball on the final play, makes incredible moves to get free and gets to the goal line.....
....only to be stopped one yard short. In a stunning reversal of expectations the movie ends with the heroes losing. Don sits kneeling at the one yard line weeping. He makes his way off the field and his father, who has been just such an asshole through the whole movie stops him. He holds his son face in his hands and then takes off his championship ring and puts it on his son's hand. Chills.
It's rare for really sad stuff to get me to actually cry, but happy stuff? Damn I'm a leaky faucet. Specifically relief.
The one for me 127 Hours, can't find a video that includes the amputation but Aron making his way back to civilization set to Sigur Ros...pure cathartic perfection.
These ones are also great examples of catharsis
Vanilla Sky is definitely one for me, excellent choice. Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz might be the most attractive movie pairing of all time.
Another excellent choice. The final scene going into Springsteen's song over the credits...damn.
The one for me 127 Hours, can't find a video that includes the amputation but Aron making his way back to civilization set to Sigur Ros...pure cathartic perfection.
These ones are also great examples of catharsis
Vanilla Sky is definitely one for me, excellent choice. Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz might be the most attractive movie pairing of all time.
Another excellent choice. The final scene going into Springsteen's song over the credits...damn.