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what are the saddest movies you've seen.
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Peronel
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Oh wow. This is gonna make me weep at ten a.m., but here goes:
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The Colour Purple: what's not to cry about? The tears come first for Celie and her terrible exploitation and abuse at the hands of her father, then "Mister." Then we watch as her sister is sent away, and she is forced to struggle on her own. The tears fall all the harder when Celie finally makes a stand and claims her freedom. What a brilliant movie.
The Green Mile: I can't help it!
Any film in which an animal dies/is killed: e.g. The Lion King, Bambi, and so on. What's with the animal slaughter, Disney?
Saving Private Ryan: for Giovanni Ribisi, and at the end because I'm so exhausted.
I'm sure I'll think of more later
POSSIBLE SPOILERS
The Colour Purple: what's not to cry about? The tears come first for Celie and her terrible exploitation and abuse at the hands of her father, then "Mister." Then we watch as her sister is sent away, and she is forced to struggle on her own. The tears fall all the harder when Celie finally makes a stand and claims her freedom. What a brilliant movie.
The Green Mile: I can't help it!
Any film in which an animal dies/is killed: e.g. The Lion King, Bambi, and so on. What's with the animal slaughter, Disney?
Saving Private Ryan: for Giovanni Ribisi, and at the end because I'm so exhausted.
I'm sure I'll think of more later
FaerieGeek
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Oh yes the Green Mile is second on my list. But the first on my list is the Disney movie Homeward Bound. The movie has me literally bawling on 3 seperate ocassions. And another ocassion I'm teary.
It has something to do with my severe love affair with dogs I think.
1) Shadow explains to Chance what it means to be a dog and how he failed with Sassy. (I was all misty.)
2) The animals find the little girl and stay with her through the night. Then the father personally thanks Shadow. (I'm sobbing throughout those entire scenes.)
3) Obvious. Shadow falls through the rotting wood at the tracks. He tells Chance he's just to old and can't, but Chance won't give up. (Once again, bawling.)
4) The end when Shadow comes hobbling over a hill on a broken leg, but breaks into a full out run when he sees Peter. (The happy ending always gets me.)
You must all think I'm a freak hehe.
It has something to do with my severe love affair with dogs I think.
1) Shadow explains to Chance what it means to be a dog and how he failed with Sassy. (I was all misty.)
2) The animals find the little girl and stay with her through the night. Then the father personally thanks Shadow. (I'm sobbing throughout those entire scenes.)
3) Obvious. Shadow falls through the rotting wood at the tracks. He tells Chance he's just to old and can't, but Chance won't give up. (Once again, bawling.)
4) The end when Shadow comes hobbling over a hill on a broken leg, but breaks into a full out run when he sees Peter. (The happy ending always gets me.)
You must all think I'm a freak hehe.
Peronel
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Not at all, I have a strange affection for dogs, too. Throw a human being off a bridge (in a movie, I mean!) and I'll say "Oh that was unfortunate". But when a dog makes a whimpering noise, I'm bawling into my popcorn.
ValkyrieRaven88
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Well, me being too sensitive, I cry at a lot of movies. Just today I was watching a documentary I taped about Columbine and crying listening to the kids talk that had just come out and seen their friends shot.
So here's my sad movie list, not necessarily in order of how sad each movie was.
1. The Passion of the Christ. I cried all throughout the movie the first time I saw it. The torture scenes were painful to watch. I'm glad I didn't see it in theaters, because I would not have had the benefit of being able to pause it occasionally and take a breather.
2. Phantom of the Opera. I know, I know, it's not that incredibly sad. But I can totally sympathize with Monsieur le Phantome because I always felt like an outcast, too, and like him, I was ultimately rejected by the one person I thought understood me. So when the mirror-smashing scene comes in, I'm always bawling.
3. Beauty and the Beast. Also not sad, but I used to watch it with my grandmother, and her favorite part was the Beast's transformation. So sometimes I cry during the part when he seems to die, because it's kind of ironic considering that my grandmother died on Easter. It's just a whole weird inner-mind symbolism thingy.
4. Jacob the Liar. It was a Robin Williams movie, and I was expecting a comedy. It had some funny parts, but it was also majorly sad. Quite a good movie, though. About the Halocaust.
5. Gandhi. There's a lot of scenes of hardship and discrimination in this movie, and it can be a bit overwhelming at times. Especially in the part where the Hindu man confesses to killing a Muslim child. That just seemed very intense to me.
I must agree with comments on animals dying in Disney movies...quite a wonderful way to entertain children, isn't it?
So here's my sad movie list, not necessarily in order of how sad each movie was.
1. The Passion of the Christ. I cried all throughout the movie the first time I saw it. The torture scenes were painful to watch. I'm glad I didn't see it in theaters, because I would not have had the benefit of being able to pause it occasionally and take a breather.
2. Phantom of the Opera. I know, I know, it's not that incredibly sad. But I can totally sympathize with Monsieur le Phantome because I always felt like an outcast, too, and like him, I was ultimately rejected by the one person I thought understood me. So when the mirror-smashing scene comes in, I'm always bawling.
3. Beauty and the Beast. Also not sad, but I used to watch it with my grandmother, and her favorite part was the Beast's transformation. So sometimes I cry during the part when he seems to die, because it's kind of ironic considering that my grandmother died on Easter. It's just a whole weird inner-mind symbolism thingy.
4. Jacob the Liar. It was a Robin Williams movie, and I was expecting a comedy. It had some funny parts, but it was also majorly sad. Quite a good movie, though. About the Halocaust.
5. Gandhi. There's a lot of scenes of hardship and discrimination in this movie, and it can be a bit overwhelming at times. Especially in the part where the Hindu man confesses to killing a Muslim child. That just seemed very intense to me.
I must agree with comments on animals dying in Disney movies...quite a wonderful way to entertain children, isn't it?
FaerieGeek
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Lol. Sounds like something I'd say.
BooknaMug
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I cry during a lot of movies but there's only one that had me sobbing for a half an hour after it ended: The Notebook. I went with my sisters and we were all crying hard wracking sobs by the end. Its such a beautiful movie.
The thing that touches me is Noah's unwavering commitment and love. And then the ending just gets me.
The thing that touches me is Noah's unwavering commitment and love. And then the ending just gets me.
imhere4beer
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Peronel, looks like you and I have very similar tastes overall. I own The Color Purple, have seen it about 600 times, and I still cry every single time I watch it, despite the fact that I know exactly what is going to happen. It's one of my favorite movies, even though it is so sad.
I hardly ever cry, especially at movies, but these get me every time:
Steel Magnolias. I just love Olympia Dukakis and Shirley MacClaine in this movie- they're hilarious- but Sally Field really steals the show at the end and makes me weep every time.
Terms of Endearment. Shirley MacClaine again. This is a really cheesy pick, but it's still a tearjerker.
Million Dollar Baby. Who knew Clint Eastwood could direct such a sad, moving film? I love this movie, even though I cried like a baby in a couple of spots.
The Pianist is so upsetting that I have never been able to watch it again, but it is amazingly sad, especially considering it is based on a true story. I think that's why I've never been able to re-watch it; just thinking about someone having to endure everything depicted in the film is deeply disturbing.
nomadic myth
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I thought What Dreams May Come was really sad. I like to joke that I never cry, I just might have some dust in my eye or something. Anyway, someone really kicked sand in my face for this one.
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Deleted member 6550
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I never cry during movies, but shit... I fought back a few emotions in My Girl.
Don't tell anyone.
Don't tell anyone.
ValkyrieRaven88
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Your secret is safe with me.
