im new here so im not sure if this topic has been burnt out or not.
but what cinematic moment is most saddest to you.
for me it's when chris ( robin williams ) realizes that Leona, the flight attendent, is really his daughter. in WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
the greater part of the movie is crap. but for some reason i cry buckets everytime i see that scene. :cry:
spoilers (requiem for a dream, platoon)
i know there are many others that im forgetting, but the "old" monologue in requiem for a dream, as well as harry and marions last phone conversation, and the last scene of the movie (sarah with the red dress...) always make me cry.
willem dafow getting shot down in platoon also makes me cry... the bulk of born on the fourth of july as well.
plenty more.... cant really remember (not sure i want to)
In "Dumbo" when he goes to visit his locked up mother, and she swings him in her trunk.
the horse who's slowsly sinking to death in the never ending story. beautiful just beautiful.
Quote from: MacGuffinIn "Dumbo" when he goes to visit his locked up mother, and she swings him in her trunk.
Totally.
When Costner asks his dad to play catch in Field Of Dreams. For some reason I can't help crying everytime I see this.
I agree with Cecil on the Requiem stuff, and I'll add a few scenes in Dancer in the Dark as well as the Stanley has to go to the bathroom scene in Magnolia. The Wise Up sequence gets me too.
Requiem for a Dream: The scene where Harry calls Marrion from prison. That's pretty damn sad!
Cecil stole my emotions from the "most powerful scenes" thread and he should be banned
But also I think we're all forgetting Bambi...
In Hillary and Jackie, when Emily Watson's character of a musical genius has been reduced down to a non understanding, half retarted woman because of the mental abuse she suffered through her life and they show her back in a musical orchestra of sorts when her job is to just hit a tamberine at a specific moment and she misses it. She smiles embarassingly and hits it. Then they show a flashback of her to a little girl and missing that same part, but not because of her mental incapabilities, but because she wasn't pushed to death yet to strive for musical excellence. Don't know if I should admit it, but I cried for a half hour after seeing that one moment and this was prolly 3 years ago and I haven't watched the movie since.
~rougerum
Titanic! The scene where Leo dies :cry:
Wow. :(
The final scene in American Beauty, when we see Kevin Spacey's dead smile as the blood spills from his head, kinda got me. And the monologue that followed....
And Apollo 13, when the heroes return from space.....don't know why, but I got teary-eyed.
Also in Amelie, in the final scene where she and her soul mate just made love for the first time and she's so happy....kinda tear-jerked me a bit too, but mainly because I wanted to be the dude in bed with her :-D
But all of those moments you posted above got to me at some point, especially Dumbo.
Quote from: Phil Marlowethe horse who's slowsly sinking to death in the never ending story. beautiful just beautiful.
When I saw that movie for the first time, when I was like five, that scene freaked me out and disturbed me so much that my mom had to turn the movie off, and I didn't see it again until just a few years ago.
Oh, and Edward Scissorhands always has done the trick. Monsters Inc is joining the rank. But the number one movie to make me cry will always and forever be E.T. When they zap him with the defilibrator and there's the perfect cut to Gertie sobbing...that's the breaking point.
Quote from: The Gold Trumpethalf retarted woman because of the mental abuse she suffered through her life
i think multiple sclerosis had something to do with that.
Quote from: mogwaiThe end of 'Planes, trains & automobiles'.
yes! oh man, warms up the ticker don't it.
for me: forrest gump "i might not be a smart man, but i know what love is" and then he runs out into the rain. that always makes me do the old "there's sumthin in my eye".
Quote from: Pfor me: forrest gump "i might not be a smart man, but i know what love is" and then he runs out into the rain. that always makes me do the old "there's sumthin in my eye".
Damn, you are SO rite!
Quote from: Phil Marlowethe horse who's slowsly sinking to death in the never ending story. beautiful just beautiful.
I passed this post up until someone else quoted it. You win.
Quote from: PQuote from: The Gold Trumpethalf retarted woman because of the mental abuse she suffered through her life
i think multiple sclerosis had something to do with that.
:lol:
Hmm, I just remembered one that really affected me at the moment of seeing it. Didn't so much stay with me, or make me cry, but it was really sad:
Coming Home, when the younger brother in the wheelchair tries to play his guitar, but can't get his fingers to work, and he just hangs his head in frustration. The whole thing was done pitch-perfect.
SPOILERS FOR GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES WHICH DUCK SAUCE SHOULD HAVE EDITED HIMSELF
When the little sister dies in Grave of Fireflies
edited by admin after several ppl died of spoiler trauma.
You have to say the movie you're about to spoil before you spoil it
ok when spoilers are alerted, please specify the movie u are about to spoil.
thanksabunch.
SPOILERS FOR THE DEER HUNTER
saddest moment ever? first that comes to mind is the end of The Deer Hunter.
i was thinking about making a similar thread called, "Movies that make dudes cry..." We've all shed tears of sadness, but what about tears of joy? when Rudy gets that final tackle...when Chief throws that fountain through the window...i'll think of more later.
tears of joy over tears of sadness any damn day. :wink:
Quote from: cecil b. dementedspoilers (requiem for a dream, platoon)
i know there are many others that im forgetting, but the "old" monologue in requiem for a dream, as well as harry and marions last phone conversation, and the last scene of the movie (sarah with the red dress...) always make me cry.
Do you mean where she says, "They're all gonna love me," etc.? That makes me tear up, too.
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When the little sister dies in Grave of Fireflies
Dammit.
Other sad moments:
-[The Adam Kesher/Camilla Rhodes dinner party scene in Mulholland Dr..
-The "sharing circle" scene in Safe.
-The Linda Partrige apology to Phil and the T.J. Mackey/Earl Partridge confrontation in Magnolia.
-The very last scene- the parked-car conversation- in Exotica.
-The scene in The Straight Story where Alvin Straight and the stranger in the bar swap WWII tragedy stories.
-Um... Debra Winger's pre-death hospital-bed monologue to her kids in Terms of Endearment has always, always made me cry, despite the maybe overall cheesiness of the movie.
...those are off the top of my head. There are many, many more. I'm the world's biggest movie weeper. [/i]
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My favorite is the "I miss you, Jenny" monologue with truly great performance by Tom Hanks:
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yea, that part gets me.
in soul food when big mama dies, it shakes me up. also, one of the many chick flicks that makes me teary is fried green tomatos.
i know what you mean, i cried when big mama died, it really bummed me out
I cried when Bubba died.
"Bubba was my best friend in the whole world".....
I cried like 3 times the first time I saw Forest Gump.
Soiler Platoon
When Dafoe gets shot by Berenger, I was so fucking mad.
Spoiler My Girl ( :lol: :lol: )
I cried when that little bastard of Culkin got stung godammit :-)
Quote from: tremoloslothCecil stole my emotions from the "most powerful scenes" thread
and ill do it again some day. cheerio
Quote from: godardianQuote from: cecil b. dementedspoilers (requiem for a dream, platoon)
i know there are many others that im forgetting, but the "old" monologue in requiem for a dream, as well as harry and marions last phone conversation, and the last scene of the movie (sarah with the red dress...) always make me cry.
Do you mean where she says, "They're all gonna love me," etc.? That makes me tear up, too.
jeez, just reading that line sent chills down my spine
EDIT: also, again in requiem, i find the scene where sarah mails the letter with all her friends very sad.
I have a few, and every year movies that had no effect on me now do (i think it's because i lost my mother).
Tom Cruise scene in Magnolia
Bjork walking on the train tracks in Dancer in the Dark
End of Good Will Hunting
End of Chasing Amy
Requiem for a Dream and A Better Place gave me an uneasy feeling.
The only movie, I really really cried hard during was All Dogs go to Heaven when I was really young, and I haven't watched it since.
The scooter ride in Amelie
Monica Belucci laying on the grass in Irreversible
Seeing Brandon Lee's first appearance in The Crow knowing that this would be his last film
The Hours Spoiler
The score in The Hours as Kidman walks in the river
Cruise's breakdown in Magnolia
thats all for now
i don't why, but i watched the land before time recently and i cried my eyes out. i hadn't seen it since i was maybe 4 (at that age i watched it daily) and just this huge wave of emotion hit me. hmmm.
i also got sad when i re-watched fievel goes west with my younger brother, at the very end when james stewart as wiley burp says "one mans sunset is another man's dawn". my eyes teared up because it was, after all, his final performance.
When I first saw Forrest Gump when I was 13, I was inconsolable by the time the movie was over. About two years ago, I watched it again to see how it actually was. What do you know, I started sobbing all over again (mostly at the parts you guys already mentioned). The movie may have suffered from overexposure, but damn it's still really good.
What about The Elephant Man? That movie just killed me. It's soooooooo powerful! There are too many scenes to name but just the first one that pops into my head is the one when he meets Hopkin's wife and starts to cry. Also when he's reciting what Hopkin's never taught him, that is SOOOOO GREAT!!!! I cried throughout the whole film.
Edward Scissorhands is another film I cry constantly during. When she discovers him and we see his religious newspaper clippings and crosses and all this beautiful, sanctuary type stuff. Then when he cuts the hair off the dogs eyes so he can see, I always break down. Then of course the entire end, it just breaks my heart...I love it so much.
Also, when Barry cries in PDL. That definitely makes me cry.
The whole ending sequence of 25th Hour...starting w/ the voiceover...god, I love it.
Ummm, I think I'm going to stop there...too many to name. Don't tell me I spoiled the 25th Hour or Scissorhands by the way cause you really have no idea what I mean, I made sure not to get specific. Seriously, weird things can make me cry and be sad...please don't think I ruined ANY of it for you, I really didn't.
The end of Monsters Inc makes me cry. Perhaps its because of the fact that my childhood best friend, puppy siberian huskey wolf ran away about 7 years ago. Never got over that poor smooch, and it hurts knowing that I'm the reason she ran away. I was just sitting down in the living room, enjoying a spicy chicken sandwich, and I opened the backporch door to let some air in. I thought the dog was in her cage, but she was actually in the house, roaming around. Anyway, she immediately ran and sprinted out the door. I threw my sandwich down right then and ran out the door with only socks and shorts on. I chased her through a forest that lead into a back road, surrounded by trees. I chased her for a couple miles, and she did something which really burned into my mind as I was chasing her. Take into consideration that she was obviously much faster than me. So, she would run up the road until I couldn't see her, then she'd stop and look back until she saw me running after her, then she'd keep running. I don't know why she did it. Eventually I couldn't run anymore. I just couldn't run down that down-hill backroad anymore. It was physically impossible, and she was way in front of me at this point. I kept running, and eventually it was futile. I lost her. I thought maybe when she sees that I'm not chasing after her, she'll turn around. So much for that, the sun was coming down very soon. The worst part is I have no idea what happened to her.
So, it always brings tears to my eyes when Sully and Boo re-unite at the end.
"Amazing Stories: The Movie", the World War II bomber segment... when the gunner is trapped in the pod, and the landing gear won't go down, and they have to land, and all the guys are saying goodbye, for some reason it hit me hard. It was a Saturday afternoon, I was watching it on TV, and I just start tearing up watching it.
Then it ends with the cartoon wheels that the gunner drew becoming real and the plane landing safely on these big yellow animated tires, and my reaction swiftly changed to (and I quote), "What the fuck?"
And I'll never get that moment back....
philidelphia, i think it was the music that got me at the end
:yabbse-sad:
any given moment of SCHINDLER'S LIST are the saddest moments of movie history. especially the one (SPOILER) where the children are told that they are being freed or something, and they are crammed into the back of those open-backed trucks, and they have no idea that they are being taken to be killed, and their parents realize what is going on and chase the back of the trucks screaming, and the kids are laughing and smiling.
SPOILER: YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
i find the final scene on the bench at the bus stop to be utterly heartbreaking. eveything from their body language to the framing to the dialouge exchanged between these two siblings is so perfect. one can really feel the history, and the pain, and the love that they have had to endure. "what did we always say as kids, sammy, what did we always say? you know you can always count on me sammy". i don't know, there is just something so genuinely touching about the relationship they have brother and sister.
SPOILER: KRAMER VS KRAMER
i had no idea this movie was going to be as powerful it is. i expected it to be a touching little family drama, not an emotional powerhouse. yes, i said powerhouse. like sammy and her brother, the relationship between the father and son is very affecting. like when dustin is teaching his son how to ride the bike, and there is this amazing bit of acting where you can see this overwhelming amount of pride and enthusiam in his face and in his voice when he is yelling "you are doing it!". also, when the little boy falls of the jungle gym and cracks his head and dustin is running through the streets of new york in this intense panick with the little boy in his arms.
SPOILER: ORDINARY PEOPLE
when sutherland and moore or on the golf course in texas together and their marital tensions reach a boiling point and they start exploding on each other in front of everyone.
Philadelphia - at the end when the home movies play to the Neil Young song
Forrest Gump - when Forrest meets Forrest Jr. for the first time
Rudy - when Rudy gets the sack
About Schmidt - when he sees the drawing and starts crying
Barry Lyndon - the kid on his deathbed and the funeral procession with his little casket pulled by two sheep
when i was litle i cried at the end of kindergarden cop when they are taking arnold out of there on a stretcher when all the kids are like "are you going to be okay". i really thought he was going to die. kids are such suckers.
I can never see Julianne Moore cry on screen without also crying...
End of the Affair (a really great weepie)
Map of the World
Far from Heaven
even for a brief moment in Hannibal
...in addition to the PTA films, of course, which both have very duct-opening Julianne-weeps scenes.
Quote from: godardianeven for a brief moment in Hannibal
...in addition to the PTA films, of course, which both have very duct-opening Julianne-weeps scenes.
whatever.
i guess, ur gay and all. but still.
next.
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i guess, ur gay and all. but still.
:?:
I also agree with the last scene of
About Schmidt making it impossible not to :yabbse-cry:
i agree. but i havn't seen it.
spoiler warning please.
In my youth I remember one of the first time I was ever moved to tears was when watching Posse, when the Baldwin bro's character saves Weezy, and later Weezy is putting rocks and a book on top of his grave and he starts bawling. Nearly lost it then. Pretty pathetic...
A friend of mine has only cried to one movie ever: Short Circuit 2, in the theatre...
Another friend cried at The Land Before Time in the theatre ("the scene where he is seperated from his parents", which I embarrasingly reminded him was in the first ten minutes of the film)...
aw
gigantic spoiler for the last 30 minutes of the last of the mohicans!
-the english officer, who the movie has so far positioned as the jerk, proves his true love of cora by sacrficing his life for hers...when he cries out in pain as the indians burn him
-daniel day-lewis crying because he shoots the officer to give him a more humane, quicker death
-uncas sacrificing his life to try and save his love, alice
-alice teetering at the edge of the cliff, knowing that uncas is dead, she will be separated from her sister, cora, and that her life with mogwai will be horrible
-cora's cry of anguish as alice finally plunges
-the very very lost shot of the frontier.
phewwww. feels good to get all that out...
Quote from: Pi agree. but i havn't seen it.
spoiler warning please.
Sorry 'bout that. I thought I was being so vague and unspecific as not to give anything away...
I'll REALLY have to rent
Last of the Mohicans now. Even though Cooper was such a terrible writer... it's still a story that could make a good movie. Sometimes, when a movie is made of a terrible novel, you can see that it was really a story meant for the movies all along.
the movie is very loosely based on the novel. the wrong characters fall in love, races are changed, and the ending is different. not that i've actually read the original. cooper's writing is like sanskrit, from what i hear....but dammit, godardian, now you know what happens. how could you read my spoiler-packed post? tss ts
Last Of The Mohicans is still my favorite Michael Mann film. The score by Trevor Jones is amazing all by itself. One of the greatest, most beautiful action epics, in my opinon. I remember my dad taking me to see it about three times when it first came out, and then watching it endlessly on video (it was also the film that introduced me to the joys of letterboxing, since it was never available in pan/scan).
Go ahead and blind buy it. And yes, Fenimore may have had some good stories to tell, but damn if he wasn't the a lugubrious writer.
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:-D First time this word has been used on Xixax.com? Probably. Respect, Ghostboy! :lol:
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I also agree with the last scene of About Schmidt making it impossible not to :yabbse-cry:
i think i might have mentioned this before, but when i first got to england in january i was kinda in a weird place and confused, esp. with being in a new country and whatnot. anyway, the first movie i went to see there was about schmidt. overall i thought the movie was a good, besides a few minor stuff here and there, but u are totally right about this ending. it hit me pretty damn hard. its good because its like happy and sad at the same time. it was a happy cry i guess u could say, like the one at the end of magnolia.
I very nearly cried when Donnie Darko died. That movie moved me that much. Fucking brilliant, it is.
Can't honestly say I've ever fully teared up over a movie since becoming a pseudo-cinephile. Only the crooning voice of Elvis can bring me to tears now.
yeah i just watched about schmidt for the third time. saw it twice in the theatres, and i think i welled up every time. just a great great perfect ending to that movie.
Quote from: GhostboyLast Of The Mohicans is still my favorite Michael Mann film. The score by Trevor Jones is amazing all by itself. One of the greatest, most beautiful action epics, in my opinon. I remember my dad taking me to see it about three times when it first came out, and then watching it endlessly on video (it was also the film that introduced me to the joys of letterboxing, since it was never available in pan/scan).
Go ahead and blind buy it. And yes, Fenimore may have had some good stories to tell, but damn if he wasn't the a lugubrious writer.
Good point about the score. One of the best ever.
To me, Last of the Mohicans is great as an action epic, but even greater as a love story/romance. Lots of chemistry between Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe
Mann is really a great director of popcorn entertainment that somehow resonates more than it should. He's the go-to guy for slick entertainment. I really liked Manhunter.
Quote from: pookiethecatMann is really a great director of popcorn entertainment that somehow resonates more than it should. He's the go-to guy for slick entertainment. I really liked Manhunter.
I hope you're not including "Heat", "The Insider" and "Ali" under that 'popcorn entertainment' banner. Those three are far from being, and deeper than, 'slick entertainment' movies.
i think the goals of his movies are foremost to provide friday night entertainment rather than advance or push the limits of filmmaking as an art. but what he does he does spectacularly well.
Quote from: pookiethecati think the goals of his movies are foremost to provide friday night entertainment rather than advance or push the limits of filmmaking as an art. but what he does he does spectacularly well.
Wow, you consider movies about two lonely men, on opposites sides of the law, and the rigors of their jobs, the tobacco industry and the stress of man who brought it down, and a bio-pic about the struggles of arguably the greatest boxer of all time "friday night entertainment"?
why not?
Because they're just not films you forget after you watch them...But, I guess, you have.
you've really misunderstood what i initially said. and you've made a dcent conversation into something snippy.
i think his work resonates...it *does* make you think. but it does so without a hint of auterism or artiness or quirkiness. it provides entertainment...but with thought. not thought...with entertainment (which many of our favorite directors do). and he USUALLY pushes for the highest moment for the audience to gasp in terror, excitement, emotion, not the most intellectual one where its impact requires reflection and extensive thought. to a large extent, robert ebert's review of last of the mohicans supports at least that film's status as something wich i'm talking about.
Quote from: pookiethecatyou've really misunderstood what i initially said. and you've made a dcent conversation into something snippy.
"Friday Night Entertainment" to me says: 'date movie'. "Popcorn Entertainment" says: 'check-your-brain-at-the-door fun'. And I've never considered Mann in those catagories. That's why there was a misunderstanding. But your last explaination helped me understand.
And I don't know what you thought was 'snippy', but that was not the intent behind my comments. Read them with a 'question mark' tone and you'll see. I apologize if you felt I was attacking you.
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: pookiethecati think the goals of his movies are foremost to provide friday night entertainment rather than advance or push the limits of filmmaking as an art. but what he does he does spectacularly well.
Wow, you consider movies about two lonely men, on opposites sides of the law, and the rigors of their jobs, the tobacco industry and the stress of man who brought it down, and a bio-pic about the struggles of arguably the greatest boxer of all time "friday night entertainment"?
I think she may have been talking about his style, not his content. And I think she meant it as a compliment.
She'll correct me if I'm wrong, however...
Back On Topic:
The Zemeckis thread reminded me. In "Cast Away," two moments: when he finally leaves the island and when Wilson floats away.
wilson. :cry: *(tear)
Just rented Love Liza. That had some pretty damn sad moments.
My Life *SPOILER*
It might be not sad but moving, when Kidman brings a circus in the backyard for Keaton.
how could I forget this one! Edward Scissorhands! The scene where he's eatting peas!
"I don't wanna go, I can't do it this time...."
"You have to go Stanley, you're the smartest...."
in AI when his 'mother' leaves him in the forest and drives away.
forrest gump seems to be winning out for all the saddest moments here. that is something i never wouldve expected, but i cant say i can argue with that.
Quote from: mogwaiI don't know why this should be sad but it gets me everytime.
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I want to watch Forrest Gump tonight but I don't own it. So 'mogwai' please throw your dvd-copy over Østersøen, and I will throw it back the moment I've watched it.
The end scenes of "Blow" between George and his daughter (breaking his promise, etc.) kill me with every viewing. :yabbse-cry:
...or when he listens to the tape his dad made him. That's a killer, too.
Or was it he made his dad the tape? I can't remember now...
Quote from: SoNowThenOr was it he made his dad the tape?
That's the one.
Yeah, okay. I just about started bawling in the theatre. Would've been the first time I'd done that since I was a pre-teen.
'Blow's ending absolutely kills me. Then it cuts to a photo of the real guy in prison, whichs slaps you in the face as a reminder that IT'S REAL.
that's exactly what i hated about blow.
Don't ask why, but I burst tears for the first time while watching "The Sixth Sense". When the revelation is revealed, I nearly hyperventilated in my seat from crying so hard. Very weird. I'm not big on crying in a packed theatre.
I noticed someone mentioned "You Can Count On Me". I cried at that exact moment for the exact reason. Nice one. Also. "The Royal Tenenbaums", several scenes get me. (SPOILER) It's usually when Luke Wilson slits his wrists (so well-edited) and when the characters leave Royal's funeral in slow motion. "Magnolia" kills me in different moments each time I see it. Ditto for "Boogie Nights" and "Punch-Drunk Love". "Hard Eight" got me, too. When Sydney tells John he loves him as if he were his own son. Getting weepy just typing it. The entire WINTER section of "Requiem for a Dream" was murder. Those were tears of pain. "Born on the 4th of July", someone mentioned it too. Good call. "Hoop Dreams". "Champ" "Raging Bull" (big time). "AI". A few others. "The Big Chill". "Ordinary People".
Quote from: Shaun DigiDon't ask why, but I burst tears for the first time while watching "The Sixth Sense". When the revelation is revealed, I nearly hyperventilated in my seat from crying so hard. Very weird. I'm not big on crying in a packed theatre.
That was very sad. Also the very, very last shot of the wedding video before it fades to white. What a classy ghost movie, I love it.
i never really ever cried at movies. the only ones i can think of were the end of american beauty and the part in the car with haley joel and his mom. i cried during magnolia the othe night (the part where tommy confronts robards in the bed - "you cocksucker") even though i've seen it a million times. i get teary eyed sometimes, but i hardly ever cry.
Requiem for a Dream - Arm Scene
Dancer In the Dark - End/Glasses
Born On the 4th of July - Veteran's Hospital
End of
Hearts In Atlantis
Lenny
Quote from: themodernage02forrest gump seems to be winning out for all the saddest moments here. that is something i never wouldve expected, but i cant say i can argue with that.
i consider forrest gump to be touching rather than sad.
yeah but when he meets little forrest i cant help but cry and ive seen that movie countless times
Quote from: ewardyeah but when he meets little forrest i cant help but cry and ive seen that movie countless times
yeah but are you crying out of sadness?
"The Elephant Man" got me in the scene where he's showing Hopkins the photo of his mother and says "I must have been a great dissapointment to her."
In "Cast Away" when Wilson floats away. This scene really shows the power of movies, when you find yourself crying over a volleyball.
I must admit, I cried the first time I saw "Boyz N Da Hood" during the scene where Ricky gets shot.
"My Dog Skip" gets me everytime at the end when you see the dog on the bed, and then his image just dissapears as they are mentioning he died.
Truly sad, truly sad. "The Sixth Sense" really got me too. It's one of the most beautiful endings I've seen. And I don't tear up very much at the movies at all. "Wit" really, really got to me. :cry:
My saddest movie moments:
**SPOILERS**
Scent of a woman
La Vita e Bella
Cast Away
Braveheart
Good will hunting
Vanilla Sky
Nuovo cinema Paradiso
Dead Man Walking
A Perfect World
Happiness
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in no particular order:
Scent of a Woman - when Col. Slade wants to shoot Charles
Cast Away - as mentioned, when he meets his ex-wife in the rain AND when Wilson gets away...
Life is Beautiful - when the boy yell "Dad was right, we win! And we laughed all the way through it!!" at the end
Braveahert - When he finally yell FREEEEDOOOM!
Good Will Hunting - when Robin Williams tells "it's not your fault"
Vanilla Sky - With the SOOOO beautiful and fantastic song at the end by Sigur Ros
Nuovo cinema Paradiso - The fabulous kisses part
Dead Man Walking - most of this film, in fact, makes me cry!
A perfect world - The end, with the dollars floating around.
Happiness - When father explain to his son the truth.
spoilers herein
- Return of the Jedi - when i was young it used to be when vader died
- A Beautiful Mind - more of a tearjerker, just a whole human triumph theme going on, in which i like
- Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys - when Kieren Culkin character dies and his best friends reads a poem at his funeral
- Love Liza - the entire movie, it's so depressing, bu Phillip Seymour Hoffman is so good in it
- Shawshank Redemption - when Red (Freeman) meets Andy (Robbins) in the Caribbean
- Hard Eight - already said, but when Sydney says he loves John
- Lorenzo's Oil - I don't remember much from that movie except me crying.
there's more, i'll add 'em when i think of them
Toward the end of "Glory," when the regiment marches toward the beach, sandwiched between two lines of Union soldiers, and the guy shouts, "Give 'em hell, 54!!" and the James Horner music swells.
Oh yeah, I lose it then.
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the ones already mentioned are great but will add a few more..not mentioned.
the end of the second act..billboard.....depressing..
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the death of jim Chaviezel's character and..ben chaplain s cheating wife..very sad...
Don't you think scenes like the death of Bambis mother can be too powerful for kids...I mean if it gets adults to cry...
I was watching I Love the 70s and I was reminded of Charlotte's Web
Cinema Paradiso - kisses montage
It's A Wonderful Life - "...to my big brother George, the richest man in town..."
The Joy Luck Club - "I see you"
ET - but not now as much as back in '82
The Elephant Man - the theatre
agree with Lorenzo's Oil, too, I don't have a strong memory (a list of people saved by the oil fading in?) of it either
Some more:
1. End of "Lucas," when he gets the jacket out of the locker, while the whole student body, including the evil football players, is clapping.
2. End of "Same Time, New Year," when it looks like Alda Alda is walking out on Ellen Burstyn, his true once-a-year love, for good...
3. End of "Babe," when the everything goes perfectly silent as Babe herds the final sheep into the pen, and the only thing you can hear is the click of the gate shutting, and then the crowd erupts.
EDIT: Oh wait, I appear to be mixing "moments that make me cry" with "saddest moments" ... or did we end up doing that anyway? Oh jeez.....
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- Shawshank Redemption - when Red (Freeman) meets Andy (Robbins) in the Caribbean
actually it was the pacific. But I think that is one of the least sadest moments of the film.
- All of Kieslowski's "Blue"
- Schindler's List: Liam Neeson says goodbye to the Jews. He looks at his car and wonders why he didn't sell it to save more Jews.
- Magnolia: Frank's breakdown at his father's bedside.
- Dances With Wolves: Those bastards kill the wolf.
Just a few.. I'm at work, and I can't think straight right now.
Cinema Paradiso
Breaking The waves and L'a Strada (call me crazy but Watson's character reminds me a lot of Masina's one , so i used to connect the two and find **spoiler**their dead too sad)
Magnolia ( the wise up moment : pretty sad to say "It's not going to stop , so just give up!")
And the sadiest movie end ever: JULES ET JIM....
-Schindler's List: when jewish mothers see how their children are taked by germans on trucks
-Il Postino: when his wife tells Pablo Neruda that Mario Ruoppolo is dead
...i don't remember more movies maybe later
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-Il Postino: when his wife tells Pablo Neruda that Mario Ruoppolo is dead
I completely forgot Il postino....such a mellow movie
And I also remember The pianist....when the family has to separate from Wadyslaw in the train.
Quote from: AKAnd I also remember The pianist....when the family has to separate from Wadyslaw in the train.
GOD DAMN SPOILER!!Another is when the nazis throw the old man in the wheel chair out of the window, with this one your first feeling might be an incommensurable rage, but if you look at their family, you can't help but feel (rage too) but a tremendous sadness.
In Jerry Maguire when Rod Tidwell mentions Jerry in his interview with ESPN at the end. Wow i definatly lose it every time.
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Another is when the nazis throw the old man in the wheel chair out of the window, with this one your first feeling might be an incommensurable rage, but if you look at their family, you can't help but feel (rage too) but a tremendous sadness.
All those moments in the pianist are more shocking than sad in my opinion...
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Other example is that (wonderful) scene when he is walking on the street and diverting from the body of dead kid like it was a rock in the middle of the way!....that makes the movie a punch in the stomach....all the cruelty becomes routine.
The saddest movie moments for me are the ends of good movies, when the credits come up. Because now we are getting sucked back into the realities, a reality in which sexually repressed men prey on little kiddies, a reality which includes McDonalds being the #1 fast food chain in the country. Let me reiterate that like a lawyer, because I don't think you understand, a reality which includes McDonalds being the # 1 fast food chain in the country. Let me say it one more time so you can finally understand the absurdities in it: a reality which includes McDonalds being the #1 fast food chain in the country. What the hell, this is already the worst post I've ever written, I might as well say it again: McDonalds is the #1 fast food chain in the country. And trust me, I try to forget it, but I need this as a reminder in my life, similar to why we all need Nazis in our memories. McDonalds and Nazi's are one in the same, existing for the sole purpose of destroying humanity.
Okay, if you don't understand what I'm getting at here, let me ask whether or not you think a sexually repressed pedophile should run a day-care center?
Spoilers for: Monster's Ball, Magnolia, Invincible, Decalogue, Bowling for Columbine.
the ending of:
- Casablanca
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- Man on the Moon
- Boys Don't Cry
- Simon Birch
Monster's Ball: Leticia's son pronounced dead
Invincible: the strongman getting the nail in his leg and having to amputate it
Decalogue: every damn movie of the complete set
Bowling for Columbine: What a Wonderful World...
Magnolia: Donnie Smith - "I really do have love to give... I just don't know where to put it..."
Quote from: MrBurgerKingThe saddest movie moments for me are the ends of good movies, when the credits come up.
I totally agree with you
everyboy keep listing the scene in magnolia with tom crusie at his fathers bedside, which is sad and all, but i'm suprised nobody has mentioned the scene with Jason Robards talking to Phil Hoffman, where he gives his long speech about his ex wife, and how he cheated on her. That breaks me up every time
Quote from: MrBurgerKingThe end of Monsters Inc makes me cry. Perhaps its because of the fact that my childhood best friend, puppy siberian huskey wolf ran away about 7 years ago. Never got over that poor smooch, and it hurts knowing that I'm the reason she ran away. I was just sitting down in the living room, enjoying a spicy chicken sandwich, and I opened the backporch door to let some air in. I thought the dog was in her cage, but she was actually in the house, roaming around. Anyway, she immediately ran and sprinted out the door. I threw my sandwich down right then and ran out the door with only socks and shorts on. I chased her through a forest that lead into a back road, surrounded by trees. I chased her for a couple miles, and she did something which really burned into my mind as I was chasing her. Take into consideration that she was obviously much faster than me. So, she would run up the road until I couldn't see her, then she'd stop and look back until she saw me running after her, then she'd keep running. I don't know why she did it. Eventually I couldn't run anymore. I just couldn't run down that down-hill backroad anymore. It was physically impossible, and she was way in front of me at this point. I kept running, and eventually it was futile. I lost her. I thought maybe when she sees that I'm not chasing after her, she'll turn around. So much for that, the sun was coming down very soon. The worst part is I have no idea what happened to her.
So, it always brings tears to my eyes when Sully and Boo re-unite at the end.
I'm so incredibly late for this thread, which seems to be done with, but this was the saddest thing i've ever read.
spoiler for magnolia, boys don't cry, fucking amal, welcome to the dollhouse
the scene in Magnolia that gets me (i don't think it's been said yet) is when it is revealed that Claudia was molested by Jimmy- and cut to Claudia entering the taxi cab while Jon Brion's haunting score plays...The look on her face in that taxi cab is just brilliant. The years of sexual abuse and torment over it is just visible on her face...it's one of the saddest transitions...
boys don't cry- when chloe sevigny is in the car on the highway with that beautiful song playing in the background- and she kinda gives a little smile as she remembers brandon.
royal tennenbaums- when richie tries to kill himself to "needle in the hay" by elliot smith (rip)
fucking amal- when agnes tries to kill herself
welcome to the dollhouse- the last scene on the bus in which dawn has learned nothing and the entire hell she has had endured paid off to nothing...i guess that's more depressing than sad, but i dunno.
I tend to cry at movies more often then most guys my age. Here are some serious dam-breakers for me:
- Royal Tenenbaums: When Royal gives Chas the dog, I fucking lose it every time, and then it usually carries over through the whole rest of the movie (and peaks in the ambulance).
- The Straight Story: unusual case. I cried three different times during the movie. 1) During the thunderstorm scene and Farnsworth knows he due for bad news 2) The WW2 story 3) The ending
- Lost in Translation: Don't need to elaborate which part.
- Adaptation: 2 reasons 1) it was damn good 2) it was so true to my life it was seriously depressing-- especially the scene where Kaufman blows it w/ Amelia early on
- Glory: how could you not lose it at the end.
- Field of Dreams: "Want to play catch?"
- LA Confidential: Your guess as to how this happened is as good as mine. But when I first saw it, when Pearce and Crowe say their goodbyes, and Kim Basinger drives him away... I lost it. Like I said, that's a strange one.
yeah field of dreams in an instant.
i dont cry but there are some gut wrenching sad as shit moments in Chasing Amy. When Amy is left alone by the car outside the hockey rink. that shit is painful. When Affleck delivers that brilliant one tear on the couch and Banky says "The girl." anyone who says Smith dosent have depth can eat my ass.
the saddest movie for me is 'umberto d.' just because it's so real. i've never cried during a pta film. his films are my favorite among current films, but i'm more wrapped up in the intensity of them all more than the emotion. for me, the emotion comes later when i'm thinking of his films or during the second or third viewing. but during the first viewing it's all a big mind fuck of amazement.
I just watched "Little Women" with Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. Wow. I have never cried so much during a movie. Especially the scene where Beth (Claire Danes) is talking to Jo (Wynona Ryder) before she dies. I lost it. Beth was my favorite character in the book and the movie. She was so gentle and innocent. When she says "I love being home...but I dont like being left behind..." the waterworks started. I usually dont cry during movies, but this one hit me just right.
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i dont cry but there are some gut wrenching sad as shit moments in Chasing Amy. When Amy is left alone by the car outside the hockey rink. that shit is painful. When Affleck delivers that brilliant one tear on the couch and Banky says "The girl." anyone who says Smith dosent have depth can eat my ass.
Amen.