Ramblings of a Crowe

Movies that Make You Cry (spoilers)

I recently watched "The Joy Luck Club" and cried my eyes out at the end. After, I got to thinking about all the movies that have turned on the waterworks for me...and discovered that these days they are far and few between. Are movies just not as touching these days, or am I just getting a stone cold heart in my old age?

So, what movies made you guys cry? Men, don't be shy--we know it happens to you too. :P

Here's mine (behind the cut):

Return to Snowy River when Denny gets shot as he's racing down the mountain. Damn it all, I friggen bawl like a baby every-single-time.

Gladiator at the very end as he crosses into the Summerlands and when his friend is burying the figurines in the sand. "But not yet. Not yet."

The Green Mile. I don't think I've ever cried so hard during a movie. I remember sitting in the movie theater, sobbing hysterically, and looking over to see my good friend Mike pulling his hat down over his eyes, shoulders shaking. People all around us were crying. Of course, that made me cry even harder. I bought the movie, but I don't think it I ever watched it at home--I couldn't. It was just too damn sad and made me feel horrible about being human.

Full Metal Alchemist. I watch a lot of cartoons and a few have made me cry, but not like the episode in this show where Hugues dies. I mean, one minute he's on the phone and Envy appears in the form of his wife, the next we're looking at a coffin at a funeral. I just sort of sat there thinking, "No way. Cool characters like this aren't picked off. It has to be fake," because we all know that cartoons don't kill off the best characters, right? They always come back later to surprise us. Then his little girl starts screaming as the put the dirt over his casket, and for some reason I realized Hugues wasn't coming back--ever. "Mommy! Mommy! Why are they doing that? Make them stop! Why are they burying Daddy! Stop it! Stop it!" God, I lost it. I was still crying when Ed, the main character who had no clue his friend was dead, caught a glimpse of Hugues (ghost?) standing at a train station and waving to him. *f@$#ing bawl bawl bawl*

God damn that bastard, Envy. And damn that show for being one of the most depressing I've ever seen.

Dances With Wolves. "I am Wind in his Hair! I'll always be your friend! Can't you see that I will always be your friend!" Just * sob *.

Where the Heart Is made me cry at the end, when she finally realizes she is worth something and goes to find Forney.

"It's just that, I lied because--I thought that you deserved something better than me."

"Something better than you? Novalee, there's nothing better than you."

*bursts into tears*

Edit

I wanted to add to my list just about any animal movie ever made. The animals always get me. Every. Single. Time. 8 Below, Seabiscuit, Hildalgo, K-9, Never Cry Wolf, Born Free, Phar Lap, Free Willy, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Thunderhead, The Black Stallion, the Snowy River movies, The Incredible Journey, etc. Hell, I cried when they blew up Jaws. I was like 5 at the time, but it still pissed me off they killed the man eating shark because he was just doing what sharks do--eating things.

Animals get to me. I don't know why. Maybe because they just do what they have to do without all the drama us humans tend to drag around. It's not about living or dying in these movies, it's about trying until you've given it your all. That sort of stuff tugs at my heartstrings.

Posted by Zoso at May 29, 2007 01:50 AM