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What movies make you cry?
A recent viewing of Schindler’s List, coupled with fellow blogger Ron Rollins’ confession that Jane Austen movies make him teary, got me to wondering:
What movies make you cry?
My list flows like the tears of all the teen viewers of Titanic put together. I’ll admit it, I’m a sap. It doesn’t take much to get me going. Here are a few examples of movies that never fail to turn on my waterworks.
Beauty and the Beast/Toy Story 2: Pretty much any great Disney/Pixar movie makes me well up, but these two wring the most tears. The beast’s “death” scene turns me into a blubbering mess, and Jessie’s expression when she realizes she’s been abandoned is heartbreaking. The music in both movies really sells those moments.
Schindler’s List: Much has been said about how the “I could have got more� scene is the one blemish on this masterpiece, but the part of the ending that truly hits home is the footage of the real Schindler Jews, accompanied by the actors who played them, paying homage at his grave.
Vertigo: For my money, this is the most painful story of love lost ever made, yet every time I’ve seen it with an audience, some misunderstanding people laughed at it. That inspires tears for a different reason.
The Band Wagon: This may seem like an odd choice, because this is one of the most ebullient of all MGM musicals. Still, sometimes I tear up in happiness at seeing filmmaking done so well, especially considering this kind of musical-making is a lost art. “This goodbye brings a tear to the eye” indeed.
The Wizard of Oz: “I think I’ll miss you most of all.� WAAHHH!
I could keep going to fill a whole week’s worth of posts, but I pass the Kleenex to you. C’mon, fess up and tell me: which movies make you at least tear up, if not out-and-out cry?
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By Derwood
August 18, 2006 12:48 AM | Link to this
I know its not mentioned much, but the movie “Poweder” always gets to me.By Hillary
August 17, 2006 9:35 PM | Link to this
Forrest Gump when he’s talking at Jenny’s gravesite. I’m a blubbering mess. And A League of Their Own gets me at the end. Still can’t listen to ‘This Used to Be My Playground’ without a few tears.By MisterG
August 17, 2006 5:31 PM | Link to this
Good ones referenced already. I’ll add a few more (beyond “World Trade Center,” for obvious reasons): “Steel Magnolias,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and (I know this marks me as a true sap), “Peter Pan,” (all versions). Pass the kleenex, please.By Sir Critic
August 17, 2006 5:09 PM | Link to this
Just as long as you’re referring to Paul Haggis’ “Crash” as oppposed to David Cronenberg’s, Kei! ;)By Kei
August 17, 2006 3:26 PM | Link to this
It’s cliche, I know, but The Lion King and Bambi always get me every single time. Poor, poor Mufasa. CRASH! also got me a little misty-eyed at a point. You probably know the one.By SRCputt
August 17, 2006 3:08 PM | Link to this
The Baby Mine sequence in Dumbo, the climax of A Little Princess, and most of The Joy Luck Club get me worked up. This year, the biggest workouts on my tear ducts were the two 9/11 films, United 93 and World Trade Center.