A post over at FiveThirtEight at movies that make people cry made for interesting reading. To me, “Saving Private Ryan” is a no-brainer – if you don’t get weepy at the end you don’t have a soul. “Titanic”, being the chick flick that it is, I’m guessing gals would say the same very same thing, but the only about that made me cry about “Titanic” was having to listen to Celine Dion’s mawkish “My Heart Will Go On” over the closing credits. Ugh. That’s one bad song – the poster child for everything wrong with modern pop music. The others on the list? I haven’t seen many of them. I think I saw “Brian’s Song” a long time ago, and considering the guy dying young at the end, I’m guessing people crying over that would be understandable.
So what do y’all think out there? Any movies that make you bring a box of tissues along with the bowl of buttered popcorn?
Brian’s Song is a definite weeper.
I get surprisingly choked up during the final scene of ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus’. One of Richard Dreyfuss’ best, IMHO
Comment by Dave Richard — January 14, 2015 @ 12:26 pm
Old Yeller and Bambi have scarred me for life.
Comment by Jana — January 14, 2015 @ 3:31 pm
Tracey says the Spock death scene at the end of “Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan” makes her weep like a willow.
She also reminds me I tear up at the end of “It’s A Wonderful Life” as the camera pans over the crowd that has gathered in George Bailey’s house singing “Old Lang Syne”. Yep, she’s right about that, I am a sentimental softie.
Comment by The Great White Shank — January 14, 2015 @ 9:08 pm
It would have to be Schindlers List at the end when he mentioned the material things he could have given up to save another life. Pretty remarkable man. Also, if you haven’t seen the Imitation game.. set it. Another remarkable human being who has gone unnoticed. Not many can put on their resume what this man did. His name was Alan Turning.
Comment by Killer — January 16, 2015 @ 2:59 pm