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OK, what needed sayin’ has been said.
I found Kirk’s eulogy for Spock very moving, “Of my friend, I can only say this. Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human.”
And for me, the teariest part of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was, “My friends, you bow to no one,” as the king and the entire kingdom bow before the four hobbits.
For me, these are the films I have cried while watching:
- Return of the Jedi
- Stand By Me
- My Life (with Michael Keaton)
- Schindler’s List
- Au Revoir Les Enfants
- Forrest Gump
- Letters from Iwo Jima
I was crying when King Theoden died in Return of the King.
Oh yes. I work tech support on the night shift and we always have a TV running as there’s usually few calls coming in. I watched Life is Beautiful at work and was in a call during the final scene. That wasn’t easy at all.
That bit at the end of ‘Cool Runnings’ where they carry the bobsleigh over the finish line. DAMN YOU DISNEY!
Chaplins ‘City Lights’ gets to me too.
That’s when I knew that Hanks was going to win the Oscar. It wasn’t the words he said. The whole story as he heard what Jenny said, realized what she meant, understood what it meant to him, felt the joy and pride immediately followed by worry. Then he says “Is he smart…” He took us through all those emotions just through his eyes.
For me, the thing about Finding Nemo was the occassion. The summer that came out, we had just lost our son (stillbirth). About a month later, we decided to go to a movie to get our minds on happier things.
Damn.
The bit when the dad says “I’ll never let anything happen to you.” just about forced me to leave the theater. Those words just screamed in my ears, and even now, three years later, tears well-up in my eyes. The movie, however, is fantastic. Ellen DeGeneress simply makes the movie. “I wish I could speak whale” floors me every time. Still, it will never be in my DVD collection. It reminds me how I’ll never share a cute Disney movie with my little Hayden.
My wife and I had a similar problem with the beginning of *Happy Feet{/I] when…
…the egg doesn’t hatch and the daddy penquin is told “Sometimes that happens…” She was so afraid that damn egg wasn’t going to hatch.
I haven’t seen the movie though. I’ve just heard about it.
The scene that always gets me from ROTK is:
Yeah, i think im getting a touch of allergies right now. The “you bow to no one” scene really doesn’t do it for me because i always thought it should have just been Frodo and Sam.
Huh. I’m surprised nobody has mentioned:
Shane
The Cowboys
Old Yeller
Big Fish.
At the end when the son is at the funeral seeing all the people from his father’s life and he finally realizes that while his father’s stories may not have been completely true, they contained the essential truths of his life.
The Perfect Storm
What are you, a freakin’ cyborg?
Who isn’t touched by Will Patton’s kid seeing the “salesman” who came by to visit earlier on the TV?
(and I don’t care what anyone says about the ridiculous science, it’s a fun action film)
Also Terminator 2. You would have to be a Terminator to not cry when the T800 told John Conner “he knows now why [humans] cry but it’s something he can’t do” and then has himself lowered into the steel.
More than Nemo, for me, it’s Monsters, Inc.. If you’re a big galoot, you understand.
“Kitty!”
16 Blocks
Bang the Drum Slowly
The new ones coming out are:
The Pursuit of Happyness - Father/Son thing
We are Marshall - Football tragedy
Not just that one- how about when Harry tells AJ that he always thought of him as his son. AJ just loses it and screams “I love you, Harry!”
Gah. Broke my damn heart.
Seconded (actually, thirded, if you count my post #20). 
The scene that always gets me: the last game catcher Pearson plays, where it’s clear to the audience that this is it.
On the mound, Pearson’s friend Wiggen does his best to keep it from the rest how bad it is. With two out in the ninth, the batter hits a pop fly near the plate, which Pearson, in his enfeebled state, loses in the sun. Will it end in disgrace? No: the first baseman is covering the plate and snags the fly.
At this point, a beautiful, tender rendition of the title song begins (two acoustic guitars, with the melody hummed wordlessly). In slow motion, the team on the right side of the screen celebrates the win. Gradually, the ones who know Pearson is dying look to the left side of the screen, and realize that he doesn’t know what’s going on, and is clearly near death. He can’t even bend down to pick up his mask and helmet. Wiggen and Joe Jaros walk over and retrieve them for him.
The juxtaposition of celebration against the stark reality that their friend is now going home to die is a magnificent portrayal of how tragedy usually occurs alongside happiness IRL.
IMO, it doesn’t get any better.
The Pianist. Especially the scene near the end with the Polish national anthem.
I’m tearing up right now just thinking of it.
I don’t think I could ever watch Life is Beautiful again. Damnit now I’m thinking about it, I’ve got to stop.