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J_K_M_A_N:
Freedom Writers has a spot in the middle where the one kid reads from his journal. Gets me every time. But I am a big wuss. I cry at a bunch of movies. Like a little girl. It is kind of sad actually. Excuse me.... :cry:

J_K_M_A_N

Loafmeister:
There are a few.

- Brian’s Song was probably the first movie to have that effect on me.

- Titanic. No, not when Rose lets Jack go; although I bought into the lovey-dovey love storey, it didn’t hit me that hard. But when they end up in the water when the ship splits in half; the camera is centered on Rose and starts to pull back, then back, then back some more, which now shows several hundred people all crying out and you know aside from a couple pulled out of the water, they’ll all croak.  For whatever reason, that was a strong scene for me.

But for me, the movie that hit me the hardest was:
- Field of Dreams. When Costner tells his father (with a slight tremor in his voice) “Dad, do you want to have a catch?” I lost it!  Thinking about it right now, my eyes still well up.

Honorable mention: Catwoman.  Seriously, the idea I’ll never be able to get that 2 hours back was too much…

Chadwick:
It didn't make me tear up, but after watching "Requiem For A Dream" I was so emotionally "spent" that it felt as though I had been crying for hours.

orion:

"I didn't feel the slightest desire to tear up during Shawshank redemption. I was too busy being intrigued by how damn clever the movie was."


I have to agree that Shawshank was damn clever. Though it didn't make me cry, I do believe this is one of the most profound movies I have ever seen. The whole metaphor of "Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of ---Cleveland steamer--- and came out clean on the other side." I find very poignant. And to think that this was written by Stephen King! I had no idea just how good of a writer he is until I saw this movie. I had a whole new level of respect for him afterwords.

shardian:

--- Quote from: orion on March 20, 2009, 08:54:42 am ---
I have to agree that Shawshank was damn clever. Though it didn't make me cry, I do believe this is one of the most profound movies I have ever seen. The whole metaphor of "Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of ---Cleveland steamer--- and came out clean on the other side." I find very poignant. And to think that this was written by Stephen King! I had no idea just how good of a writer he is until I saw this movie. I had a whole new level of respect for him afterwords.

--- End quote ---

Stephen King will put you inside the head of his characters better than any other writer I've ever read. He's also an incredibly sick ---fudgesicle---! Don't believe me? Read Gerald's Game.

Some of his best work also comes in Short Story form. Romance? Yeah he is good at that too. The 4th Dark Tower book, Wizard and Glass, is a prequel of sorts and is a tragic romance story with steamy sex scenes and everything. I felt like storing my copy in my wife's romance collection after finishing it. Goodness knows it has to be better than anything else in that section.  ;D

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