Crying in Movies: Show me Your Tears

[allyndra]

On Saturday, we went to the video place and rented Holes (because my son just finished the book and adored it), Bridge to Terebithia (because he's been wanting to read the book), and Sydney White (because it was fluffy and had Danny Strong in it). We watched Holes and got started on Bridge to Terebithia, and it was all very nice. Then, Sunday morning, I awoke to find my son sobbing on the couch. He'd gotten up early and decided to finish Bridge to Terebithia without us, and he'd just gotten to the part where Leslie died. He hadn't ever seen a movie where a character he cared about, a sympathetic character who's given screen time to grow, died. Plus, she was just a kid, which I think hit him even harder.

Now, I cry in movies quite a bit, and so does my husband. I got to thinking, though, is that normal? Do y'all cry in films? If so, tell me:
1. Which movie do you love, even though it makes you cry?
2. Is there a movie you hate, but cry at anyway?

Comments

[dancinbutterfly.livejournal.com]

I cried in the i read the BOOK Bridge to Terabithia(I was 9. I was FURIOUS and crushed)

1)Green Mile - both the book and the movie. In the movie I cry when John Coffy is executed. In the book, I cry when Delacroix's execution gets fucked up
Also - West Side Story - if I so much as HEAR "Somewhere" I start crying.

2)For the longest time I HATED Titanic even though it made me cry like a little kid. I love it now though. *shrug* I tend to love the movies that make me cry.

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

The book Bridge to Terebithia killed me as a kid. Also a book called Toothpick, where the girl had cystic fybrosis. I bawled.

Oh, West Side Story! I love it, and yes, I cry. But I have to do so when my husband is out, because he mocks it relentlessly. And crying at something that's being laughed at is really annoying.

I actually liked Titanic. The hype around it bugged me, but I really enjoyed the movie. Haven't watched it in years, though.