I'm a big film buff. But if a film brings out tears in me, it is never on the first viewing. Only on the second time around, if at all. Its rare for it to happen, but then considering how many good sentimental movies I've seen, I can remember a few.
*I guess I should post a spoiler warning if you haven't seen these films and plan to*
Armageddon did nothing for me, but
Deep Impact has this scene where Elijah Wood's parents are about to be engulfed by the tidal wave and instead of running away shrieking, they spend their last moments staring lovingly into each other's eyes. Very touching.
Gibon's last moment in
Braveheart is also a tearjerker when he envisions his long dead wife while the axe falls. The subtle soundtrack scoring there is superb because it returns for a moment to play their 'love theme' before resolving into the main theme.
I credit chick-flicks
Steel Magnolias and
Beaches for a couple of loose tears, but please... don't tell my wife.
When Meryl Streep buries Redford in
Out of Africa she cannot let go of dirt she has in her hand. Rather than thowing it on his coffin, she clutches it close to her. That's one of the finest moments in film as far as I'm concerned.
I still get tears in my eye when Kirk stumbles out the word "human" for Spock at his funeral in
The Wrath of Khan. This is without a doubt Shatner's finest acting moment. (and probably the drama highlight of the entire franchise)
The deeply moving words uttered by
Wind in His Hair at the end of
Dances with Wolves is also extremely touching.
The tale of the main character's mother in
The Joy Luck Club is deeply tragic. She is fleeing on foot from Japanese invasion in the 1930s and is infected with dysentery. She elects to leave her two infant daughters beside a tree, along with every item of wealth she possed rather than risk dying beside them, for fear that no one would take them because their dead mother will haunt her children (the Chinese are very supersitous). Wow, talk about a heart-wretching moment. This scene has me crying like a little girl every time I see it.
Plenty more, but those are what I recall at the moment.
You guys are gonna make fun of me but I can usually feel a lump coming up when I see one particular commercial.
Acutally danoff, its my wife that gets teary at that one. I just think it's nice..... you wuss
M
