I’m a bit of a softy, especially with music and certain films/scenes from films.
And it’s a bit all over the place.
Since my dad died, I can’t listen to My Father’s House by Springsteen, and I’ve never been a big Bruce fan. But I listen to that now, and I’m crushed.
Certain operas/arias bring me to tears.
Transatlanticism by Death Cab is always rough, even if I’m in a great mood. I’ll end up drifting back into some former relationship and it’ll get me misty eyed.
Too many songs bring tears to my eyes for reasons of joy, sadness, yearning, etc…
Here’s a weird one. Superman The Movie. Christopher Reeve. When he grabs Lois and that helicopter(pilots inside) from falling from the roof, I snort cry. I just wish sometimes there was this “miracle man” who could do stuff like that and give us all something to believe in and be so thankful it exists.
Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, Sling Blade…. All crushers…
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
Sorry....I am sure that I am not in the minority.....but most people do not mind the singing of the National Anthem before the start of a "quality sporting event>
I don't mind it, but I wouldn't miss it if it went away either. [Reply]
I don't specifically recall crying while reading/watching Marley and Me, but I had old labs at the time so either I did, or I just turned it off because I knew I would. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
My Old Man- Zac Brown Band....the morning they previewed it nationally I was driving in to work....the words struck such a chord in me that I had to pull off the road to compose myself. Still makes me teary/
Highway 20 Ride
{how to out yourself as a divorce kid without saying it...} [Reply]
Originally Posted by ToxSocks:
Aaaahh dude i was gonna mention this one, but figured no one would remember it.
Yes, Big Fish is an excellent man cry movie. It's the first movie that came to mind when i saw the thread.
I honestly think it hit hard enough that it didn't have any legs. That's why nobody really re-watches it and it's just gone from pop culture.
McGregor, Finny, Helena bonham Carter; hell Billy Crudup does a damn nice job. Tim Burton didn't go TOO Tim Burton. There are some really good/funny/interesting supporting parts that are done well.
But it's gonna make dudes cry and we don't like that shit. So we watch it once and then never tell anyone about it and so it just vanishes from the landscape. Because nobody wants to talk about Big Fish with their buddies. We watch it alone on the couch once and pretend it never happened... [Reply]
nah just kidding but when I saw that in theaters in the 90's I did see my buddy have a tear roll down his eye at that ending.
But honestly, I kind of tear up a little bit in those coming of age movies where they finally get their chance or accomplish something. I dunno why but sometimes [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
But it's gonna make dudes cry and we don't like that shit. So we watch it once and then never tell anyone about it and so it just vanishes from the landscape.
Yeah pretty much.
I remember at the time my room mate asking me if i wanted to watch a Man-cry movie. I had seen it around, but never knew anything about it.
Watched it....got all choked...and i always tell everyone it's a good movie but ive never watched it again because....i dont wanna...i dont wanna get all teary and shit, lol. [Reply]
I remember at the time my room mate asking me if i wanted to watch a Man-cry movie. I had seen it around, but never knew anything about it.
Watched it....got all choked...and i always tell everyone it's a good movie but ive never watched it again because....i dont wanna...i dont wanna get all teary and shit, lol.
I watched UP with the wife when it came out. Never have I ever cried during an animated film before. Not even as a little kid watching Land Before Time.
We had a good cry together because the events of the film hit a lot of the same notes in our lives especially the scenes involved around trying to have a kid.
Still a great movie... probably my favorite Pixar movie ever. Couldn't watch it a second time even before she died. Now? No fucking way.
/I don't mean to look like I'm searching for sympathy by continuing to bring her up like that... its just the topic of the thread and what is in my brain. [Reply]
/I don't mean to look like I'm searching for sympathy by continuing to bring her up like that... its just the topic of the thread and what is in my brain.
No one thinks you're searching for sympathy. If they do, they can fuck off. It's a major part of life and i appreciate you allowing yourself to be human on an open forum.
She's part of who you are and im sure there isn't a day that goes by in which you dont think of her. [Reply]
My dad was a big fan of Bobby Darin...Beyond the Sea was a favorite of his. When he passed, we played it at his wake (along with an eclectic bunch of stuff...the old man had quite a range of musical tastes). But that song...the lyrics...combined with the fact that my mom had passed away a few years prior...well, now I can't hear it without choking up:
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing
Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms, I'd go sailing
It's far beyond a star
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again, I'll go sailing
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet, I know we'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again, I'll go sailing
No more sailing
So long, sailing
Bye-bye, sailing
Goodbye, Captain
Not out of sadness per se, more out of happy memories. I remember them dancing old school style to big band swing songs, and this one was a favorite. That song was written for the way it all ended up for them.
