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To any guys on this board: did you cry?

posted 15 years ago by crazydude1989
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I'm just asking. I think the music during the montage and then the end could make even the most macho man cry. I'm a guy who's turning 21 very shortly and I lost it when I watched it. It was because of Ellie dying (and having a miscarriage) and how she didn't get to fufill her dream. Everything before that was happy and great. Also the fact they knew each other since childhood. I have this great friend who's a girl and we both met when we were 11 back in 2000. She's just a friend though. When I first met her I had a crush on her, lolz. I didn't tell her about it until 2 years ago. haha. She was really flattered though and I understand she wants to be friends. The montage sort of makes me think of our friendship.

Also I admit it I love balloons. I have since I was 3. I have Aspergers and balloons are my main obsession but there are some non Aspie people who have things for balloons too.

So did any "tough" guys try to hold back tears during the montage?

Pixar really knows how to tug on the heartstrings. Remember Toy Story 2 "When she loved me?" Didn't make me cry but it really is a sad song.

Don't Genius Live in a Lamp?-Patrick Star

BAZINGA!--Sheldon Cooper

[–] Hint523 15 years ago

Interestingly enough I didn't cry the first time, partially because I was with my younger brother and sister in the movie theater, but then I just recently watched it again by myself and found myself crying for the first time in over a year. Pixar is amazing.

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[–] aliciaspencer 15 years ago

I'm a girl, and I cried all three times I've seen this movie.
My boyfriend cried as well, first time I've ever seen him cry. It was so cute.

[–] Whitey2011 15 years ago

I didn't quite cry, but my eyes welled up. It particularly affect me as my grandmother passed away last year, and both her and my grandad love travelling abroad all the time, before she became too ill and frail.

It's the only film I can remember getting emotional while watching.

And then.....AND THEN THE CAGE COMES DOWN!

[–] Adrianics 15 years ago

Yes I did, also gave the paying audience a nice, loud snort in the middle of the quietest, most reflective scene (the scrapbook scene before the climax) too.

[–] eduardovictory 15 years ago

Yesterday, I was at a friend's birthday party and he put this on and I broke in front of everyone. He let me borrow it, and I took it home and watched it again that night, and I still cried.

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[–] Bronco_josh88 15 years ago

This is one of only two movies that have ever made me cry. The scene where they plan their life out, and then cuts to a miscarriage and Ellie dying is really heart wrenching, and the scapbook at the end topped it off.

The other movie you say ?? Strangely enough was Hardball when the little kid that doesn't play gets shot and killed

[–] danzaiver 15 years ago

Im late 20s and yeah, I did almost tear up, it was a close call. Two points. The first is the montage you're all talking about when they grow older and then she dies.. The montage just makes you feel how fleeting life is, and it's kind of overwhelming in a way..

The second time it got to me, is at a point I don't think anyone's mentioned, but I think it's even more affecting, is when the house is being shook up and the main character tries his best to salvage the pieces of furniture as they're the only thing left to remind him of his wife.. Just the way it's so precious to him and how much he doesn't want to lose it really gets to me. In fact it's getting to me right now talking about it.

[–] KillerMoose23 15 years ago

Well, I welled up at the miscarriage because I remember when my mom went through that. The other part that got me was the note that Ellie left behind.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

[–] XXXXshogunXXXX-1 15 years ago

I didnt cry at all. At first I thought he was dreaming when they showed him and his wife getting married and living life, then i saw them at the dr's office and immediately knew it wasnt a dream. Felt a little sad, but was just more curious what was gonna happen next

[–] hatr 15 years ago

yes

[–] scsevenup82 15 years ago

I didn't cry, but i almost did and was so incredibly sad on the inside, and it just made me think more and more "this movie is too sad for kids...it has a funeral and they try to take his house and put him in a home" :(

The scene where he opens the book and sees that her happiest adventure was being part of her life was a very emotional scene as well. It was a glowing warm feeling of happiness in the darkness of the other sad montages.

"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

[–] misterwilliam 15 years ago

I'll admit that there was a palpable lump in my throat during the montage.

Ok, maybe I shed a tear.

Or two.

Or twelve....

[–] JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies 15 years ago

I cried quite a few times, but I cry very easily when watching films.

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[–] alopecoid25 15 years ago

I am a 35 year-old man and I fought hard to keep my self from bawling in the theater. That montage in the beginning is one of the most touching series of images ever put on film.

[–] scifi1980 15 years ago

We just planted my granmother back in Feb. For YEARS she kept talking about going to Hawaii but when we offered to pay for the trip, she would backpeddle or make an excuse. It was an idea in her head but she was too scared to go. I was told she had been talking about it on and off for 45+ years.

The dog that befriends the good guys, he reminds me of my yellow lab, so I hated seeing him get pushed around.

No crying but there were depressing parts. The married life montage was sad too. 2 years ago, we took my recently deceased grandmother up to North Philly where she grew up, and broad st, the main road through has (what's left of them) those big victorian homes with the huge columns. Most of them are boarded up, burned out and were in the process of being bulldozed. The area (what we saw anyway) looked like a third world hell hole, and I felt depressed thinking about all those families (most long gone) who grew up there in the 20's in what used to be a nice well to do suburban area of Philly itself. Reminded me of this movie how they spent their whole lives in that house, fixed it up and at the end those scum developers had pushed everyone out and were knocking everything flat for the future.

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