Bridge to Terabithia and how I had a man cry for a children's movie

[Pandairon]

I went in expecting a nice little fantasy adventure film, but oh boy was I wrong. This is, without question, the saddest movie I've ever seen in my entire life. Yes, it's told through the eyes of children and yes it is considered a "children's" movie, but the themes are much too deep and well fleshed out for any child to get the full scope of what this film offers. The acting was great, the characters believable, the dialogue realistic.

Even though I don't come from a broken home, I could still relate a lot with Jess which is why I think the movie was so powerful for me. I can totally remember the days when I felt like an outcast, and how I wished I had a friend that would understand me. I also appreciated the way they brought up religion and Christianity. It was brief, but powerful. The way they handled everything, from isolation to friendship to escapism to loss, all through the eyes of a child, was just wonderful and so well done.

I don't want to go into much more for fear of spoiling anything, but basically if you haven't seen this movie you should really give it a shot. The last movie I cried at was The Lion King when I was five years old. So no, I was not at all expecting to get emotional going into this, but I just lost it. It also doesn't help knowing the story was inspired by a real life event.

This movie is definately going to sit along side films like Up and Wall*E as favorite "family" movies of mine

I'm also interested in checking out the original book now... has anyone here read it?

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Read the book as a kid and bawled. Completely forgot about it and watched the movie as an adult and then I remembered the ending. Made me sad. Didn't cry this time around though..go me and my stone cold emotions!.

 

[El Poncho]

I went to see the movie with my friend and all the girls came out crying. I didn't though because i'm a man! RAWRRR.

 

[messy]

I thought it was OK, the ending mad me a little sad but it didn't bring me to tears. Now when Pikachu cries at the end of the pokemon movie; that breaks me down.

Second post in a row where I've mentioned Pikachu

 

[Monkeytacoz]

haven't seen it yet

 

[DemonicVixen]

I havn't seen that movie yet however i find a lot of movies make me cry at the end. Right now the only one i can think of would be Pursuit Of Happiness (ok so its not the best one to pick but for some reason i can't think of the most upsetting one).

 

[Burningsok]

havent seen it, but i read the book, yes... i did cry inside a little.

 

[Disaster Button]

I thought it was OK, the ending mad me a little sad but it didn't bring me to tears. Now when Pikachu cries at the end of the pokemon movie; that breaks me down.

Second post in a row where I've mentioned Pikachu

Me too, I actually had this conversaiton in English class the other day because we had a sub and the whole class was basically one giant nostalgia lesson about our pasts. I brought this up and apparently I was the only one who cried. Ash was turned to stone dammit and was brought back to life by the tears of his Pokemon, how is that not heartbreaking?

Oh and I plan to see this movie, along with Where the Wild Things Are.

 

[ribonuge]

I went in expecting a nice little fantasy adventure film, but oh boy was I wrong. This is, without question, the saddest movie I've ever seen in my entire life. Yes, it's told through the eyes of children and yes it is considered a "children's" movie, but the themes are much too deep and well fleshed out for any child to get the full scope of what this film offers. The acting was great, the characters believable, the dialogue realistic.

Even though I don't come from a broken home, I could still relate a lot with Jess which is why I think the movie was so powerful for me. I can totally remember the days when I felt like an outcast, and how I wished I had a friend that would understand me. I also appreciated the way they brought up religion and Christianity. It was brief, but powerful. The way they handled everything, from isolation to friendship to escapism to loss, all through the eyes of a child, was just wonderful and so well done.

I don't want to go into much more for fear of spoiling anything, but basically if you haven't seen this movie you should really give it a shot. The last movie I cried at was The Lion King when I was five years old. So no, I was not at all expecting to get emotional going into this, but I just lost it. It also doesn't help knowing the story was inspired by a real life event.

This movie is definately going to sit along side films like Up and Wall*E as favorite
"family" movies of mine

I'm also interested in checking out the original book now... has anyone here read it?

I saw that in the cinema with a friend. We thought we were being stupid going to see a kids movie. When we left that cinema we were men no more, but emotionally crushed wimplings.

 

[dthvirus]

I read this book in Grade 4 for a mandatory book report, and wrote a giant argument explaining why it was, in fact, the worst book I had ever read. Teacher wasn't amused, because in those days you were expected to like books that had won awards. I didn't do too well on that assignment, I recall. Oh well.

I should read it again and see if my seething black hatred is still in me somewhere.

 

[Sir Strange Of The House Lycan]

I just read the wikipedia page, its horribly depressing.

 

[Beartrucci]

I thought it was OK, the ending mad me a little sad but it didn't bring me to tears. Now when Pikachu cries at the end of the pokemon movie; that breaks me down.

Second post in a row where I've mentioned Pikachu

I think that the first Pokemon movie and Bridge to Terabithia are the only 'childrens' movies that have actually gotten to me and made me upset.

 

[JanatUrlich]

I did too dude, I did too

 

[Stoic raptor]

I would have been sad, if my sister didnt spoil the ending for me

 

[atalanta]

I haven't seen the movie, but that book made me bawl. Most of the time I don't cry at fictional things, but that book, man.

Well, that book and Old Yeller. And Where The Red Fern Grows. Oh, and Charlotte's Web.

;_; uh, I-I'll be right back.

 

[CK76]

Happy film and then, bam, gut punch at the end. Shows how good a character is when you miss them.

 

[megapenguinx]

I'm also interested in checking out the original book now... has anyone here read it?

The book is nothing like the movie. Disney massacred it and turned it into some strange CGI freak show. The book, however is probably a million times sadder than the movie and is a good light read that should only you take you at the most a day to finish.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[benbenthegamerman]

i absolutely despised that book as a kid. It kept me up for nights pondering what life was really worth, and if it was worth living if we all came to the same fate.

pretty emo, yes, but thats a fucking depressing book.

 

[clicketycrack]

The last movie I cried at was cocoon, and I was about four. Actually, the only things that gets me close to tears these days are plucking out nose hairs and Milo and Otis.