Manly Tears

[fullbleed]

Waltz With Bashir, just because the true event it is based on is horrible and it shows actual news footage of the refugees who were masacred and hte simple act of seeing it on screen and knowing it's real makes it all the more emotional... especially when you see children amoungst the bodies.

Children of Men, toward the end of the film in the big climax the army has been moving through Bex Hill fighting the terrorist Fishes who are leading a refugee uprising when in the middle of it all Theo and Kee are trying to escape with the baby, the first baby born in 18 years.

 

[Ekonk]

Inception, the part where Fischer reaches the inner depths of his mind and finds the paper mill thing in his father's safe. No actual tears, but moist eyes for sure.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

The same thing happened when I saw Up.

That film has to be one of my favourites. The fact Ed Asner is the lead role helps too.

Unless there already is one, a list of films in which the go ahead to shed manly tears is given should be compiled. I'd definitely put Up near the top.

 

[Marter]

Almost the entire movie of Snow Angels did this to me.

 

[Jonluw]

The only thing that has ever made me cry a manly tear is Clannad After story. Although I came damn close at some points; only when

Spoiler

Ushio cries in Tomoya's arms in the field

was I not able to hold back any more, and a single tear did escape my eye. I fought with all my might, but in the end, Clannad won.

 

[Thespian]

The depressing ending to the calvin and hobbes stories.

Spoilered to prevent accidental uncontrolled crying.

Spoiler

Oh my god. You just dug up my childhood and shotgunned it at point blank range. Wow. Seriously. Whoever made that pic just... Wow.

For me though, very little things... Not because I'm macho or anything (believe me, I'm not, nor do I wish to be) I just generally don't visibly show it with things I see in or on movies/books/games/internet. Things that came close were E.T Sad or Love-related Tali scenes in mass effect and The Invention of Lying. Might seem stupid, but that movie surprised me.

 

[Pegghead]

There's a scene in 'the good, the bad and the ugly" which I cried at. Considering the fact that it's a manly western and the scene entailed a guy named Tuco being beaten in interrogation by Angel Eyes it's pretty amazing that they managed to pull it off, not to mention the fact that that setup makes them "Manly tears".

Still, I live in an area called Manly, so perhaps every time it rains?

 

[Hexenwolf]

The depressing ending to the calvin and hobbes stories.

Spoilered to prevent accidental uncontrolled crying.

Spoiler

That's not the real ending!

You're a cruel, cruel man...

 

[Hosker]

Clannad after story, that's the only time.

 

[DeASplode]

The ending of Metal Gear Solid 3, 4, and Peace Walker.

MGS3 was a sad ending.

The ending to MGS4 when Sunny asks where Snake is, is fucking tragic.

 

[KjellKanon]

As for games:
The ending of Metal Gear Solid 4!
Several key plot elements in Valkyria Chronicles.

Anime:
The ending of Full Moon wo Sagashite

 

[Kajt]

I usually don't cry manly tears, it's more like a breaking dam when I cry. One of the few instances of manly tears I can remember would be at the end of Braveheart, though.

 

[Stoic raptor]

The last time I cried manly tears was when I saw Toy Story 3.
It was a great movie, but had a lot of depressing moments.

This

I mean me and my friends had manly tears. It s just we grew up with Toy Story, and they this was the end . But a fitting end none the less.

The depressing ending to the calvin and hobbes stories.

Spoilered to prevent accidental uncontrolled crying.

Spoiler

was.....was that really the ending to Calvin and Hobbes? If so thats....thats terrible. Why would that happen. WHY!!!

That isnt it. The real ending is when there are out sledding and they realize they will have many more adventures in the future. Not going to look it up though.

These stories from an archived /v/ thread:

Spoiler: Half-Life 2

That is sad.

 

[Fenreil]

The depressing ending to the calvin and hobbes stories.

Spoilered to prevent accidental uncontrolled crying.

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Sorry, but you had the wrong picture. Let me fix that for ya

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Calvin and Hobbes has gotten me closer to manly tears than anything else.

 

[Hateren47]

No such thing as manly tears.

Spoiler: This makes me (and apparently 4chan as well) weep like a *****

Seymour nooo waaaa-hahaa, it's just so sad.

 

[shogunblade]

The Ending of Synecdoche, New York is the most recent thing to me.

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It is the realization of life through the movie that made me shed a manly tear... that or his daughter dying, I don't really know.

I don't know about manly tears otherwise, but I heard that musical number from Hello Dolly! that played in Wall-E, "It only takes a moment". I just listened to the song by itself and all I could do was cry.

So unfairly, when I rent it from Netflix, I imagine I'm going to cry when it gets to that scene.

I can't tell if that's manly tears or not, but it's the most recent time I can recall shedding a tear.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Toy Story 3.

You know exactly what I'm talking about.

 

[rosemystica]

The last time I cried manly tears was when I saw Toy Story 3.
It was a great movie, but had a lot of depressing moments.

Agreed. Brilliant movie... but absolutely heartbreaking at some points.

 

[Jonluw]

Toy Story 3.

You know exactly what I'm talking about.

I actually watched that film tonight. Touching, sure, but I didn't cry.

 

[Vhite]

I actually havent cried for a few year, it kinda bothers me...