I teared up over the ending of Babylon 5, this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znNciln7qwY
It has most emotion when youv'e watched the whole series and gotten attached to the characters, only show to do that to me. Even now it still makes my goosebumps raise.
The documentary Dear Zachary... possibly the saddest thing to ever be made... it's just bursting with all kinds of emotion to the point that it just becomes overwhelming...<.<
I have heard of this book and have listened to John Green on youtube. I really want to read this book and you have only heightened my desire. The fact that you cried interests me greatly, I long for experiences that I can just absorb myself in and let them leave me emotionally wiped.
Not sure if a novel has ever made me cry actually, films can get me pretty good though. I just think I haven't read enough yet, something I plan on working on.
When we watched it in the anime club I used to go to I don't think anyone cried, but we were depressed as all heck.
If people are looking for an anime with an emotional impact, it is definitely pretty high on the list.
My pick is more depressing than sad, but The Wall made me feel rather down about myself. I'm talking about the Pink Floyd album here. I'm not going to spoil anything, listen to it yourself! It's worth your time, guys, trust me.
For something sad, I'll take the end of Scenes of a Memory by Dream Theater. I'm not spoiling that either. That kicked me in my stomach rather hard in the end.
Had to think really hard about what the first one was...I'm old so I had to think back to when the world
was in black & white....
But I think there was some version of Peter Pan (couldn't have been the Disney version) in which Tinkerbell
actually stayed dead after drinking the poison so Peter couldn't....Maybe I'm mis-remembering and it was
the Disney version & I just thought she was really permanently dead...
The biggest one though, probably from the anime Air, you know, this line
I can't believe no one has said this one yet but nothing ever hit me quite as hard as a kid as Transformers (the animated one from the 80's) You all know which scene.
As far as books go the first one that made me cry was Dragons of Winter Night.
Flint's death. He survived battle with countless hordes of the Dragon Queen's Army and instead dies peacefully of a heart attack. His age finally caught up with him.
Video games never really got to me this way until recently. Mass Effect 3 finally got me twice though.
Mordin's sacrifice to end the genophage, and the fall of Thessia.
I'll have you know, that singularity will power my body for millennia.
The first piece of media I remember making me cry at all was the movie La Bamba. I don't remember if I cried when La Bambi's mom died, but I do remember that one.
I can list on one hand the things that have made me cry.
Fox and the Hound, seriously I just cannot watch this film because of that one scene, where the lady is driving the fox away (and I can't even remember what on earth else happens in this film).
Toy Story 3 - Just that look that Jessie/Buzz/Woody share and then they all join hands and GAH I can feel tears just thinking about it! I cried from that point until well after the credits finished.
^Those two have a personal connection to me cos of things that happened in my life at the time I first saw them that I felt were similar to what I was going through/been through recently.
Les Miserables - Good God is that one depressing film.
The Muppets - Ah now these were good tears. Tears of nostalgia and happiness, as well as being a bit sad (during Pictures in my Head)
And things that got to me without making me cry:
Wall-E - not when he's being crushed, but when EVE thinks she's fixed him and he doesn't remember who he is. Just argh... the emotion on her face. I didn't personally cry, but there were a lot of manly tears from all the grit floating around in that cinema screen.
UP - The beginning.
Mass Effect 3 - Mordin & Legion. My two favourite characters.
I can say I've never actually cried whilst reading a book, although my eyes have watered and I've come close, so whether that's a good or bad thing I don't know. I personally found Harry staring at the Mirror of Erised to be the saddest part of the Harry Potter series, just because of how evident it is how much Harry misses his parents'. The other time for me was the end of Ender's Game, I was like fuck ... they did what? If you've read it then you'll know what I mean.
Zachary Amaranth said:
I'll have you know, that singularity will power my body for millennia.
The first piece of media I remember making me cry at all was the movie La Bamba. I don't remember if I cried when La Bambi's mom died, but I do remember that one.
I have teared up over a lot of stuff, so I will just give a few examples. The song "Watching Over Me" from Iced Earth. I heard them play it live when I went to see them, and I did start to cry during the song, as it reminded me a lot of my best friend that had committed suicide.
I teared up at the end of The Dark Knight Rises too. The book The Road didn't make me cry, but did make me sit in silence for a long time, rereading a certain, awful line. I have also cried while reading many Drizzt books.
I can't think of any games that made me cry or anything like that, but there have certainly been games with a very profound effect on me (Dear Esther comes to mind).
There have been a few of works that have done a number on me. The ending to Dragonheart is one of them. Yes, it's rather corny with the insanely overdramatic narration that immediately follows, but dammit, I loved that Sean Connery Dragon!
In other news, the entirety of Cowboy Bebop. I don't think there has been a better fusion of music and imagery outside of Star Wars or Lord of the Rings. The world, for how vague it is, is simultaneously one of the most well realized and established settings I've ever seen. The themes of facing your past, and moving on so you can truly live are major elements in why I adore the show. Hell, they even gave Ed some pathos with her last episode. You move on with life, and never stop to look back.
The soundtrack is just sublime, as well, and some of the tunes are so remorseful and yet hopeful.
See you space Cowboy.
Next up, Blackadder Goes Forth. For those of you who don't know, or haven't watched the series, Blackadder happens to be my Avatar. The fourth series I find had the best writing and episodes of the whole show. It managed to blend the goofiness of the first two series with the more biting humor of the third, and then cast them onto the most human and arguably most decent Edmund the series had. He wasn't a psychotic mastermind like he was in The Third, but just a guy who desperately wanted to get away from the War. And then the final episode.... I rarely cry during television series, but this is one of those times.
The next time is from Deep Space Nine. The Visitor. Best. Star Trek. Episode. Ever.
First off, go watch this episode right fucking now. I'll wait. For those of you who are impatient, there's this.
It's absolutely heart wrenching from start to finish.
I've got more, but right now I'm kinda swirling in nostalgia tears...
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