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Alright all,
Now, as you all know, I'm all man, 100% male, hewn from the marble throne of Odin; the male form perfected. I am he.
(Note: The above may or may not be utter bilge)
However, even hard-knocks such as myself have been known to shed the odd tear whilst watching a film, every now and again, so I was wondering, what films make us cry? Now, if you blub at every slightly sad film you watch, then post away, but I'm more interested in hearing what films got under the skin of those of us who normally would not cry during a film.
For me, I can recall two films that made me cry, both when I was quite young, and 2 that almost did, when I was 'grown up'.
The first of the films that made me blub, when I was about 8, was some black and white WWII film, that I can't remember the name of (not very interesting then really, is it?). At the end, the two Brit \ American soldiers who had been the focus of the film, were trapped and drowned in a water-filled cellar. I can remember filling up (no pun intended) to this day.
I remember like it was yesterday, that the credits rolled and the screen cut away as the cellar was filling up, and I remember vividly saying to my old man "Did they get out Dad?" and trying to hide my face when he said they didn't. I knew they didn't, but... well, I don't know really; I thought he'd say they did, I suppose.
And the other film that choked me, when I was knee high to a cliché, was a film called 'Silent Running'. (http://www.play.com/play247.asp?sear...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
It’s a cheesy Sci-Fi film from 1971, which I suppose I watched on the box in about 1988\89. There are these two robots, Huey and Dewey, and at the end, they crew of the ship have to leave one of the robots behind. This really sad music plays, and you see the one left behind going about his duties, watering plants and the like.
Really choked me when I was a nipper and watched it; to be honest, I think it’s still with me today, as even now, the thought of someone being left behind or left alone makes me sad. Obviously it would, but I think it’s been heightened because of this film I watched ages ago.
Anyway, as I've exposed my soft, pink underbelly now, I'll just mention the other two films which, whilst not making me cry, brought a lump to my throat.
The first was Saving Private Ryan. The sheer heart-pumping first 15 minutes, and then the story as it unfolds, and the old man visiting the grave at the end. Bit of a rollercoaster of emotions that, and I was feeling all of them as the film went on.
And finally, and perhaps most embarrassingly, the bit near the end of Forrest Gump, where Gump finds out he has a kid, who's smart and intelligent, and he breaks down in tears. Brought a lump to my throat, I can tell you.
Now, over to you lot.
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Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
). When he did his Superman bit at the end, that set her off which set me off, and the kids next to us - till virtually the whole cinema was bawling. The ushers must have had 
when we all traipsed out with red eyes.
