DarkTone | 986 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 What's the saddest moment in tv or movie history? I saw this asked online, and thought I would throw it out here. Some answers I saw included the red wedding, "not penny's boat", bambi's mum, and the never ending story horse. I haven't seen any of this BTW. Whats your answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Pretty much the whole movie of The Pawnbroker. Most depressing movie ever made IMHO. Midnight Express was no tea party either, The ending(s) of On the Beach as each character met their inescapable fate were also pretty powerful. Edited March 27 by Tabonga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,915 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Maybe “sad” isn’t the right word but, man, we all know that Schindler’s List is pretty powerful. Good storytellers are definitely capable of pulling all emotions out of us, including sadness, but in my opinion nothings worse than a true story that addresses something very real and tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 965 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 https://youtu.be/tiG3HziMjWI?feature=shared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 217 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Old Yeller got me as a kid. As an adult, it isn't usually the sad moments that get me, but maybe more like the "hopeless" moments. Somewhat recent movies like "Beasts of No Nation" or "Lion" had scenes that stuck with me as examples of horrible things that will likely always be with us. Edited March 27 by wongojack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,857 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Easy 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 924 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 The only movie I ever cried at as a kid was Harry and the Hendersons. Damn that John Lithgow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,729 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Not tv or a movie, but the song And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. I mean, damn... And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 527 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Anything where a dog or animal dies always gets me. I won't watch those movies like John Wick, Marley and Me, Bambi, Old Yeller, Dances With Wolves, etc. Even Joe Dirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 541 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 As a kid, Latios dying in Pokemon Heroes hit hard. I can't think of one that made me feel like that in quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 217 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 3 hours ago, Hammerfestus said: Easy Oh man, my wife will STILL not watch this episode. I make jokes about turning it on to see if she's softened to watching it again, but she's adamant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 924 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Oh, I forgot to mention I almost teared up when I finally watched Dawn of the Dead in theaters last year. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,857 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 17 minutes ago, wongojack said: Oh man, my wife will STILL not watch this episode. I make jokes about turning it on to see if she's softened to watching it again, but she's adamant. Futurama is the best and there were a handful of these tear jerkers. The one about Fry‘s brother gets me every time too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,915 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I've looooong heard people say the saddest move is "Grave of the Fireflies" and it's been on my personal To Watch list for years. Yeah... I just started it and I'm two minutes in... this one's gonna be tough to watch. I'm already getting a bit choked up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,547 Editorials Team · Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Everything makes me cry. I'll cry to the Shallow music video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,668 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 851 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 the only movie that makes me bawl like a baby is Boyz N the Hood. but yeah, Jurassic Bark from Futurama is the saddest thing in existence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 170 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 While Grave of the Fireflies is quite sad, I found Barefoot Gen even sadder (and a better movie imo). My vote for saddest movie moment (as opposed to just overall sad movie) is the ending of Dancer in the Dark with Bjork. The ending of Pixar's Coco got me pretty damn good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Some recent tearjerkers that got me: The Whale, Everything Everywhere All At Once Some of the all-timers: My Girl My Life Cinema Paradiso Life is Beautiful Toy Story 3 Won't You Be my Neighbor Braveheart Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father In book form: Marley and Me (much more emotional than the movie) Bridge to Terabithia Edited March 29 by G-type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 965 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, G-type said: Life is Beautiful Toy Story 3 Oh I haven't seen Life is Beautiful in some time, but what a good movie. Toy Story 3 snuck up on people, same as Up's opening minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,915 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Yeah, I almost mentioned Life Is Beautiful. That’s a good film. I bought the DVD when I bought my first DVD player after college. I’ve not watched it in years, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,915 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Now that sent a string of other thoughts… Sling Blade Million Dollar Baby (though I ended up feeling more enraged at her family than sad.) District 9 My gosh, I had NO idea what District 9 was about going in but when it became immediately clear it was an allegory to the apartheid, I was gut-wrenched the entire time because I had noooo clue how they were going to end that frill, whether on a happy or sad note. Speaking of, @Reed Rothchild, I recommend that one for a movie debate/discussion. That was a really good film, but I could only watch it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,547 Editorials Team · Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Yeah,I guess I haven't done a Blomkamp film,and that's the most notable one. I still bet it would get 8 votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 965 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 2 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Yeah,I guess I haven't done a Blomkamp film,and that's the most notable one. I still bet it would get 8 votes. 1 being never seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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