Extreme Emotional Reactions from Media (Especially if You're not Prone to Them)

**Frownland** · 02-18-2015, 11:34 PM

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The opening 5-10 minutes for sure. I didn't like the rest of that movie though.

You didn't like Dug or the other dogs?

ladyislingering · 02-18-2015, 11:34 PM

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Up. Right guys?

OH my GOD. the realization that the love of my life could die before me absolutely murdered my soul.

**Janszoon** · 02-18-2015, 11:35 PM

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You didn't like Dug or the other dogs?

Nope. It was all downhill after they got to South America.

Mondo Bungle · 02-18-2015, 11:45 PM

Pretty sure there were some parts in Boyhood that did this. It's just a real ass movie

**Frownland** · 02-18-2015, 11:46 PM

The part in Boyhood where he goes off to college hit me hard.

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Nope. It was all downhill after they got to South America.

Prude.

The Batlord · 02-19-2015, 02:07 AM

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Prude.

More like racist.

~~James~~ · 02-19-2015, 05:07 AM

Yeah, Patricia Arquette's last scene in Boyhood is devastating.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-19-2015, 06:22 AM

I like it when you can get emotionally invested in comedy, these two spring to mind. The final moments of Blackadder Goes Forth and the UK Office.

I suppose I should leave a Doctor Who clip, Jo Grant's leaving gets me every time. Especially as Jon Pertwee was genuinely upset she was leaving.
Katy Manning (Who played Jo Grant) tells a story where she said Jon Pertwee would give her a lift to BBC television centre on the back of his motorcycle every day. She said the following week after filming her last scenes she waited outside for him as usual and then began crying when she realised that he wasn't coming for her.
That's how close they were in real life, also the guy she's marrying in the show was her real life boyfriend at the time.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 02-19-2015, 07:06 AM

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After all the whining I've been doing in TV thread about the Dexter series finale, I've become curious what else has elicited such emotional responses from people (e.g. from TV, movies, books, music, paintings, etc). Shedding a tear or two doesn't count. If we're talking tears, then you have to have been seriously crying. But I'm also talking about profound rage, actually triggering legitimate depressive/bi-polar cycles, even positive, life-affirming experiences. And you know, etc. All are welcome, but I'm especially interested in responses by those not usually prone to getting emotional over that kind of thing.

Nothing like last night, but when I was a kid I of course had those videos that I would watch over and over again, and one of them was The Land Before Time. Mufasa's death in The Lion King didn't have **** on Littlefoot's mother dying. That killed my every time when I was a tyke. If you can get through this scene without getting choked up even now, then you're a robot.

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My favorite childhood film was The Land Before Time. I used to watch that movie all the time with Ah Mah. It was about a baby dinosaur named Littlefoot who had just lost his mother and was journeying through a dangerous world to find the “Great Valley”, a land of prosperity and peace. I remember the feeling of utter sadness I felt during the scene when his mother died, and the triumphant and happy emotions that swept over me when he finally discovered the Great Valley, after going through all the hardship to get there. I watched this movie so many times that just thinking about it brings the emotions back. It was a big part of my childhood.

was just reading this before so it's funny you mention this movie. the quote is from elliot rodger's "my twisted world."

that movie was also one of my favorites as a kid. it was my first dino flick. i'll be honest though it doesn't make me very sad. probably cause it's about dinosaurs

the only movie i can recall making me cry was this one

video lacks subtitles but i assume you can get the gist.

Black Francis · 02-19-2015, 07:15 AM

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The opening 5-10 minutes for sure. I didn't like the rest of that movie though.

So did most ppl, the rest of the movie is crap.

The backstory is so memorable and succinctly told but the rest of the film is just a dull adventure.

02-19-2015, 06:22 AM	#28 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I like it when you can get emotionally invested in comedy, these two spring to mind. The final moments of Blackadder Goes Forth and the UK Office. I suppose I should leave a Doctor Who clip, Jo Grant's leaving gets me every time. Especially as Jon Pertwee was genuinely upset she was leaving. Katy Manning (Who played Jo Grant) tells a story where she said Jon Pertwee would give her a lift to BBC television centre on the back of his motorcycle every day. She said the following week after filming her last scenes she waited outside for him as usual and then began crying when she realised that he wasn't coming for her. That's how close they were in real life, also the guy she's marrying in the show was her real life boyfriend at the time. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave. Last edited by Urban Hat€monger ?; 02-19-2015 at 06:34 AM.

02-19-2015, 05:07 AM	#27 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	Yeah, Patricia Arquette's last scene in Boyhood is devastating.