TV/Movie scenes that make you bawl every time

[NWICY]

Pro tip...

This is NOT a good choice for a date movie. Speaking from personal experience here, Lew had a weepy mess on his hands that night.

It got a lot of buzz all of us kids saw it, we all told mom and dad not to go because they like happy movies.

 

[BigTurk]

My wife and I watched this together and she disliked it and I loved it. Happy ending movies are alright occasionally, but I really enjoy true to life type movies like that.

My wife and I saw La La Land in the theater. She is a huge fan of musicals. She cried at the end of this movie out of disappointment. She hated every second of it.

 

[Die4Cy]

As I get older, I actually like that scene.

Jenny was awful. She treated Forrest like **** their entire life, used him for emotional support when she burned every other bridge, didn't tell him they had a kid together for like 8 years, and then just dumped their son on him once she knew she was dying.

F*ck Jenny. Forrest and little Forrest were better off with her gone. IMO.

I watched Ferris Beuller's Day Off last night and it occurred to me that Ferris isn't a very good guy to Cameron, either.

He basically steals Cameron's dad's car, dines and ditches at an expensive restaurant, engages in several attempts at identity theft or impersonating an authority, altered or destroyed public records, and hijacks a parade in a narcissistic drive to make the whole thing about himself, just to have a fun day and not take his Econ test that he probably failed to study for. And ultimately, at the end, leaves his "friend" Cameron to twist in the wind when the car gets destroyed, a major thing, while he himself is more concerned about not being found out of bed by his parents, a pretty minor thing.

**** that guy. Rooney knew EXACTLY who he was dealing with and was right to try and nail him.

 

[Al_4_State]

I watched Ferris Beuller's Day Off last night and it occurred to me that Ferris isn't a very good guy to Cameron, either.

He basically steals Cameron's dad's car, dines and ditches at an expensive restaurant, engages in several attempts at identity theft or impersonating an authority, altered or destroyed public records, and hijacks a parade in a narcissistic drive to make the whole thing about himself, just to have a fun day and not take his Econ test that he probably failed to study for. And ultimately, at the end, leaves his "friend" Cameron to twist in the wind when the car gets destroyed, a major thing, while he himself is more concerned about not being found out of bed by his parents, a pretty minor thing.

**** that guy. Rooney knew EXACTLY who he was dealing with and was right to try and nail him.

Some solid points here. I'll counter.

1) Cameron's dad was a materialistic prick who deserved that.

2) Every point you're raising about Ferris is true, BUT by dragging Cameron along he helped Cameron bust out of his shell and truly enjoy life a bit. That's worth something.

 

[Gonzo]

Some solid points here. I'll counter.

1) Cameron's dad was a materialistic prick who deserved that.

2) Every point you're raising about Ferris is true, BUT by dragging Cameron along he helped Cameron bust out of his shell and truly enjoy life a bit. That's worth something.

Deep down, Ferris was just trying to make the people around him better, especially Cameron and his sister.

 

[Die4Cy]

Some solid points here. I'll counter.

1) Cameron's dad was a materialistic prick who deserved that.

2) Every point you're raising about Ferris is true, BUT by dragging Cameron along he helped Cameron bust out of his shell and truly enjoy life a bit. That's worth something.

No way. Leaving his friend to face the music for his taking the car is pretty unforgivable. Yeah, he offered to take the heat but didn't even protest when Cameron, who wasn't exactly in a healthy mindset at the moment, said he would throw himself into the volcano on that one. Instead, his mind turned to not getting caught by his own parents. Ferris isn't a guy who accepts responsibility, even Cameron, in a heightened state of anxiety is capable of that. Cameron needs better friends.

 

[Die4Cy]

Deep down, Ferris was just trying to make the people around him better, especially Cameron and his sister.

What did he do to make his sister Jean a better person? A fricking druggie did her more good in a fifteen minute conversation at the police station than Ferris ever did.

 

[Al_4_State]

No way. Leaving his friend to face the music for his taking the car is pretty unforgivable. Yeah, he offered to take the heat but didn't even protest when Cameron, who wasn't exactly in a healthy mindset at the moment, said he would throw himself into the volcano on that one. Instead, his mind turned to not getting caught by his own parents. Ferris isn't a guy who accepts responsibility, even Cameron, in a heightened state of anxiety is capable of that. Cameron needs better friends.

Cameron wanted that smoke. He was ready to feel. Good, bad, or otherwise.

 

[Gonzo]

What did he do to make his sister Jean a better person? A fricking druggie did her more good in a fifteen minute conversation at the police station that Ferris ever did.

He taught her how to encounter her rage, confront it, and overcome it by realizing that she'll never conquer her jealousy of others before first being honest with herself and her own shortcomings.

 

[Al_4_State]

Jean and Rooney are both in the camp of "they aren't wrong, but they ARE haters" and that energy isn't getting them ahead in life.

 

[Die4Cy]

He taught her how to encounter her rage, confront it, and overcome it by realizing that she'll never conquer her jealousy of others before first being honest with herself and her own shortcomings.

I'm not so sure. Ferris didn't really teach her anything. She realized this on her own. He doesn't even interact with Jean outside of his efforts to perpetuate his schemes.

This would be like someone suggesting to a sick person that their having cancer is a good thing, because it teaches them how to value every day. That may be factual but it doesn't really fly.

To Jean's credit, at the end of the movie she shows mercy to Ferris because of what she had realized about herself. That's a nice little redemption arc for her, but the rest of the entire movie is about this high school kid who intentionally manipulates those around him out of a Freudian desire to feed his own id.

#ShameFerris