What are some good tragic movies? You know, real tear-jerkers. Movies that match the hype of Steel Magnolias, but, unlike Steel Magnolias, actually leave you sad afterwards.
Okay, some weird choices hear, as none of them are really 'sad', but they're the best I can do:
Gladiator (as long as you're not watching it solely for the action) Lilo & Stitch (okay...only for a bit...sort of...) Armageddon (probably works better than Gladiator) Titanic (might work for you...or you might laugh at DiCaprio's unfalliably perfect hair...even when being shot at) The Land Before Time (okay...again...not really)
...You know what...maybe I just don't really know of any.
...uh...try Philidelphia...I think that might work (never seen it).
<!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+Aug 28 2004, 02:49 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Aug 28 2004, 02:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Aug 27 2004, 11:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 27 2004, 11:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Monty Python's Life of Brian <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I'll have to say it wasn't that funny...it wasn't that dramatic. I'm not sure what it was. I think sad in "sad it's the worst of the Monty Python movies, but is still better than any Scream movie or numerous movies that have come out in recent years" sad.
...Maybe that's just me.
Homeward Bound (if you've got the crazy ideals where "OMG they better not show that dog being shot" in a movie but, "Man, how come that guys brain didn't splatter all over the wall?!" seem to sometimes fit in the same movies - that is *SPOILER* you don't enjoy seeing animals dieing.) Homeward Bound 2 (if you like to see Michael J. Fox's carrer flush down the toilet, in a sad, sad way)
<!--QuoteBegin-eediot+Aug 28 2004, 02:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eediot @ Aug 28 2004, 02:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, that had me raising my eyebrows too.
I'd go with
Leon Gladiator Romeo & Juliet Band of Brothers [series] Saving Private Ryan American Beauty The Dish
... Not tearjerkers on a whole, none of them, but still sad. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I'm going to make a recommendation with the whole "Can you suggest a..." thread type responses:
At least make it look like you read the other person's list or provide a reason why you'd suggest the same movies as other people.
Here Doomaniac has already suggested half of the movies on this list; instead of just blatantly letting people spam the same movies: if it was said before, try to avoid saying it again.
Now, I know you read his list, because you're talking about the Life of Brian...but still. Why relist the movies with no synopsis or reasoning?
[maybe I'm just being uptight because I need to move into the dorms tomorrow/today... I still think, as of this moment, it's a valid point.] [edit] Yes, and before anyone chastizes me as a hypocrit: I'm well aware my Gladiator didn't have a reasoning behind it at first...but I was actually looking through my set of movies that aren't packed up yet ...so it took me a bit long (getting side tracked doesn't help <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I was reconfirming my suggestions, coupled with some other people's suggestions as my suggested list to watch. As the thread progesses, I might think of more movies or agree with other suggestions, and post once more.
In my first reply to the read [which was the first post in this topic], I suggested Gladiator, and Leon. The next post suggested Leon as well. The post after that, suggested Gladiator as well. The third post, suggesting Gladiator, was yours.
Might I suggest Donnie Darko as well. The end had me feeling sad, to say the least.
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I have cried after seeing only two movies, "Grave Of The Fireflys", which has already been mentioned but is worth mentioning again, and the movie "Bug" which is just a spectacular film in general, and for some reason gets to me, although I'm sure most people would not find it as moving.
ThansalThe New ScumJoin Date: 2002-08-22Member: 1215Members, Constellation
edited August 2004
yah, the only ones that ever got to me were all animated....
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Jin-Roh (realy messed up movie) Grave Of The Fireflies is one of the most depressing and moving movies ever. And Bambi sucked. Gave me friken nightmares throught my childhood.
there are probably a few more that I can't think of atm... [edit]oh and as was said, the professional[/edit]
Or if you need something to reverse this funk you seem to be trying to put your self in, I suggest 40ccs of Totoro.
That is infact the only way I will ever watch Grave, Totoro before, Totoro AFTER, and totoro for like a week straight.
hmmm, I am feeling depresed as of late, need more totoro.
I think The Last Samurai was sad too - I felt just awful knowing that A) all these Japanese warriors had died for nothing but the sake of tradition, which tops my all time stupidist thing to die for list, and B) their actions influenced the emperor to a degree that he set in motion the conditions between American and Japan that led to the Japanese entrance into the Second World War, where Japanese troops would inflict unspeakable horrors upon the Chinese, and would take a nuclear weapon to finally force a surrender.
It offered no moral suggestions, had no great triumph, no battle against evil, just spectacular waste of life for no real good reason in particular.....
<!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Aug 28 2004, 07:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 28 2004, 07:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Leon The Killer Romeo & Juliet Hamlet The Last Samauri Scarface Monty Python's Life of Brian Street Fighter (it killed Raul Julia!) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Romeo & Juliet some what doesn't fall in to the tragedy category, it has one of its own if I'm honest. Although if you go by tear jerker yeah, it will do.
<b>Grave of the Fireflies</b>: This is probably the biggest tear jerker for me. Set in World War 2 Japan and follows two kids surviving, it's extremely sad, even for an anime.
<b>Transformers: The Movie</b>: Come on, how can anyone not cry at this movie?
<b>The Man Without a Face</b>: Mel Gibson's first shot at directing, can't remember if it brings me to tears but it is definately a very sad and moving story.
<!--QuoteBegin-Cronos+Aug 28 2004, 04:28 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cronos @ Aug 28 2004, 04:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Schindlers List? Anyone? Anyone?!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I'm not sure if that's a "I want to start crying" movie...but I guess it would work for some people. Another movie that falls in this same spot is:
the Pianist (which is based off of a real piano player guy, it's one of the few movies I've seen where all the Nazis aren't completely evil. I assure you, most of them are in the movie, it's supposed to be a fairly good representation of Jewish life in Warsaw during WW2...well, the first half of the movie, anyway...the rest, I don't think many Jews got a chance to do.). Coincidently, the movie doesn't end on a sad note, just some parts in the middle. I suppose it's more of an emotional movie than just a crying movie.
And yes, me = t3h hypocrite! I'd think of something funny to end this statement with but...uh...
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<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>...Look over there, a badger, with a gun!</span>
Gladiator The Road to Perdition Romeo and Juliet Band of Brothers Saving Private Ryan The Lion King (Poor Mufasa) The Rock (Death of the Navy Seals) The Pianist We Were Soldiers The Passion
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*edit* Stealing specifically from Thansal on this one...Most definatly Jin-Roh. That was a movie with a rather tragic conclusion, I felt bad for Fuse and the girl, don't remember her name.
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The Killer
Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet
The Last Samauri
Scarface
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Street Fighter (it killed Raul Julia!)
Gladiator (as long as you're not watching it solely for the action)
Lilo & Stitch (okay...only for a bit...sort of...)
Armageddon (probably works better than Gladiator)
Titanic (might work for you...or you might laugh at DiCaprio's unfalliably perfect hair...even when being shot at)
The Land Before Time (okay...again...not really)
...You know what...maybe I just don't really know of any.
...uh...try Philidelphia...I think that might work (never seen it).
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I'll have to say it wasn't that funny...it wasn't that dramatic. I'm not sure what it was. I think sad in "sad it's the worst of the Monty Python movies, but is still better than any Scream movie or numerous movies that have come out in recent years" sad.
...Maybe that's just me.
Homeward Bound (if you've got the crazy ideals where "OMG they better not show that dog being shot" in a movie but, "Man, how come that guys brain didn't splatter all over the wall?!" seem to sometimes fit in the same movies - that is *SPOILER* you don't enjoy seeing animals dieing.)
Homeward Bound 2 (if you like to see Michael J. Fox's carrer flush down the toilet, in a sad, sad way)
I'd go with
Leon
Gladiator
Romeo & Juliet
Band of Brothers [series]
Saving Private Ryan
American Beauty
The Dish
... Not tearjerkers on a whole, none of them, but still sad.
I'd go with
Leon
Gladiator
Romeo & Juliet
Band of Brothers [series]
Saving Private Ryan
American Beauty
The Dish
... Not tearjerkers on a whole, none of them, but still sad. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm going to make a recommendation with the whole "Can you suggest a..." thread type responses:
At least make it look like you read the other person's list or provide a reason why you'd suggest the same movies as other people.
Here Doomaniac has already suggested half of the movies on this list; instead of just blatantly letting people spam the same movies: if it was said before, try to avoid saying it again.
Now, I know you read his list, because you're talking about the Life of Brian...but still. Why relist the movies with no synopsis or reasoning?
[maybe I'm just being uptight because I need to move into the dorms tomorrow/today... I still think, as of this moment, it's a valid point.]
[edit] Yes, and before anyone chastizes me as a hypocrit: I'm well aware my Gladiator didn't have a reasoning behind it at first...but I was actually looking through my set of movies that aren't packed up yet ...so it took me a bit long (getting side tracked doesn't help <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I was reconfirming my suggestions, coupled with some other people's suggestions as my suggested list to watch. As the thread progesses, I might think of more movies or agree with other suggestions, and post once more.
In my first reply to the read [which was the first post in this topic], I suggested Gladiator, and Leon. The next post suggested Leon as well. The post after that, suggested Gladiator as well. The third post, suggesting Gladiator, was yours.
Might I suggest Donnie Darko as well. The end had me feeling sad, to say the least.
Not me.
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
We were soldiers
Windtalkers
Some others i cant remember just right now. Most of those seem to be posted already, but those are good.
Why do the french have to be soooo mean?!?!
Leon
Gladiator
Grave of the Fireflies (anime)
and to add one more!
Jin-roh (anime) (very complex film but very tragic and sad at the end).
I've found a lot of anime recently that's had me weeping but they're mainly series rather than films =3
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Jin-Roh (realy messed up movie)
Grave Of The Fireflies is one of the most depressing and moving movies ever.
And Bambi sucked. Gave me friken nightmares throught my childhood.
there are probably a few more that I can't think of atm...
[edit]oh and as was said, the professional[/edit]
Or if you need something to reverse this funk you seem to be trying to put your self in, I suggest 40ccs of Totoro.
That is infact the only way I will ever watch Grave, Totoro before, Totoro AFTER, and totoro for like a week straight.
hmmm, I am feeling depresed as of late, need more totoro.
It offered no moral suggestions, had no great triumph, no battle against evil, just spectacular waste of life for no real good reason in particular.....
Very disappointing movie.
The Killer
Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet
The Last Samauri
Scarface
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Street Fighter (it killed Raul Julia!) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Romeo & Juliet some what doesn't fall in to the tragedy category, it has one of its own if I'm honest. Although if you go by tear jerker yeah, it will do.
<b>Transformers: The Movie</b>: Come on, how can anyone not cry at this movie?
<b>The Man Without a Face</b>: Mel Gibson's first shot at directing, can't remember if it brings me to tears but it is definately a very sad and moving story.
I'm not sure if that's a "I want to start crying" movie...but I guess it would work for some people. Another movie that falls in this same spot is:
the Pianist (which is based off of a real piano player guy, it's one of the few movies I've seen where all the Nazis aren't completely evil. I assure you, most of them are in the movie, it's supposed to be a fairly good representation of Jewish life in Warsaw during WW2...well, the first half of the movie, anyway...the rest, I don't think many Jews got a chance to do.). Coincidently, the movie doesn't end on a sad note, just some parts in the middle. I suppose it's more of an emotional movie than just a crying movie.
And yes, me = t3h hypocrite! I'd think of something funny to end this statement with but...uh...
...
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>...Look over there, a badger, with a gun!</span>
The Road to Perdition
Romeo and Juliet
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
The Lion King (Poor Mufasa)
The Rock (Death of the Navy Seals)
The Pianist
We Were Soldiers
The Passion
All i've got right now. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
*edit* Stealing specifically from Thansal on this one...Most definatly Jin-Roh. That was a movie with a rather tragic conclusion, I felt bad for Fuse and the girl, don't remember her name.