most emotionally devasting moment in film - Page 39 - The Lounge Discussion and Review on Literature, Arts, Culture

Bdidd · 04-02-2012, 11:19 PM

"The Reader" when Michael realizes that Hanna cannot read and is innocent.

loomister · 04-04-2012, 02:15 PM

the last samurai always gets me.

+1 for saving private ryan

Admania · 04-04-2012, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ozzy52

There are a few scenes in the film Artificial Intelligence which are very hard to watch. I know the film was universally panned but I think it is one of the most moving films I have ever seen.

The scene where the mother leaves her 'son' in the woods is almost unbearable to watch and at the end where they are re-united for just one day is a beautiful pay-off which never fails to make me tear up.

It's just the lead characters overwhelming need to be loved combined with his abject loneliness that does it.
Considering his age Haley Joel Osment absolutely nails it.

Yeah I agree with you, there is something about this film which is emotionally draining to me. I just can't watch it because I turn into an emotional wreck, I know it's not logical but the thought of this boy just wanting his mum, ok that's enough.

Falcone · 04-05-2012, 05:03 AM

Maybe a weird choice for this thread, but Elephant.

I saw this movie in the cinema with a friend, when it ended we went to a nearby bar, ordered a beer, and then just sat there for an hour, neither of us saying a word.

**Rushmore** · 04-05-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dominic

The whole movie was painful because it was so terrible.

+2.

onepercent · 04-10-2012, 09:12 PM

Wall Street.

When Gecko goes to jail. Cry like a mofo everytime. All he wanted to do was make some coin!!

dudeoflife · 04-12-2012, 10:37 AM

Hard Target with Jean Claude Van Damme.

The part where the bad guys are hunting the homeless guy early on and the homeless guy starts begging for people on the street to help him. Everyone just ignores him because he's a bum. He's in middle of the street surrounded by people and sees that he can't escape the hunters. He spreads his arms out accepting the fact he's about to meet his maker. Then he gets lit up by bullets and falls down. Pretty powerful stuff.

Chip Niche · 04-12-2012, 06:16 PM

lol really? ^

ps. i love that movie tho

whiskeytown · 04-13-2012, 05:02 PM

this has got to be the cheesiest one yet - but here goes...

TERMINATOR 2 - the scene where he allows himself to be lowered into the molten metal, and you realize this machine has figured out what humanity is and makes a choice if you will to end it's existence to try to save it

or maybe I just liked killer robots - but I remember almost tearing up at the moment - that last thumbs up at the end just crushes me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEMICfWLOig

TheNothing · 04-14-2012, 08:16 PM

Read half of page 2, so i'm grunching and don't know if anyone else has mentioned it but...

Lion King. When Mufasa gets trampled & Simba comes down and says "Dad? Dad. Come on. You gotta get up. We, we gotta go home." it's heartbreaking.

I watch it with my kids now & it makes me cry a bit harder.

also, to keep it along cartoon movie lines, Mars Needs Moms: I'll spoiler it cause I know you all LOVE your cartoon movies.

Spoiler:

end of the movie, the kid and his mom have their air helmets on and they are running to the rocket. the boy trips & his air helmet breaks. he starts to run out of air. his mom takes hers off, puts it on him and breaks the part that would allow him to take it off. she collapses and starts to run out of air. the scene lasts just way too long imo - and the whole time, he's yelling and crying "Mom Mom You're supposed to come with me!! Mom! Mom!" Another character eventually gets another helmet & she's saved but DAMN. For a mother, watching the movie with her children for the first time, killed me. I was actually pissed off at the movie.

TheNothing · 04-14-2012, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by supafrey

when Simba is sheepishly saying "dad, wake up" while nudging Mufasa after the stampede. It's not even close.

lol great - 3 posts after i stopped reading, there it is

TheNothing · 04-14-2012, 08:23 PM

just thought of what my 6 year old would say...Where The Wild Things Are

Spoiler:

end of the movie & the kid has realized he has to go back home, he misses his mom, etc. Carol (his best monster friend) was mad at him and wasn't around. so the kid gets in his little boat and starts to float off. Carol starts running to the beach & realizes he's too late and cant' make it to the boat to say goodbye. He starts howling. I hear my son bawling across the room. He's so heartbroken for the monster.

Dominic · 04-14-2012, 10:40 PM

The last scene to Never Let Me Go. Slays me.

TheCroShow · 04-15-2012, 02:04 PM

Into the Abyss the entire film

SnotBoogy · 04-15-2012, 02:28 PM

I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?