Most recently: "Lars and the Real Girl" We've all got a little crazy inside of us. Coolest thing ever watching a little town rally around a delusional dude.
Hardest cry: "Sophie Scholl: die Letzten Tage"
This movie destroyed me. About a girl in Germany in the resistance in World War 2, fighting for truth and right against evil alongside her brother. They get caught. It's set in the winter and there's a whole big sun motif throughout the film. Hmm, parallels to my life at the time? Watched it while on a mission in the winter in Germany. Sun-starved, fighting for truth and right, receiving weekly letters from my brother who was also on a mission. I really embarrassed myself with this one. Definitely the hardest cry.
First cry: probably "The Fox and the Hound"
Why can't we all just be friends? I'm a hound dog, a wroo wroo wroo!
Most obvious: "Schindler's List"
If you don't cry in this movie, you're obviously dead inside.
Second most obvious: "Life is Beautiful"
So devastating, yet so life-affirming. And the little boy! He kills me! Speaking of little boys that kill me...
Most tear-jerking actor: Freddie Highmore
This kid could read the dictionary to me and reduce me to tears. His scene on the bench with Johnny Depp in "Finding Neverland" ripped me to shreds. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was on TV last week, and just watching the scene where he passes around his chocolate bar to his grandparents made me all misty!! This kid almost made me cry in flaming "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"!! I only saw the first ten minutes of "August Rush" and was in full-out mock mode due to the worst dialogue ever recorded until this kid came on screen and started crying. It's just not fair, Freddie. My little heartstrings just can't take it.
Most epic: "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"
I can't carry it for you, Mr. Frodo, but I can carry you. Come on! Oh Sam. You're fantastic.
The teenage angst cry: "Swing Kids"Christian Bale turns Nazi, the pre-emo emo kid kills himself with his banned jazz records, Robert Sean Leonard gets sent to prison for dancing...Swing Heil!
Nerdiest cry: "Apollo 13"
Don't judge. This movie is powerful and had full sway over my life at age 11.
Cry I'm most embarrassed about: "Charly"
I was fully prepared and determined not to cry. I don't know what happened. Oh wait, yes I do. The grandma took off her shoes.
Inspirational cry: "Cool Runnings"
Derice, you dead? No mon, but I've got to finish the race. Go Jam!
I still am not sure why I cried, but I did: "Forever Young"
Mel Gibson gets frozen in a time capsule, comes back 50 years later, ages on screen while racing to his woman, and finds her. Lots of old person make-up. I think I had the flu. That's my excuse, what's yours?
Chick-flick cry: "Steel Magnolias"
I am a girl, after all.
