Movies or things that made/make you cry thread...
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ToddPhinluxury_box"lmeister3 wrote:
Way to ruin my childhood FinD, you jackass.
Bet you recall the inside of that van like it was yesterday. :console:
Fin Dforum_veteran"bigbry wrote:
FinD will not be happy until everyone hates him.- makes me cry.........with joy!
You can't quit me.
SICKforum_veteran"Fin D wrote:
Proving he's not happy but is tortured and miserable, which completely destroys everything the movie was trying to say up to that point.
Why can he not be happy with who he is, and has accepted it, but not want his son or a child to go through it again? Just because he handled it one way, does not mean someone else will. It could break him.
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Fin Dforum_veteran"SICK wrote:
Why can he not be happy with who he is, and has accepted it, but not want his son or a child to go through it again? Just because he handled it one way, does not mean someone else will. It could break him.
The movie could be about anything in the world. As it was made however, it is about being happy with who you are and embracing that. Forrest, proves he does neither, because if he had, then he wouldn't be so upset at the thought of his son being like him.
Its one thing to want your children to be better than you, its quite another to be so upset about the prospect of your kid being like you that you break down for the first time in a life that included ridicule, death of your mom, war and losing the love of your life.
Dol-Fan Dupreeforum_veteranAdventure time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBm6nemYcNA
Reminded me of my grandma, who I care about who is going through dementia.
Holland is a huge upgrade over McCain
I want to be alive, I am alive! Alive, I tell you! Mother, I love you, those are no longer just words. I want to hold you, I want to run in a stream, I want to taste ice cream but not just put it in my mouth and let it slide down my throat but really eat it. - Robot Morty
ToddPhinluxury_box"Fin D wrote:
The movie could be about anything in the world. As it was made however, it is about being happy with who you are and embracing that. Forrest, proves he does neither, because if he had, then he wouldn't be so upset at the thought of his son being like him.
Its one thing to want your children to be better than you, its quite another to be so upset about the prospect of your kid being like you that you break down for the first time in a life that included ridicule, death of your mom, war and losing the love of your life.
The movie was about determination, perseverance, compassion, humanity, positivism, and following your dreams. Forrest was happy because it was his nature to be happy and because he had to fight for it, just as its some peoples' nature to look for every reason to be miserable regardless of how great they have it. Gump recognized the cards he was dealt, and rather than boo-hooing through life and using his limitations as an excuse to be lazy and defeated, he fought hard to do the things that NORMAL people do, the things that people born like him usually don't. He wanted to be normal and wanted to be treated like a normal person, just as a paraplegic can be happy with who he is and embrace who he is while also vehemently not wanting his child to be born without legs.
Forrest fought his entire life to NOT be who he was born as, so why are you surprised that he was upset at the thought of his child being born like him. If Forrest were truly happy with who he was and embraced it, he would've never busted through those rickety leg braces.
ToddPhinluxury_boxThe thought of Forrest having a child provided him a moment of introspection. It allowed him or forced him to pause and recount his life. In doing so, the audience is finally given a peak into his true emotional state which had been hidden thus far. Throughout the movie Gump made everything look easy, as if he were either blessed with a gift of superhuman perseverance or were too simple-minded to realize what was really going on. In the end, however, we come to understand that everything did in fact take an emotional toll on him, that he was aware of his journey, his struggles and stressors, his obstacles overcome, and how much harder he had to work to become who he wanted to be. We realize he wasn't actually a retarded superman.
MikeHonchosubscriber"ToddPhin wrote:
Bet you recall the inside of that van like it was yesterday. :console:
Wait. What van?
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
cuchulainnsubscriber"lmeister3 wrote:
Wait. What van?
Repression... this is common your case. :shifty:
Fin Dforum_veteran"ToddPhin wrote:
The movie was about determination, perseverance, compassion, humanity, positivism, and following your dreams. Forrest was happy because it was his nature to be happy and because he had to fight for it, just as its some peoples' nature to look for every reason to be miserable regardless of how great they have it. Gump recognized the cards he was dealt, and rather than boo-hooing through life and using his limitations as an excuse to be lazy and defeated, he fought hard to do the things that NORMAL people do, the things that people born like him usually don't. He wanted to be normal and wanted to be treated like a normal person, just as a paraplegic can be happy with who he is and embrace who he is while also vehemently not wanting his child to be born without legs.
Forrest fought his entire life to NOT be who he was born as, so why are you surprised that he was upset at the thought of his child being born like him. If Forrest were truly happy with who he was and embraced it, he would've never busted through those rickety leg braces.
Forest didn't fight for his happiness. He waited for it. He never made any attempt to be normal because it was never his motivation. Up until he learns he has a son, his motivations were love of Jenny, doing what he was told and "just run-ing".
He spent his whole life being exactly who he was. Maybe you're thinking of Rocky.....:tongue2:
ToddPhinluxury_box"Fin D wrote:
Forest didn't fight for his happiness. He waited for it. He never made any attempt to be normal because it was never his motivation. Up until he learns he has a son, his motivations were love of Jenny, doing what he was told and "just run-ing".
He spent his whole life being exactly who he was. Maybe you're thinking of Rocky.....:tongue2:
but he wasn't born to be a runner.
...... And we all know Rocky wants to be Bruce Springsteen.
ToddPhinluxury_boxcue Tony's two and a half hour departure from ThePhins to rewatch Forrest Gump for additional argument support in 3...2...1..... :p
ToddPhinluxury_box"cuchulainn wrote:
Million Dollar Baby ****ed me up. No tears, but damn. Just damn.
That damn movie pulled on some strings I wasn't prepared for going in. I immediately thought I made the mistake of watching it in a packed house but then the lights came on and just about every guy there was busy wiping his eyes. :lol: That happened with another movie too but it was more like a role-reversal deal where the men were weeping and the women were ones doing the shoulder patting....... but I forget what the hell it was.
No "Old Yeller"? lol
I was probably too young when I saw Yeller. If I were to watch it now I'd get choked up, especially while counting the weeks till I'll have to put my cat to sleep.
SICKforum_veteran"ToddPhin wrote:
The movie was about determination, perseverance, compassion, humanity, positivism, and following your dreams. Forrest was happy because it was his nature to be happy and because he had to fight for it, just as its some peoples' nature to look for every reason to be miserable regardless of how great they have it. Gump recognized the cards he was dealt, and rather than boo-hooing through life and using his limitations as an excuse to be lazy and defeated, he fought hard to do the things that NORMAL people do, the things that people born like him usually don't. He wanted to be normal and wanted to be treated like a normal person, just as a paraplegic can be happy with who he is and embrace who he is while also vehemently not wanting his child to be born without legs.
Forrest fought his entire life to NOT be who he was born as, so why are you surprised that he was upset at the thought of his child being born like him. If Forrest were truly happy with who he was and embraced it, he would've never busted through those rickety leg braces.
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305forum_veteranProbably one of the biggest things that will choke me up is military coming home videos... too easy to connect with. Never really had anything in my life as emotional as that... counting down anywhere from 9 to 18 months... then sitting in a holding status in some country for a few days... then the applaud and support in Atlanta or DFW... and it all comes down stepping out and seeing your family again and your kids a few inches taller. You can't seem to sleep over the multiday trip and its emotionally draining.
We're all here because we're all not there.
TheHighExhaultedforum_veteranThe ending of Cool Runnings gets me everytime.
bigbryNew MemberJackie Gleason in Gigot.
Sethdaddy8forum_veteranRemember that scene when Mike Pouncey was called for a bullish!t illegal man downfield, while en route to a 17-0 lead, and exclamation point on a play-off bound season? yeah.
#1 fanforum_veteranThe end of Red Dead Redemption
Fin-OmenalNew MemberTwo separate scenes from the end of Armageddon...Harry saying goodbye to Gracie, when they land after saving the day you see "Chick" watching everyone being greeted by family....then, here comes his little boy who's mother kept from him running in slow motion.
Pursuit of Happiness...when they are forced to sleep in a public bathroom
The Patriot... When Suzanna finally speaks to her father and cries "Pa Pa, please don't go". That shnit gets me every single time.
MikeHonchosubscriber"#1 fan wrote:
The end of Red Dead Redemption
This.
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
MikeHonchosubscriberFriday. When they run out of weed.
Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.
bigbryNew Member"lmeister3 wrote:
Friday. When they run out of weed.
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