Clearly there are many films that sway our emotions for different reasons, but then there are those films that ride a wave of different emotions throughout a film or a sequence.
Look at Jaws, specifically when Brody is chumming and says shovel some of this shit and you laugh and the shark's head appears and you scream all in one continuous moment. It's quite a feat and one of Spielberg's favorite moments in all his work.
Then in another Spielberg film you laugh, you laugh a lot, more than most comedy films. People forget just how fun E.T. is. There are belly laughs within, but then there are moments that shock you, that scare you. Then your anger comes into play, then the film makes you cry because it's sad, but later at the end it makes you cry because it's joyous. Is it manipulative? Hell yes. Few films are more manipulative than E.T, but that's okay because it is a wonderful film experience.
What movies make you emotional or cry by their craftmanship?
Started by filmmusic, May 30 2012 03:10 PM
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 02:48 PM
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:53 PM
I don't scream when the shark appears, I cheer. Eat 'em all, I say, but he only ever eats one of them.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 04:00 PM
Look at Jaws, specifically when Brody is chumming and says shovel some of this shit and you laugh and the shark's head appears and you scream all in one continuous moment. It's quite a feat and one of Spielberg's favorite moments in all his work.
I always thought Spielberg wasn't appreciated enough for his sense of comedy, and timing. This is a great example: "shovel some of this..." we chuckle.....sharks head appears we gasp....."Your going to need a bigger boat"...we laugh. Great stuff.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:09 PM
you screamed like a little girl and then you wet um. Admit it and you shall be set free.I don't scream when the shark appears, I cheer. Eat 'em all, I say, but he only ever eats one of them.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:50 PM
Untrue. Jaws never scared me, but I didn't watch it -- and appreciate it -- until I was in either high school or college, and old enough to not be scared.
When I was younger, I remember that we rented Jaws 2 and 3 and that I preferred Jaws 2, but I don't remember if we also rented the original.
I will freely admit to, as a child, being scared by Raiders -- the ghost sequence, particularly the ghost that looks at the camera and disintegrates, which causes Toht to scream -- and Tremors 1 -- when Valentine picks the hat from the ground to reveal a head underneath. The skeleton sequence in TLC also spooked me, but never made me run out of the room like the other two. I just got uncomfortable about it; now, I think they're just cool.
There was one moment of the Punky Brewster TV series with spooky heads in the wall that wigged me out and made me change the channel, but I have not been able to find what episode it was so that I can watch it again as a man and face my fear.
I also remember being anxious when watching JP2: The Lost World in theaters for fear they would show a compsognathus ripping somebody's eyeball out. For reasons unknown, I didn't want to see that.
There. I have said too much and given you too much insight into my inner fears.
When I was younger, I remember that we rented Jaws 2 and 3 and that I preferred Jaws 2, but I don't remember if we also rented the original.
I will freely admit to, as a child, being scared by Raiders -- the ghost sequence, particularly the ghost that looks at the camera and disintegrates, which causes Toht to scream -- and Tremors 1 -- when Valentine picks the hat from the ground to reveal a head underneath. The skeleton sequence in TLC also spooked me, but never made me run out of the room like the other two. I just got uncomfortable about it; now, I think they're just cool.
There was one moment of the Punky Brewster TV series with spooky heads in the wall that wigged me out and made me change the channel, but I have not been able to find what episode it was so that I can watch it again as a man and face my fear.
I also remember being anxious when watching JP2: The Lost World in theaters for fear they would show a compsognathus ripping somebody's eyeball out. For reasons unknown, I didn't want to see that.
There. I have said too much and given you too much insight into my inner fears.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 02:04 AM
I already knew. but so we're even here are some things that scare me or otherwise bother me. Feet, people in sandals especially if their feet are filthy. False Teeth and corpses in a funeral home.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 03:41 AM
Feet, really?
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 03:57 AM
Hell, now that summer's here, the only time I ever need to wear socks and shoes is to work or for something formal. Any other time, I'm in sandals. As long as I keep my toenails trimmed, I appreciate being able to keep my feet cool.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 05:43 AM
La Strada. I swear that ending can make grown men cry like babies 
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 02:45 PM
yes, it's one of the things I noticed when I worked at B&N all those years, people do not wash their feet. I am truly repulsed by toenails filled with dirt. Now not all are dirty but think of it as the one bad apple in the barrel.Feet, really?
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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