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I finally got around to watching it and honestly, something about it didn't do it for me.
Like, it was the kids' own fault. All they had to do was go up to some adults, to a temple, I don't know. I just didn't feel like they were forced to live in that cave.
But that's one of the saddest elements of it. It's based off the experiences of a guy that lost his sister but survived. It was such a waste but he was a kid who didn't know and was stubborn and had pride and felt it was best to leave with his sister and try to survive on their own than stay with his (awful aunt?) family but be safe and live.
It's a waste but it's like war, a tragedy and a waste of innocent lives.
I love listening to the song I’ve Seen It All. Without the context, it’s seems like a strange ode to apathy. But with the context, it’s about an unfathomable depth of caring
I was going to ask you how do you know. But one look at the profile and oh... that's how you know. Posting the same question in 5 subs. Rinse and repeat.
Throw in a bunch of inconsistencies gleaned from comments or post titles, and consider that the account is like a month old, and yeah...obvious bot is obvious.
Downvote and report, everyone!
Reporting should have been posted in my comment. Autocorrect did me a dirty there. But on the topic of reporting. Are you supposed to report what you think is a bot? Does reddit actually try to do something about bots?
This past month there's been a lot of these bots. Same pattern of post, reply to own post, never respond to anyone, off-topic posts, inconsistencies, and often their first post is to r/shadowban asking if they're shadowbanned. If you do a search for their posts or comments, you'll find that they've been copy/pasted from an old reddit post.
I fear that this is the reason. OpenAI and reddit are in business together.
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1ctp2bx/openai_strikes_reddit_deal_to_train_its_ai_on/
The timing lines up. These bots starting flooding reddit about a month ago, right when this deal was made.
Oh, same. Absolutely. I have promised myself not to watch it again, at least not alone. I will definitely cry like a little girl. And it isn't really the movie itself that makes me cry watching it. What hits me the hardest is the fact that it's real, based on true events. Fuck, now I'm crying...
I really love this movie, wouldn’t consider it a sad movie, yeah it has a sad sort of 25-30mins but the whole story is a celebration of Shelby and that entire communities unity as well. Perfect Sunday afternoon movie.
And I will say that Sally Field should have got all the awards that year for her performance, was markedly better than Julia Roberts’.
Old Yeller wrecked me as a kid.
I remember I went home and moved into my bathroom… not really sure what hunger strike madness I was accomplishing with that move. But, for a quick minute I was committed to sleeping on the countertop for the foreseeable future
Close, a film from Netherlands director Lukas Dhont. Take some tissues as a beautiful friendship between two boys starts to change, and preventable tragedy occurs.
"Of Mice And Men," the one with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. I was young when I watched it, and I cried so much. It was the first movie I ever cried during and after watching.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Music is so good. Acting is so good. And the ending is such a good blend of shame and sorrow.
I was going to say this one. I have watched a fair share of sad movies (cried watching The Grave of the Fireflies, The Green Mile etc), and nothing comes close to the sadness and pain you feel.
David (1988). It hit me hard because my name is David and I was a very young kid when I watched it (think around the same age as the actor). Very sad movie
People will think I'm trolling, but the movie that had the most emotional scene and impact on me was Adam Sandlers Click. That scene with him and his dad broke me.
Another honorable mention for single saddest scene is in The Invention of Lying, where Ricky Gervais talks to his mother on her death bed.
That Wayans Brothers movie White Chicks. It’s not sad in the sense anything bad happens. It’s just such a terrible movie it makes me sad people paid to go and see it.. and sat through it.
Land before time. Upset the hell out of me as a kid. Tried watching it again recently and can’t get past the opening scene. And knowing what happened to Ducky in real life makes it all the more sad 😔
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Grave of the Fireflies
This is the correct answer.
I finally got around to watching it and honestly, something about it didn't do it for me. Like, it was the kids' own fault. All they had to do was go up to some adults, to a temple, I don't know. I just didn't feel like they were forced to live in that cave.
But that's one of the saddest elements of it. It's based off the experiences of a guy that lost his sister but survived. It was such a waste but he was a kid who didn't know and was stubborn and had pride and felt it was best to leave with his sister and try to survive on their own than stay with his (awful aunt?) family but be safe and live. It's a waste but it's like war, a tragedy and a waste of innocent lives.
The brother dies too in the movie.
Yes but the story is based on the real story that he survived. That's how he told it, not as a ghost like in the movie
Same, also didn't do it for me. I always see this movie mentioned but I did only make it halfway through because it was so boring...
Schindlers list
This.
Grave of the fireflies
THIS! I cry even just thinking about it
Million dollar baby
Oh, I love this movie, so much. There is hope in that boxing ring tho, it’s a fascinating sport 🥊
Dancer in the Dark
Deeeeeep that one 🤫
I love listening to the song I’ve Seen It All. Without the context, it’s seems like a strange ode to apathy. But with the context, it’s about an unfathomable depth of caring
Beautiful soundtrack; Selma Songs ✨🙏✨
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father
It is astounding how sad that movie is. Makes it even worse it’s a documentary and actually happened.
Geez this one caught me off guard. I went in blindly and it totally made me cry.
Requiem For A Dream
Came here to say this. Really hit me in the feels to the point I can't watch it again.
The Fox and the Hound.
Green Mile
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Old Yeller.
**BOT ACCOUNT**
I was going to ask you how do you know. But one look at the profile and oh... that's how you know. Posting the same question in 5 subs. Rinse and repeat.
Throw in a bunch of inconsistencies gleaned from comments or post titles, and consider that the account is like a month old, and yeah...obvious bot is obvious. Downvote and report, everyone!
Reporting should have been posted in my comment. Autocorrect did me a dirty there. But on the topic of reporting. Are you supposed to report what you think is a bot? Does reddit actually try to do something about bots?
Yeah. I've seen accounts get nuked fairly quickly over reports in the past. Today, though....not sure what's going on.
This past month there's been a lot of these bots. Same pattern of post, reply to own post, never respond to anyone, off-topic posts, inconsistencies, and often their first post is to r/shadowban asking if they're shadowbanned. If you do a search for their posts or comments, you'll find that they've been copy/pasted from an old reddit post. I fear that this is the reason. OpenAI and reddit are in business together. https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1ctp2bx/openai_strikes_reddit_deal_to_train_its_ai_on/ The timing lines up. These bots starting flooding reddit about a month ago, right when this deal was made.
What dreams may come
Tears my heart out every time I see it.
That movie made me cry so hard the tears didn’t just roll down my face, they actually splashed out of my eyes.
the girl next door (based on a horrific true story) not the comedy one
Ordinary People
Bambi
Simon Birch.
When the Wind Blows
It’s one of the few times where I would recommend reading the book and the movie because they both show the same story in such interesting ways
Well, at least for me it's Hachiko
This is the correct answer, I even tear up talking about this movie..
Oh, same. Absolutely. I have promised myself not to watch it again, at least not alone. I will definitely cry like a little girl. And it isn't really the movie itself that makes me cry watching it. What hits me the hardest is the fact that it's real, based on true events. Fuck, now I'm crying...
The Champ
Amour. It's a movie about an elderly couple living in Paris. The wife has a stroke and slowly dies. The husband takes care of her.
Steel Magnolias
I really love this movie, wouldn’t consider it a sad movie, yeah it has a sad sort of 25-30mins but the whole story is a celebration of Shelby and that entire communities unity as well. Perfect Sunday afternoon movie. And I will say that Sally Field should have got all the awards that year for her performance, was markedly better than Julia Roberts’.
Old Yeller wrecked me as a kid. I remember I went home and moved into my bathroom… not really sure what hunger strike madness I was accomplishing with that move. But, for a quick minute I was committed to sleeping on the countertop for the foreseeable future
My husband recently traumatized me with The Mist.
Be warned. It never truly leaves you. It was filmed with two endings. I’m assuming you didn’t see the happy one 😭
Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
This
[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/)
In Bruges. I saw it once and it's just the most depressing thing in the world. I have been avoiding it like the plague ever since.
Sophie’s Choice is pretty brutal…
Precious
Atonement
When Trumpets Fade
Toy story 3
Grave of the Fireflies. Based on a true story.
Shawshank redemption
Love Story
Kids. The 1995 movie.
I am legend
Grave of the Fireflies.
The Elephant Man
I watched this film as a kid and it’s stayed with me ever since - such a well acted sad film.
Yeah a classic. Quite good if you need a good cry which is really good for you sometimes #MachoMan
I’ll have to give it a go. Thanks for the recommendation.
My girl.... HE CAN'T SEE WITHOUT HIS GLASSES :(
Schindler’s List
Bridge to Terabithia or My Girl.
Everyone knows the real answer is Marley and Me, schindlers list don’t compare.
Steel Magnolias or Beaches Special mention for Marley and Me
Beaches wreaked me for almost a month after I watched it
Threads
This is what I was looking for. There is not an ounce of happiness in that movie. It is emotionally heavy and disturbing from start to finish.
Lovely bones
a silent voice by Yoshitoki Ōima
We need to talk about Kevin
Night and Fog (1955,Alain Resnais)
Marie's story
Look Who's Talking 2
Close, a film from Netherlands director Lukas Dhont. Take some tissues as a beautiful friendship between two boys starts to change, and preventable tragedy occurs.
Ghost
Ratatouille
M. Night Shamalan's Airbender. Whole movie made me weep uncontrollably. It's Ang, not Ong! Just say Ang! Make it stop!
My sisters keeper
Come and See
AI
Pet Detective
Brian’s Song
Field of Dreams
Room
Francis
Iron Giant
"Of Mice And Men," the one with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. I was young when I watched it, and I cried so much. It was the first movie I ever cried during and after watching.
Manchester by the sea is up there
I was going to put the same.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Music is so good. Acting is so good. And the ending is such a good blend of shame and sorrow.
Alabama Monroe. Beautiful movie. I will never watch it again.
Hotel Rwanda has ben balling every time
Boy in Striped Pajamas
Grave of the fireflies wrecked me
Iron man
Up
The Champ
Wake up champ, you gotta wake up!
Lego movie 2 .. dad loses his hobby and all the years of work perfecting his city, for it to be turned into a waste land and then nothing
Hachiko
A french movie called Amour. It’s not even close, absolutely gut wrenching and firmly rooted in reality.
I was going to say this one. I have watched a fair share of sad movies (cried watching The Grave of the Fireflies, The Green Mile etc), and nothing comes close to the sadness and pain you feel.
I am Sam
The Sky is Pink
A lot of good answers here, but they are nothing next to Grave of the Fireflies. That movie will destroy your soul.
David (1988). It hit me hard because my name is David and I was a very young kid when I watched it (think around the same age as the actor). Very sad movie
breaking the waves
The Deer Hunter.
People will think I'm trolling, but the movie that had the most emotional scene and impact on me was Adam Sandlers Click. That scene with him and his dad broke me. Another honorable mention for single saddest scene is in The Invention of Lying, where Ricky Gervais talks to his mother on her death bed.
Bambi
Brazil, (with the Terry Gilliam ending).
Ring of Bright Water. was taken to see it as a birthday treat aged 7, was totally traumatised and cried all the way home.
1978 Watership Down movie, can imagine the book is even more sad
I recently watched Akira Kurasawas Ran. Extremely sad movie.
21 Grams
Fast and the furious 7. Paul walker was dead when the movie got released and his brother had to play the Last scènes.
That Wayans Brothers movie White Chicks. It’s not sad in the sense anything bad happens. It’s just such a terrible movie it makes me sad people paid to go and see it.. and sat through it.
Silent Hill or the Sixth Sense
Damn no one said the correct answer yet? A Walk to Remember?
In This Corner of the World It's a different kind of melancholy
Sophie's Choice.
A Dog’s Purpose, I was bawling within the first few minutes
Happy Gilmore
Once Were Warriors
An indian underrated movie, Shikara
Vanilla Sky
The summer of 69
Schindlers List
All of Us Strangers
I feel like the plague dogs needs more visibility.
Land before time. Upset the hell out of me as a kid. Tried watching it again recently and can’t get past the opening scene. And knowing what happened to Ducky in real life makes it all the more sad 😔
The Iron Giant
Meet Joe Black
Synecdoche, New York. I cried in the fetal position for a full hour after watching it and 10 years later I still can't find the courage to revisit it.
Bleu by Krzysztof Kieślowski … all three movies in this series will *change you*
Come And See
Oscar Gold