Xander ,'Selfless'
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I had heard people saying that Up was sad (or had serious cry points), but JESUS CHRIST, NO ONE TOLD ME IT WAS THAT SAD!!!
It was worth it, though, wasn't it?
Boy, I don't know. The last time a movie gutted me like this was (I think) Truly Madly Deeply. Not even Brokeback Mountain got me like this.
I had UP in my queue but I haven't been able to watch Brokeback yet (I read the short story) so maybe I should take it off.
Huh, really? I mean, it's sad in the first twenty minutes, but then it's pretty uplifting, I thought. Happy ending, and all.
Watch 'em both, askye, you'll be glad you did. There's lots to love in both of them. Just have a box of tissues handy. And nobody nearby who's gonna point and mock.
but then it's pretty uplifting, I thought.
It is, but then there was the part where Mr. Frederickson flipped through Ellie's Adventure Book, and then he saw the pictures she put in the "Adventures I will Have" section, and I cried and cried again. I cried so hard I couldn't read what she wrote in the book to him.
I'm just puddly tonight, I guess.
My friend H. said UP was "uplifting", but I had a sneaky feeling he meant "will make you cry, you wuss". So I didn't watch it. Glad to know I was right.
I haven't seen Brokeback because I got spoiled and I knew I couldn't watch the whole thing without crying. What I really want is a video clip of the sexy parts, and then I can live in a happy fantasy land where their lives were perfect together.
I've cried enough in real life. I don't want to cry over entertainment. Screw catharsis.
But Carl is happy at the end! Just happy in a way he didn't anticipate.
Up made me cry at the beginning and sob at the ending.
Had a confirmation class retreat day yesterday, at this little Anglican convent tucked away in a corner of north London. Amazing place. My confirmation name is going to be Catherine! (All these names. I'm going to forget and end up just calling myself Bob.)
amych, could you buy caffeine-free diet coke to keep at home, in attempt to fool your body a bit? I do that when I'm off caffeine 'cause of UTIs. The caffeine-free soda definitely helps, despite not being real. It's like fooling your body with sweeteners when you're desperate for sugar!
Haven't seen UP. Might not do, if it's that sad. I cry when WALL-E finds sporks. I try not to risk the inevitable bawling at the really sad stuff.
Huh, really? I mean, it's sad in the first twenty minutes, but then it's pretty uplifting, I thought. Happy ending, and all.
I thought it was still bittersweet kind of the entire way, for the reasons Steph mentioned. The first twenty minutes hang over the entire movie, and I think they're supposed to.