4 great tearjerkers

I swear I've watched about 3 movies today and I've cried during all three. Either they were really sad, I was really emotional or there was a combination of the two. I vote option 3. lol Here are my 4 favorite tearjerkers


1. First off we have my alltime favorite movie, Imitation Of Life. I love love love love love this movie and this is my favorite scene, the funeral scene. I cannot watch this scene and not cry. In the movie the daughter Sara Jane prefers to pass for white. She resents her mother and towards the end treats her real bad. The mother, Annie, loves Sara Jane anyway.  She dies without Sara Jane ever making amends with her. Sara Jane shows up after her mother's funeral and breaks  in tears. That scene teaches me to give a person their flowers while they are still here. No one wants or can hear how much you loved them when they are dead. Tell them now!  I cannot fanthom how I would behave if my mother passed. I speak with her daily so that when that time comes I wont be left with any wouldve shouldve couldves. My heart weeps for Sara Jane. That was a perfect ending to a perfect movie.






2.  One group of people that have my alltime respect are soldiers. I am fascinated and moved by the thought that anyone would give their own life in order to protect a country. My second favorite scene comes from the movie Glory. I cannot watch this scene without boo-hoo'ing. These soldiers were mistreated by their white counterparts but still volunteered to go out and fight on what we later see is a guaranteed suicide mission. w me personally I would not have done it. One I'm not going to die willingly and two I'm not dying for a country that treats me like shit. That scene really touches my heart. The fact that these men knew they were going to die and went out and fought anyway gives me chill bumps. And then look how they went out....praising, praying and glorifying God. That speaks volumes.



3. It was hard coming up with one scene for the next movie because there were so many "moments"  Lean on Me is one of my favorite movies. I can name three scenes off bat that always make me cry: 1. the inspirational speech given by Joe Clark before the students take the test. I give that speech weekly to my students and I have to fight back tears when giving it. One of the saddest things you could ever see is a child, A CHILD, beat down. Its sad to hear stories where children are told that they are nothing or will never amount to anything. That speech brings tears to my eyes.  2. the scene where Kaleesha's(was that her name?) mom talks to Joe Clark aka I dont want her to see me like this anymore. I've never had a crackhead mom but I felt not only the daughter's pain but the mom's pain in that scene. The background music that they played did not help at all. I boo hoo on that part. and 3. the last scene of the movie where the kids are marching to "Free Mr Clark, Free Mr Clark" I'm about to cry just thinking about it. Lawd, that scene is so powerful. It gives you an idea just how much of an impact Mr Clark had in those kid's lives. My favorite line is "Mr Clark is not only Eastside High, he's like a father. He's the only father that some of us who dont have fathers know. You dont know a thing about Mr clark" Childdd Charmayne played that part. I cheer and cry at the same time lol



4. I have only watched this movie once....thats just how much of a tearjerker the movie is ;/  I went to the theater totally unprepared. If the movie was 60 minutes, I'd say I cried for a good 40....thats over 1/2 of the movie. I thought about my personal relationship with my own sisters AND my relationship with my kid while watching it.  I could not imagine having to say goodbye to your kid....forever. I could not imagine having to watch your kid die. I could not imagine having to watch my sister die. The scene that made me just want to walk out of the movie was the last scene, where the child Kate dies. She knows she's going to die and that along with her saying goodbye to her family was more than I could bear. That scene is one of the reasons why I have not watched this movie since going to the theater that day.