What makes you emotional?

[starseed galaxy auticorn]

Basically, is there anything in entertainment terms that makes you emotional? Perhaps it's watching the news or a certain song, even a movie or a youtube video!

For me, it has to be this:

Spoiler:

It doesn't show just sportsmanship for me. It shows how valuable those with special needs are. A lot of them are ridiculed each and every day because they are different. People never stop to realize that they actually have a good heart. In the disability community, we all do what we can to support each other. We let each other know that we aren't the only ones suffering. That's what this video shows in my opinion. It shows that we are all the same, even if we have different disabilities or personalities with them... we are the same because we share the same struggles and hardships of having a disability. (copied and pasted this when I was telling my friend about it)

So, what about you?

 

[maccrash]

oh, so many things. much of my favorite movies and albums do. NAMELY:

The Meadowlands by The Wrens makes me more emotional than anything else because it takes me back to a specific Period Of Heartbreak, yet I still use it to get through New Periods Of Heartbreak, and they always remind me of the one previous Period Of Heartbreak, making me miss that girl for some reason, but then I'm missing whatever other girl has broken my heart at the time, and it's a mess. this is a weird paragraph.

then, my four favorite films of all time (Rushmore; Synecdoche, New York; Mysterious Skin; My Own Private Idaho) all make me hugely emotional yet I still watch them often so I can Feel. it feels good but most of them make me sad.

there are countless other examples; emotion is something I value above all else in all art.

 

[Ozymandias]

Synecdoche, New York

This. Charlie Kaufman is just great in general, i'm still pissed I never went out and saw Anomalisa in theaters.

Music doesn't really make me emotional as much as it just heightens the emotions that i'm already feeling, but movies certainly can do the trick.

There are so so so many that I could list off, but since I mentioned Kaufman already i'll go with, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Films that evoke very strong emotions from me usually have themes of nostaliga, loss, regret, and other things along those lines. ESOS has all of those wrapped up in a clever script written by Charlie Kaufman. Jesus Christ that "Meet me in Montauk" scene gets me close to tears every time. If anyone hasn't already seen the film I highly recommend it.

 

[maccrash]

This. Charlie Kaufman is just great in general, i'm still pissed I never went out and saw Anomalisa in theaters.

Music doesn't really make me emotional as much as it just heightens the emotions that i'm already feeling, but movies certainly can do the trick.

There are so so so many that I could list off, but since I mentioned Kaufman already i'll go with, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Films that evoke very strong emotions from me usually have themes of nostaliga, loss, regret, and other things along those lines. ESOS has all of those wrapped up in a clever script written by Charlie Kaufman. Jesus Christ that "Meet me in Montauk" scene gets me close to tears every time. If anyone hasn't already seen the film I highly recommend it.

was actually going to mention Eternal Sunshine too -- probably my 5th favorite film of all time; reminds me I haven't seen it in awhile. should remedy that. glad I've found another Kaufman fan. I heard really bad things about Anomalisa from people whose taste I trust so I didn't go out -- gotta dl it and give it a whirl sometime. but yeah every one of his films that I've seen is great, and I've seen them all except for Anomalisa. (and they're all so sad!)

 

[EC]

This:

 

[Lipstick Vogue]

pretty much any time taylor swift opens her mouth.

 

[Her]

was actually going to mention Eternal Sunshine too -- probably my 5th favorite film of all time; reminds me I haven't seen it in awhile. should remedy that.

i am not surprised by this in the slightest

uhhhhhh
anything involving harm to kids or their general distress is something that'll cause me to feel something
nothing quite like thinking the child in the movie is about to die or be injured and then come out fine - even worse for me is when they are hurt, the example that first comes to mind being the scene in kramer vs. kramer where dustin hoffman's son is injured on the playground and he's being rushed to hospital while still audibly in pain

 

[Pebbles]

good music
especially the japanese songs used for fairy tail themes​

 

[PokéMew1]

Any time a great album comes to an end. Idk what to do with myself at that point xD

 

[Shadow Chill]

Stories of loss and sacrifice usually make me cry, but it depends on how it is builded up and presented. A poorly made attempt will only make me either sigh in annoyance or laugh.

 

[JJ Styles]

Full Metal Jacket. The whole movie. Heck, I still remember Gunner Sgt Hartman's epic opening speech to the future Vietnam war participants in the very first few minutes:



One of the most striking messages in FMJ which was shown at the end of the film was the nature of Duality. The duality of man. A man could be wearing a piece sign necklace around his neck while participating in something as violent as war itself..

 

[Sydian]

eternal sunshine fucked me up in a weird way good god.

songs that i associate with specific moments in my life can get me, or just certain people or situations. pickup truck by kings of leon gets me a lot, though it probably means nothing to most people. imagine by john lennon is probably gonna get me now bc they played that at a funeral i went to recently for a family friend (which is an odd choice bc the last thing most people want to hear at a funeral is "imagine there's no heaven" but i digress??) so i'm just gonna think of, well, funerals. hanging on by active child doesn't make me cry or anything, but it kind of prompted me to break up with someone before so it's p heavy too.

s'all i got for now.

 

[Irelynn Skye]

I can't stand to see kids or animals in pain. Although I do not have kids, I have a lot of pets that I consider to be my babies. Just the thought of them getting hurt in any way is enough to make me upset.