vinny1967: Its good to let it out mate.............
Oh I didn't mean I repress my emotions, but just find other outlets rather than crying. I practice meditation, martial arts and work out at the gym, so any built up tension during the day does get disposed of.
Slim and I, both have cried through some movies together. I LOVE it when I see a man who isn't afraid to shed some tears. After all, we are ALL human...
vinny1967: LolI watched Sister Act 11 yesterday and could not stop crying
When the kids drag themselves out of the ghetto and win the All State singing comp......
What films get you tearful ?
By the way I felt great afterwards........
There are a lot of movies that affect me this way. Any touching story will do it, including books and magazine articles. Reader's Digest was always good for a good cry or two, for example.
I grew up watching my dad need the kleenex box passed to him as much as all of us "girls" needed it, so I grew up knowing that real men cry...it's one of my standards for a man with whom I can have a serious relationship. Not that he needs to be able to cry at a drop of a hat, but that he's comfortable expressing his emotions, and able to cry.
Extreme Home Make Over. I know its a TV show. Even though there's money being made, probably boatloads behind the scenes, the subject matter and general compassion exhibited by the cast and by hundreds of volunteer people who have no real ties to the recipients is inspiring and never ceases to bring tears to my eyes.
As for movies, the one I keep dropping in the blue ray player is .... 50 First Dates. The realization of love in a seemingly impossible situation always gets me. And its hilarious in parts as well, so the gamut of emotions happens for me.
We have to get over ourselves because someone, somewhere has it harder than you or I, yes we all cry, it's a human emotion, any man that doesn't is a liar whether on the inside or not.
Going back to the OP's subject, there is a very touching scene in 'Cinderella Man', where the former boxing champ (played by an excellent Russell Crowe), now impoverished, has to go beg money from his former colleagues in order to buy medicine for his sick children.
Apart from the acting which was superb, knowing that it is based on a true story made it all the more touching. In my opinion, in a way it required much more courage for that boxer to go beg in order to save his kids (the story is set during the years of the Great Depression when unemployment levels hit skyrocket highs), than facing his opponents on the boxing ring.
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When the kids drag themselves out of the ghetto and win the All State singing comp......
What films get you tearful ?
By the way I felt great afterwards........