tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post3450915816424021401..comments2020-02-23T12:50:56.739-08:00Comments on Joel's Classic Film Passion: When Men Cry at the MoviesJoel Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01690827782664896998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-63331063522443383722014-07-21T19:18:24.269-07:002014-07-21T19:18:24.269-07:00Yup - That's why Stand By Me hit me hard as a ...Yup - That's why Stand By Me hit me hard as a kid. The loss of a really good thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783467894844529360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-34118678785203947982012-08-18T15:38:29.111-07:002012-08-18T15:38:29.111-07:00Thanks Judy...your words mean so much to me coming...Thanks Judy...your words mean so much to me coming from an experienced blogger.Joel Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690827782664896998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-55912437398339255382012-08-18T13:10:16.675-07:002012-08-18T13:10:16.675-07:00Thought-provoking piece, Joel. I certainly found t...Thought-provoking piece, Joel. I certainly found the ending of 'Captains Courageous' very poignant and may have shed a tear, even though I agree that Tracy's accent is rather dodgy. It's a long time since I saw either of the other two you discuss here but I remember both having a powerful impact. I'm not sure which film I find the most devastating, but there are many which move me to tears - Cary Grant at his mother's bedside in 'None but the Lonely Heart' comes to mind, but there are loads! JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-80641364063839806862012-08-18T11:27:42.478-07:002012-08-18T11:27:42.478-07:00UP montage is *THE* best montage I've ever see...UP montage is *THE* best montage I've ever seen. In the course about 5 minutes they sum up the *ENTIRE* life of one man, all the joy...and (tearfully) all of the hurt.Joel Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866692896259908078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-83471667360005703152012-08-18T10:35:22.239-07:002012-08-18T10:35:22.239-07:00Great post, Joel!
The one that gets me every time...Great post, Joel!<br /><br />The one that gets me every time (and I mean sobbing. EVERY TIME.) is the end of "Avalon," one of Barry Levinson's "Baltimore" movies. There are a lot of loose parallels about the story of an immigrant family splitting apart (and subsequently growing apart) as they scatter to the "suburbs" which echo my own childhood experiences. About how families who once traveled near and far to spend holidays together now spend them alone in front of the tv. But it's the final scene, with an old Sam (the wonderful Armin Mueller-Stahl) alone in a nursing home, being visited by his grandchild Michael, that rips my heart out, stomps on it, and puts it a blender. <br /><br />2nd place: the end of "Fiddler on the Roof," the "Anatevka" number. Norman Jewison turns it into a montage of silent faces and the empty shtetl set to that fabulously lush choral arrangement. (I'm a sucker for lush music.) *tears*<br /><br />Honorable mention: UP. The first 7 minutes. YOU KNOW WHY.Kristen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936205253092146892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-20963266931950452342012-08-18T05:42:21.381-07:002012-08-18T05:42:21.381-07:00Thanks, Cliff! I've heard others express the s...Thanks, Cliff! I've heard others express the same thing about Tracy...especially about his accent. Hopefully I'll be there tonight watching and tweeting.Joel Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690827782664896998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230377085278270777.post-53553514082085247132012-08-18T03:16:54.632-07:002012-08-18T03:16:54.632-07:00Great stuff, Joel! I'll be honest Tracy annoys...Great stuff, Joel! I'll be honest Tracy annoys me in this one, so the ending has never gotten me as much as it does you, but I do find Freddie's evolution fascinating to watch and I will be watching it yet again tonight. Hope reading this doesn't make me cry now!Cliff Alipertihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791559437928473638noreply@blogger.com