Do you cry watching movies?

[flatlander_48]

I have, for a long time. Some of the scenes that have touched me:

Red Tails:

We count our victories by the bombers we get to their targets, by the husbands we return to their wives, by the fathers we give back to their children. Through adversity, to the stars.
from the last plane, to the last bullet,
to the last minute, to the last man, we fight.
We fight, we fight we fight!

Daniel Craig's version of Casino Royale when Vesper drowns to death.

The scene at the end of GLORY when the soldiers make one last charge, you know (and they know) that no one is coming back.

The scene in GRAVITY when George Clooney disconnects himself.

[Diane Smith]

I was a sobbing, shaking, gasping emotional wreck after seeing the last twenty minutes of "Dances With Wolves" for the first time -- from the point the wolf and the horse are shot until the end (I guess "animals in peril" has something to do with it). And, like kimdl93, don't make me think too much about "A River Runs Through It" -- one of my favorites of all time -- or I'll melt right here at the keyboard. Neither one of these is what you'd likely call a "chick flick," but they sure push some emotional buttons for me. I have the soundtrack albums to both and can escape reality for an hour by listening to either one.

- Diane

[docrobbysherry]

I'm a sucker for those emotional, heart rending, bits in movies. And, tear up often in the dark.

But, cry in real life? Can't remember the last time that happened. Including at the death of my mom last year.

[Marissa]

I am going to admit that yes.. I do cry when watching certain movies. The movies in question have to be where the main character is a military member and dies at some point of the movie (which most of the time its at the end of it). The only movies I can think of are Act of Valor and Gladiator, there are others but I can't seem to remember them.

It took a great scene (romantic, war, or emotional) for me to shed a tear (Saving Private Ryan as example)..then..well Iraq and a divorce combo..now a movie, a show, a presentation of award (especially military), and a few commercials.. i have to whip the water works away. Well do my best to hide it when company is around.

Clint Eastwood "a man has got to know his limitations"..ok, that was just for a laugh..

And don't get me started on songs..lol.. so...where is that couch again????

[paulaprimo]

Movies?? Heck, I get teary eyed with commercials!!

me too!! this commercial always gets my tears flowing!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRMHNlL0StI

[bridget thronton]

Yes I have been know to cry during movies

[GeauxStacy]

I have been known to open the water works on movies such as Saving Private Ryan. The one that really gets me is not a movie, but when I see the missing man formation at an airshow, that gets me every time.

[Marcelle]

I have been known to get emotional during a movie but it has to strike a chord with some experience in my life if I can't find relevance to my own experiences it doesn't affect me on an emotional level. I don't believe it is a "woman thing" as I have seen plenty of manly men welling up during certain movies. Crying is an emotional outpour and can be triggered by a variety of things - normal realm of human emotion. We just tend to think it is more a "femme" thing because the world for so long has said "boys don't cry".

Hugs

Isha

[Teresa]

Some of the old films affect me more ! "The Glen Miller Story" never fails to put a lump in my throat !

I find I get emotional when I see sportsmen receive their Olympic medals and tears are flooding down their faces, I relate to the hard work and dedication that got them there !

[Erica Marie]

I can tear up watching any movie or tv show when something heartfelt happens. Actually it happens quite often. Especially when someone does something nice for another person.

[BOBBI G.]

I have a hard time not crying. I cried, as a child, watching some episodes of Lassie and Rin Tin Tin. As an adult, I cried in some of Disney's movies when I was with my daughter. And with my grand daughter, as well, the latest was the movie Moulan, a story of a girl's unrestricted love for her father. And then, of course, the Chick Flicks are always good for clearing the tear ducts. Christmas movies are great for getting me to bawl like a baby. Now, I am starting to collect movies that create an extreme need for Kleenex. Movies are an escape mechanism, and I see myself in them. We are all a combination of male and female, and tearing, crying, or just plain bawling is good, even if some people get a chuckle from your emotion.

Bobbi

[Rhonda Darling]

Always have, always will. Just now I don't try to hide it, no matter what mode I'm presenting in. Stereotypical female trait? OK, I'm down with that. I like my emotions. I embrace the comfort of feeling things and not stifling any slight showing of sincerity when among others.

Rhonda

[Nikkilovesdresses]

I know my emotions have been manipulated...

Gosh I never thought of it like that. It seems rather a cynical way to look at it. Was Beethoven being manipulative when he wrote passionate music?

I've always been a crier, I'm a total sap when it comes to movies. I quite like the release.

[Carrie R]

Depends on my mood. I can even cry when HAL 9000 gets shutdown. Daisy, daisy...

[Sharon B.]

Not only at movies but some of the news that has been put on.

[jjjjohanne]

I am not a very emotional man. However, I did cry at the end of the dirty dozen when they were dropping those grenades down those shafts....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aZl-uBcufM

(but seriously)
I don't sob and flow with tears, but I do well up somewhat easily during touching movies. I enjoy watching chick flicks with my wife, but I don't know if I would watch them without her. ...I might, but I would probably lean toward Iron Man (which didn't make me cry) over a chick flick. In truth I am not very emotional. But when I have an emotion, it seems strong. When my father died, I cried, but I don't think I cried any more than my siblings did.

[donnalee]

I do, and it's horribly embarrassing; not so much that I cry, but what I cry at!
I cry at the most trite emotional drivel ever excreted by the pens of the worst hack writers Hollywood has to offer; the "made for TV - direct to video -especially made for Christmas - movies that play on every trite emotion there is.
I know all this while I am doing it, but I can't stop myself from crying; as I said, it's embarrassing!

[Ressie]

Balled like a baby the other night during the end of "To Sir With Love". Some movies just turn on the water works!

[Vala]

In my opinion there is no link between crossdressing and crying because of movies or what so ever. It only shows that the person in question gets caught by the story and feels the emotions that the writer has written.

And I also have certain movies that will start my waterworks. Fir example if there are no hankies around i will not watch "message in a bottle"

[samantha rogers]

Short answer...yes! All the time...lol
Movies, cat videos, Hallmark commercials...sometimes for no reason at all.
Sigh...lol

[CONSUELO]

Yes, frequently.

[Lori Kurtz]

Yes, I cry a lot at movies. And when I hear beautiful music. And when I see another person crying. Sad things, inspiring things, beautiful things, joyous things--any of them can bring me to tears. My emotions are always close to the surface. I think it's a result of the accumulation of a lot of experiences and relationships--maturing and aging and accepting the amazing mix of wonderfulness and sadness that is life as a human being.

[Lady Catherine]

Movies books, heck, live in general. I've always been a bit emotional. Always have been. Nothing wrong with that.

[Isabella Ross]

Absolutely. But during my denial years, I would never let anyone see this...I suppose because I felt it related to my self-image and doubts. Since I came clean, I feel like I have given myself permission to be the emotional person I guess I've probably always been.

[ReineD]

Are those who cry at movies more likely to be cross dressers?

No. My ex-husband used to get emotional occasionally, as have my adult sons. But then they gave themselves permission to feel their emotions, they were raised in an environment where they were told it was OK to do so.

My SO on the other hand, who identifies as dualgender, does not experience teariness when watching emotional content, ever.

Read the following article. I know this is pop-culture and the statistics they use are questionable, but it gives you an idea that even at the popular AskMen.com, it is admitted that men do cry, enjoy girly drinks, watch chick-flicks, preen, etc.

http://www.askmen.com/daily/austin_1...ion_style.html