Movies That Made Me Cry: The Entire Thing
While there have been plenty of movies that have put me in tears as a child and as an adult, these are some that really stick in my mind as being one teary scene after another. Some of these movies are known for specific tear-jerker scenes, like Dumbo's mom singing to him and cradling him in her trunk (another list coming...) and the death of Bambi's mother are famously heart-wrenching. But these movies are banned from my house for the reason that I can't just skip over one scene - they are emotional in one way or another from start to finish.
Milo & Otis upset me because - well - real animals put in dangerous situations for the "entertainment" of film. (Also: this movie was made before animal protection on movie sets was a thing...look up how many cats died in the making of this movie. And this is just the American version. Who knows about the much less regulated Japanese original? Yeah. Not so much of a kid-friendly fun adventure film, is it? Turns out, I was right to be upset and crying and it wasn't "just a movie."
So whether it was a mouse lost in the city, a baby elephant being teased, or orphaned dinosaurs looking for a place to call home, these are movies that had the elementary-aged little me in tears for 90 minutes or so.
By the way, I haven't seen any of these movies in years because I refuse to watch them again and also? They are banned from my home. Because.
Before The Lion King, there was:
The Land Before Time
Dumbo
An American Tail
Benji: The Hunted
And finally...
Bambi
Notice how they conveniently leave out the emotionally crippling part of the story on that fun, cute little trailer?
Milo & Otis upset me because - well - real animals put in dangerous situations for the "entertainment" of film. (Also: this movie was made before animal protection on movie sets was a thing...look up how many cats died in the making of this movie. And this is just the American version. Who knows about the much less regulated Japanese original? Yeah. Not so much of a kid-friendly fun adventure film, is it? Turns out, I was right to be upset and crying and it wasn't "just a movie."
So whether it was a mouse lost in the city, a baby elephant being teased, or orphaned dinosaurs looking for a place to call home, these are movies that had the elementary-aged little me in tears for 90 minutes or so.
By the way, I haven't seen any of these movies in years because I refuse to watch them again and also? They are banned from my home. Because.
In no particular order:
Before The Lion King, there was:
The Land Before Time
Dumbo
An American Tail
Benji: The Hunted
And finally...
Bambi
Notice how they conveniently leave out the emotionally crippling part of the story on that fun, cute little trailer?