Emotionally Invested
Nov. 2nd, 2008 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annundrielSo I was just reading about 30 Burning Sci-Fi Bromances and besides reminding me how much I love Al in Quantum Leap, it also reminded me of The Iron Giant.
It's one of those cartoons that makes me cry every single time I see it. The ending just kills me. Watching it with the twins when they were younger always made me feel kind of lame because I'd be sitting there sniffling by the end and they'd be fine. At least most of the time. I'm sure it probably made my brother cry at some point.
Heh, which reminds me of the year I got A Little Princess for my birthday. Tom refused to watch it because it was a "girl's movie," but when we put the tape in he ended up watching it anyway. By the end he was curled up on Mom's lap, crying like the rest of us.
Isn't it funny how younger siblings can be annoying at the time, but when you look back it's suddenly, "Awww, you were so cute!" Generally followed by, "What happened?" and a wink.
I actually cry at a lot of things. If something moves me, whether it's happy or sad, tears will generally be involved. Not in everyday life, usually, but in books and movies and TV.
I remember when Finding Nemo was in theaters, I was sitting with my brother and the movie had hardly begun when I was going, "OMG, you are not going to cry at the beginning of a movie about fish." Except that it is sad! And Pixar and Disney are so very good at manipulating my emotions.
Meanwhile, I watched "Hunting Season" today and seriously thought there was going to be a moment right out of Return of the Jedi. Ray and Fraser were in the car, looking for Maggie near the end of the episode:
And all I could think about was the part in Return of the Jedi when Han is all, "You love him" about Leia and Luke and Leia is all, "Yes." And Han decides he's going to be the bigger man and he "won't get in his way," but then Leia is all, "He's my brother."
I was just waiting for Fraser to say, "She's my sister, Ray" and for there to be snogging. Sadly, there was not. But, oh! So close!
It's one of those cartoons that makes me cry every single time I see it. The ending just kills me. Watching it with the twins when they were younger always made me feel kind of lame because I'd be sitting there sniffling by the end and they'd be fine. At least most of the time. I'm sure it probably made my brother cry at some point.
Heh, which reminds me of the year I got A Little Princess for my birthday. Tom refused to watch it because it was a "girl's movie," but when we put the tape in he ended up watching it anyway. By the end he was curled up on Mom's lap, crying like the rest of us.
Isn't it funny how younger siblings can be annoying at the time, but when you look back it's suddenly, "Awww, you were so cute!" Generally followed by, "What happened?" and a wink.
I actually cry at a lot of things. If something moves me, whether it's happy or sad, tears will generally be involved. Not in everyday life, usually, but in books and movies and TV.
I remember when Finding Nemo was in theaters, I was sitting with my brother and the movie had hardly begun when I was going, "OMG, you are not going to cry at the beginning of a movie about fish." Except that it is sad! And Pixar and Disney are so very good at manipulating my emotions.
Meanwhile, I watched "Hunting Season" today and seriously thought there was going to be a moment right out of Return of the Jedi. Ray and Fraser were in the car, looking for Maggie near the end of the episode:
RAY: You guys really connected, didn't you?
FRASER: Yes, we did. In more ways than you think.
RAY: Well look, you can spare me the details.
And all I could think about was the part in Return of the Jedi when Han is all, "You love him" about Leia and Luke and Leia is all, "Yes." And Han decides he's going to be the bigger man and he "won't get in his way," but then Leia is all, "He's my brother."
I was just waiting for Fraser to say, "She's my sister, Ray" and for there to be snogging. Sadly, there was not. But, oh! So close!
