Jennie and I were in Richmond watching Emerson one weekend a few months ago when we all decided to watch a movie Emerson had gotten. The movie was a Disney cartoon called ‘UP’. The three of us piled onto the couch, with Emerson sitting in the middle, and fired up the movie.
‘UP’ wasn’t like the Disney cartoons I remember from my younger days. Ten minutes into it, big tears started welling up in my eyes. I was trying my best not to let Jennie and Emerson see that I was crying but it soon became more than I could manage. Emerson, sitting beside me, could tell that I was sobbing, blubbering like a baby actually, and he yelled out, “Grandpa!”
I was mortified, real men don’t cry at movies, especially not cartoon movies. To make matters worse, I sobbed two or three more times before the movie was over. My rough and tough reputation was ruined. I think Emerson enjoyed watching me suffer more than watching the movie.
Well, today I found something that makes me feel a lot better. I ran across an article at ScreenJunkies.com entitled 10 Movies That Make Real Men Cry. Guess what the fifth movie listed was. That’s right, ‘UP’. Turns out I must not be the only Real Man it has brought to tears. I feel so much better.
| UP
The most recent film on this list, the 8 minute prologue of Up stands as cinematic perfection. The incredibly effective “Married Life” montage (set to Michael Giacchino’s Oscar-winning score) succeeds in telling an entire life story before the first act of the feature truly begins. In this short period, we see a marriage bloom and wilt, forcing an old man to come to grips with an unfulfilled promise as his lifelong best friend and wife passes. From www.screenjunkies.com on May 25, 2010 |
I’m not sure what to think about the fact that I’ve cried while watching six of the movies listed. And three of the other four I haven’t seen yet. It’s getting harder and harder to maintain my ‘Real Man’ cred these days.
Clyde
3 comments:
You should have been here for the SobFest when Michelle and her guys watched it with me. Of course they pretended Michelle and I were doing all the sobbing.
I watched "My sisiter's keeper" by myself the other night. I sobbed like a baby. It didn't help that i have just been through everything that has gone on with Caleb these past 2 months. I was a hot mess of snot and tears.
Some fools never learn. I watched this youtube clip andI am balling like a baby. I think Clyde knew I could not take not looking at it again. Wilk!!!
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