Who else cried?

[abner_mohl]

Try watching the film on mute. Half the movie's power is gone.

Try watching the film dubbed...

Watch it dubbed and you'll either cry in disgust or cry with laughter.

[ofelia]

I think the music has a lot to do with the emotional effect.
Söderqvist nailed the mood.
Try watching the film on mute. Half the movie's power is gone.

I don't generally cry at films but I want to cry every time I hear the music. Because of the book. I listened to the soundtrack before I watched the movie, it's actually what made me decide to watch at all. I love the part where I think it's their second meeting where they're doing the cube and Eli's theme comes on so quietly you almost can't hear it. It's so powerful. I have that music memorized now and can't get it out of my head.

[ykeleven]

At certain age, you stop crying at the movies and books. I have reached that age a while ago. I didn't cry while reading watching the movie (many times), nor did I cry reading the book. I was able to hold it in (and repress it) for a while. When I started to read the fan fiction, that's when the water work began, and I couldn't stop. It took me over 6 weeks before I could hold it all in again, but during that time, I cried at anything and everything LTROI.

[DMt.]

People [men especially] who can't or won't cry, are apparently much more likely to do violence [to themselves and/or others] than those who allow it. I learned the truth of this the hard way...

As a comprehensively-bullied child, crying, and being jeered at for it, was always the final humiliation; I hated it, and repressed it hard, so when it happened in later life it was always wrenchingly painful and difficult. Big mistake!

Nowadays I can enjoy it sometimes, sort of, or at least let it happen.

Bottom line would seem to be; it's good for you, embareassing or not

[the_lambda_man]

People [men especially] who can't or won't cry, are apparently much more likely to do violence [to themselves and/or others] than those who allow it. I learned the truth of this the hard way...

As a comprehensively-bullied child, crying, and being jeered at for it, was always the final humiliation; I hated it, and repressed it hard, so when it happened in later life it was always wrenchingly painful and difficult. Big mistake!

Nowadays I can enjoy it sometimes, sort of, or at least let it happen.

Bottom line would seem to be; it's good for you, embareassing or not

Yeah, sometimes it helps just to let it all out...

[hillerr]

I haven't really cried... but in the key scenes (some of you already mentioned a few) I always feel such warmth Kind of like a... bittersweet happiness I guess. Not really sure how to describe it.

I've 'teared up' but not cried when listening to Johan S.'s magnificent soundtrack and thinking of the specific scenes that meant a lot to me. I couldn't sleep well for about a week after because my mind kept reviewing the key scenes that really impacted me. And it was a melancholy realization when I pondered that I would probably never have a friendship like Eli and Oskar's. (regardless of Eli's supernatural abilities)

[DMt.]

Yes. See celedril's post 'I figured out...'

But also, the story reminds us that love is always an option, even in the darkest places.

[TigerEyes]

People [men especially] who can't or won't cry, are apparently much more likely to do violence [to themselves and/or others] than those who allow it. I learned the truth of this the hard way...

As a comprehensively-bullied child, crying, and being jeered at for it, was always the final humiliation; I hated it, and repressed it hard, so when it happened in later life it was always wrenchingly painful and difficult. Big mistake!

Nowadays I can enjoy it sometimes, sort of, or at least let it happen.

Bottom line would seem to be; it's good for you, embareassing or not

I would have to agree. I've recently been crying, but for a whole different reason, then i felt better afterwards. Why was i crying? I hated the state i live in and felt like i've made no progress at all for years (Except for writing my stories).

[crazychristina]

I'm watching it again tonight, and I must admit I started crying with the opening credits, even before the music started. I know the ending is optimistic, but this film is a tragedy, and one I can relate to only too well.

[Ash]

I'm watching it again tonight, and I must admit I started crying with the opening credits, even before the music started. I know the ending is optimistic, but this film is a tragedy, and one I can relate to only too well.

I don't think many of us might have cried at all in their initial viewing.
But as Christina points out, the little girl in the taxi is just that for the uninitiated, but so much more when you know her story.
I feel the same way when I watch Regan at the beginning of The Exorcist, knowing what's going to happen to her.
The only choke-up point in that film for me is when she kisses the priest at the end, not knowing why. While we know.