Saddest scene in a movie or show

Xexima

With all the "your favorite *blank*" threads going around, I decided to make one of my own.  Now, I'm not usually deeply affected by a movie, I never cry because of something sad or bad that happens, but there were a few scenes that I remember and thought were pretty damn sad.  My two:

When the British soldier in Band of Brothers is trying to light the bloody cigarette for his fallen American comrade, but couldn't get it to light.

In cast away when tom hanks wakes up after the storm, and Wilson was no longer tied to his raft.

 

 

I'm sure you guys have others..

Nierro

Scene in The Awakenings when Robin Williams was desprately  trying to increase the dosage of medicine for Robert DeNiros character.

Decadentia

Spoilers on random movies - be warned - Will highlight movie titles

Quite a few - Specific to movies

 

 

 

 

- The ending of House of Sand and Fog where Ben Kingsley commits suicide and does the same to his family

- My chick flick vote: English Patient, losing his love in the desert ( but I suppose you could insert any cliche love lost here; Braveheart throat scene etc )

 

- Unsure if this is more sad or just unjust, Willem Dafoe dying in Platoon, thrusting downward while being pursued/shot by the Vietcong

- Recent movie - Children of Men; the death of the loveable hippy in his house killing his own wife and dog then himself being shot, also the ending with the hero dying at a memorable ending shot in the boat.

- Doctor Zhivago dying after getting off the train, believing he saw a lost loved one

- A Path to Glory - Execution scene

- The Deer Hunter - End Roulette scene where the dearly loved Mr Walker dies

- The ending of Legends of the Fall; Brad Pitt dies honorably to a bear, albeit the way he wanted to go, sad nonetheless

- Cartoon mention, The Lion King...nuff said

-12 Monkeys - Bruce Willis kicking the bucket

- Life is Beautiful - The death of the hero

- The Pianist - Next to the whole movie

- Schindler's List - Again like the pianist, holocaust situations generally revolve around sad sad times

- What Dreams May Come - A lot of his experiences in the after life are quite sad

 

 

And my ultimate one that always gets me:

 

The ending of Blade Runner, where Rutger Hauer expresses humanity and slowly dies in the rain after sparing the life of Mr Harrison. Something about that scene gets me thinking every single time.

 

 

EggFtegg

Ooh, some good ones there, Decadentia. I'm right with you on many of those,  Life is Beautiful and Schindler particularly (for the Schindler scene, it was the moment he realised he could have done more, that really got to me). And Rutger is severely underrated as an actor.

Off the top of my head, parts of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind I found heart breaking, and continuing the Rutger theme, fairytale that it was, the curse in Ladyhawk I found desperately sad.

I can't really think of the saddest. It was probably so sad that I've blocked it out.

dhartz

Well when in the Naruto manga i was reading the Kakashi Gaiden, i found Obito's death quite sad, i realy gazed at the pic of how hes half body was crushed under a ton of rocks. And said its alright Kakashi take my eye i cant feel half of my body...i wish i could hang with you guys longer but its over for me.

Ok another part in the Naruto manga that was sad for me is when Asuma passed away, it was so sad to see Shikamaru smoking and crying in the rain...and then at the funerel when the little Konohamaru cryed, i mean the boy lost hes grandpa and now hes uncle...the boy is all alown now...

Then in the Death Note anime when Yagami Light died at the starway...and looked so innocent. I hope they make the ending sad in the Death Note movie too.

as for movies....i never watched any ''sad'' movies and i cannot hink of any sad moments atm, will edit later when i remember somethin.

 

 

 

Milky

Bambi's mommy getting killed.

pirateer

In the Butterfly Effect when he goes back in time and sees himself and friends sitting there waiting and hoping the mom with her baby doesn't open the mailbox, which they planted a bomb inside. She opens it, the bomb goes off, she dies with the baby.

Tyroler

Spoiler : Grave of the Fireflies -- the whole movie had me in tears, expecially when the sister dies

MadAce

Originally posted by Tyroler

Spoiler : Grave of the Fireflies -- the whole movie had me in tears, expecially when the sister dies

Recently saw that movie. Indeed very striking.

 

The whole Threads: Nuclear War movie. (to be found completely on Video Google).

Umbrood

Schindlers List, the scene with the young girl in red.

I am not an emotional man really but I cried my heart out at that point, frankly I enjoyed it alot, it was relieving.

Really wish there were more things that could grip me enough to make the tears fall.

 

Nierro

Originally posted by Decadentia



- Recent movie - Children of Men; the death of the loveable hippy in his house killing his own wife and dog then himself being shot, also the ending with the hero dying at a memorable ending shot in the boat.

I don't think he died.

Godliest

Ice Age 2, Everything in the movie was disappointing. (joking).
The Big Blue, The end of the movie. Probably the only movie I've seen that was sad, comedy for me.

Decadentia

 

Originally posted by Nierro

Originally posted by Decadentia



- Recent movie - Children of Men; the death of the loveable hippy in his house killing his own wife and dog then himself being shot, also the ending with the hero dying at a memorable ending shot in the boat.

I don't think he died.

 

Well, "realistically" being shot and losing blood for hours on end in a damp boat while you take it out to sea would indicate he died. Moreover, in the literal sense they definitely painted a picture that he died. He was a flawed man who ended up sacrificing himself for what he felt was true goodness. There was a general theme of "rebirth" obviously attached to the film, his last words of advice of what to do was in a parting tone, warning her to never to let these people take her baby. He literally made pre-death speech.  Also the boat named "Tomorrow", along with the constant themes of the futility of war and what we lose in it.

Him living does not go with the film's direction, and I don't see how you could have got anything else unless you don't believe what the filmaker was trying to tell you?

Although I understand its up to perception, you could also say that about every death ever on film technically.

Sorry not trying to start an argument, I would just watch the ending again, because I see nothing that would indicate he lived.

 

Kenze

The Color Purple

When Sofia gets thrown in jail and then finally released only to be a slave to the mayors wife. Sofia visiting her kids on christmas after so long...

Actually there are several really sad parts of that movies, but also  alot of joyous up lifting parts

Enigma

The ending of Forest Gump was pretty sad

seabass2003

The Passion of the Christ - When the young Jesus is running and falls down his mom is there to pick him up and comfort him. Then they flash forward to when he falls with the cross and his mom is no longer able to help him or give him comfort.

As a parent feeling helpless to comfort your child is one of the worst things to go through.

Astropuyo

Children of Man, When the hippy guy over doses his wife, and then proceeds to be stupid and get shot down by those prats.

At the end when he dies on the boat floating there, it was kinda  a chokey moment for me.

 

Naw that'd make me weak, my saddest moment in a movie ever was paying to see 300.

Enigma

Originally posted by Astropuyo
Naw that'd make me weak, my saddest moment in a movie ever was paying to see 300.

lol

seabass2003

Originally posted by Astropuyo


Children of Man, When the hippy guy over doses his wife, and then proceeds to be stupid and get shot down by those prats.
At the end when he dies on the boat floating there, it was kinda  a chokey moment for me.
 
Naw that'd make me weak, my saddest moment in a movie ever was paying to see 300.

You didn't like 300?

kel11

Originally posted by Enigma


The ending of Forest Gump was pretty sad

I thought when the prostitutes were with Lt. Dan and Forrest in the apartment was emotional. 

Nierro

Originally posted by Decadentia


 
Originally posted by Nierro

Originally posted by Decadentia



- Recent movie - Children of Men; the death of the loveable hippy in his house killing his own wife and dog then himself being shot, also the ending with the hero dying at a memorable ending shot in the boat.

I don't think he died.

 

Well, "realistically" being shot and losing blood for hours on end in a damp boat while you take it out to sea would indicate he died. Moreover, in the literal sense they definitely painted a picture that he died. He was a flawed man who ended up sacrificing himself for what he felt was true goodness. There was a general theme of "rebirth" obviously attached to the film, his last words of advice of what to do was in a parting tone, warning her to never to let these people take her baby. He literally made pre-death speech.  Also the boat named "Tomorrow", along with the constant themes of the futility of war and what we lose in it.

Him living does not go with the film's direction, and I don't see how you could have got anything else unless you don't believe what the filmaker was trying to tell you?

Although I understand its up to perception, you could also say that about every death ever on film technically.

Sorry not trying to start an argument, I would just watch the ending again, because I see nothing that would indicate he lived.

 

No, you didn't start an argument I just convinced myself that he didn't die because I didn't want him to. You are right.

Decadentia

Originally posted by Nierro

Originally posted by Decadentia


 
Originally posted by Nierro

Originally posted by Decadentia



- Recent movie - Children of Men; the death of the loveable hippy in his house killing his own wife and dog then himself being shot, also the ending with the hero dying at a memorable ending shot in the boat.

I don't think he died.

 

Well, "realistically" being shot and losing blood for hours on end in a damp boat while you take it out to sea would indicate he died. Moreover, in the literal sense they definitely painted a picture that he died. He was a flawed man who ended up sacrificing himself for what he felt was true goodness. There was a general theme of "rebirth" obviously attached to the film, his last words of advice of what to do was in a parting tone, warning her to never to let these people take her baby. He literally made pre-death speech.  Also the boat named "Tomorrow", along with the constant themes of the futility of war and what we lose in it.

Him living does not go with the film's direction, and I don't see how you could have got anything else unless you don't believe what the filmaker was trying to tell you?

Although I understand its up to perception, you could also say that about every death ever on film technically.

Sorry not trying to start an argument, I would just watch the ending again, because I see nothing that would indicate he lived.

 

No, you didn't start an argument I just convinced myself that he didn't die because I didn't want him to. You are right.

Heh fair enough then, he was an interesting anti-hero

Astropuyo

 

Originally posted by seabass2003

Originally posted by Astropuyo


Children of Man, When the hippy guy over doses his wife, and then proceeds to be stupid and get shot down by those prats.
At the end when he dies on the boat floating there, it was kinda  a chokey moment for me.
 
Naw that'd make me weak, my saddest moment in a movie ever was paying to see 300.

You didn't like 300?

I found the movie rather interesting, I won't deny that...But if I'm gonna spend 10 bucks to watch a bunch of sweaty guys whine and complain to eachother with graphic man love scenes? I'm gonna just switch sides and go watch a story based gay porn...hell maybe I did and assumed it was 300, I'm not too sure anymore.

 

That and it sucked...<obligational> in my opinion /obligational

ab29x

You guys forgot a huge one:   The Perfect Storm.

Those guys were very very likeable and the last 10min were very wrenching.   It actually made me mad that it ended that way.   I dunno.  It was an excellent movie and the ending really bothered me, true story or not.

Honorable mentions:

Alpha Dog.  (talk about high and low points).

Jack. (Enough said).

The Sopranos.  (When Tony helped Chris along.  Kinda ruined it for me.)

Less Than Zero.

Bambi. (Heh)

Armageddon. (Major break for a bunch of actors.)

 Saving Private Ryan.  (Lord it was hard to watch that knife scene.  Excellent acting).

Astropuyo

In all seriousness, The end of Saving Private Ryan was probally a good tear jerker.

Anofalye

Excalibur, although a glorious ending, it is a tragic and sad one....and all the tragedies prior it are often sad and lead to it.  I mean...a King...commanding you to destroy an artefact and the only magical item!  ACK!  

 

Historic: Hiroshima...I know it was needed and everything, and I am gratefull the US did it...but it make it all the more sad.  I hope the US never apologize for it, it was a necessity...but it doesn't make it anyless sad...

 

Modern: Dolphins massacres...these are just heartbreaking.