Emotional Movie and Television Moments

Throughout time there have always been things that make the strongest of us a little emotional. In modern times such things are often related to technology and for us this means television and movies. We all have those scenes that make us cry. For some of us that is the scene in Titanic (though personally it was emotional but no cry-worthy) and for others it is for the deaths of some our favourite anime characters. Here I have compiled a list of some of the stuff that made me emotional over the years. Of course, this is not a complete list but rather only the ones in the forefront of my mind.

Doctor Who: Amy and Rory's Final Chase

For many whovians (people belonging to the fandom of Doctor Who) it was hard not to shed a tear during this heartfelt scene in "The Angels Take Manhattan". I only started watching Doctor Who towards the end of Term 1 but I already felt connected enough to some of the characters to get a little emotional. Of course, the backing track to this scene adds to the emotion of the moment (Song: "Together or not at all"). Even Rory just saying "To save you, I could do anything" began my tears and then Amy's reply to the Doctor: "Changing the Future. It's called marriage" was just the tipping point for me. Seeing Amy crying and hugging Rory as the fell just made it worse. See the video below for the clip.

Marley and Me

The scene when Marley dies was one of the first times I actually cried when watching a movie. It was highly emotional as throughout the course of the movie you grow a connection to the dog and then he dies and you see his family's reactions which just add to the emotion. It is just something about seeing others cry that makes me sad as well. I believe you might call it empathy.

Doctor Who: Turn Left

Not many whovians actually appreciate this episode for how good it is. The final episode before the two-part finale occurs during Season 4 with David Tennant as The Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. It shows a bug who makes you go back in time and change a major decision in your life and it feeds off of what might have been but no longer is. It was very raw and emotional as Donna never meets the Doctor and subsequently he dies. Other people notice there is something weird about Donna's back (where the bug is) but no one can really put their finger on it. We also see Billie Piper return to reprise her role of Rose Tyler who tells Donna of what might have been and what is still to happen. Donna has to face the fact that she had a very important life that now she will never experience unless she goes back and forces her past self to go with her original decision. Donna does not realise until the final moments that this means jumping in front of a truck and killing herself which makes the scene more emotional. The following scene takes place just after Donna jumps in front of a truck and Rose whispers something in her ear.

Doctor Who: Asylum of the Daleks Clara Oswin Oswald

I know there are a few Doctor Who scenes in here but there are just a lot of emotional scenes and they are all fresh in my mind. Let's face it though, Doctor Who is a show with many highs and just as many lows. Anyway, so this episode is about the Doctor, Rory and Amy beamed down to the Asylum of the Daleks where the worst of all Daleks are put by Daleks as they were too radical. The trio have to disarm the shield around the planet in order for it to be destroyed but while down there they find themselves in trouble with a few of the bad Daleks. The character of Clara Oswin Oswald helps them get away but when the Doctor goes to retrieve Clara he discovers that she has been turned into a Dalek but has created a scene in her mind to avoid the horrible truth. This is the scene where the Doctor has to explain it to her. It is very emotional.

Books

Books open up gateways to other worlds and take us to places we couldn't dream of otherwise. Books are important in our world and provide us with entertainment as well as memories. We hold an emotional attachment to books, some more than others. Books are magical creations and it takes a skilled author to bring a world in a book alive.

Books are great sources of entertainment and can often remind people of fond times long since past. What do most people do when the power goes out or they get sick of watching television? They reach for a book. Books are always ready to transport us to far away lands and give us insights into cultures and people we otherwise have never experienced. Books are also good as they can contain information and vocabulary that will assist in education. Books are versatile and come in many categories, shapes and sizes. There are adventure books, comedies, romances and mysteries. There are large books, small books, round books and square books. Books that contain facts and books that contain fiction. There are so many different books around us and it takes a curious mind to uncover them (I totally just ripped off an advertisement just then, comment down below on what advertisement you think I copied). People often associate books with memories. Personally, I relate reading "Where's Wally" with happy car-trips with my family when I was young. Others may relate other books to past experiences in their lives. Books hold an emotional connection with people and it isn't until we look back that we realise this.

Often people hold emotional attachments to books and grow to love the characters within them. Sometimes these connections can stem out into obsessions (like Twilight or Harry Potter but not The Hunger Games [you can never be too obsessed with The Hunger Games]). These emotional connections can cause passion about a book and often we can begin to feel empathy for the character we are reading about. We may start to grow feelings of hatred against the antagonist, or feelings of love towards the characters families. Sometimes we even get upset when something sad happens to characters. Marley and Me is a great example of this. I grew an emotional attachment to Marley and so I got upset when, in the end, Marley got sick (especially in the movie, I was actually crying a little) and had to be put down. It is times like these that you realise how skilled the author must be to be able to hook a reader in and have them grow emphatic feelings towards the characters. Good authors are adept at doing this and a great book is one that hooks you in and doesn't let you go until the last word.

May the odds be ever in your favour, see you tomorrow!