Bridge to Terabithia - Youtube Version
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I had Katy watch this tonight. She doesn't like reaction content, but she was actually interested in this one. Once it was over, she agreed that Dasha is the best of all reactors when it comes to sad/emotional content. Not intentionally, just naturally. She makes you feel what she's feeling.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-03-28 03:04:44 +0000 UTCThe Green Mile is a pretty good choice. Like I said, I weep like a widder woman (there's a euphemism for Dasha to learn) while watching movies, but not usually out of sadness. For example, I go to pieces every time I watch Mr Smith Goes to Washington, but it's not out of sadness; it's out of a sense of what this nation is, its ideals and such. Or when I watch Rudy, and it comes to the scene were you softly hear him say "Thank God." The Rocky movies always make me emotional, for a number of reasons, and I would certainly say part of it is the death of Mick and then Apollo.
Troy Hickman
2025-03-25 21:15:33 +0000 UTCThe Green Mile. Nothing will ever top how that movie made me feel.
Thats MR. Baldamort
2025-03-25 20:39:55 +0000 UTCGood question. I don't think I have ever "cried" (as in sobbing) on a movie, at least not since I was a kid. How Dasha was on Terabithia is quite a bit more "crying" than I have done on any movie for my entire adult life. As a little kid my older brother used to tease me because I cried on a movie. It was the Incredible Journey (1963) and the movie about the two dogs and the cat that travel through the Canadian wilderness to find their lost human family. It was the scene were Tao the cat falls into the river and is swept away while the dogs chase, trying to rescue the cat. I was probably between 4-7 years old at the time and I remember it being traumatic. My older brother was 5 years older than me, and he was merciless in his teasing. As an adult, the hardest movie to watch in terms of keeping it together was probably Hachi. I have heard that this is true for a lot of men. Something about the loyalty of the dog tends to hit men harder than most things. I read stories in the comment section of Hachi reactions where the posters would say that they never saw their dad cry, except that one time watching Hachi. Watching Hachi I got tears in my eyes, which stayed through the last 20% of the movie, but I never sobbed or hit a point to where I was "crying". If you turned and looked at me, at most you'd see a tear roll down my cheek, but that's about it. That doesn't mean that I found Hachi the most tragic movie ever. Schindler's List might take that one. That gave a mixture of sadness along with anger and disgust. I know these days there is a push for men to be more sensitive and open with their emotions, but I don't believe that men should lose control of themselves. I think it is a good thing for men to hold themselves together. That doesn't mean that I think guys should be ridiculed for crying (like my brother did to me when I was little) but I certainly think men should develop self control and be capable of keeping it together.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-03-25 20:34:29 +0000 UTCOkay, so here's a question for you. In the entire history of cinema, which movie has made you the saddest? I'm not just talking what makes you cry, because some people never cry no matter how sad they are, and sometimes you might cry out of Joy or beauty or something. I'm talking what single film made you the saddest. I'll have to think about that one a little bit (now me, I will cry at the drop of a hat, so for the love of God don't drop your hat). π
Troy Hickman
2025-03-25 19:20:41 +0000 UTCthis movie does punch you in the face
zynjams
2025-03-25 18:21:28 +0000 UTCwell, i didn't come here to watch her react to kids movies. we are all adults, Dasha does not need protecting imo. Its not like she watches emotional movies all the time. Matter a fact it's few and far between at this point that she does.
Thats MR. Baldamort
2025-03-25 16:45:39 +0000 UTCWhy Troy, I didn't know that you were so merciless! If you were in The Princess Bride, you'd turn the Machine to Level 50, wouldn't you? haha!
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-03-25 16:17:48 +0000 UTCI don't have any problem watching sad movies myself, but when you get a really genuine sad reaction from somebody else, I don't know, there's that part of me that just wants to make it better. It's kind of like being at a funeral. Yes, death is a part of life, and everybody is going to have to deal with it, but you still want to moderate someone's pain to whatever extent you can. I've never watched a reaction to this movie before, so I can't really judge whether other reactions seem genuine. In fact, I can't think of a lot of sad movies to which I have watched reactions. I tend to lean more toward horror, comedy, and action. Phony scares and laughs are generally pretty easy to see, though. Even worse is when you spot someone who has obviously previously watched the movie but doesn't disclose that. Those people should be forced to watch the new Snow White film on a constant loop...π
Troy Hickman
2025-03-25 16:11:34 +0000 UTCIt hurts seeing Dasha like that because she is a real reactor, and those are real emotions. More than that, it is because she has a good soul. I've seen many reactions to this movie now, and some I can tell are performing for the camera. Others have a genuine reaction to it, but they don't seem to show as much of a connection to the characters, and that lack of connection and lack of feeling loss can make you question the mental state of that person. There have still been a couple good reactions to this movie where the reactor makes you feel their pain. The best ones do this, and they do it completely unintentionally. It's not a performance, it's raw and powerful. Yes, while it is like a knife in the heart to see Dasha tore up over movies like this, or Hachi, or I am Legend, it also creates something real and leaves a lasting impression. Katy once asked me why I will watch movies that are sad when she avoids them. It's not that I like feeling sad, but it is the presence of sadness that makes happiness more powerful as well. If you don't know what real sadness is, how can you truly know what happiness is? I don't think that you can experience happiness as powerfully if you also don't know what sadness feels like. I don't know, maybe I am wrong. It's almost like not knowing how wonderful it is to have wealth if you've never been completely poor at one point. Too much is taken for granted, otherwise. And how could it not be? Or maybe a better way to say it is that the Sun shines that much brighter when you've been in darkness. While Hachi-as an example-is a brutal watch, you have to watch it to truly appreciate the greatness of Hachi's bond to Parker. Does that make sense? I don't know if I am explaining this well. Anyways, the point is that while these are tough watches, when Dasha reacts to something like this, I am here for it and willing to suffer as well because it is real and powerful.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-03-25 15:51:20 +0000 UTCDo you remember on Friends when we found out that Phoebe's mom had never let her watch the ending to sad movies, that she had just made up happier endings for them? I'm kind of feeling like Phoebe's mom right now. I know Dasha is tough, but I really don't want to see her like that anymore. Every tear feels like a knife in the heart. On hopefully a happier note, the movie brings up pests. How do you folks deal with them? If they are harmful or dangerous, like a mosquito or a fly, I don't have a problem with killing them. With spiders, they are such beneficial little creatures that I always take them outside if possible, or leave them where they are if they're not hurting anything. Around here, I get quite a few possums and raccoons, so I catch them in live traps and relocate them. And with the worst pests of all, tax collectors, I just let them fall into the pit...π
Troy Hickman
2025-03-25 15:20:41 +0000 UTCIt, is time! This gonna be a interesting ride. Let's go!
Thats MR. Baldamort
2025-03-25 13:45:58 +0000 UTCIt's finally here! πͺ And I'm not sure that I'm ready for it... This one gives a good kick in the nuts, especially since EVERYONE wants (or even NEEDS) a Leslie in their lives. Jesse is the actor from the Hunger Games. The one who plays Peeta. Hunger Games was filmed a few years later, so you're correct. You saw him older. I had the same feeling when I saw this.
Michael@GetFitwithDogs
2025-03-25 13:44:46 +0000 UTC
