Sensitivity

[Ezekiel]

So, I see myself as a very emotional guy. MY feelings are portrayed loudly. Whether it be anger, happiness, depression, or sadness. But the main point of this topic is about sensitivity. For example: There are probably 20 movies that make me cry. I cannot help it, I see these sad things and feel attached to the people and events. I am often criticisized for it, like on SOSZ when someone called me a woman, but I do not see it as a bad thing. So I wanna ask some of you this: Are you sensitive? What makes you cry, if you do at all? Also, do you see sensitivity as a bad thing?



I'll copy the list of movies I posted on SOSZ, because they are all good movies.


The Last Samurai
Remember the Titans
John Q
The Land Before Time
Ladder 49
United 93
A Walk to Remember
The Notebook (I almost dried up..)
North Country (The relationship between mom and son, I've been thru it)
Simon Birch
The Green Mile
Radio
Forest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Mystic River
I Am Sam
Boys Don't Cry
Million Dollar Baby
Crash (The slow mo shooting scene :( )
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[Ujitsuna]

Why does The Last Samurai make you cry?

[Ezekiel]

[Yvl]

I always cry at the end of a good show or movie.
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[Luceit]

Am I sensitive? I'd say I am to a certain extent, especially when it comes to very unfortunate people. I have a soft spot in my heart for all the unlucky guys and girls I see in anime, manga and video games (Ashton comes to mind) and I really feel sorry for them when they meet with bad luck, even though I know they're fictional. I also get very sad when I see things like war, famine and people dying needlessly. Regardless, I don't usually cry at such things.
Movies? I can't remember the last time I cried watching a movie, but certain sad songs always bring tears to my eyes. I'm not going to reveal them though; guess it yourself. I also like reading books with sad stories for the same reason.

I don't see sensitivity as a bad thing. A lot of people have the guts to do serious crimes only because they're not sensitive to the needs of other people in my opinion. There has been a rise in crime in my country, especially in those that really hurt people badly and leave emotional scars. Besides that, there has also been an increase in bullies who don't care what happens to other people as long as they get what they want.

Even so of course, sensitivity can be a bad thing at times. For instance, there are teenagers who cry at every little thing, like having accidentally upset a friend. Then you have the people who weep at everything they see. Normally it isn't much of a problem, but these people are the ones who are likely to get too swamped in with another person's problems to the extent that they get trapped.
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[Masa]

I used to be something of an emotional stump and didn't cry over anything ever. But coming out of my teenage years I've grown more likely to get misty-eyed at the end of movies. Even at the end of ones that previously never made me all that sad.

I remember that the end of Return of the King would get me weepy-eyed no matter what. Poor, poor Gamgee! But I remember seeing a movie not too long ago, don't remember what it was, that I felt stupid for getting so weepy about! It's madness.
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[HarmonianHiccup]

I don't cry in my actual life very often--I'm one of those people who totally bottles everything up until I have a total meltdown once every year or so (as I get older they happen more often but are not so intense, so I guess that's a good thing...?)
I am, however, also one of those people who likes to pretend that I am inscrutable, when in reality you can read my face like a book.
ANyway, books make me cry. Movies make me cry. Games make me cry. ANIME makes me cry. >_< GOod stories--they just kill me.

I just sit there with a stiff scowl on my face as the tears roll on down--my family thinks it's pretty funny.
I'm not going to make a list because it'd be WAY too long.

...I cried when Gremio died, I cried for the Prince when he lost his family, I cried for Riou, etc etc etc... :roll:
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[Sun's Vicegerent]

I would say I am probably a sensitive guy, to a certain extent anyway. There are certain movies that make me go all fuzzy inside, but that's about it. I can't sum up a list at the moment, but if I had to think of a few at the top of my head.. they'd mostly be books anyway, but..

Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (Be With You)
A Walk To Remember

Heck, I can't think of any after that.. There's a lot, but I just can't think of any at the moment. I enjoy sad soppy scenes that don't always have a "happy ending", but something still romantic. Yeah, I'm a sucker that way.
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[Gil-galad]

I pretty ofter 'tear-up' at movies, anime, tv-shows, games, and even music, however actual crying is a bit rarer. I have really cried during the end of Moulin Rouge, the end of Millennium Actress, and the scene where Ferid and Arshtat kick the bucket in Suikoden 5.

I almost really cried at the end of Pan's Labyrinth. Not quite, though. ^_^
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[Phamex]

I don't really think it's anything to be ashamed of, I just find it embarrassing to cry in front of people I don't know. I've only seen about a fourth of the movies on your list Ezekiel, but they all made me cry. The all time worst movie for me is Homeward Bound. Movie about the dogs that get separated from their owners. I've seen that movie at least a dozen times, but I ALWAYS cry. Then again, Transformers almost made me cry too :roll:
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[Scarlet Assassin]

Watch Finding Neverland, you'll never cry at another movie. That damn film is like watching your puppy get run over over and over again for several hours.
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[Phamex]

[Gil-galad]

[Admiral Ackbar]

I cried after Ultraviolet when I realized I probably wasn't going to get my money back.
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[Axiose]

Haha!

I cried watching United 93 - I have never been so moved in a long time. Lader 49 nearly brought me to tears as well, so perhaps I have something for films with numbers in the title?
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[Axiose] [Fliktor]