What Makes a Sad Movie?

  • BuildMeUpButterCup

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    I am taking a poll for my science project. Why do we get sad when we watch tragic scenes/movies? Why do you think?

    And what do you think makes viewers saddest the most?
    a) Death of a lover/romance
    b) Death of an Animal
    c) Death of a close friend
    d) Death of a sibling

    And do you think a person's movie preference depends on how they feel about a tragic movie?
    November 13th, 2012 at 12:02am
  • Thingtastic

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    Oh my gosh, I always cry when an animal dies. But I think movies that have children separated from their parents are sad too. I don't think it always has to be death.

    I'm not sure what makes viewers sadder, because everyone's different. I just know that the death of a movie characters, lover or friend does not make me shed a tear.
    Family members make me teary.
    Dog, cat, ferret, horse, unicorn etc? Bring on the waterworks.
    November 13th, 2012 at 08:37pm
  • Bulletproof Cyanide!

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    is there an all of the above? I cry for all of those on movies. I get way into the movies I watch.
    November 15th, 2012 at 06:08am
  • warmaiden

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    Maybe I'm just a sucker for movies, but I'm such an emotional nut. I cry at everything even if you're not meant to cry. Oops. Most of the time I think it's me being able to relate to a character on screen or basically the character as a whole. Development is one thing + the pain of others is something I can't handle. Especially when it's a child in the movie crying or injured or getting hurt or something. That's too much for me.
    September 2nd, 2014 at 07:51am
  • Valerie.

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    All of the above.
    September 13th, 2014 at 03:27pm
  • shelbyvengeance

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    I hate movies where animals or kids die. It makes a sad movie. Especially if it just happens and you didn't really expect it.
    September 16th, 2014 at 02:50am