Or am I the only one who's heart breaks every time I watch it and they don't work things out in the end? It's absurd, but every time I watch it I secretly hope the ending will change lol. I think what makes it really sad is that Robert Redford doesn't get to be in his daughter's life. Boo.
-When she's finished chewing her cud remember to brush her teeth.
The first time I saw it (in the theater a million years ago!!!)I cried so much that the next day my chest hurt and my eyes were still swollen.
I watched it again recently and cried again.
This is one of my favorite movies
Purple is my favorite number in the alphabet.
*raises hand*
when she begs him to come over.
i lost it.
maybe it's just the fact that i see a lot of her in me.
always falling for the wrong guys, ugh.
so heartbreaking.
xo..Brittany
I always cry through the movie as well but especially when the first strings of the song kick in at the end and you know they didn't work it out
"You know where I was? Taking a bath in champagne" Mimi from A New Kind Of Love
"just the fact that i see a lot"
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I think there's a lot of projecting in this film. I really don't think viewers are crying over K and H specifically. It's more of a lost opportunity.
When she begs him to come over is one of the saddest scenes, it always gets me when she calls him and said she would be talking to her best friend about this, but he is her best friend. I cry throughout this movie though, especially at the end when she sees him with his new wife...so heartbreaking.
shareI watch this movie at least once a year since it's debut.
And cry at every viewing,but after it's over I rewrite the ending
and they live happily ever after.
Until the next viewing.
If someone doesn't cry, I would worry about them.
I have only seen it five or six times, but I notice that I start crying earlier now when I see the movie. I watched the movie with the commentary of Sidney Pollack, yesterday and I still cried when Barbara gives her "You're my best friend" telephone call.
I just watched this for the first time tonight, definitely cried a couple times throughout the movie, but especially at the end...I just found it to be so heartbreaking the way he never got to know their daughter and how the way they looked at each other while saying bye showed that despite everything, they still had such strong feelings for each other.
and of course during the "you're my best friend" phone call
Oo and the scene when he said she was beautiful and kissed her, but just because that was just so sweet :)
Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire
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I always cry when the first strains of the theme song begin to play as she remembers Hubbell in college. I cry during the sex scene because she is so in love with him...and of course I cry at the end when they hold each other so tight, still in love despite the fact they couldn't stay together.
"I was never good at 'should'...and don't intend to train myself, either"
I saw it as a teenager when it came out, and I remember that cried at the end. I just watched it last night and thought I'd probably outgrown it and wouldn't cry...WRONG. That last scene, when they look at each other and that song is playing...wow. Then, I watched it again today because my husband wanted to see it, and I cried again. Classic tearjerker. Great film! It still holds up almost 40 years later.
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When I first saw this movie (only about 4 years ago) I went through a phase I used to watch it all the time, and every time i'd be balling my eyes out.
I hadn't watched it in ages and tonight I thought I would and I forgot how bittersweet that ending was. I finished watching about 30mins ago and Im still crying. The most beautiful yet heartbreaking scene I've ever watched.
Don't say I never gave you anything.
Cry? Absolutely. Just like in SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS. You want them to end up together but it's just not gonna happen. It doesn't always work out. Just like in real life. In real life there isn't always a "Hollywood Ending". Most of us have been there. And I think that's what makes us cry.
shareNope. Not one tear. And I usually cry at the drop of a hat. I guess it's just because I found their relationship so problematic from the beginning that it was hard for me to have sympathy for them at the end. They seemed better off staying true to the people they were without having to fight their own inclinations every step of the way and deny parts of themselves. It was a bit harsh for the film to make it clear that he has never had (and doesn't plan to have) a relationship with Rachel. I don't know. It just fell a little flat for me.
shareYup, been crying at the end of this movie for forty years now. If it hadn't ended sad, this movie would've been flat. It was the sad ending and sad music that really put the capstone on this movie.
Clintessence
Hey Clint,
You are a shame to your namesake. A Clint doesn't cry - ever! What is wrong with you? Has your advancing age ruined you? If you are going to start being a crybaby over every dumb chick film, you will simply have to turn in your name. Maybe you could change it to Softessence?
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
Hey David,
I can't help it of I'm a hopeless romantic - I'm just so sensitive. I guess that's why I've had to fight off women all my life - they love a sensitive man. (Just ask Hawkeye Pierce on "M.A.S.H.", he had that 70's sensitivity. Personally, I always thought Alan Alda was just a big whiner, and never bought into that women's liberation sensitive man thing.) I believe in the macho John Wayne - Clint Eastwood thing, but I have coupled it with a manly sensitivity that has been irresistable to women over the years. I'm sure you of all people can relate to that problem. But "The Way We Were" always make me cry, because I am so happy that Redford finally got rid of Streisand.
Best Wishes,
Redfordessence
Hey Clint,
That's a crock of manure. You just want Barbara for yourself. Geez, man, don't you realize how old she is now? You are lucky you never got her back then. You would be a lot better off with that little hottie from "Vegas" - then again she might give you a heart attack.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
Hey David,
You're right about the heart attack thing -- that's why I only view from afar these days -- but I do appreciate beauty in all its forms.
James Brolin (Mr. Streisand) and Barbara deserve each other these days. I never liked the funny girl -- I like Redford a lot, as long as I ignore his politics -- he's made some of my favorite movies.
Tell Them Willy Boy Is Here
Butch Cassidy
Jeremiah Johnson
The Hot Rock
The Way We Were
The Sting
The Great Gatsby
The Great Waldo Pepper
Three Days Of The Condor
The Electric Horseman
A Bridge Too Far
Brubaker
Legal Eagles
The Natural
Quiz Show
A River Runs Through It
Havanna
Sneakers
Spy Game
An Unfinished Life
The Milagro Beanfield War
Barefoot In The Park
I held it together pretty well until the end...it was Redford's face when she puts her hands on him...you can see it in his eyes that he's just realised what he's lost. It's almost desperation, then just swallowing his pride. The bad loser line too, despite needing him so much throughout the film, she's let go and he can't. Like was said earlier, its that that we relate to. I know I certainly did!
Another one here who never got why Redford is a big Hollywood heart throb...totally see it now though!
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I remember one day when I was watching tv and saw Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand together in a movie and thought... I don´t know what this movie is. So I kept watching it, not knowing what I was really seeing was actually the end. And yes I cried. So, technically that was the first time I saw just a bit of that movie, and cried.
I guess the reason was that the final scene is so intense you feel the same feelings they do, and you can only imagine what they´ve been through just by listening to them.
Last night I saw the entire movie for the first time and really like their story. Not the typical love story, but very real and complex instead.
I didn't cry. There weren't meant to be. They were opposites. Some opposites attract but don't always work out.
He could have been in his daughter's life if he chose. He allowed her step-father to be her dad. He made the choice. He was a jerk.