I was wondering if there is anybody else out there who is NOT NORMALLY MOVED by films, who have made an exception for this one. Personally I have never cried in a movie, that is until I saw this one. I was literally shaking because I was crying so hard. Any similar experiences?
shareHmm. I was angry at how callous the doctors were portrayed, and how the nurse was a living saint. In my experience, doctors have been at once calm and compassionate, with a decided concern for their patients' well-being, while the nurses were incompotent and acted like they really didn't want to be there, always rushing to a break or just trying to get away from their patients.
I also found the scene where her old teacher was reading the children's book to her, well, ludicrous. It seemed too contrived to be sad. But, what do I know.
I apologize in advance if my opinion seems different.
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i'm a 26 year old male and this movie kicked my heart's ass! i was wrecked when her old teacher was reading her the children's book. i was sitting there like "GEEZ! this is one HUGELY sad and awful moment in film." i so enjoyed vivian's composure and intelligence but then seeing her completely wasted away and drained of life came as a blow between the eyes. i also busted up when the nurse, knowing she was pretty much dead, rubbed lotion on her hands. the whole movie cut me very deeply. incredible filmmaking.
-BV
my first indie movie! http://youtube.com/watch?v=my02KOICn64
I don't know what came over me watching this move. I'm rather callous and don't cry.
My mom died when I was 7. I had one cry over that about a year later but even then I couldn't figure out why I was crying.
When Vivian curled up into a ball there was so much truth there. My lip started quiveriing and I didn't konw what was going on. The next thing I know is her teacher walks into the hall as old and wore as as Vivian and I lost it. I was watching the DVD on my laptop balanced on my knee sitting on my futon. This was the first time in over 10 years that I've had hot tears streaming down my face. I was sobbing like a baby; it's a wonder that the neighbors in my apartment didn't knock on the wall. I cried so hard that I thought the movie would skip and ruin the moment. I couldn't bear to look at the screen for 10 whole minutes. The story that the professor read to Vivian was just icing on the cake.
I'm buying two copies right now, one for my personal collection and the other for my adoptive mom for Christmas. I know that she balls during most movies. My sister who really isn't a crier balled for 20 minutes after seeing Meet Joe Black; I want to see how they react to this film. Also, I want to know if I will react the same at Christmas. I'll be back to let you know.
I too cried and I don't usually do that.
shareOKay... try watching this movie ... and being a cancer survivor ... and just try not to cry... impossible. This is very wierd: in one sense, I was crying out of relief that she was not in pain any more. Just being relieved for her.
Then I was crying out of sadness for her alone ness and loneliness.
THen I was crying at the courage and strength of the nurses.
Then for the poety.
Then just because I couldn't stop crying I just kept crying.
Emma Thompson is a GENIUS. She NAILED this performance.
I *rarely* cry in real life let alone during films, but this movie gets to me. The scene where her old Lit professor visits her and reads to her? It kills me every time. So. F*king. Depressing.
And junipernest, that was a great post. I think you really nailed it.
"I cried so hard I couldn't see. Sobbing and gasping and drippy tears. I thought it was an incredible movie, but I don't think I can ever see it again. The line that got me the most was when the professor told her "and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
I'm reading these posts because I said those same words today to my brother as he died. I'm sending out e-mails to my friends and decided to go look up the movie details again while I was on the computer.
I was so thankful that this wasn't my brother's experience. He got pneumonia that turned into ARDS, and he just couldn't beat it. But the staff at the hospital were wonderful, so caring and kind. And he was surrounded by friends and family when he left us. And he knew how much we loved him."
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Nobody said ONE THING about this post, I guess nobody really read it... how sad is that? It's even sadder to know that's been such a long time since this was posted, and nobody even noticed it. What a shame to see that nobody reads or even cares for what's really important in here.
For what its worth after all this time, I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I'm sure your brother will carry your words with him to wherever he's gone.
I'm not one to cry easily, but this films made a blubbering mess of me.
shareI had seen parts of this film on a VHS rental tape, but I decided to buy the dvd and it arrived earlier this week. I was really glad that the phone did not ring during the last fifteen minutes or so of this film. It would have just had to keep on ringing.
I cried during the scene with Professor Ashford and when the code was called. There have been movies that have made me cry during my lifetime, namely "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "Brian's Song", "Schindler's List", but for pure raw emotion of a subject matter that unfortunately has had a presence in my family and my husband's, this film has truly taken over by way of Emma Thompson's brilliant portrayal of Vivian (how she did not win an Emmy is beyond me) and the stark reality of the ice water in the veins hospital scenario.
All in the cast did justice to this HBO project. It is too bad that this made for television movie did not benefit as a theatrical release instead. I don't know if it would have garnered an audience (probably wouldn't have) but the fact that it is now available on dvd should increase its viewership.
I cried during The Lion King.
shareYES.
I was so glad to see your post. I thought there was something wrong with my medications! : )
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Absolutely. This film and Blow Out are the only ones I've cried at in the last 30 years.