by Cookie N Screen
We walk into comedies in the hopes that our ribs would be sufficiently tickled and our sides sufficiently split. In the hopes that we would be entertained far from our dreary lives, comedies are there to tell us jokes, make us giggle and spit out our overpriced coke on the person in front of us. What we don’t expect is for comedies to tear our souls out, crush our spirits and make us cry for moments of epic joy or epic sadness. The kind of comedy where it is all fun and games and then bam,it punches us right in the feels.
We walk into comedies in the hopes that our ribs would be sufficiently tickled and our sides sufficiently split. In the hopes that we would be entertained far from our dreary lives, comedies are there to tell us jokes, make us giggle and spit out our overpriced coke on the person in front of us. What we don’t expect is for comedies to tear our souls out, crush our spirits and make us cry for moments of epic joy or epic sadness. The kind of comedy where it is all fun and games and then bam,it punches us right in the feels.
Sister Act 2
This guilty pleasure is the slightly off sequel to the rock and rolling musical fare of the first one. Whoopi Goldberg is back is Deloris Van Cartier aka Sister Mary Clarence. This time around she isn’t hiding from those pesky gangsters and instead has been asked to come to the nunnery to teach. Yes, the sisters have started to run a school and as it is in disrepair, it is up to Mary Clarence to raise the money and save the school. And how? By changing her rag tag and mischievous music class into a show winning choir.
Ok, so Sister Act 2 isn’t as good as the original but it sure has some funny moments and great songs. But what Sister Act 2 is a lot of heart; too much actually. So when it comes for them to perform at the final show, not only are they good but they do it with flare and everyone loves it, including disapproving mothers. If you haven’t been ruined by sob stories and underdogs by reality television, then you’ll have teary eyes the moment Lauren Hill kicks off their final performance. And you’ll be sobbing at her mother’s pride.
Ok, so Sister Act 2 isn’t as good as the original but it sure has some funny moments and great songs. But what Sister Act 2 is a lot of heart; too much actually. So when it comes for them to perform at the final show, not only are they good but they do it with flare and everyone loves it, including disapproving mothers. If you haven’t been ruined by sob stories and underdogs by reality television, then you’ll have teary eyes the moment Lauren Hill kicks off their final performance. And you’ll be sobbing at her mother’s pride.
Tootsie
Tootsie is one of the highest rating comedies of all time. What’s not to love? It’s Dustin Hoffman as a woman, men dressed as women are hilarious, right? Well, if you thought that then prepare to be smacked in the face with the high and intensely great Toosie. Because it is a critical and satirical piece on sexism. When Michael, a talented but highly volatile actor, is stuck in a rut because no one wants to hire him; he soon finds a role. One snag, he has to pretend to be a woman to do it. But what soon comes apparent is the trials and tribulations that being a woman entails.
Tootsie is full of some heart wrenching stuff that would make any softy blub. Mainly because a lot of the stuff is on spot and some of it is accurate. Dorothy goes through a lot, from scripts demanding she kiss actors she doesn’t want and scenarios she doesn’t want. All that whilst battling the advances from the male co-stars as well as someone who takes it too far. This all being well and good but Tootsie really becomes tearful when Michael reveals himself and makes amends with Julie, his female co-star.
And with added sob, watch Dustin Hoffman’s teary interview about the film...
Tootsie is full of some heart wrenching stuff that would make any softy blub. Mainly because a lot of the stuff is on spot and some of it is accurate. Dorothy goes through a lot, from scripts demanding she kiss actors she doesn’t want and scenarios she doesn’t want. All that whilst battling the advances from the male co-stars as well as someone who takes it too far. This all being well and good but Tootsie really becomes tearful when Michael reveals himself and makes amends with Julie, his female co-star.
And with added sob, watch Dustin Hoffman’s teary interview about the film...
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest starring Tim Allen and Alan Rickman is a sci-fi parody that is full of in jokes and sly digs at shows such as Star Trek etc. It is about a famous and popular show called Galaxy Quest that has legions of fans and geeks. However, when a group of people naming themselves Thermian’s take them away, the actors have no idea that they are really aliens believing that everything on the show is true. Thermians are being terrorised by an evil genocidal warlord Sarris and hope that the guys of Galaxy Quest can save them. It is up to the actors to become the characters they portray.
The teary bit of this movie doesn’t come at the end but in fact three quarters of a way through. It is right at the time where Sarris has captured all the Thermians, killing a lot of them and torturing the rest. Leader of the Thermians, Mathesar, is wounded but Sarris isn’t done yet. Intelligent enough to know the different between reality and shows, Sarris gets lead actor Jason (Allen) to tell Mathesar that it is all a lie, for entertainment.
It’s like someone filmed the exact moment where your parents told you Father Christmas wasn’t real. Soul crushing.
The teary bit of this movie doesn’t come at the end but in fact three quarters of a way through. It is right at the time where Sarris has captured all the Thermians, killing a lot of them and torturing the rest. Leader of the Thermians, Mathesar, is wounded but Sarris isn’t done yet. Intelligent enough to know the different between reality and shows, Sarris gets lead actor Jason (Allen) to tell Mathesar that it is all a lie, for entertainment.
It’s like someone filmed the exact moment where your parents told you Father Christmas wasn’t real. Soul crushing.
The Full Monty
As one of the best movies to come out of British comedy, The Full Monty is still one of the funniest and great movies of all time. Set in Sheffield, a down and out unemployed steel worker Gary is trying to find some money. With his ex misses trying to claim sole custody of their son, Gary needs to get money quickly. After seeing the popularity of Chippendales, Gary gets an idea and finds a bunch of ragtag men just like himself to do the same thing; strip off their kegs to hundreds of screaming women. But, they have to get into shape first. A brilliant score, soundtrack and thousands of great one liners, The Full Monty still holds up to day..
Who would have thought that a movie about naked men would make you cry? And I don’t mean crying at their naked bodies either. The Full Monty packs in one of the most sentimental moments of all time. Dave, the larger friend of Gary, comes home one night to find his wife crying. Being self-conscious about his weight and how people sees him, Dave has kept his stripping secret from his wife, Jean. When she finds his leather thong, she believes he is having an affair. In a heated argument, Dave confesses his extra circular activities and his own shame and self-loathing at his teddy bear frame. In a completely moving moment, Jean kisses him and accepts him as he is.
“Who wants to watch me take my kit off?”
“Me. That’s who.”
*grabs tissues*
Who would have thought that a movie about naked men would make you cry? And I don’t mean crying at their naked bodies either. The Full Monty packs in one of the most sentimental moments of all time. Dave, the larger friend of Gary, comes home one night to find his wife crying. Being self-conscious about his weight and how people sees him, Dave has kept his stripping secret from his wife, Jean. When she finds his leather thong, she believes he is having an affair. In a heated argument, Dave confesses his extra circular activities and his own shame and self-loathing at his teddy bear frame. In a completely moving moment, Jean kisses him and accepts him as he is.
“Who wants to watch me take my kit off?”
“Me. That’s who.”
*grabs tissues*
The World's End
The World’s End was released this year and completed the great Cornetto Trilogy. The final piece of a collection of movies containing Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz; The World’s End was just the ticket for Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost fans. With rave reviews, this on the nose comedy was spectacularly funny and hit every note we wanted it to. The World’s End sees Gary, an alcoholic arsehole, collect his old gang of friends to complete a golden mile of pubs that had previously eluded them. But their home town has been invaded by aliens that threaten to take over the world…
As mentioned before, The World’s End is a fast paced, energetic and joke filled movie that will have you laughing at every turn. This is all well and good until it hits you with some hard hitting emotion. Tensions finally spill over between Gary and his ex-best friend Andy in the midst of the alien battle. Asking why completing the golden mile is so important to Gary, Andy finds out that not only is his old friend miserable but has recently tried to take his life. This completely shocking moment and revelation is pulled off by Simon Pegg’s impressive acting skills in the broken Gary. It is a teary and sad moment of humanity.
It breaks me everytime...
As mentioned before, The World’s End is a fast paced, energetic and joke filled movie that will have you laughing at every turn. This is all well and good until it hits you with some hard hitting emotion. Tensions finally spill over between Gary and his ex-best friend Andy in the midst of the alien battle. Asking why completing the golden mile is so important to Gary, Andy finds out that not only is his old friend miserable but has recently tried to take his life. This completely shocking moment and revelation is pulled off by Simon Pegg’s impressive acting skills in the broken Gary. It is a teary and sad moment of humanity.
It breaks me everytime...
What Do You Think?
What movies made you cry instead of smile?
What pummeled you in the hearts with emotions?
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