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Any Scene Where You Cry

posted 13 years ago by janet-conant
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For me it was when Old Pa refuses to take her to the park in the morning. "Nuts to that" he says helped by Rose Ann who is jealous of her. Selina knows she will be stuck at home and might never get to see Gordon again. She kicks Old Pa's bed and calls him a smelly old drunk and Rose Ann is a dirty old whore and a cow. Selina is finally letting all her bottled up tension and hatred out for the first time. She is so very unhappy and I felt really bad for her then she drops down and cries. When she finds out that Gordon left her a message to meet her at the park the next day, her faith in humanity has been restored and she is ecstatic with joy. I loved that scene. PS I wanted to beat Rose Ann to a pulp especially when she slaps Selina.

[–] Jimmy_the_Gent4 13 years ago

The ending, where Gordon sees the bus pull away.

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PS I wanted to beat Rose Ann to a pulp especially when she slaps Selina.
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I like when Selina gives her a slap right back.

[–] MsMecca 13 years ago

I didn't cry, but I find the scene where she tells Gordon about being raped extremely sad. The look on Gordon's face and the fact that Selina doesn't even realize the weight of what she's revealing to him is so sad.

Mecca

[–] jescci 12 years ago

'The ending, where Gordon sees the bus pull away.'

Second that. The message being that Selina will grow and change, which is Gordon's wish for her, and that, ironically, he will end up missing her more than she him.

[–] jztzt 12 years ago

Even though I didn`t cry, I felt sorry for Selina when she waited for Old Pa to pick her up from the park after dark. As she waited, rain started to pour heavily. She was so alone and scared that I felt sorry for her. It was a poignant and emotional scene.

[–] pete36 12 years ago

I didn't cry but I cringed every time Ma Baker, sorry Rose-Anne, came onto the screen. I am a guy and my main interest is in solid thrillers and warmovies but this Rose Anne is one of the nastiest characters I recently have witnessed in movies.
Beating her to a pulp ? Yessir ! Where is the mafia when you really need them ?

[–] donnieperry99-538-403163 11 years ago

The end when Gordon tries to hurry and get to the bus to give Selena her (idk what it was exactly). I didn't cry but it was very touching. Especially seeing that after just reading about the actress Elizabeth Hartman(RIP Bless her soul) who gave a remarkable performance.

[–] Genesgirl 11 years ago

He was running to the bus to give her the music box that she loved.

I just finished watching this, too. Such a sad movie but a hopeful ending for Selina. What's even sadder is how the actress herself, Elizabeth Hartman, suffered from mental illness and committed suicide. So, so sad.

"Life was a song. You came along. I've laid awake the whole night through" ...

[–] donnieperry99-538-403163 11 years ago

I'm happy to know that we were both watching TCM at the same time this movie was on. I feel bad that she left her music box which was precious to her and I believe was part of her strength from being with her mom. But I feel she has a greater treasure now, her memories with Gordon. The movie leaves us with possibilities for what could happen after.

But yea, after reading about Ms. Hartman while watching the movie I felt idk her performance touched my soul a bit : /

[–] super-staff 11 years ago

The part janet-conant described is what makes me cry.

[–] iNeedaTimeMachine21 11 years ago

It's funny because I cried pretty early on ... What got me was Gordon's kindness to Selina. For some reason that made me cry.

"I'm not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful."~Marilyn Monroe

[–] blondee661 11 years ago

I didn't cry but I almost lost it in the scene where Selina cries after Pa won't take her to the park and she's worried she'll never see Gordon again. Then she calls Pa a drunk and Rose-Ann a whore and she cries. It was so heartbreaking to watch. I think anyone could relate to that scene being trapped and frustrated with something or someone.

I almost lost it again when Selina was alone in the rain waiting for Pop to come back and it starts storming. It shows how vulnerable she was and you feel really bad for her.

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[–] dannyboy87898 11 years ago

i agree with you, OP. Gordon was the only real thing in her life that made her feel... special and worthy of life, I think. It makes me sad to even think about it. Nobody was really that nice to her and so all she knew was how she was treated at home.. so when Gordon comes along and shows her how good life can be and how kind people can be of course she LIVES for going to the park! And then to have someone of her not-as-good, routine life tell her that she can't go to the park because she's not ABLE... is frustrating!! And sad... and she's blind so she can't go herself! and the way she expressed her feelings in that scene was... wrenching. was great but sad. i agree.

[–] janet-conant 10 years ago

I'm with you completely. You can feel her great frustration when she can't go to the park and you can feel her joy when she will get to go to the park the next day and see Gordon and Mr. Faber will take her. I think no one was treated worse than Selina. I also hate when the "cow" slaps her not once but twice. Shelley won an Oscar for playing the biggest bitch ever. (I didn't even know I started this thread and was responding to my own comment.) I guess that scene really did make me cry.

[–] dlynch843 8 years ago

Knowing Selina's life, I thought it touching when, earlier in the film after Gordon has taken her for a walk, she's back at her tree and says "Thank you for my wonderful day, Gordon."