Made Obama cry - Born Free (1966) Discussion

[–] cathyowens 15 years ago

Horribly sad. I saw it over 20 years ago and I still can't think about it without tearing up. Even just hearing the song rips me apart. Of course Obama cried - what is he? made of stone?

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[–] laddiebuck 15 years ago

The only film that ever made me cry, too -- although Reach for the Sky came very, very close.

I never thought of it as sad, but half-touching, half-sad. Very moving, in any case.

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[–] pdbrat 8 years ago

Me, too!!!! The music with the scene of Elsa on the rock... I was probably 6-7 when I first saw it and bawled at the end. The music still makes me cry- it's a beautiful piece!

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[–] ThePerplexicator 15 years ago

Great. Now he's making the rest of us cry.

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[–] whitelion43 14 years ago

this is not the place to discuss politics there are plenty of places to do so. as for the original question it is in places, but George,Joy,and Elsa had some good times too.

Oh GOOD!,my dog found the chainsaw

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[–] ThePerplexicator 14 years ago

Thank you, Nanny!

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[–] mark-1589 14 years ago

To Rocky3167 and bushwood80, Obama isn't making me cry. If what he does makes you cry, then keep it up, cry all you like for the next 6 plus years, sob and wail. Cry me a river; Cry me a river; I cried a river over Bush!

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[–] diverdwnn 13 years ago

I just watched it last night for the first time in 25 years or more. As a kid it always made me cry, and it came pretty close last night. I had a big ol' lump in my throat. I held back the tears though. And for the record I am a 42 year old man.

Great, great story.

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[–] android_movie 13 years ago

I bet you President Obama is now toughen up by all the abuses from the Republicans that he will no longer be crying anymore watching this movie.

Show me the holes!

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[–] PoppyTransfusion 12 years ago

It is sad but some of the sadness is bitter sweet.

my vessel is magnificent and large and huge-ish

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[–] AirForceVet 12 years ago

Where's the source & what were the circumstances in which Obama reportedly said this movie made him cry?
And why cry over it? They raised an orphaned lion cub & trained it to live free on its own in the wild. They were happy to see her thrive & even visited her several times after her release to the wild.
That's a happy, successful story.

But we in it shall be remembered;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers

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[–] aircrftmec 12 years ago

Obama cried because Elsa finally learned to survive on her own and didn't expect everyone in her government to take care of her.

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[–] simba-18 12 years ago

@ aircrftmec LOL!! Love it.

The part that made me cry, even in the trailer, was the part where George tells Joy to just give up and send Elsa to a zoo. When Joy says "She won't be free...." something about it just tears me up. Something about the way she pleaded with him just hit me hard. It took me by surprise how strongly it made me feel when I saw the preview on TCM last week and I cried my eyes out in that part of the movie.

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[–] pdbrat 8 years ago

That, too!!! And she says "but, George, I con't!!

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[–] mark-1589 12 years ago

To aircrftmec: Uh, HELLO, lions don't have government. People of your ilk tend to be utterly ignorant so just resort to making things up.

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[–] mark-1589 11 years ago

aircrftmec wrote: "Obama cried because Elsa finally learned to survive on her own and didn't expect everyone in her government to take care of her."

If we want to superimpose political ideologies on this film, then do it right. If George and Joy had been conservative, they would have left the three cubs to die. What they did do looks alot more to me like governmental intervention: they were in need (lost mother and could not fend for themselves), so they needed help. George and Joy gave them that help. If anything the end could be seen as celebrating the success of liberalism - in that they helped Elsa when she was in need so that she could become free and self-sufficient and live on her own, rather than either dying as a cub or being imprisoned in a zoo.

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[–] sparkling_satine 12 years ago

I have the same question about why this movie would make someone cry. I could see how one might cry tears of relief and happiness at the end if there had been a distinct possibility that Elsa might die in the wild. However,it's pretty obvious from the title that Elsa will successfully acclimate to her rediscovered freedom.

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[–] sparkling_satine 12 years ago

Wow! I had no idea there was a sequel. Thanks for cluing me in!

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[–] mark-1589 11 years ago

To sparkling satine, the reason I cry at the end is because Elsa recognizes them and welcomes them back with love and affection. I can't explain it, but that has always moved me deeply (and I first saw it at a very young age)

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[–] sparkling_satine 11 years ago

Ah, I see. Thanks for sharing!

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[–] mark-1589 11 years ago

Here's the youtube of a similar story from around the same time. Two men raised Christian, the lion, then reintroduced him into Africa. If this video doesn't move you, you have a heart of stone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGKWoJi5qM

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[–] vcl3-1 11 years ago

Of course it made Obama cry..it reminds him of his homeland.

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[–] mark-1589 11 years ago

Oh vcl3-1, you are SOOOOO funny - AND so original.

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[–] vcl3-1 11 years ago

Thank you Mark, I thought so.

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[–] mark-1589 11 years ago

Just keep thinking vcl3-1, because you're REALLY good at it.

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[–] USAFmedicVET 10 years ago

Right about now, the whole country is crying over Obama's lies, so you're not not to far off the mark.

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[–] kjwilliamslcsw 10 years ago

No. The whole country is not crying, they loved him so much, they elected him twice!!!!

I think I am taking all of this rather well.

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[–] capablecarl 8 years ago

It's not so much sad as it is moving and touching. It will give most people at least a lump in their throat.

I tear up. It's my kind of movie.

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[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 8 years ago

This movie, Dot and the Whale, and Milo & Otis always made me cry as a kid, but I kept watching them over and over. Yeah, I cried a lot as a kid.

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

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