Emotional Response to HATH? - Spoilers! -
I feel like such a pansy posting this, but maybe some of those members on IMDB will be able to relate with me, so maybe I won't feel like such a pansy.
When I was a baby or older (1yr - 3yr old) I used to watch Harry and the Hendersons a MILLION times. My father claims that White Fang (With Ethan Hawke) was watched much more.
About a year ago, one of my old pets had passed away (Cancer, she was about 12 or 13yrs old, golden retriever) I remember how much everyone one else cried about her, I did later, when I was by myself.
A couple months later, we got HBO, and Harry and the Hendersons (Which I had not seen since was about 3 or 4) came on. Now everytime I watch this movie, any emotional scenes with Harry involved just rip me up so much that I cry. This movie is the equivalent to those who cried watching E.T. for me.
These are the Scenes that destroy me:
- When George's (The Always brillant John Lithgow) puts the rifle crosshairs on Harry's forehead, and Harry gives this real human stare to him.
- The Tearful explanation with George and Ernie explaining how its wrong to domesticate Harry (and Harry runs off screaming through town)
- Harry staring at the freeway with all those cars (and Harry's Reaction to them)
- The burying of all the dead animals in the yard.
- Don Ameche with his reaction to Harry.
- The Confrontation with George and Harry about how he has to leave.
- The Scene with Harry showing compassion to Jaques (David Suchet) and stops George from hitting him again.
- The Final sequence with Harry finding the other sasquatches.
To be honest, I find myself choking up while typing all those scenes now.
All I ask is, did anyone else have a emotional response to this movie?
Does anyone think the passing of one of my pets makes it unfair that I cannot watch the movie without getting emotional during those parts?
To fill you in, I do not get real emotional at all, so I found this to be suprising to me that I would be emotional during those parts.
Oh my God! There's a Bear in my Oatmeal!