Did this movie make you cry? If so, what parts? This might sound weird, but I cried when the father was giving his concert and nobody but his friends and family showed up. I so admired him for sticking to playing the music that he wanted to play and he didn't sell out. Of course, I cried when Alfre died. Troy was so strong after this happened. I love this movie, but I don't think that I can ever watch it again.
shareI cryed when Alfre died,the music in the background (marvin gaye)just wen soo well with the scene
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Absolutely... When Troy refused to go to her mother's funeral and her father convinced her to go. And after when the children were leaving the church and "Ooh Child" by the Five Stairsteps was on the soundtrack.
I cried too when Carolyn Carmichael died. I always cry during that part.
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I totally agree...the song just had me ballin.
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You know what? I saw this movie when it first came out in 94. I walked out of the theater, everything was fine, I got about a block away and then WHAM! I started sobbing! I had to duck into an alley just so people did'nt think I was crazy. I was surprised at how much I cried! Seeing the second time on DVD was great, but not the same effect. I guess I was more prepared this time around!
shareI cry (present tense) when the father is saying goodbye to his children after the big fight. Everytime. My instructor in a screenwriting class I took put it like this: "We bring our entire lives with us whenever we watch a movie". And this was a very real part of my life expressed on screen.
shareya i cried...when they found the dog...
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I also cried at the mothers' funeral because of the song that was played "ooh child" and i thought it was sweet when her brother held her hand at the funeral.I also cried when the father left and how Troy and her brother didn't want to hug their father goodbye.I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is so true.
I just saw it again and cried so hard when the kids were crying. Partly from the movie being so sad and partly from thinking about my own mother.
All I kept thinking about was how the first time I saw this my mother was in the next room, and the second time she's dead.
I was like, why the hell am I crying so hard at this movie, but it wasn't just the movie.
Of course I did...this was my life with a Spike Lee twist. I LOVE that Spike!
Queenie! Queenie! Queenie! Oh chile, where's my poor Queenie!?!
Queenie!!!Hahaha... There is a little botique near my hose here in queens named queenie. I can't help but say like aunt song did every time I see it, even when I'm by myself... Queenie!!!
shareAlso the part when they leave Troy at Aunt Song house and when they were pulling she was waving goodbye to everyone...i didnt cry but it was kinda sad to me...
It was kinda messed up that, that was the last time Troy was gonna see her mother well...
Luckily, this wasn't the last time Troy was with her Mum. She saw her at the hospital before they knew exactly what was wrong
shareThe song "Ooh child" makes me feel sad.
shareI cried at the part where the dad was telling the kids that their mom had cancer. I cried right along with them.
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I just saw the movie again today for the first time in years. Funny I really didn't cry at any part because to me it was a very easy going movie. But the part I really related to was when the mother was ill and the father was looking out of the window in her bedroom. My best friend died at 42 from cancer and her husband had that same look on his face. They had small children to and the way he took over after she died reminded of him too. I guess I am all cried out from that terrible ordeal.
shareWhen the mother died I cried. Just the whole funeral scene and that song Ooh Child playing in the background,that whole scene cuts me deeper then any knife.
shareI'd have to say all the scenes you guys mentioned made my eyes water, too.
But the one that really gets to me is the scene when Troy hears her mother and father fighting downstairs, and she runs down screaming for them to stop, and it's just her father trying to kill a rat.
Troy: Mommy?
Woody: Mommy's gone, Troy. Mommy's gone.
And then the tears just start coming and coming....
This time, Effie White's gonna win.
Yeah, I didn't cry but I was profoundly touched and after all these years (22 to be exact) I still recall that scene from time to time. So, realistic. I also remember the concert scene where only a handful of people showed. Those two scenes stuck with me & made it's impact.
shareI cried when she left Viola and when Carolyn died.
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