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Does Anyone Else Find This Film Sad?


Did you cry while watching it?

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I cried at the very end, yes! Very sad indeed!


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I too found it sad, don't remember if I actually cried. It's one of those movies that you think about for days afterward. It also sort of depressed me, not that the film itself was depressing, but the subject matter, and I can't imagine having to deal with knowing when the end would come. I mean it's one thing to know when you personally are going to die (not that I would want to know), but to know that the entire world would die with you, I don't know, it's too much for me. Still, though, I absolutely loved the movie.

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It did bring a tear to my eye, sure, but I found nothing sad about it.

Life will end, fear is irrelevant, and love is the only thing that matters.

If that's sad, then there is no joy in the universe at all.

Peace,

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It was the feelgood hit of the summer.

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you know, i think that except for the guy who kills duncan as his last act, everyone else is trying to do something good. i specifically want to remind you of the character who gives the concert performance. that scene, and he had his audience too, is uplifting, anything but sad.

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but what about all the people that we didn't see?

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I didn't cry, but yes, it was a very sad movie. I would have liked it to end a little differently than it did but not sure how. Also, can anyone tell me what exactly the end of the world was? They never made that clear. Searing heat from the sun only?

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this is part of a post i did earlier on this topic

the sun is a supernova. it's exploding outward before either caving into a singularity or becoming a dwarf. simply put, the world is ending because our sun has burned itself out. i'm gonna start another topic to discuss this, since so many people seem to be asking.

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Prior to watching the film, I had never expected to be so affected - I had read bits and pieces about how 'witty' it was and such.

I indeed, cried. I found the song 'Guantanamera' combined with the dynamic of McKeller and Oh at the end, to be **so** powerful.
I saw the film a couple of years ago in London, UK. I left the theatre feeling lonely...and I could not stop thinking about it.
I saw the film not long ago back home, and again, it affected me in the same way.

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This is definitely one of those movies that you feel afterwards.

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I couldn't agree more with 'corvid33'.

I had heard 'Guantanamera' prior to seeing this movie, and to be honest, I never much cared for it.

Well, of course, that's no longer the case. Any time I hear it now, it takes me right back to the last scene in the movie.

That scene was so incredibly effective and moving - it comes across on film flawlessly.

I've seen the movie 7 times now (I watch it whenever I come across it on a premium channel), and each time, I just can't keep it together. It chokes me up every time without exception.

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Yeah, it's funny how this film has that kind of effect on people. I saw it once about 4 years ago when I was staying at a friend's house out of state. It was on IFC, which I don't have here, and I saw all but the first half hour or so. I remember at the time being very moved by it. It was very simplistic and realistic. The people were funny, but in a completely natural way. There was drama, but it wasn't overdone at all. Nothing in the movie was hyper-real (which is what a lot of films are going for nowadays), everything was pretty much completely true to life. Which is why when I was on Amazon.com, I suddenly remembered it. I typed it in, found it, and I just bought it.

After watching it again today, I can honestly say that it had even more of an impact on me today (probably because I was 15 the last time I saw it). It really is one of those movies that sticks with you. It really makes you wish that movies like THIS would do huge at the box office, or warrant a Criterion DVD packed with two discs of extras (though I just bought the DVD for 10 bucks, I would gladly shell out another 30-40 bucks for a Criterion release, that's how much I love this movie).

And, about the sadness factor...the only thing that was depressing to me about this film was that it reminded me of the fact that films with such richness and beauty are few and far-between. Which is depressing enough.

Other than that, I always saw this movie as hopeful. Maybe even moreso than the movies where the brave astronauts go up and destroy the meteor. It portrays completely realistic behavior. For better or for worse. Which I think is completely uplifting.

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I never cry at sadness in a movie, only transcendance. This movie left me with a good sadness -- the "sweet pain" you get from some great music.

I don't know why this movie isn't better known, and I wish they'd put out a widescreen DVD.

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I thought the same thing, but honestly, I don't know if it'd be as good. Some DVDs look better in full screen, when the theme fits. Since this movie is about the simplicity of human nature and is pretty bare-bones, I think it's fitting for full screen (where as a show like The West Wing is magical and romantic in theme, and fitting for widescreen, and The Shield is gritty and real-life, so it's fitting for full screen.

I think the full screen might make it look a bit too glossy and film-like. Also, because it was low-budget and from 1998, they'd probably have to mat it.

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***Spoiler Ahead***







No tears from me, but the melting strawberry ice cream melting on the table next to Sandra's husband's needlessly dead body was the saddest thing I've seen in a long time. By that point it was pretty clear that all the characters were interwoven with all the other characters in some way, but I don't think I realized until that point that he was her husband. The fact that he had probably gone to great lengths to get his wife's favorite thing and for her to never see it just seemed so futile. Probably a good thing she didn't make it home I guess...

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I saw this movie by accident. I was up late doing an assignment so of course I turned on the tv instead and started watching. I'm so glad i did! I cried, the whole thing was really quite overwhelming. Only saw it the one time but it really affected me, i told all my friends about it at school the next day.

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I don't recall my exact feelings, but I just posted a request to recall the movie that I saw long ago who's plot really has stuck in my mind, though fading, and just got the answer, haha, so thats gotta say something about it.

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I LOVE THIS MOVIE! so proud that it's Canadian. yeah i don't think i cried, but i did feel sad because i knew that the end was near for the characters. a very simple film, quiet, but with a lot of things going on. the final scene with McKellar and Oh with the song was BRILLIANT! (gives me goosebumps just thinking about it).

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I saw it for the first time last night and thought it was one of the best, most deeply moving films I've ever seen. I'm going to buy it now.

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