Cry me a river
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dolorosa_12Day 24 – Something that makes you cry
A lot of things make me cry, but the two things absolutely guaranteed to turn me into a sobbing mess are stories about the relationships between fathers and children, and stories about the passage of time. Because I've got daddy issues, and passage-of-time issues, you know?
The first film I can remember causing me to bawl my eyes out (aside from The Land Before Time, which traumatised me, as it traumatised all 90s children) was A Little Princess. For those of you who don't know, the film takes some liberties with the book's original plot. Rather than having Sara's dad be dead, the film has him having PTSD, losing his memory, and not recognising his own daughter. So yeah, that messed me up.
Hook caused a similar reaction. As did any scene involving Iroh and Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Certain songs ('After the Gold Rush' and 'Heart of Gold' by Neil Young,* 'Graceland' by Paul Simon and 'Deeper Water' by Paul Kelly) also induce floods of hysterical tears, including one memorable occasion in a cafe in front of a whole bunch of people.
Yeah, I'm aware I have issues. But, to be honest, I quite enjoy crying, so it doesn't bother me too much.
*These songs elicit the same reaction from my father. When I was living with him in Canberra, there were numerous occasions when we'd drink a bottle of wine, put on Neil Young and cry.
Day 25 – Your sleeping habits
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favorite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your favorite foods/drinks
Day 30 – Your aspirations
A lot of things make me cry, but the two things absolutely guaranteed to turn me into a sobbing mess are stories about the relationships between fathers and children, and stories about the passage of time. Because I've got daddy issues, and passage-of-time issues, you know?
The first film I can remember causing me to bawl my eyes out (aside from The Land Before Time, which traumatised me, as it traumatised all 90s children) was A Little Princess. For those of you who don't know, the film takes some liberties with the book's original plot. Rather than having Sara's dad be dead, the film has him having PTSD, losing his memory, and not recognising his own daughter. So yeah, that messed me up.
Hook caused a similar reaction. As did any scene involving Iroh and Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Certain songs ('After the Gold Rush' and 'Heart of Gold' by Neil Young,* 'Graceland' by Paul Simon and 'Deeper Water' by Paul Kelly) also induce floods of hysterical tears, including one memorable occasion in a cafe in front of a whole bunch of people.
Yeah, I'm aware I have issues. But, to be honest, I quite enjoy crying, so it doesn't bother me too much.
*These songs elicit the same reaction from my father. When I was living with him in Canberra, there were numerous occasions when we'd drink a bottle of wine, put on Neil Young and cry.
Day 25 – Your sleeping habits
Day 26 – Your fears
Day 27 – Your favorite place
Day 28 – Something that you miss
Day 29 – Your favorite foods/drinks
Day 30 – Your aspirations
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Date: 2010-09-19 06:48 pm (UTC)Oh God, yes. I went through a phase when I pretty much became hysterical even at the mention of The Land Before Time.
And I totally get the passage-of-time thing. There's an episode of B5 which I almost can't watch because it's entirely about the passage of time (specifically, how the characters are portrayed in the historiography of their own future, which is weird and mindbending).
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Date: 2010-09-19 07:16 pm (UTC)The passage-of-time thing is almost impossible to come to terms with. I guess it's one of those annoying things about being conscious, and being human. Yeah. (By the way, LOVE your icon.)
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Date: 2010-09-19 07:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-19 07:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-19 07:48 pm (UTC)Nothing will top 'Heart of Gold' for me, though. It once played in a cafe in Cambridge, and I started noisily sobbing, to the extent that I had to leave because it was so embarrassing.
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Date: 2010-09-25 10:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-27 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-27 11:01 am (UTC)It never even occurred to me that someone might find Sara being adopted by Uncle Tom inappropriate.