tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post787830608430874036..comments2024-03-27T17:34:04.375+04:00Comments on Random Magus: Why Do We Cry in Movies?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719992587281654845noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-41835429676405183302007-08-21T08:32:00.000+04:002007-08-21T08:32:00.000+04:00Very Well Said; Very interesting article. I would ...Very Well Said; Very interesting article. I would like to say here that i am one of them who cry easily. I am quite senstive guy. I think you cry while watching sad movie or when you see any incident or here any sad thing when you involve yourself deeply in it and start thinking yourself as victim of the whole situation.<BR/>I think its a good thing; atleast you can feel his pain... which in practical life is very important.<BR/><BR/>WE MUST FEEL EACHOTHERS PAIN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-52456719452448648502007-05-26T06:31:00.000+04:002007-05-26T06:31:00.000+04:00I don't think movie crying is associated with sadn...I don't think movie crying is associated with sadness. When you're sad, you're like depressed <BR/>and sulk, or maybe angry and get drunk, or maybe go on a shopping spree or just yell at someone.<BR/><BR/>I think crying is jut a means of releasing our inhibitions. <BR/><BR/>Let's say you're watching a movie, and you're crying. Then the telephone rings. You answer it, <BR/>come back to the movie. Are you gonna continue crying from where you left off? I wouldn't think <BR/>so. So you're not really sad. <BR/><BR/>It was just that you lost your facade during the movie, and the telephone call broke the chain. <BR/><BR/>I also think that just like water finds its own level, and any force follows the path of least resistance, crying is a phenomenon to prevent further damage that we <BR/>could do ourelves.<BR/><BR/>Well, as for me, I've long since stopped watching movies with people around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-70147529972802376532007-05-24T20:46:00.000+04:002007-05-24T20:46:00.000+04:00Good research. To answer your question, when we wa...Good research. To answer your question, when we watch a movie we suspend disbelief, that is, even though logic tells us that what we are watching is not real, our mind suspends disbelief and allows us to become deeply involved in the movie as if it were real. Therefore when something funny happens we laugh, when something sad happens we cry. If you are in a movie theater, you are in the dark and have the illusion that you are safe, no one can see or judge you and the emotions come to the surface.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-16802739651547434262007-05-22T05:46:00.000+04:002007-05-22T05:46:00.000+04:00Excellent post, Random! You know, I'm a pretty so...Excellent post, Random! <BR/><BR/>You know, I'm a pretty soft touch when it comes other people's plights. Seriously, I could be existing in my own little personal hell, and be unable to cry. But, show me something or someone in pain or suffering, and I cannot hold back the tears.<BR/><BR/>I do agree that movies tend to transport us back to situations in our lives - or remind us of current situations - that are/were painful, and our defenses are down because we're focused on the movie, so we are more able to respond with the natural emotional release of crying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-43314519505739006982007-05-22T05:27:00.000+04:002007-05-22T05:27:00.000+04:00this is a nice essay... I wonder if people are mo...this is a nice essay... I wonder if people are more likely to cry watching a movie in a dark theater than say watching one on TV at home--since its easier to get engulfed into the film?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-26428300016158168882007-05-21T23:14:00.000+04:002007-05-21T23:14:00.000+04:00"The first accepted reason to cry is probably deat...<EM>"The first accepted reason to cry is probably death. Grieving includes crying and often times it was believed that if someone did not cry, they would suffer physically because they did not release their pain. Experiences in life and love are other reasons society allows us to cry."</EM><BR/><BR/>Hi Random Magus, <BR/>not wanting to be contrary<BR/>but the Chinese used to have a song and dance. I once asked my father - "What's the celebration, wy the party" - he replied, <BR/>"Son, someone has died, and the Chinese believe the 'dead' go and join their ancestors in a 'better' place"<BR/><BR/>The Irish, they hold a wake - well any excuse for a piss-up. And no disrespect, but here's a drink to the dead - to their health? - lol!<BR/><BR/>But babies cry if they are hungry<BR/>Babies cry if they are cold<BR/>Babies learn to cry if they want attention<BR/>Children cry if they are hirt or scolded - or if they can't have their way (some of us never grow up)<BR/><BR/>I CRY if I'm denied<BR/>I CRY if I'm told I can't have my way. Well not literally, but you know what I mean.<BR/><BR/>But I tell you what really brings tears to my eyes, a hit on the nose, a knock on the shins, and a hard kick anywhere in betweenQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-85530006445778708662007-05-21T19:49:00.000+04:002007-05-21T19:49:00.000+04:00Wow, you sucked me in. Your post reminded me of a...Wow, you sucked me in. Your post reminded me of an episode of <BR/>"Everybody Loves Raymond" where Debra (the wife) makes a point of scheduling days to make hereself cry because it made her feel better. Of course, Raymond thinks she is unhappy in the marriage, blah blah blah. Not a bad show to study human behavior, actually.<BR/><BR/>I had a pretty sizeable response to this, but decided it was too long. So instead, I stole it and wrote a blog entry about it! ;)<BR/><BR/>Check it out if you are so inclined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-47581756495050692212007-05-21T13:37:00.000+04:002007-05-21T13:37:00.000+04:00Wow - great answers from all. Like you all said i ...Wow - great answers from all. Like you all said i think its probably a combination of good writing, making us connect to the characters, or us being transported to some emotion, or maybe we need a release for some sadness and a scene in a movie provides that without us having to rationalize why we cried.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719992587281654845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-32321324883209582642007-05-21T13:23:00.000+04:002007-05-21T13:23:00.000+04:00I think we cry because we connect. We get so invol...I think we cry because we connect. We get so involved with the story or character that it doesn't matter what our head thinks.. we start thinking from the heart instead.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's also how you can tell a bad movie script from a good one? The false and stupid movies I've never cried watching.<BR/><BR/>Great topic, BTW. :-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-82880910893427117362007-05-21T08:34:00.000+04:002007-05-21T08:34:00.000+04:00I'm a cry baby when it comes to movies. Just looki...I'm a cry baby when it comes to movies. Just looking at sad people and kids will make my tears roll. sigh.Blur Tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792543153416871887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-54898462642960959452007-05-21T08:11:00.000+04:002007-05-21T08:11:00.000+04:00I just watched Million Dollar Baby again on TV ton...I just watched Million Dollar Baby again on TV tonight and found myself crying before certain scenes even happened, I was really choked up, and I agree with Tigergirl, we are transported to another place, time, within ourselves and that stored emotion comes out.<BR/><BR/>http://artisan-jewelry.blogspot.com/ <BR/><BR/>Love your blog by the way.Sandra Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698249420111964504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-90845622825159107882007-05-21T06:31:00.000+04:002007-05-21T06:31:00.000+04:00I cried watching Life as a House on Saturday night...I cried watching Life as a House on Saturday night. Third time I've seen it, third time I've cried. The first time was the week my father died in August 2004 so that probably has something to do with it.Lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513517402604501840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-8071965491315397182007-05-21T05:18:00.000+04:002007-05-21T05:18:00.000+04:00hmmm...I used to be a big baby while watching movi...hmmm...I used to be a big baby while watching movies and now I rarely cry at all. But when I do cry I usually put it down to "hormones". Not a very good answer I know. The article was quite interesting though - at least now I know why I feel so much better after a big bawl!Dawn Droverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411044010089842985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-91010732935514069052007-05-21T03:41:00.000+04:002007-05-21T03:41:00.000+04:00i am so glad you brought this up... i am a hard as...i am so glad you brought this up... i am a hard ass,, i never cry,, you cant hurt me,,, all that bullshit,,, and the last two months,, i have been crying at the drop of a hat... i know for me at least it is attached to the mourning process,,and i will not allow him to be washed from me with tears... so i cry about other stupid stuff..... thank you for making me think about it... it makes it all seem more normal,,, and not like i am losing it....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-26954313627577866822007-05-21T03:03:00.000+04:002007-05-21T03:03:00.000+04:00Thought provoking...Uve got me thinkin..cant come ...Thought provoking...Uve got me thinkin..cant come up with a good explanation though...its just one or two movies that have made me cry till now...so i guess cant reason out that feelingI-Banking dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438731702690370629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-92199638389065302632007-05-21T02:54:00.000+04:002007-05-21T02:54:00.000+04:00I agree with wonder. I rarely used to cry in movie...I agree with wonder. I rarely used to cry in movies, it seems the older I get the more readily they make me cry. I put it down to the fact that the older we get, the more experiences we have had and it's more likely that we can relate one of our experiences to a situation in a movie or imagine ourselves more easily in the same position. In other words, we're not necessarily crying just because of the movie but because we've been transported back to that time in our life or are empathising with the character.tigergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229270869667028807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113737536590192234.post-74713944837061436392007-05-21T01:47:00.000+04:002007-05-21T01:47:00.000+04:00Very interesting article, RM. In my case, if we'r...Very interesting article, RM. In my case, if we're talking about movies (and I'm just like you, I don't usually cry but I'm very sensitive with sad films), I think I cry because I've experienced something similar to what I see or I'd like to or in the last case... just because the scene is so sad I don't care if it's fiction, I get involved with the characters.<BR/>Let's see what other people have to say about it ^^.<BR/>W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com