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Tearjerkers:
There are many names for tearjerker films - 'women's pictures', 'weepies'
or weepers, melodramas, soap
operas (or soapers), and more recently, 'chick
flicks'. There are many kinds of touching, emotionally stirring
films and dramas that bring a tear to the eye, and cause a swelling
in the heart. Pathos-filled tales of doomed or short-lived romance,
tragic deaths or losses (loss of life, loss of love, loss of dignity,
etc.), recovery (recovery of life, recovery of love, recovery of dignity,
etc.), or difficult domestic situations are common plot themes in these
kinds of films. Sports films tend
to be for men what melodramas are
for women, and both often share the same attributes.
Tearjerker plots with heart-tugging, emotional storylines (requiring multiple hankies) usually emphasize sensational situations or crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship within everyday life. Victims, couples, virtuous and heroic characters or suffering protagonists (usually heroines) in tearjerkers are presented with tremendous social pressures, threats, repression, fears, improbable events or difficulties with friends, community, work, lovers, or family. The melodramatic format allows the character(s) to work through their difficulties or surmount the problems with resolute endurance, sacrificial acts, and steadfast bravery. See Filmsite's: 100 Greatest Dramas of All Time Best Tearjerker Films and Scenes: Many other sites and film books have attempted to compile listings of the most tearjerking moments, scenes and films throughout cinematic history. In Filmsite's listing, two prominent sources are indicated by these two icons:
Films selected on both lists (and on Filmsite's list) included the following (in alphabetical order): [Note: Oddly, the two polls selected two different versions of The Champ (1931 and 1979).]
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