Vin Diesel Made Me Cry
I watched The Iron Giant again. And I have to tell you: don't talk to me during the ending of that movie. Because if any movement occurs in my face while watching that, the tears and associated bawling will commence. I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, seeing as we are supposedly living in a new age where men can acknowledge their feelings and not be afraid that it's a sign of other, larger problems; like communism.
And the thing that I find interesting is that I wasn't really feeling any emotion in particular. I wasn't particularly sad or anything. I was just so charged full of feelings that I was *this* close to breaking down into a fully fledged WHHAAA!! Luckily I was able to suppress it all into face-contorting grimaces. I barely contained my ocular plumbing, however. And I couldn't talk for a few minutes after it was all over, cuz my voice would have that sobbing croak in it.
The whole movie, though, is awesome. If you haven't seen it, then I wholeheartedly recommend that you do so as soon as possible. It's made by the same people who did The Incredibles; not Pixar, the company, but the actual people-people, as in the director and art department (this really shows in the character design, with the drawing being in the same style as The Incredibles).
And, I have to say (and I don't know if this is a guilty pleasure or not) but I love it, in movies, when a protagonist finally finds themself being pushed too far and snap, unleashing righteous fury upon their enemies. Like when the giant lets the army know just what he was made to do. And you gotta love the looks on their faces when it happens, too. It's like Bill Cosby said, "First you say it, then you do it." I found myself (again, nearly) crying at that point, too, just because... you can feel the giant's pain at that moment (and if you've seen the movie, you know what he's reacting to); and it's some raw pain.
It's sort of like in The Return Of The King, when Eowyn takes out the Witch King... every time I watch that I'm like "YEAH! Take that!... PUNK!"
Aahhh... I'm just a big crybaby at movies anyway. You should see me watch Return Of The King's ending.
Samwise: "I can't carry it for you! But I can carry you!"
Jeff: ".. th-that's so.. so.. WWHHAAA!!"
As a side note, it is kind of neat to watch Iron Giant with the fact that my dad was about the same age as the kid in the movie in the year the movie's set. Cuz... yeah... (doing math)... my dad was 12-13 in 1957. And I'm assuming, from his memories, that it was a roughly similar environment.
Anyway, great movie. Makes you cry. And it also made me learn something. I don't think it's possible for a guy named "Dean" to not be cool. Has anyone out there met an uncool "Dean?" Anyone? Didn't think so.
And by the way, for those wondering about the title, Vin Diesel did the voice of the giant. I was surprised to learn that. Just cuz I'm more used to the man blowin things up real good than evoking emotional responses. And I have to say, he did a fine job in this finely crafted film. He had me at Suuuuperrrmaaannn...
And the thing that I find interesting is that I wasn't really feeling any emotion in particular. I wasn't particularly sad or anything. I was just so charged full of feelings that I was *this* close to breaking down into a fully fledged WHHAAA!! Luckily I was able to suppress it all into face-contorting grimaces. I barely contained my ocular plumbing, however. And I couldn't talk for a few minutes after it was all over, cuz my voice would have that sobbing croak in it.
The whole movie, though, is awesome. If you haven't seen it, then I wholeheartedly recommend that you do so as soon as possible. It's made by the same people who did The Incredibles; not Pixar, the company, but the actual people-people, as in the director and art department (this really shows in the character design, with the drawing being in the same style as The Incredibles).
And, I have to say (and I don't know if this is a guilty pleasure or not) but I love it, in movies, when a protagonist finally finds themself being pushed too far and snap, unleashing righteous fury upon their enemies. Like when the giant lets the army know just what he was made to do. And you gotta love the looks on their faces when it happens, too. It's like Bill Cosby said, "First you say it, then you do it." I found myself (again, nearly) crying at that point, too, just because... you can feel the giant's pain at that moment (and if you've seen the movie, you know what he's reacting to); and it's some raw pain.
It's sort of like in The Return Of The King, when Eowyn takes out the Witch King... every time I watch that I'm like "YEAH! Take that!... PUNK!"
Aahhh... I'm just a big crybaby at movies anyway. You should see me watch Return Of The King's ending.
Samwise: "I can't carry it for you! But I can carry you!"
Jeff: ".. th-that's so.. so.. WWHHAAA!!"
As a side note, it is kind of neat to watch Iron Giant with the fact that my dad was about the same age as the kid in the movie in the year the movie's set. Cuz... yeah... (doing math)... my dad was 12-13 in 1957. And I'm assuming, from his memories, that it was a roughly similar environment.
Anyway, great movie. Makes you cry. And it also made me learn something. I don't think it's possible for a guy named "Dean" to not be cool. Has anyone out there met an uncool "Dean?" Anyone? Didn't think so.
And by the way, for those wondering about the title, Vin Diesel did the voice of the giant. I was surprised to learn that. Just cuz I'm more used to the man blowin things up real good than evoking emotional responses. And I have to say, he did a fine job in this finely crafted film. He had me at Suuuuperrrmaaannn...
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