Damn you, Pixar.
Maybe I'm just emotional tonight, but god damn. I've been reading all about the Pixar movies and even though so much makes me laugh, just reading the TVtropes pages for the Heartwarming, Tear Jerker and even some of the Crowning Moments of Awesome have me sitting here, crying my eyes out. Not even just misty eyed; I'm full on crying. I was so surprised at myself. Jesus...
It's just, Tropers will often make connections I don't notice and that in of itself with some of them just gets to me. I don't know what it is; maybe it's just the power in some of the connections made. Like, I know one was... in the third movie of Toy Story, there's a part where all the toys think they're going to be incinerated. After struggling and realizing they couldn't get out of it on their own, they all just silently reached for each others hands--which, in of itself, made me cry at the movie theater--and someone pointed out Slinky was holding Woody's other hand, and then reminded everyone what Slink had said in the first movie when he can't hold onto Woody's hand anymore when trying to pull him and Buzz into the van--"Shoulda held on longer." And. I don't know, something about it just made me cry all over again.
God my head is pounding. My nose is all stuffy, too, hahah. Just. Toy Story 3, man. I left that theater laughing but crying so hard. And I think what someone else said on the Heartwarming page is really appropriate.
"The final scene [in Toy Story 3] hit this troper especially hard when he realized that even though Pixar have always considered their films to be for any age (and not in the family fodder way), Toy Story 3 in particular was probably designed for the fans of the series who saw the first two in theatres; by now, these people have grown up and moved on from their own children's toys. The first two films opened internal monologues about what exactly happens to a toy and what it feels when it is discarded, abandoned or sold off for collector's value. Andy's monologue at the end of the film was Pixar answering their fans directly, stating that it's okay to eventually let go, because we and the people and things we love and hold dear to us will all find a loving home again. It was also, in this troper's opinion, one of the most beautiful send offs for for a cast of characters in the history of celluloid."
It's just. So true. I mean, I don't realize it fully, but Toy Story is a movie I did grow up with. And it just really hit home that everything comes to and end and everyone grows up. I don't know, it really might just be me being emotional, but that movie struck so many chords with me, because within the humor, there's so much bittersweet nostalgia and the feeling that eventually we have to say goodbye... but that ending was beautiful. It was absolutely beautiful and I don't care what anyone says, it was perfect.
I guess it kind of struck such a chord with me because I used to be that kid, that one like Andy, who used to sleep with and treasure her toys. My stuffed animals that got lost all the times we moved... and this Bratz doll, Jade, one of the very first. Hahahah. We were like best friends. She ended up losing her arm because I played with her so much, but I still loved her. I even cut her hair, and talked to her. I... I don't know where she went. She's probably... gone. By now.
...
It's odd how that breaks my heart so much. I know toys aren't actually alive, I know they can't feel, but at the same time, I kind of feel like I've betrayed someone. Just.. let them down, not just let them go. But I suppose growing up means you have to let go of a lot; you can't have all that childish baggage when you're trying to make it in the world. It just... doesn't work.
Maybe that's why I love Toy Story so much. It says it's okay to grow up and move on, and it makes me feel like it's alright, but it also makes me remember and cherish my childhood. It's alright to love what you've left behind, it's okay to still care for them. They'll understand you moving on, because they love you just as much.
...Hahahah, listen to me. I sound like a sappy idiot. Sorry, guys.
I can't express how much I love Pixar. I really can't. They're so amazing and moving. Maybe that's just me, but. I love them. Tear fests and bittersweet endings and all.
And this made me love them even more: Dying Girl's wish.
I... I seriously bawled a little over this. I mean, just knowing that watching Up was the thing she most wanted in the world, and she could die peacefully after seeing it, with that feeling of happiness still in her. And knowing that she had been given an adventure scrapbook, I just. How they said they were going to fill it up for her. Oh god, I cried so hard.
I watched Up not too long ago, and... god damn. That was a really gorgeous movie, too. My little brother and I were sobbing and my mom was crying and we all loved it. Just... the music and the story and... yeah. And that ending left me crying with this odd sort of happiness. I guess something in me just. Understood. I don't know. It just felt right even though it felt so sad.
It seems like... it'd be a good last movie. It's hard for me to explain, but I feel like it would leave you with a good sort of fuzzy feeling, something warm and loving, even though you know you can't hold on to things forever and you have to move on because the rest of the world is waiting for you to catch up. I can't imagine what it would feel like, obviously, but... I certainly hope it... helped. She sounds like she was such a brave girl; it was really touching, and I'm sure she did go up.
Anyways. It's 2am, somehow, and I think I'm done being a weepy woman. I really don't know what it is; I guess I'm just in one of those moods where I need to cry.
...And tomorrow, I might talk about manga day, because god damn Bleach made me all misty eyed, too.
But no more crying. Good night.
It's just, Tropers will often make connections I don't notice and that in of itself with some of them just gets to me. I don't know what it is; maybe it's just the power in some of the connections made. Like, I know one was... in the third movie of Toy Story, there's a part where all the toys think they're going to be incinerated. After struggling and realizing they couldn't get out of it on their own, they all just silently reached for each others hands--which, in of itself, made me cry at the movie theater--and someone pointed out Slinky was holding Woody's other hand, and then reminded everyone what Slink had said in the first movie when he can't hold onto Woody's hand anymore when trying to pull him and Buzz into the van--"Shoulda held on longer." And. I don't know, something about it just made me cry all over again.
God my head is pounding. My nose is all stuffy, too, hahah. Just. Toy Story 3, man. I left that theater laughing but crying so hard. And I think what someone else said on the Heartwarming page is really appropriate.
"The final scene [in Toy Story 3] hit this troper especially hard when he realized that even though Pixar have always considered their films to be for any age (and not in the family fodder way), Toy Story 3 in particular was probably designed for the fans of the series who saw the first two in theatres; by now, these people have grown up and moved on from their own children's toys. The first two films opened internal monologues about what exactly happens to a toy and what it feels when it is discarded, abandoned or sold off for collector's value. Andy's monologue at the end of the film was Pixar answering their fans directly, stating that it's okay to eventually let go, because we and the people and things we love and hold dear to us will all find a loving home again. It was also, in this troper's opinion, one of the most beautiful send offs for for a cast of characters in the history of celluloid."
It's just. So true. I mean, I don't realize it fully, but Toy Story is a movie I did grow up with. And it just really hit home that everything comes to and end and everyone grows up. I don't know, it really might just be me being emotional, but that movie struck so many chords with me, because within the humor, there's so much bittersweet nostalgia and the feeling that eventually we have to say goodbye... but that ending was beautiful. It was absolutely beautiful and I don't care what anyone says, it was perfect.
I guess it kind of struck such a chord with me because I used to be that kid, that one like Andy, who used to sleep with and treasure her toys. My stuffed animals that got lost all the times we moved... and this Bratz doll, Jade, one of the very first. Hahahah. We were like best friends. She ended up losing her arm because I played with her so much, but I still loved her. I even cut her hair, and talked to her. I... I don't know where she went. She's probably... gone. By now.
...
It's odd how that breaks my heart so much. I know toys aren't actually alive, I know they can't feel, but at the same time, I kind of feel like I've betrayed someone. Just.. let them down, not just let them go. But I suppose growing up means you have to let go of a lot; you can't have all that childish baggage when you're trying to make it in the world. It just... doesn't work.
Maybe that's why I love Toy Story so much. It says it's okay to grow up and move on, and it makes me feel like it's alright, but it also makes me remember and cherish my childhood. It's alright to love what you've left behind, it's okay to still care for them. They'll understand you moving on, because they love you just as much.
...Hahahah, listen to me. I sound like a sappy idiot. Sorry, guys.
I can't express how much I love Pixar. I really can't. They're so amazing and moving. Maybe that's just me, but. I love them. Tear fests and bittersweet endings and all.
And this made me love them even more: Dying Girl's wish.
I... I seriously bawled a little over this. I mean, just knowing that watching Up was the thing she most wanted in the world, and she could die peacefully after seeing it, with that feeling of happiness still in her. And knowing that she had been given an adventure scrapbook, I just. How they said they were going to fill it up for her. Oh god, I cried so hard.
I watched Up not too long ago, and... god damn. That was a really gorgeous movie, too. My little brother and I were sobbing and my mom was crying and we all loved it. Just... the music and the story and... yeah. And that ending left me crying with this odd sort of happiness. I guess something in me just. Understood. I don't know. It just felt right even though it felt so sad.
It seems like... it'd be a good last movie. It's hard for me to explain, but I feel like it would leave you with a good sort of fuzzy feeling, something warm and loving, even though you know you can't hold on to things forever and you have to move on because the rest of the world is waiting for you to catch up. I can't imagine what it would feel like, obviously, but... I certainly hope it... helped. She sounds like she was such a brave girl; it was really touching, and I'm sure she did go up.
Anyways. It's 2am, somehow, and I think I'm done being a weepy woman. I really don't know what it is; I guess I'm just in one of those moods where I need to cry.
...And tomorrow, I might talk about manga day, because god damn Bleach made me all misty eyed, too.
But no more crying. Good night.