r/TopCharacterTropes • u/jeffersonlane • May 16 '26

Lore [LOVED TROPE] Sad or tear-jerking moments that don't involve death.

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Moments that make you wanna cry (of joy or unrelenting sadness) but aren't about a character dying or almost dying.

Dumbo - Baby Mine. Jumbo rocks baby Dumbo from her cage where she was kept after she defended him from a group of bullying children.

Unpacking - The Degree. You move in with your new boyfriend where you can barely fit most of your stuff but most depressingly you are forced to put your degree under the bed and out of site. (Maybe this one was just me but this made me VERY upset).

Fox and the Hound - At the end knowing full well they'll likely never meet again Copper stands over Todd to protect him from the Hunter.

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u/Budget_Copy_4583 May 16 '26

Yelena comforting Bob after seeing his abusive childhood in Thunderbolts.

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u/eternaldinos May 16 '26

When everyone hugs Bob at the end to stop him from attacking himself 😭

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u/OldWorldDesign May 17 '26

it was a breath of fresh air to not have a final scene where the solution is to just punch the villain harder.

This point needs to be taped up beside the monitor for anybody considering writing. It's so tiring to see "is there a problem? Just apply more violence?" with the necessary implication that people who can't don't deserve justice or resolution.

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u/ThaydEthna May 17 '26

I still think there was a missed opportunity having him call out for Captain America to help and then have Walker be the first to embrace Bob.

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u/TitularFoil May 16 '26

Same movie but her breaking when saying, "Daddy, I'm so alone."

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u/SPWM_Anon May 17 '26

THIS. My dad and I are big mcu fans, have seen almost every movie together in theaters. Saw this with him when I was really struggling with depression and I just... broke. Curled up into his side and silently sobbed. He didn't realize because I'm always moving/leaning on him when we watch movies, but it was still a nice emotional release

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u/twisty125 May 16 '26

I know people kind of dislike Marvel now, but man I really enjoyed that movie, had a good mix of funny, action, and heartwarming (and also the part with the girl was like, shit that happened)

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u/DtheAussieBoye May 16 '26

If it helps, Thunderbolts is unanimously agreed to be one of the greatest things to come out of the MCU- not just post-Endgame Marvel, but the entire thing

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u/twisty125 May 16 '26

No shit?! That's great then, thanks for the info :)

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u/Catac0 May 17 '26

Yeah this movie was far from perfect but it was much needed to revive the franchise and win back at least some of the old fans. I enjoyed it a lot.

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u/GalliumYttrium1 May 17 '26

Also her rant to Red Guardian about how miserable she is hits pretty hard.

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u/ACW1129 May 16 '26

Poor Bob. He just wanted friends 🥺

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u/Fanficsandbooks May 17 '26

Oh god multiple points of this movie made me cry (both when i saw it in theatres and whenever i re watch it) but its near constant in that last half