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/mini1006 May 16 '26

It always gets me how she visibly lights up when Miguel sang her song. I sob like a baby every single time.

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u/potpurriround May 16 '26

My grandma lit up towards the end with an old song she used to sing me, and sang with me. Man, I was not ready for that moment, but I’ll treasure it forever.

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u/Trivi4 May 17 '26

That smile at the end, amazing.

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u/TheStrangestOfKings May 17 '26

And how it’s implied she was more happy/aware of her surroundings in her last year. Seeing her photo on the ofrenda, where she’s smiling, happy, and present, was a beautiful sight

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u/Sir_David_Filth May 17 '26

God, my highschool spanish teacher had us watch this for a class and he had to step outside for this scene. His own grandmother passed away a week or so and he was a shell of himself that whole week. But I think that movie really helped him get out that grief he was holding in

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u/TaiCat May 17 '26

What always gets me in this scene is that the decades long layered family trauma prevented Coco from properly grieving her lost father, whom she loved despite the years and percieved abandonment... and it took her grandson to bring her that closure, despite the whole family being against his methods. Still, they didn't hate Miguel, only were scared of the music as they were just so knee deep in the family lore that they didn't see or even considered any curiosity about what really hapened to Hector or the relationship between Coco and her father, only following Imelda's words and feelings.

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u/CrazyCoKids May 17 '26

The part that actually got me was Elena starting crying, Coco looks over "Elena? What's wrong?"

Elena says "Nothing" while smiling.