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People Break Down Which Movie Death Impacted Them The Most

People Break Down Which Movie Death Impacted Them The Most
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Movies' strong focus on creating drama through conflict inevitably has lead to countless on-screen deaths.


Some of those movie deaths occur to minor characters we don't care much about (enter Wilhelm Scream). Nonetheless, they can still pack a punch if the manner of the death was gruesome or sad enough.

On the other side of the coin, a death doesn't have to be spectacular to create drama if it happens to a character we've grown to love throughout the film.

And sometimes, a beloved character faces a gruesome end. That's the double whammy.

Redditor Boston_Strong_CQB241 asked:

"Out of all the deaths you seen in movies, which one really stands out to you as the worst?"

Many Redditors recalled the deaths that drew their intensity from the connection they'd felt with the character who did the dying.

And, yes, sometimes the manner of death only heaped on the drama.

Last Gasps

"The soldier in Saving Private Ryan that had the knife slowly plunged into his chest after a hand to hand fight and he was begging the other soldier to stop. Intense."

-- thefirstbrick

That Etched Wooden Beam

"The old man (Brooks) who hangs himself from The Shawshank Redemption."

" 'Get busy living or get busy dyin.' "

-- derty2X

A Very Different Boxing Film

"Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby. Almost becoming World Champion, then paralyzed, her family only caring about the money she won from boxing, then having her limbs chopped off because of bed sores that got infected."

"All this just to be put down as a act of kindness like the story she foretold of her dog she grew up with. I will never watch that movie again."

-- Titans_are_Fun

Stoic Until She Wasn't

"Vesper Lynd drowning in 'Casino Royale.' That moment when she goes serene and calm, to a panicky and frenzied last gasp for air.... that really bothered me."

-- GrannyGoodness79

Rufioooooooo

"Rufio getting killed by Captain Hook in Hook."

"That was the first on screen death that fu**ed with me bad."

-- barf2288

One for the Team

"Armageddon, where teddy stepped in to be the hero because someone else didn't do there job. He shouldn't have died because of someone else's fu** up."

-- Jentzlemen

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"One that always got me was Lenny's death in Of Mice and Men. I first saw the movie as a teen and the death just left such a strong impression on me."

-- jwhudexnls

Others were spooked by the pure violence of some onscreen deaths. They could barely watch the gruesome moments when they erupted.

But now they can't forget them.

Slam, Slam, Slam

"That f**king wine bottle scene in Pan's Labyrinth. The casual brutality is so horribly realistic." -- Darth_Mufasa

"My jaw dropped the first time I saw it and it still haunts me. In fact, that movie gave me nightmares for two weeks" -- TheSilverCrystal

Infamous

"The curb stomp." -- AUTheatreNerd

"American History X. The curb stomp. It haunts me." -- DigitFisher

Yuck

"Ryan Reynolds getting his insides eaten out by an Alien in the horror movie Life. It still traumatized me."

-- Darkrow_

Dinner Time

"The assistant who was always on her phone in Jurassic World. Her screaming while getting dragged underwater is forever burned into my brain."

-- Sa1Ch3

Opaque Attack

"Movie deaths haven't really bothered me...except I can't watch The Mist ever again. I fu**ing hate those lunatic sacrificial idiots."

-- DuneDragoon

And some people recalled the deaths they witnessed as children movie-watchers. All grown up now, they still can't unsee those old images.

Sizzle

"That shoe from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, it was so happy and friendly and then it gets slowly dipped to death. The smoke and its cries of pain are burned into my mind 25+ years later."

-- Lorlocks

Aptly Named

"Artax in the swamp of sorrows. Made me cry so much as kid, Atreyo was so hopeless." -- kirby60

"Don't you dare do this to me right now" -- OmgOgan

Multiple Movies' Worth of Sadness

"Stoick from How to Train Your Dragon 2, I still cry every time I even think about it, and the flashbacks in the third movie just break me, great trilogy. Full of emotion and great everything, best Dreamworks movies, in my opinion"

-- RPAVONM

The worst part is that this is only a small handful of the tragic movie moments that are out there. And we have so many unknown future deaths we'll see too.

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Things People Secretly Love But Would Never Admit To In Public

Reddit user sweet_chick283 asked: 'What do you secretly love that you would never admit to in public?;

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What makes us all unique is our passions and the things we love, whether it's singing in the shower, reading books, or listening to specific music artists.

Unfortunately, we live in a world where we are judged for our various tastes and interests thanks to social media, and it makes us consciously selective about sharing the things we love on the internet.

Curious to hear about people's personal desires under anonymity, Redditor sweet_chick283 asked:

"What do you secretly love that you would never admit to in public?"

These aren't really chores for the following Redditors.

Good Clean Fun

"Mopping, im a janitor and generally hate my work... but damn mopping is so good."

– MrDDog06

"When you have a great rhythm going it is something special. I get the same feeling while I vacuum, but won’t let my wife know I enjoy it."

– Bogus_34

Act Of Unwrinkling

"Ironing clothes. A dozen of them. Can’t explain how it relaxes me. I told one person and they looked at me like I’m crazy."

– eerie_white_glow

"My mum misses the days when dad would be out on a Friday night, my brother out with friends and me upstairs quietly playing PS1. She would pour herself a Bacardi & Coke and do the ironing while watching her TV shows."

"I'm sure she doesn't really miss it now that we've moved out and they've retired but it was her wind-down after a busy working week so I can see how people can find it relaxing."

– xdq

Our solo actions can spark joy.

Big Brother Is Watching

"pretending to be on the Truman show and whenever im in my house i act all inconspicuous so they dont know that i know that they’re watching me."

– Bec_121

"C’mon man, you’re not supposed to let him know. You signed a contract when signing up for live views. I’m reporting you."

– doeswaspsmakehoney

The Multi-Tasker

"Playing video games naked at home while eating cheese."

– thickening_agent

Releasing The Kraken

"I love the feeling when you've eaten good fibre and let out a solid long train log in the toilet. That feeling is heavenly."

– therapoootic

"Even better when it’s a clean wipe and not a poo crayon."

– TheWarmestHugz

Ultimate Comfort

"My (male 41) weekend routine is coming home from work, make hot chocolate, start a fire, dress in a ugly pink nightgown made for old ladies and watch forensic files."

– crazyloomis

Some people are obsessed with collecting things.

So Kawai

"Sanrio stationery stores. All those different multicolor pens, a thousand kinds of erasers, spiral bound notebooks galore... my kids sadly have absolutely no appreciation for this wonderland..."

– HavingNotAttained

It's A Staple

"Office supplies have a weird, special place in my heart ever since I was a kid. They don't even have to be 'cute' necessarily."

"Japan's legendary stationery stores is unironically a reason I want to go."

– _CozyLavender_

Not Caring Anymore

"The older I get the shorter that list gets. Not because I love less things, but because I don't care about hiding it."

– Bi-Beast

"YES!! I'm 53 now. I'm working my first job in public since 2006. Today is Halloween and we're allowed to dress up so I am sitting here waiting to go to work dressed as a VERY bad Wednesday Addams. My bf said I'd 'look stupid' because no one else will probably dress up and I'm like, 'WHO CARES!' My makeup looks horrible and not like I practiced, but I DO NOT CARE! I'm having fun with it anyhow and I don't care if my coworkers dress up or not. I'm bein' ME! :)"

– deanie1970

Honorable mentions start here.

The Savior

"Picking up worms from the street and sidewalks when it rains and moving them into the dirt so they don’t burn in the sun, every time it rains I do this."

– sky_kitten89

Hero Of The Moment

"Yoooo I scoot SO many snails and worms. I work as a tech/mechanic at an automotive shop, I had a peoject car towed to my house the other day and it was covered in snails. I saw them when the tow guy/coworker was unloading and I was like, 'oh! It comes with free snails!' and began moving them. He laughed then realized and said, '... Oh, you're serious. Uh... Okay.'"

"I don't care who knows it. These little things barely can look out for themselves, why shouldn't we if we can take a moment to help? I don't care what happens next, it probably doesn't matter overall but I can help this moment."

– chris14020

Why should some of the hidden desires mentioned above have to be secret?

Redditors opening up about some of these would make them a hit at parties–no shaming.

As a matter of fact, I'll totally be down for a Forensic Files viewing party where we all make hot chocolate, light the fireplace, and cozy up together in our respective pink ugly nightgowns for old ladies.

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