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Alot of family movies, like Pixar's Up (the beginning, wtf) and Toy Story 3.
Coco and Inside Out wrecked me. Two of the most emotionally impacting films I’ve seen in the past decade. Ultimately uplifting like most Pixar fare but there’s some real sad moments en route.
Up is just an amazing movie. The early montage is of course insanely sad but
two other scenes really got me in the feels too.
One where Carl looks through Ellie’s adventure book and sees her final message to him, encouraging him to continue to fill the pages of the book with his own adventures (damn) and then when Carl gives Russell the Ellie badge at the scout ceremony.
those two moments are really impacting because of how good the early scenes where Carl and Ellie meet and the montage sequence play out.
Also, Toy Story itself doesn’t fit the mold but EVERY sequel had right in the feels moments. TS 2 with the existential dread of the toys being aware that their owners typically grow up, lose interest in them and cast them aside (topped off by Woody’s comment to Buzz, when reflecting on Andy, that he knows it won’t last but he’s going to enjoy every moment of it while it does).
TS 3 ending is brutal. terrific. Perfectly done. But brutal.
And TS4 is not as sad but still has its emotional punch thanks to Hanks and Allen.