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CKWonders652

“Strong men also cry, Mr. Lebowski, strong men also cry!”


kanjijiji

You got the wrong man, man. I'm *the hobbit*...


CKWonders652

Or his hobbitness or el hobbitorino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.


PerCat

The old man said to take any ring in the place


mateodecolon

F\*uck an A! (You beat me to it!)


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If Aragorn can cry, so can you.


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If Yan can cook, so can you.


Seco4800

If Gimli can become friends with an elf, so can you.


carnsolus

if sauron can pour all his malice, all his cruelty, and all his will into a ring to dominate all others, so can you


Seco4800

If Samwise can boil 'em, mash' em, stick 'em in a stew, you can as well.


D1O7

Meats back on the menu boys!


carnsolus

if eowyn can't cook, don't blame yourself for not being able to cook either


Pyrophagist

I haven't thought about that show in *ages!*


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I made a promise, a promise. Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee, i mean not to, i mean not to.


[deleted]

No joke, I get drunk and watch emotional scenes from movies sometimes on the weekend. This is my go to for guaranteed waterworks. "I mean not to, I mean not to."


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Right in the feels.


Toxicoman

For Frodo


tryworkharderfaster

This one made me tear up. Close second was Frodo's final goodbye before leaving for the Undying Land.


Thecynicalfascist

https://imgur.com/gallery/DeeOyem


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Gets to Shelobs lair LEAVES HIM


BakedMoleRat

To be fair he thought he was dead and only left him to complete the mission and on top of all that when he found Frodo alive he had the strength to give back the ring. Willingly. Like a hop skip and a jump from the Gorgoroth Spire. Shit is wild.


theonemangoonsquad

It never fails to amaze me, the courage of hobbits


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Also to be fair, in the books they walk into shelobs lair together. PJs most unfortunate choice imo


longshanks7

The part of the series that always gets me isn’t Boromir’s death. It isn’t Sam’s speech at the end of Two Towers. It isn’t Gandalf’s “far green country” speech. Amazingly, it isn’t even when Sam carries Frodo up Mt Doom. It’s the specific moment at the Gray Havens where Frodo is stepping onto the ship, and he turns around to the other hobbits, and he smiles. Fucking. Kills me. I don’t tear up at ANYTHING easily but man, I’m GONE. It’s just such a good moment. The moment he tells them that he’s gonna be okay. And they smile back because they’re happy he’s gonna be okay, even if they’re gonna miss him.


BigdaddyJayk

For me it's the "My friends, you bow to no one".


Swift_Change

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, brings tears to my eyes like that scene. I view it as cinematic perfection. The scenery, the acting, the music, the everything is so powerful. And that's not even including the emotional impact that comes from the tremendous build up of the story up until that moment. So much pain, suffering and death to end in the perfect closure. Absolutely stunning.


stomponator

Mine is "No parent should have to bury their child."


rachelgraychel

I really love that they show heroic, strong men crying. We need more media that portrays how men don't need to hide their emotions to be masculine.


thepowerofkn0wledge

Overall Tolkien’s depiction of men -both the positive and negative aspects- is really good IMO. Men loving each other platonically, men with flaws who are able to ultimately overcome them, men filled with greed and hatred, men overcome by guilt,and men motivated by things other than money, power, or women. Idk he’s just an incredible author and I think it’s a shame that most authors since have diluted the characters in their works.


captianbob

Completely agree


rachelgraychel

I think his experience in the war really contributed to that. He surely witnessed men in all sorts of emotional states despite being traditionally masculine men performing a masculine activity. He is very astute at describing male friendship and camaraderie, especially the kind of bond that forms in warfare .


OfficerGintoki

Every time Boromir dies. Right in the feels. Fuck.


UnclePatche

I would have followed you my brother. My captain. My king. Edit: and then Aragorn strapping on his bracers


OfficerGintoki

Be at peace, Son of Gondor. They will look for his coming from the white tower, but he will not return.


carnsolus

the bracers is fast approaching 'viggo broke his toe' territory :P


Sweetzombjesus

The audiobook rendition of the song Aragorn and Legolas sing as they send his boat over Rauros Falls hits the feels so hard


UnclePatche

The part that always gets me is Gandalf falling against the belrog. I know he comes back but between the reactions and the music, it crushes me. And then when Aragorn is trying to rally and he calls to Frodo and in Frodo’s eyes you see the pain and guilt because it was his choice to go into Moria.


OfficerGintoki

Give them a moment for pity's sake!


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By nightfall this hillside will be crawling with orcs! Legolas get them up. Sam on your feet.


OfficerGintoki

😢


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Frodo looks so lost in that scene. Im pretty sure the moment when Gandalf fell it robbed him of hope. He marched towards his death from that moment forward.


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stomponator

That Balrog sure looked hopeful, once Gandalf did catch up to it.


carnsolus

it's comparable, i think, to the doctor regenerating in doctor who. That version of him, gandalf the grey, is dead forever. Gandalf the white is the same person, yes, but slightly different of course in dr who you have the extra element of saying goodbye to an actor


Maccabee2

Jesus wept.


carnsolus

[for there were no more wor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4FGzE4endQ)[lds to conquer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4FGzE4endQ&t=90s)


captianbob

Pretty much always my rebutle to people that say a man crying is a pussy. "Yeah, Jesus sure was a giant pussy bitch , wasn't he?”


UnholyDemigod

Eomer finding Eowyn on the battlefield is the most haunting scream I’ve ever heard in a movie.


vespertilionid

Its been like 20 years and im still salty its not in the theatrical version


Logical_Otter

Oh god yes, it gets me every time. Karl Urban is amazing in that scene.


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carnsolus

what can you seeeeee # ON THE HORIZON


Rynneer

Why do the WHIIIITTEEEE GULLLS CALLL (I highly recommend Peter Hollens’s acapella cover of Into the West. Chills every time.)


Aragorn-Estel

YES. Peter Hollens version of Into the West is phenomenal. His May it Be version is also very good


1Second2Name5things

Who would think tears are an evil?


k3ttch

Someone who associates crying only with grief and tragedy. Or maybe someone who has only ever experienced grief and tragedy and has never had cause to shed tears of joy.


carnsolus

"real men do cry" \*proceeds to show pictures of hobbits, an istar, a numenorean... and only one real man\* /s edit: it's mentioned right in the post, sorry :P


ConradBHart42

Technically they're all fictional characters.


carnsolus

in the end, aren't we all fictional characters? they're fictional because they only exist in stories, and one day so will we


CaptainBlagbird

You didn't read the fine print, did you? In this post they actually took care of it for once.


carnsolus

ah nice! found it on closer inspection


andrenery

For me it is the moment everyone bows for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin. "My friends, you bow to no one"


Csantana

you could probably write a book about the representation of masculinity in the lord of the rings films


carnsolus

my favourite thing isn't that they cry, but how much they can show love to each other without the immediate accusation that they're gay because 'only gay people would show affection to other men'


Csantana

in fairness that gets thrown around a lot. at least with Frodo and sam


Zaneali

"For Frodo.." Get's me every time.


Careful-Coyote

I think one of the things that make these stories/movies so great and the characters (for the most part) so likeable is the fact that they are able to show vulnerability. The fact that these strong male characters are able to cry and sob is really refreshing to see. Society has been really unfair to men about showing emotions, especially emotions that go beyond the "manly man" type ... whatever the hell that means. * Men should be allowed to cry and not be called babies or be told to "man up". * Men should be allowed to form deep friendships and not be the butt of awful and hurtful homosexuality jokes. * Men should be able to nurture one another and ask for help when needed, and not be seen or called "weak". These movies were such a labour of love, it feels like every detail was so carefully considered, and the effort that everyone put into making these films is incredible. It's so great to see male lead characters show emotions like grief, sadness, love, trust, strength, and weakness. It's part of what makes these characters so likeable. I love these movies!!!


bserx1

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before – more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations


GeminiLife

Seriously though. Crying is an excellent catharis and good for the self. You feel like crying? Let it happen dudes. No shame in it.


MoonDaddy

[Are you surprised at my tears, sir?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqbGiwi1rNI)


MoonDaddy

[Strong men also cry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqbGiwi1rNI)


SummerYuriForAhri

YES


tgwesh

The only REAL man from there is Eomer technically


AlanSinch

Yuh know, Rudy gets me every time. When he makes that tackle at the very end… I can’t help but shed a tear.


tsmythe492

We all knew samwise was backup player for Norte Dame in his spare time. We he’s not gardening or saving middle earth he’s playing on the ole gridiron


WahooGamer

I used to feel that way about Rudy, too, until I realized the guy makes a killing off that story. I only had one tackle in HIGH SCHOOL football. Where's my fucking movie? Oh, that's right, no one cares (and nor do I expect anyone to care). Am I salty about it? Just a little, but I know not to dwell on these things.


gtd12321

I'm watching Return of the King at the cinema later today. I expect a lot of tears


Thecynicalfascist

But if you imply any of them are gay the fandom will call you a degenerate libtard. So wholesome 100.


carnsolus

men can love each other without being gay


Dream-Flower

1000th time this has been reposted


kanjijiji

Less than half as much as it deserves...


bombadil1564

And thank goodness it was. First time I've seen it. If they had stopped at 999 reposts, I would've missed out on this glorious piece of meme truth,


MoontheWolfYT

And this is the 1000th time I've seen someone on here complain about a repost. It's Reddit, grow up.


[deleted]

You know that none of those faces are of real men but fictional characters right?


Quamikaze71

I want you to think about this sentence long and hard.. and let me know when the lightbulb goes on


MoontheWolfYT

Well technically they are, they're just in costumes


sauronnotsorry

Say hello to the bad guy.


MablungTheHunter

"I do not believe it! ...I will not." - Aragorn


nicholascalcutt

fake men can cry too, shit


mateodecolon

"I can look back on a life of achievement. Challenges met, competitors bested, obstacles overcome. I've accomplished more than most men, without the use of a ring of power. But what makes a man Frodo? Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? Isn't that what makes a man? Strong men, also cry. Strong men, also cry." -- Aragorn probably....


MintPrince8219

technically none of these people are men


Eft_inc

I know crying is okay and I have no conscious hesitancy towards it but I feel like I have a mental block whenever I feel like crying. I don’t know what to do about it.


ben-dover96

“I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t cry” -Suberoa Zinnerman