5 Tearjerking Moments In Action Movies

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Audiences don’t usually cry at action movies. The goal is to draw viewers to the edge of their seats with thrilling set-pieces, not bring them to tears. But just because a movie has explosions and car chases, it doesn’t mean it can’t also resonate on an emotional level. In fact, the dangerous situations that action heroes end up in lend themselves to a vulnerability that audiences can connect with. From the death of Goose to the death of John Wick’s puppy to Brian O’Conner’s final race with Dom Toretto, plenty of tearjerking action movie moments have broken fans’ hearts.

In countless generic revenge thrillers, gangsters murder a hitman’s entire family to motivate his vengeful rampage. In John Wick’s ingenious inciting incident, the titular assassin is inspired to return to a life of violence by the brutal murder of the puppy left behind by his late wife. Audiences are much more heartbroken by the death of an adorable little dog than any number of human beings. After John’s dog is killed, fans get behind his relentless bloodbath. They don’t care how many people he has to kill to bring that dog to justice. Even the stoniest of viewers are devastated by the shot of John cradling the corpse of the only thing left in the world that gave him any semblance of happiness.

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“I know now why you cry, but it’s something I can never do.” At the heartbreaking climax of Terminator 2, in order to ensure that Skynet can never rise up and destroy the human race, the T-800 that spent the movie protecting John Connor lowers itself into a vat of molten steel. John begs him not to go, but he doesn’t have a choice. Some cynical fans felt that the thumbs-up was a little corny, but more optimistic