Movies That Made Us Cry: A Personal Reflection

Daily writing prompt

What’s the last movie that made you cry?

Two movies have made me cry the most, and both left impressions I still remember — including where I was when I watched each.

The 2025 film Frankenstein, written, co-produced, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, made me cry. I think this version of the classic horror story is among the best and most touching. I started crying when Elizabeth visited the Creature and they began to bond. I thought, really? You old fool? But the tears kept pouring. I watched it on Netflix, alone in my living room, with my cat staring at me like I was acting strangely.

The only other film that made me cry that much was Love Story (1970). Everybody cried at that movie. Word got around that it was a tearjerker, so I went to the theater to see for myself. I still remember sitting there — I even remember having an aisle seat. I just don’t remember who I was with.

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August 20, 2026

You Cannot Heal While Holding What Cuts You

Imagine holding a knife in your hand.

You know it hurts.

You know the tighter you grip it, the deeper it cuts.

Yet instead of letting it go, you keep holding on.

That is what we sometimes do with people, memories, anger, and relationships that have already wounded us.

We know they are hurting us.

We know staying attached is making the pain worse.

But because letting go feels frightening, we keep choosing the familiar pain.

At some point, healing requires you to open your hand.

Not because what happened did not matter.

Not because the wound was not real.

But because you finally understand that holding onto what hurt you is keeping the injury alive.

Letting go is not pretending it never happened.

It is deciding that the pain no longer gets to keep cutting you.

Sometimes peace begins the moment you stop gripping what you already know is hurting you.

#RealTalk #Healing #LettingGo #LifeLessons #SelfRespect

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