I said that Up was the most emotional for me. I actually only teared up about two or three of the times I’ve seen it, but it still impacts me the most. Certain scenes have me close to crying and make me otherwise very emotional, but I think I will cry more at the opening part once I’m older and am married. I’ll probably be able to relate to it more.
Thinking about it again, though, WALLE comes really darn close. Every scene where WALLE and EVE’s relationship grows gets to me, particularly the truck scene, the part where EVE is shut down, during Define Dancing, and the scenes where EVE needs to fix WALL*E.
Other honorable mentions: I don’t really get sad during Ratatouille, but every moment of the movie I feel these internal glows of either joy and excitement, or of a calm sense of worrying during the dramatic scenes. Basically, I feel a glow of hopefulness whether something good or bad is happening throughout that whole movie.
The end of Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc. have me in tears, although not sobbing. My favorite kind of sadness: fear that someone would be lost, but it turns out that person will never be lost again.
Certain scenes of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 make me cry not because something sad is happening, but because they are such beloved parts of my childhood. I cry tears of joy just because of who is on the screen or because of what is going on. Especially both renditions of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” really get to me.
Over time, Cars has made me feel emotional. Some people might see cars talking to each other, but after a while I started seeing cars that were concerned for each other and who really wanted to make things better. I think the end with Lightning McQueen pushing The King to the end works because we saw exactly who he used to be and how far he’s willing to change. He could have crossed the finish line AND THEN gone back to push The King to the end. But no, he was good in spirit and knew that status wasn’t going to change a person’s heart.