Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)/Tear Jerker
Tear Jerkers in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) include:
- The scene where "Moody" teaches the Unforgivables was so well-shot. When "Moody" used the Avada Kedavra on the spider, and just as you see the green flash and the spider's limbs start to go limp, the camera changes its focus depth to Harry in the background, who is absolutely white as a ghost because he sees the green light and almost knows what it is before "Moody" explains it.
- It's actually both a Tear Jerker and a Moral Event Horizon for Fake Moody. Think about it. 'He is the one responsible for Alice and Frank's demise, along with the Lestranges. Now look at that scene again. He is basically torturing Neville for: A) His own ends, just to get a chance to revive his Lord, and B) Because he knows how Neville would react.
- The moment when Harry returns from Voldemort's revival party with Cedric's body. The book's version of this scene is relatively straightforward; the movie plays it very differently, dropping a grieving Harry into a triumphant celebration and letting everything fall to pieces accordingly. This was the first (and only) time one of the movies was better than its book, but what an improvement.
- The thing about that scene was that it was just so absolutely horrifying. Listening to the trumpet-band begin playing and the whole crowd cheering - contrasted with Harry in the centre just screaming in agony.
- What really makes this scene work isn't the contrast which was still good, or even the father shouting, but rather Fleur's horrified reaction.
- And what finally shatters the triumphant façade is Cedric's father shouting "That's my son! That's my boy!" when he sees Cedric's body, right before he just falls to pieces in grief.
- I will watch the whole movie just for this scene, it's that good.
- That was the first time this troper shed a tear in a Harry Potter film. It was the ugly cry.
- For this troper, the worst part is Harry sobbing that he couldn't leave Cedric's body behind and Dumbledore gently telling him "He's home. He's home. You both are." Utterly heartbreaking while also showing just how much Dumbledore cares about Harry.