Women watch out! You are not
the only ones shedding a tear over the sad moments on screen.
Many men now also admit to enjoying a good sob too!
According to the "Kleenex®
For Men Crying Game Report" more men actually shed a tear
over sad moments in film and TV (44%) than over the break up of
a romance or relationship (39%).
So, we've chosen the eight moments
from Channel 4's 100 Greatest Tearjerkers that we think would be
most likely to reduce even the hardest man to tears. See which ones
you agree with and then enter
our competition.
In the final series of Blackadder
set during the First World War, Rowan Atkinson's Captain Blackadder
fails in his quest to get out of the trenches and is sent 'over
the top' along with the rest of the series' much-loved cast.
When Derek pulled a hamstring in
the 400m semi-final his dad, unable to bear his son's agony, ran
onto the track and accompanied him to the finish-line.
Kevin Costner stars as a farmer
who builds a baseball pitch out in his corn fields. Only the hardest
heart wouldn't melt when his dead father emerges for an impromptu
game of catch on the pitch.
Redgrave wept for joy when he won
a fifth gold medal for rowing at the Sydney Olympics.
Peter Marsh, psychologist and co-author
of the Crying Game report states, "Sad moments in films and
TV act as 'triggers' that allow men to release 'stored up' emotions,
connected with events or experiences in their own lives."
We reckon that even the hardest geezers around won't be able
to get through 100 Greatest Tearjerkers without the aid of a box
of Kleenex® For Men!
