Friday, July 8, 2011

Why do we watch movies that make us cry?

I understand why we watch movies that make us laugh, scare the crap out of us, and keep us on the edge of our seats but why, WHY? do we watch movies that evoke such emotions to make us cry? I have a list of movies I totally know better than to watch because it is inevitable that I can go through an entire box of tissues if I do so. I know the ending, I know what happens, it doesn't change and yet I watch, hoping but by the end, I'm a blubbering, emotional mess.