History TearJerker / ParaNorman

* The fact that Mr. Prendergast, [[spoiler: was given the same hate the town gave Norman, but to the point where his own family seemed to disown him (As Norman's parents forbid him from ever talking to him), he ended up not only dying alone, but it never showed anyone even coming to clean up his corpse. Even after Norman went home, after meeting his ghost at school, later on Mr. Prendergast's body is still in his house. If Norman did remember to tell his parents (or anybody), it seems no-one gave enough of a crap. (Though one could justify for plot convenience, that his ghost outright stated that his corpse was holding the McGuffin book. If Norman told officials, then police would have arrived before Norman, and sealed off the house, preventing Norman from getting the book in time) ]]

* The fact that Mr. Prendergast, was given the same hate the town gave Norman, but to the point where his own family seemed to disown him (As Norman's parents forbid him from ever talking to him), he ended up not only dying alone, but it never showed anyone even coming to clean up his corpse. Even after Norman went home, after meeting his ghost at school, later on Mr. Prendergast's body is still in his house. If Norman did remember to tell his parents (or anybody), it seems no-one gave enough of a crap. (Though one could justify for plot convenience, that his ghost outright stated that his corpse was holding the McGuffin book. If Norman told officials, then police would have arrived before Norman, and sealed off the house, preventing Norman from getting the book in time)

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and it's the last we ever see of them.]] Then you realize it's most likely because [[spoiler:,as Puritans, they probably believed that in passing on to the next life they were going to Hell for sentencing Aggie to death for a naturally occurring gift she couldn't control.]]

--> '''Norman''': [[spoiler: ...sleep tight.]]

--> '''Norman''': Why did you do it ?

--> [[spoiler:'''Judge Hopkins''': Of her. I believed we where doing what was right; I was wrong. We thought we knew our way in life, but in death...we are lost.]]
* Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's three centuries of built-up rage over an unjust death- which eventually turned her into the very thing the 18th century Blithe Hollow residents thought they were protecting themselves against in the first place - and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted to be back with her beloved mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too. Then she falls asleep on his shoulder and passes into the next life.]]

* [[spoiler: ''Everything'' about Agatha's story is just depressing and sad, but actually seeing an ''eleven year old girl'' crying as she's sentenced to death - by ''hanging'', no less- by a group of stoic faced adults makes the scene completely heart breaking.]]

* The fact that Agatha's mother went out to her grave and read her her favorite story, every year until she passed away, is also quite sad.

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them.]]
** Which may be a bit of FrigeHorror slash FrigeBrilliance when you realize it's most likely because[[spoiler:, as Puritans, they probably believed that in passing on to the next life they were going to Hell for sentencing Aggie to death for a naturally occurring gift she couldn't control.]]

** What ''really'' gets viewers about that scene is the way [[spoiler: Agatha attempts to block out what Norman is trying to get through to her. You can see the pain and horror on her face at the prospect of facing the truth, and her face even warps and distorts itself in pure self-conflict and self-loathing. Eventually she tries to block him out with a disturbing singsong voice.]] For anyone who's suffered from mental illnesses, especially as a result of bullying or abuse, this can hit ''unsettlingly'' close to home.

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them. Most likely, they're all going to Hell, to be punished for what they did to Aggie all those years ago.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Judge Hopkins''': Of her. I believed we where doing what was right; I was wrong. We thought we know our way in life, but in death...we are lost.]]

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them. Most likely, they're all going to Hell, to be punished for what they did to Aggie all those years ago.]]

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them. Most likely, they're all going to the Hell, to be punished for what they did to Aggie all those years ago.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Judge Hopkins''': Of her. I believed we where doing what was right; I was wrong. We thought we know our way in life, but in death...we are...lost.]]

--> [[spoiler: '''Judge Hopkins''': We where scared.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Judge Hopkins''': Of her. I believed we where doing what was right; I was wrong. We thought we know our way in life but in death we are lost.]]

--> Norman: [[spoiler: ...sleep tight.]]

* Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's three centuries of built-up rage over an unjust death- which eventually turned her into the very thing the 18th century Blithe Hollow residents thought they were protecting themselves against in the first place - and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted to be back with her beloved mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too.]]

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* Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's three centuries of built-up rage over an unjust death- which eventually turned her into the very thing the 18th century Blithe Hollow residents thought they were protecting themselves against in the first place - and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted to be back with her beloved mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too.]]
* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them. Most likely, they're all going to the Hell, to be punished for what they did to Aggie all those years ago.]]

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them. Most likely, they're all going to the Underworld, to be punished for what they did to Aggie all those years ago.]]

* Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's three centuries of built-up rage over an unjust death- which eventually turned her into the very thing the 18th century Blithe Hollow residents though they were protecting themselves against in the first place - and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted to be back with her beloved mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too.]]

* [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them.]]

* [[spoiler:Norman yelling at his friends to get out when searching for Agatha's records.]]

* [[spoiler: EVERYTHING about Agathas story is just depressing and sad, but actually seeing an eleven year old girl crying as she's sentenced to death by a group of stoic faced adults makes the scene completely heart breaking.]]

* Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too.]]

** [[spoiler:Norman's vision of Agatha being sentenced to death.]]
** [[spoiler: EVERYTHING about Agathas story is just depressing and sad, but actually seeing an eleven year old girl crying as she's sentenced to death by a group of stoic faced adults makes the scene completely heart breaking.]]
** [[spoiler:The look of remorse on the Judge's face as Norman yells at him and the rest of the zombies over what they did to Agatha.]]
** Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too.]]
** [[spoiler: When Aggie is finally at rest, and it cuts to all the zombies crumbling away, just look at the expressions of the freed souls before they fade. They don't seem happy, they look scared and regretful, and its the last we ever see of them.]]