History TearJerker / Skyfall

** This woman, via Judi Dench's performance, was the epitome of the IronLady. [[spoiler: But alas, she too is human, and very much dies.]]

** This woman, via Judi Dench's performance, was the epitome of the IronLady. But alas, she too is human, and very much dies.

** This woman, via Judi Dench's performance, was the epitome of the IronLady. But alas, she too is human, and very much die.

* [[spoiler:As it turned out, Silva still loved M enough as mother to want to "make peace" with her (according to his twisted logic) by sharing a painless-death together. When realized she was painfully and mortally wounded by a stray bullet from his thugs, all pretences of arrogane and wit crumbled into a tearful little boy, lovingly embracing his mother and begging for her forgiveness. It was actually quite a pathetic yet oddly endearing moment of humanity for a villain who had been nothing but monstrous up to this point.]]

* [[spoiler:James Bond, the man who even remained [[IronWoobie stone-faced as the woman he fell in love with betrayed him, broke his heart, and then died]], begins ''breaking down'' as M, the closest thing he has to parental figure, dies in front of him. It also winds up hitting you a bit hard when you realize that Judi Dench, who's been with the series for over a decade and a half, isn't going to be involved with it anymore.]]

* Silva's backstory. One of the few moments when you genuine feel bad for a Bond villain in contrast to the others who were simply evil and irredeemable.

* The opening scene. M orders Bond to leave his compatriot agent bleeding to death. The look at the agent's face is utterly heartbreaking.

* [[spoiler:Sévérine's execution. Gets even worse as Bond seems to either be taking TheStoic to its extremes or just not giving a shit. [[SeenItAll Or both.]]]]

** [[spoiler: "When I told him his parents had died, he hid in here for two days. And when he came out, he wasn't a boy anymore."]]

* For car enthusiasts or old Bond fans, [[spoiler:the destruction of Bond's classic Aston Martin [=DB5=]]].

* For car enthusiasts, [[spoiler:the destruction of Bond's classic Aston Martin [=DB5=]]].

** [[spoiler: Look at Bond's face just after M dies. He looks like he honestly has no idea what to do. He just looks...lost.]]

** Even worse, [[spoiler:M is dying in the small chapel connected to Bond's childhood home, the same place he most likely had to cope with the deaths of his parents]].

* The ending, all of it.
** [[spoiler: As it turned out, Silva still loved M enough as mother to want to "make peace" with her (according to his twisted logic) by sharing a painless-death together. When realized she was painfully and mortally wounded by a stray bullet from his thugs, all pretences of arrogane and wit crumbled into a tearful little boy, lovingly embracing his mother and begging for her forgiveness. It was actually quite a pathetic yet oddly endearing moment of humanity for a villain who had been nothing but monstrous up to this point.]]
** [[spoiler: James Bond, the man who even remained [[IronWoobie stone-faced as the woman he fell in love with betrayed him, broke his heart, and then died]], begins ''breaking down'' as M, the closest thing he has to parental figure, dies in front of him. It also winds up hitting you a bit hard when you realize that Judi Dench, who's been with the series for over a decade and a half, isn't going to be involved with it anymore.]]
*** Even worse, [[spoiler: M is dying in the small chapel connected to Bond's childhood home, the same place he most likely had to cope with the deaths of his parents.]]
* The entire opening song surprisingly fits this as well. It's a very somber, slow-moving piece that primarily features Bond surrounded by death, setting the tone of the film.
** Gets worse when you realise [[spoiler:the song is from M's perspective]].
* [[spoiler: Sévérine's execution. Gets even worse as Bond seems to either be taking TheStoic to its extremes or just not giving a shit. Or both.]]

* [[spoiler: Sévérine's execution.]]

** Gets worse when you realise [[spoiler:the song is from M's perspective]].

*** [[spoiler: James Bond, the man who even remained [[IronWoobie stone-faced as the woman he fell in love with betrayed him, broke his heart, and then died]], begins ''breaking down'' as M, the closest thing he has to parental figure, dies in front of him. It also winds up hitting you a bit hard when you realize that Judi Dench, who's been with the series for over a decade and a half, isn't going to be involved with it anymore.]]
** Even worse, [[spoiler: M is dying in the small chapel connected to Bond's childhood home, the same place he most likely had to cope with the deaths of his parents.]]

** [spoiler: As it turned out, Silva still loved M enough as mother to want to "make peace" with her by sharing a painless-death together. When realized she was painfully and mortally wounded by a stray bullet from his thugs, all pretences of arrogane and wit crumbled into a tearful little boy, lovingly embracing his mother and begging for her forgiveness. It was actually quite a pathetic yet oddly endearing moment of humanity for a villain who had been nothing but monstrous up to this point.]]

* The ending. [[spoiler: James Bond, the man who even remained [[IronWoobie stone-faced as the woman he fell in love with betrayed him, broke his heart, and then died]], begins ''breaking down'' as M, the closest thing he has to parental figure, dies in front of him. It also winds up hitting you a bit hard when you realize that Judi Dench, who's been with the series for over a decade and a half, isn't going to be involved with it anymore.]]

* The entire opening song surprisingly fits this as well. It's a very somber, slow-moving piece that primarily features Bond surrounded by death, setting the tone of the film.