Line #13 TearJerker/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm a Goofy Goober, yeah..."'' [[note]][[DisneyDeath That is,]] [[SwissArmyTears until the tear of the Goofy Goobers does its job.]][[/note]]]]
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4	* "[[DespairEventHorizon I'm ready... depression...]]"
5	** For context, the scene in which Mr. Krabs tells [=SpongeBob=] that he didn't get the promotion. [=SpongeBob=]'s cheerful demeanor totally sinks, and he looks like his entire world has just shattered. Krabs rather bluntly (but as gently as he can) tells [=SpongeBob=] that he gave the job to Squidward because Squidward is more mature than him. Krabs asks if he understands. [=SpongeBob=] responds, in a broken voice, "I guess so, Mr. Krabs," and slowly walks away. Krabs can only look on sadly, feeling sorry for the little guy.
6	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Poor kid.
7	** Beforehand when Krabs struggles to find the right word that explains why [=SpongeBob=] isn't fit to be a manager, that being "kid", various people in the audience butt in to call him names. Names such as "Dork", "Goofball", "Wignut", etc, and it gets to the point where Krabs outright tells them to just stop. Although it is more played for laughs, it shows just how little the people of Bikini Bottom think of [=SpongeBob=].
8	** In the following scene, [=SpongeBob=] is sobbing at Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat because he didn't get the job. When he finally manages to calm down a bit and take a breath, [[InnocentlyInsensitive Patrick arrives to congratulate him for his promotion]].... prompting [=SpongeBob=] to start bawling again.
9	*** Given that [=SpongeBob=] is pretty goofy and child-like, his grief about failing to get the promotion comes from a pretty adult place and isn't misplaced at all. He's not just crying because of something silly like "losing" the Fry Cook Boots in the episode "Squeaky Boots." He's just experienced a very real and ''painful'' taste of life as an adult, and is possibly more disappointed in himself than he's ever been. Any adult watching this movie who's had the experience of applying for a great job only for someone else to get it will empathize with [=SpongeBob=]'s plight here.
10	* After Plankton walks into the Krusty Krab and steals the formula, there's a brief shot of frozen Mr. Krabs shedding [[SingleTear one lone tear]] that immediately freezes and hits the ground. It comes even worse when we learn [[HarsherInHindsight two seasons later that]] [[spoiler:he and Plankton [[WeUsedToBeFriends used to be best friends]] like [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick]].
11	* Squidward getting caught by the mind controlled Bikini Bottom citizens, especially since he was trying to do ''the right thing'' by reporting Plankton to King Neptune. It just shows [[ButtMonkey how bad he has it even when he tries to help]].
12	* [=SpongeBob=] is known for being a ball of optimism, making kids and adults alike smile and forget about their own problems. But when he gets to the trench... [[HeroicBSOD he just]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness gives up]]. The [=SpongeBob=] we all know and love, who had entertained generations with his chocolate-selling antics and his fry cooking expertise, just collapses, and can't go on.
13	-->'''Patrick:''' [=SpongeBob=]? [''sees him walking away from the trench, defeated''] Hey, where are you going?\
14	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I'm going home, Patrick.\
15	'''Patrick:''' But what about Mr. Krabs?\
16	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What about us? ''We'll'' never survive in that trench. You said it yourself; this is man's country. And let's face it, Pat: we're just... kids.\
17	'''Patrick:''' We're NOT kids!\
18	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' '''OPEN YOUR EYES, PATRICK!''' We blow bubbles, we eat ice cream...we worship a dancing peanut, for corn's sake! ''We don't belong out here!!''\
19	'''Patrick:''' We do ''not'' worship him!\
20	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''[pulls Patrick's pants down]'' Patrick, you've been wearing the same Goofy Goober Peanut Party underpants for three years straight! [[ArmorPiercingQuestion What do you call]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion that]]''?!\
21	'''Patrick:''' Worship? ''[tears up]'' Oh, you're right, [=SpongeBob=]! We ''are'' kids! ''[starts waddling away, sobbing, and falls down]''\
22	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Pull your pants up, Patrick. We're going home.
23	* [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reactions after learning that all their friends back home have become slaves of Plankton--they both start sobbing hysterically. It's PlayedForLaughs, but still.
24	* [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's [[DisneyDeath deaths]] in Shell City. For context, [=SpongeBob=] had been around for five years when this movie came out. He was a legend. He was nearly ''everyone's favorite cartoon character''. Hell, this scene is infamous for being the point where ''thousands of kids'' cried their eyes out across the entire country. They do get better, however, [[SwissArmyTears thanks to the power of their tears.]]
25	** Also, they die happy, knowing that even though they didn't get the crown back, they at least made it to Shell City.
26	--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Pat... we ''did'' make it.\
27	'''Patrick:''' Yeah... I guess we did.\
28	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' We did alright for a couple of goofballs.
29	** Their last words, as they GoOutWithASmile, is one last, sad, slow, but nonetheless enthusiastic reprise of the Goofy Goober Song.
30	** And also, before this, [=SpongeBob=] has a short monologue about how they never succeeded in their mission. How ''[[BreakTheCutie broken]]'' Creator/TomKenny makes [=SpongeBob=] sound as he's slowly dying does not help:
31	--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Well, it looks like what everyone said about us is true, Patrick.\
32	'''Patrick:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You mean that we're attractive?]]\
33	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No, that we're just... kids. A couple of kids in way over their heads. We were doomed from the start. I mean look at us. We didn't even come close to the crown. We let everybody down... we ''failed.''
34	** Even the pirates watching this movie in the theaters are [[EverybodyCries shedding tears]] over the loss of the two heroes.
35	* When you watch "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS5E1FriendOrFoe Friend Or Foe]]" and realize that Mr. Krabs and Plankton were childhood best friends, it makes Plankton's plan all the more heartbreaking. Plankton was so [[GreenEyedMonster consumed by jealousy]] over Mr. Krabs' breakthrough success with the Krabby Patty that he was willing to ''[[DrivenByEnvy murder]]'' his former best friend just to have the success that he felt should've rightfully been his (and then taking it a step further by using that success to TakeOverTheWorld).
36	* In the wake of Stephen Hillenburg's passing, the ending credits to the movie, scored to Ween's 'Ocean Man', becomes as much of a tearjerking love letter to the series' creator as it does a triumphant ending to [=SpongeBob=]'s story as a whole, celebrating the life of one passionate marine biologist who created a character and series that endures in the minds of children and adults even to this day.
37	-->''Ocean man, can you see through the wonder of amazement at the oberman''
38	-->''Ocean man, the crust is elusive when it casts forth to the childlike man''
39	* Music/{{Wilco}}'s song for this movie, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAf34sDpd-o Just a Kid]]. It really hits home to fans who grew up with [=SpongeBob=] during Seasons 1-3, and it also speaks to anyone who's moving on in life whether it be graduating from high school/college, moving out, getting a new job etc. The song even says "Everybody, everyone, somebody, anyone has to grow up".
40	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDY0-vPFR8 "The Best Day Ever"]] is also one in context of movie.

Context TearJerker / TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie