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Tear Jerker / WarGames

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  • Jennifer reading the article about the real Joshua (Falken's son) and his mother dying in a car accident, as a video of the three-year-old child plays in the background.
  • David being dragged out of the war room, screaming for the military to call Professor Falken as he's very visibly panicking.
  • Professor Falken speaking to Joshua for the first time in years.
  • "Oh, Jesus! I really wanted to learn how to swim!" The moment it hits David Lightman that yes, this is real and yes, the world is about to end.
  • The sheer relief on everyone's face at the film's climax, and the computer's strangely innocent and poignant solution to the nuclear "game".
    Joshua/WOPR: STRANGE GAME. THE ONLY WINNING MOVE IS NOT TO PLAY. HOW ABOUT A NICE GAME OF CHESS?

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