History TearJerker / Gravity

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* Ryan taking a long look at [[spoiler: Shariff's]] mangled face after debris has went through it, and then seeing a picture of him and his family floating close by.
* [[spoiler: Kowalski's]] death as he slowly floats away into the void of space, even for a character that has all of thirty minutes of screen time. Music/StevenPrice's emotionally charged and ever-swelling score doesn't help.
* [[spoiler: Stone briefly hallucinating that Kowalski had made it back to the capsule alive.]]
* [[spoiler: Stone deciding that she's not going to find a better solution than being adrift in the Soyuz and [[DrivenToSuicide deciding to release the oxygen from the cabin to end her life peacefully]]. Perhaps even more so when she regains the will to live.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' Nobody will mourn for me, no one will pray for my soul. Will you mourn for me? Will you say a prayer for me? Or is it too late... I mean I'd say one for myself, but I've never prayed in my life. Nobody ever taught me how, nobody ever taught me how...]]
* Stone describing her lost daughter to the [[spoiler:recently deceased Kowalski]], telling him to give her a hug and kiss on her behalf.
--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' Hey Matt. Since I had to listen to endless hours of your story-telling this week, I need for you to do me a favour. You are going to see a little girl with brown hair, very messy, lots of knots, she doesn't like to brush it; that's okay. Her name is Sarah. Can you please tell her that mamma found her red shoe. She was so worried about that shoe, Matt, but it was just right under the bed. Give her a big hug and a big kiss for me and tell her that mamma misses her. Tell her that she is my angel, and she makes me so proud. So so proud. And you tell her that I'm not quitting. You tell that I love her, Matt. You tell her that I love her so much. Can you do that for me? [pause] Roger that.]]
* [[spoiler:Stone's final monologue during re-entry. Half FaceDeathWithDignity, half act of self-determination, it overlaps with [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome CMoA]], but by that point in the film tears will flow.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall It'll be]] [[AsideGlance one helluva ride.]]]]
** [[spoiler: The music during re-entry is such a release of adrenaline after all the crap Stone's been through that you can't help but tear up.]] It's common among Website/YouTube comments to call the huge musical crash [[spoiler: when the space-station breaks apart and the escape pod begins re-entry]] "the moment you overcome depression."
* Pretty much everything in the companion short ''Aningaaq'', but the ending [[spoiler:where Aningaaq quietly walks away from the radio, shotgun in hand, ready to put his dog down]] takes the cake.

* [[spoiler: Kowalski's]] death as he slowly floats away into the void of space, even for a character that has all of thirty minutes of screen time. Steven Price's emotionally charged and ever-swelling score doesn't help.

-->[[spoiler:'''Stone:''' Hey Matt. Since I had to listen to endless hours of your story-telling this week, I need for you to do me a favour. You are going to see a little girl with brown hair, very messy, lots of knots, she doesn't like to brush it; that's okay. Her name is Sarah. Can you please tell her that mamma found her red shoe. She was so worried about that shoe, Matt, but it was just right under the bed. Give her a big hug and a big kiss for me and tell her that mamma misses her. Tell her that she is my angel, and she makes me so proud. So so proud. And you tell her that I'm not quitting. You tell that I love her, Matt. You tell her that I love her so much. Can you do that for me? [pause] Roger that.]]

** [[spoiler: The music during re-entry is such a release of adrenaline after all the crap Stone's been through that you can't help but tear up.]] It's common among YouTube comments to call the huge musical crash [[spoiler: when the space-station breaks apart and the escape pod begins re-entry]] "the moment you overcome depression."

** [[spoiler: The music during re-entry is such a release of adrenaline after all the crap Stone's been through that you can't help but tear up.]]

* [[spoiler:Stone's final monologue during re-entry. Half FaceDeathWithDignity, half act of self-determination, it overlaps with [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]], but by that point in the film tears will flow.]]

* [[spoiler: Kowalski's]] death. For a character that has all of thirty minutes of screen time, this troper couldn't help but stand up and salute, eyes welling, as he slowly floats away into the void of space. Steven Price's emotionally charged and ever-swelling score doesn't help.

** [[spoiler: Stone deciding that she's not going to find a better solution than being adrift in the Soyuz and [[DrivenToSuicide deciding to release the oxygen from the cabin to end her life peacefully]]. Perhaps even more so when she regains the will to live.]]

** [[spoiler: Stone deciding that she's not going to find a better solution than being adrift in the Soyuz and deciding to release the oxygen from the cabin to end her life peacefully. Perhaps even more so when she regains the will to live.]]

* [[spoiler:Stone's final monologue during re-entry. Part FaceDeathWithDignity, it overlaps with [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]], but by that point in the film tears will flow.]]

* [[spoiler:Stone's final monologue during re-entry. Overlaps with [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]], but by that point in the film tears will flow.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Stone:''' You'll see a little girl, with brown hair, lots of knots. She didn't like to brush it. You tell her I found her red shoe. She was so worried about that red shoe. And it was under the bed the whole time.]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall It's been]] [[AsideGlance a helluva ride.]]]]

--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall It's been]] [[AsideGlance a helluva ride.]]]]

* Pretty much everything in ''Aningaaq''.

--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall It's been]] [[AsideGlance a helluva ride.]]]]

* Stone briefly hallucinating that Kowalski had made it back to the capsule alive.
** Stone deciding that she's not going to find a better solution than being adrift in the Soyuz and deciding to release the oxygen from the cabin to end her life peacefully. Perhaps even more so when she regains the will to live.

* [[spoiler:Stone's final monologue during re-entry. Overlaps with [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome|Gravity CMoA]], but by that point in the film tears will flow.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Stone:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall It's been]] [[SpikingTheCamera a helluva ride.]]]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Stone:''' You'll see a little girl, with brown hair, lots of knots. She didn't like to brush it. You tell her I found her red shoe. She was so worried about that red shoe. And it was under the bed the whole time.]]

** Stone deciding that she's not going to find a better solution than being adrift in the Soyuz and deciding to release the oxygen from the cabin to end her life peacefully. Perhaps even more so when she regains the will to live.

Tear Jerker: Stone briefly hallucinating that Kowalski had made it back to the capsule alive.

Stone deciding that she's not going to find a better solution than being adrift in the Soyuz and deciding to release the oxygen from the cabin to end her life peacefully. Perhaps even more so when she regains the will to live.