History TearJerker / PowerRangers2017

** Then of course the tears of sorrow [[Main/JustForPun morph]] into tears of joy when the Megazord forms and rises from the pit.

*** I might be wrong, but wasn't Eltar (Zordon's homeworld) captured or destroyed at some point in the older lore? With the Zeo Crystal being able to bring life to a world, I could see a desperate soldier/guardian of a fallen world trying to harness something like the Zeo Crystal to fight back an invading force, or save their people from extinction. Transformers/Sentinel Prime style. If Rita tried to do that and Zordon's team refused to let her do so, I can see that causing the opening scene we got.

* In the opening scene we are introduced to a shot of a defeated Zordon in ranger form and watch as he struggles to crawl over to one of his dying ranger teammates who gives him her coin. He holds her hand and sorrowfully apologizes to her as she dies. It's assumed that something similar happened with the other rangers whose deaths Zordon clearly blames himself for.
** On a meta level, the fact that it's the Yellow Ranger who dies in the opening becomes a rather grim nod to reality as the original Yellow Ranger, Thuy Trang, died in a car accident in 2001.

* Each Ranger’s lot in life at the start of the film, especially since all of it is TruthInTelevision:

* The title in the opening ("Power Rangers") being nothing more than a crude, unceremonious font in the lower right corner so represents how our heroes are not the pure, ideal protectors we knew from the Television series, but rather [[HumansAreFlawed flawed human beings]] in a raw reality. What's more, it comes up right after Billy survives the car crash which [[DownerBeginning ruins his life]], as though the movie is expressing [[DisappointedInYou disappointment]] for his [[MyGreatestFailure actions]].

* Each Rangers' lot in life at the start of the film, especially since all of it is TruthInTelevision:

** Kimberly used to be an AlphaBitch on the cheerleader team that got thrown out because of a mean spirited prank. Her former friends abandon her and she openly acknowledges that she has only herself to blame.

*** When Rita comes stumbling out of Goldar, screaming for them to wait, she starts ranting that their teamwork and trust won't always work out and that it will end some day. She angrily insists that they know this, and she sounds so outraged and upset by it... it's enough to make one wonder if that was what happened to her team. Zordon says she betrayed them, but never gives any details on what that entailed. And at the beginning of the film, she tells Zordon they could have ruled together. Putting the clues together, it might have been she tried to get stronger for the sake of the team through immoral ways and they tried to stop her, so she turned on them. Or she wanted to get stronger for her own sake and her team felt that ''had'' to stop her. She does tell Trini that she, too, was an outsider on the team once upon a time.

* The title in the opening ("Power Rangers") being nothing more than a crude, unceremonious font in the lower right corner so represents how our heroes are not the pure, ideal protectors we knew from the Television series, but rather [[HumansAreFlawed flawed human beings]] in a raw reality.

* The title in the opening ("Power Rangers") being nothing more than a crude, unceremonious font in the lower right corner so represents how our heroes are not the pure, ideal protectors we know from the Television series, but rather [[HumansAreFlawed flawed human being]] in a raw reality of imperfection.

* The title in the opening ("Power Rangers"), being nothing more than a crude, unceremonious font in the lower right corner so represents how our heroes are not the pure, ideal protectors we know from the Television series, but rather [[HumansAreFlawed flawed human being]] in a raw reality of imperfection.

** Billy has a FriendlessBackground and is the favored target of the school bully because of Billy being on the autism spectrum. To make things worse, the person he was closest to, his father, has passed away.

** Zack acts boastful and unconcerned to [[BeneathTheMask hide his worries about living in a trailer with his sick mother]].
* When Jason gets dropped off at Saturday School, his father gets on his case about why he's there. While justified in being upset, Jason's father goes too far when he [[KickTheDog denigrates Jason's refusal to sell out his friends who helped with the prank as stupid, not noble.]] He also insults the students that Jason will be attending with as "weirdos and criminals," which is proven patently untrue later in the film.

** Even though you ''[[DisneyDeath know'' everything is going to turn out fine, thanks to [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil trailers giving away]] that Billy does make it to the final fight and [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt this being Power Rangers]], it still manages to be a genuine GutPunch and legitimately sad moment.]]

* Trini's confession is similarly heartfelt, and it's easy to understand why she's so aloof and snarky given her eternal outcast status. It will also resonate with a lot of teenagers [[spoiler:who feel conflicted about their sexual orientation]]. She's in tears by the end.

* Again, the performance of ''genuine'' grief from [[spoiler: Jason, Zack, Trini and Kimberly's actors and actresses drives home the awful loss of Billy at the taloned hands of Rita Repulsa; seeing the four surviving rangers solemnly and respectfully bearing Billy on their shoulders as an honor guard with the Bootstraps' version of "Stand By Me" in the background only lets the tears flow harder, a fitting song for a heartfelt and sorrowful sequence.]]
** [[spoiler: Even though you ''[[DisneyDeath know]]'' everything is going to turn out fine, thanks to [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil trailers giving away]] that Billy does make it to the final fight and [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt this being Power Rangers]], it still manages to be a genuine GutPunch and legitimately sad moment.]]
* The Rangers struggling against Goldar in their Zords, being pushed slowly into the pit containing the Zeo Crystal. Having their faces exposed allows them and the audience to see how terrified they are: Jason declaring that no one's dying alone and Billy's fine with that [[spoiler: even though he was brought back not too long ago]], Zack passes out from the heat while Trini desperately calls out to him to wake up, Jason and Kim have a HeldGaze moment, Billy [[ItHasBeenAnHonor thanks the others for being his friends]], and as they fall in Kim calls out for them to hold on to each other.
** Then of course the tears of sorrow [[Main/JustForPun morph]] into tears of joy when [[spoiler:the Megazord forms and rises from the pit]].
* The anger and heartbreak in Rita's voice when she tells the Rangers "No matter what Zordon says, ''I AM WORTHY!''" [[spoiler:right before she gets slapped into space]] makes you wonder if there's more to her story than what Zordon told the Rangers.

* In the opening scene we are introduced to a shot of a defeated Zordon in ranger form and watch as he struggles to crawl over to one of his dying ranger teammates who gives him her coin. He holds her hand and sorrowfully apologizes to her as she dies. It's assumed that something similar happened with the other rangers who's deaths Zordon clearly blames himself for.

* In the opening scene we are introduced to a shot of a defeated Zordon in ranger form and watch as he struggles to crawl over to one of his dying ranger teammates who gives him her coin. He holds her hand and sorrowfully apologizes to her as she dies. It's assumed that something similar happened with the other rangers who's deaths Zordon clearly blames himself for.

*** When Rita comes stumbling out of Goldar, screaming for them to wait, she starts ranting that their teamwork and trust won't always work out and that it will end some day. She angrily insists that they know this, and she sounds so outraged and upset by it... it's enough to make one wonder if that was what happened to her team. Zordon says she betrayed them, but never gives any details on what that entailed. And at the beginning of the film, she tells Zordon they could have ruled together. Putting the clues together, it might have been she tried to get stronger for the sake of the team through immoral ways and they tried to stop her, so she turned on them. Or she wanted to get stronger for her own sake and her team felt that ''had'' to stop her. She does tell Trini that she, too, was an outsider on the team once upon a time.

** Likely she was worthy at one point as Zordon DOES state they were friends. But either the power corrupted her and she began using it for her own selfish needs.... or someone began LYING to her and manipulated her into thinking Zordon hated her.

** Likely she was worthy at one point as Zordon DOES state they were friends. But either the power corrupted her and she began using it for her own selfish needs.... or Zedd began LYING to her and manipulated her into thinking Zordon hated her.

** Billy has a FriendlessBackground and is the favored target of the school bully because of his being on the autism spectrum. To make things worse, the person he was closest to, his father, has passed away.

** Trini is a perpetual new student because of her mom constantly moving around for her job. What's worse is that she hasn't really been noticed by anyone at Angel Grove, correcting Kim's belief that she's been there for a month by saying she's been attending for a ''year''. She also has to deal with parents that [[WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent want her to conform to their preferences]], while also dealing with being in the closet and not able to tell anyone.