History TearJerker / TheLastUnicorn

** Especially with the one young woman who says nothing, but her eyes are full of tears. Take a second look at the unicorn's reflection in her eyes. ''She can see both horns. '''She knows it's a real unicorn.'''''

--> '''Schmendrick''': ''Well I wish I didn't''! I wish to ''God'' that I didn't care about anything but my magic, [[DidYouThinkICantFeel but I do]]! ...I do...

--> '''Schmendrick''': ''Well I wish I didn't''! I wish to ''God'' that I didn't care about anything but my magic, but I do! ...I do...

** When Schmendrick informs Molly that she's the last unicorn, Molly bitterly snarks, "It ''would'' be the last unicorn in the world to come to Molly Grue." It gets sadder the older you get, and the more you understand.

* An odd one for those that are ''really'' empathetic comes from King Haggard's speech, telling Amalthea just why he took the Unicorns. In this one scene Haggard is established as a despicable villain who is also a broken, pathetic, all-too-human man. Who, in their life, can not remember one moment of utter joy and bliss? And who would not do anything to make it happen again?

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* Schmendrick. According to Beagle he's anywhere from being in his 40s or even his ''60s'', and he's a complete failure. Mabruck greets him "Schmendrick, my dear boy, how nice to see you", but when he finds out he's going to replace him, his open contempt shows through, calling him "The Runeless Wonder". It's plainly obvious Schmendrick feels deep pain every day of his life.

** It must be noted that Ruck gave long explanations for each creature, talking about who they are, where they come from, and so on. All he says when he introduces the unicorn is, "The unicorn!" He doesn't need to say another word.

* In the cave near the end, when it's become apparent that Amalthea will likely have to become a Unicorn again, Molly begins berating Shmendrick for it. At first Schmendrick is stoic, then Molly accuses Schmendrick of not caring so long as he gets what he wants, causing Schmendrick to blow up at her and we realize just how much it hurts him how [[NiceJobBreakingItHero he can only seem to make things worse whenever he tries to help]].

* Molly Grue's speech when she first lays eyes on the unicorn, especially her incredibly gut-wrenching, "Where have you been? Where have you been??''Damn you, where have you been?!''" and "Where were you when I was new? When I was one of those innocent young maidens you always come to? How dare you, how '''dare''' you come to me now, when I am '''this'''?!" Tammy Grimes' vocal performance absolutely has to be heard to be believed.

* Molly Grue's speech when she first lays eyes on the unicorn, especially her incredibly gut-wrenching, "Where have you been? ''Damn you, where have you been?!''" and "Where were you when I was new? When I was one of those innocent young maidens you always come to? How dare you, how '''dare''' you come to me now, when I am '''this'''?!" Tammy Grimes' vocal performance absolutely has to be heard to be believed.

* In the cave near the end, when it's become apparent that Amalthea will likely have to become a Unicorn again, Molly begins berating Shmendrick for it. At first Schmendrick is stoic, then Molly accuses Schmendrick of not caring so long as he gets what he wants. All of a sudden Shmendrick blows up at her and we realize just how much it hurts him how he can only seem to make things worse whenever he tries to help.

--> Molly: "You don't care, you don't care what happens to her or to the others, just so you become a real magician at last! You don't care!"
--> Schmendrick: "WELL I WISH I DIDN'T!!! I WISH TO GOD THAT I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT MY MAGIC, BUT I DO!!! . . . I do . . ."

--> Schmendrick: "WELL I WISH I DIDN'T!!! I WISH TO GOD THAT I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT MY MAGIC BUT I DO!!! . . . I do . . ."

--> Schmendrick: "WELL I WISH I DIDN'T!!! I WISH TO GOD THAT I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT MY MAGIC BUT I DO!!! . . . I do . . .

* When Cully's band chases Robin and Marian and the Merry Men into the woods, even though they know it's only a mirage; there's something about that ragged bunch of bullies and cowards ''believing'' so completely in an ideal that couldn't be farther from the truth. [[spoiler:Because we can't all be a hero or a unicorn.]]

* When Cully's band chases Robin and Marian and the Merry Men into the woods. Something about that ragged bunch of bullies and cowards ''believing'' so hard that they'd follow transparent mirages of the fictional heroes that they idolise. [[spoiler:Because we can't all be a hero or a unicorn.]]

* An odd one for those that are ''really'' empathic comes from King Haggard's speech, telling Amalthea just why he took the Unicorns. In this one scene Haggard is established as a despicable villain who is also a broken, pathetic, all-too-human man. Who, in their life, can not remember one moment of utter joy and bliss? And who would not do anything to make it happen again?

* The theme song, as well as the visuals that go with it.

* The sudden choke when Schmendrick rescues The Unicorn from The Red Bull by turning her into a mortal woman ... and being old enough to realize exactly what he had just done.

* The Unicorn's reaction to [[soiler:Lir's death]].
-->And the Unicorn screams. An ugly wail of pain and sorrow and loss that no immortal creature ever gave.

* Molly Grue's speech when she first lays eyes on the unicorn, especially her incredibly gut-wrenching, "Where have you been? ''Where have you been?!''" and "Where were you when I was new? When I was one of those innocent young maidens you always come to? How dare you, how '''dare''' you come to me now, when I am '''this'''?!" Tammy Grimes' vocal performance absolutely has to be heard to be believed.
** Schmendrick at first is annoyed Molly would berate a mystical creature like this, but the Unicorn understands completely. In an unspoken moment, she bows her head and Molly whispers, "That's all right. I forgive you." Then there's Molly's response to Schmendrick asking how she can see the Unicorn: "When you've been waiting to see a unicorn as long as I have..."
** When Schmendrick informs Molly that she's the last unicorn, Molly bitterly snarks, "It ''would'' be the last unicorn in the world to come to Molly Grue."
*** It gets sadder the older you get, and the more you understand.
* When Cully's band chases Robin and Marian and the Merry Men into the woods. Something about that ragged bunch of bullies and cowards ''believing'' so hard that they'd follow transparent mirages of the fictional heroes that they idolise. [[spoiler:[[NormalPeople Because we can't all be a hero or a unicorn.]]]]

** But it doesn't take a hero to believe.

* An odd one for those that are ''really'' empathic comes from King Haggard's speech, telling Amalthea just why he took the Unicorns. Though this might simply be another case of a magnificent combination of music and imagery. It truly says something about the quality of the writing, the music, the voice acting, and the animation that in this one scene Haggard is established as a despicable villain who is also a broken, pathetic, all-too-human man. Who, in their life, can not remember one moment of utter joy and bliss? And who would not do ANYTHING to make it happen again?

--> "I can feel this body ''dying'' all around me!"

* The unicorn's horrified reaction to becoming human
--> ''"I can feel this body ''dying'' all around me..."''

* Molly Grue's speech when she first lays eyes on the unicorn, especially her incredibly gut-wrenching, "Where have you been? '''DAMN YOU''', ''where have you been''?!" and "Where were you when I was new? When I was one of those innocent young maidens you always come to? How dare you, how '''dare''' you come to me now, when I am '''this'''?!" Tammy Grimes' vocal performance absolutely has to be heard to be believed.

* The end, where the heroes win the day and hundreds of unicorns, once thought to all but extinct outside the last one, appear out of the sea to reestablish their place in the world. The music for the scene is the finishing touch.

* When the unicorn is caged, with a fake horn to deceive the mortals who can't see what she really is, and the villagers see her. They way they *all* cry, even the men, and the babies reach out... it's like they're having a religious experience (and maybe they are). They're seeing something purely good, so good that it's actually *immortal*, and weeping in wonder. Gets me every time.

* Finding out that the unicorn had spoken to both Schmendrick and Molly, but Lir had only seen her, and Schmendrick and Molly wouldn't tell him what the unicorn had said.