History TearJerker / TheLegoMovie

* The Master Builders booing and throwing things at Emmet when he reveals to them he's not the Special.

-->'''[=MetalBeard=](with the gang surrounded by Micromanagers):''' Ye were a hearty crew, but it... it be over.

* When The Man Upstairs asks his son what a lowly construction worker is doing in the middle of the city, Finn protests--on the verge of tears--that Emmet ''isn't'' just a construction worker ("He's the hero!"). The Man Upstairs refuses to believe it, and tells his son point-blank that Emmet is just an ordinary construction worker, and that he wasn't meant to be anything better. When he just dismissively looks down at Emmet (who's seen as an immobile LEGO figure at this point), you sort of expect a tear to roll down Emmet's cheek.

** While everything about Unikitty's relentless optimism is normally played for laughs, seeing her desperately trying to keep herself happy after her home is destroyed is genuinely sad.

** Later, when the submarine is underwater, Uni-Kitty sees what's left of Cloud Cuckooland. [[BreakTheCutie She's utterly heartbroken.]]
-->'''Unikitty:''' (''ears folded, eyes teary'') My home... It's gone! I feel something inside. It's like...the opposite of happiness! I must...stay...positive. (''breathes'') Bubblegums! (''breathes'') Butterflies? (''breathes'') ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Cotton candy...?!]]''
** Emmet also watches the remains of Cloud Cuckooland and it's evident that he feels awful considering that he was the one who got a tracking device latched to him. He even tries to comfort Uni-Kitty.

** It's barely noticeable but, Batman takes a moment to look at Uni-Kitty sadly as she starts to break down. While it's hard to see, you can tell he sympathizes with her as much as all the others.

-->'''Metalbeard (with the gang surrounded by Micromanagers):''' Ye were a hearty crew, but it... it be over.

* In an earlier version of the film, the surviving master builders lock Emmet up in a cell in Metalbeard's ship because they blame him for Cloud Cuckoo Land's destruction. The fact that they’re angry at Emmet for the incident is bad enough but locking him up for something that was completely out of his control is downright awful. Which is possibly the reason why this scene was deleted.

* In an earlier version of the film, the surviving master builders lock Emmet up in a cell in Metalbeard's ship because they blame him for Cloud Cuckoo Land's destruction. The fact that they’re angry at Emmet for the incident is bad enough but locking him up is just plain mean. Which is possibly the reason why this scene was deleted.

-->'''Fred''': And I mean, all he does is [[FollowTheLeader say "yes" to everything everyone else is doing.]]

** This hits even harder when you consider his introduction. Him following the instructions of having a complete breakfast "with his loved ones"...and he's smiling blankly, sharing his breakfast with a potted plant because for all of his outward cheeriness, he has absolutely ''no one'' [[IJustWantToBeLoved who can be considered his loved ones.]] Him greeting everyone and making the effort to know every person's name and their interests and ways of handling things...and then finding out that no one even remembers ''anything about him'' '''because''' all he ever does is "be part of the team". Hell, even him reading the instructions in the first place is clearly in hindsight all about him trying to make himself likable enough to get ''someone'' to care about him and to share special times with, but it ultimately ends up working against him and ensuring that he'd always be alone, even in a team.

** This hits even harder when you consider his introduction. Him following the instructions of having a complete breakfast "with his loved ones"...and he's smiling blankly, sharing his breakfast with a potted plant because for all of his outward cheeriness, he has absolutely ''no one'' [[IJustWantToBeLoved who can be considered his loved ones.]] Him greeting everyone and making the effort to know every person's name and their interests and ways of handling things...and then finding out that no one even remembers ''anything about him'' '''because''' all he ever does is "be part of the team". Hell, even him reading the instructions in the first place is clearly in hindsight all about him wanting to have ''someone'' to care about and to share special times with, but it ultimately ends up working against him and ensuring that he'd always be alone, even in a team.

** This hits even harder when you consider his introduction. Him following the instructions of having a complete breakfast "with his loved ones"...and he's smiling blankly, sharing his breakfast with a potted plant because for all of his outward cheeriness, he has absolutely ''no one'' [[IJustWantToBeLoved who can be considered his loved ones.]] Him greeting everyone and making the effort to know every person's name and their interests and ways of handling things...and then finding out that no one even remembers anything about him because all he ever does is "be part of the team". Hell, even him reading the instructions in the first place is clearly in hindsight all about him wanting to have ''someone'' to care about and to share special times with, but it ultimately ends up working against him because him following the instructions only ensured that no one cared about him, because nothing about him stands out.