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Originally Posted by Pants

I cried like three times both times I watched. Could I have held back? For sure. But why do that? Let the emotions wash over you.

Oh, they did. I'm just not much of an actual crier, to be honest.

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The movie was definitely very sad at various points. For me, it was tough watching the whale hunting scenes in general, specifically the mother and her calf. It was a very on-the-nose allusion to modern day whale hunting, which makes it a little more real and hard to digest.

Neteyam dying, saying he wanted to go home, not getting to get out his last words to his dad, and Neytiri screaming over his corpse was sad as well.

There was just something about that final funeral scene that really moved me, though. I think it was a combination of the things I mentioned: the circumstance of his death and Neytiri's singing with the kicker being the memories of his life. Seeing anything emotional tied to kids or animals is the quickest way to gut punch me.