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why does it always rain at funerals in movies?
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:27 pm
just finished watching "John Wick" and sorry if already discussed but this "raining at the funeral" has to be one of the most tired, overused tropes in the history of cinema.
I wonder how many movies have used this. It's a long list i'm sure. Does anyone know if there's been a list compiled of such movies.
I wonder how many movies have used this. It's a long list i'm sure. Does anyone know if there's been a list compiled of such movies.
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Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:30 pm to selfgen
quote:Halliwell in The Filmgoer's Companion
Does anyone know if there's been a list compiled of such movies
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:30 pm to selfgen
Not raining at this one
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:32 pm to selfgen
It mainly happens in macho action films like Lethal Weapon and The Rock (although, those two scenes are action post-funeral visits to the grave and not the actual funerals themselves).
It conveys the emotional vulnerability of your macho action lead without showing them crying.
It conveys the emotional vulnerability of your macho action lead without showing them crying.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:32 pm to selfgen
I've only ever endured a slight drizzle at any funerals I've attended in South Louisiana. It's usually as hot as balls and you're sweating through your dress clothes.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:06 pm to WPBTiger
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:19 pm to selfgen
Classic archetype.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:59 pm to selfgen
Is this an actual question?
Or rhetorical?
You dont know why this could possibly be? lol
Or rhetorical?
You dont know why this could possibly be? lol
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:07 pm to selfgen
I feel like I’ve seen many more funerals in movies without rain than with.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:06 pm to Hoodie
quote:Especially if it's a really close friend who was fat, and you're one of the six guys lugging him around.
It's usually as hot as balls and you're sweating through your dress clothes.
Seriously though, I had to be a pallbearer for a 9th grade buddy who lived directly across the street from me. My brother was a pallbearer for a 10th grade buddy that live two houses away from my friend that died. My brother died the same year. All three had cerebral hemorrhages. My brother, and the guy he carried, had an auto and a motorcycle accident. The other guy had not been involved in an accident, but had been having severe headaches.They each got an "In memoriam" page in the next year's yearbook.
Thankfully, I didn't have to be a pallbearer for anyone else until I was in my 40's.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:07 pm to WPBTiger
Didnt rain at Roofus, Brint, and Meekus' funeral either.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 4:26 pm to selfgen
"It's the smart move. Tessio was always smarter."
Posted on 4/7/21 at 5:29 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:
"Tessio was always smarter."
"That's what I always thought, until Clemenza passed up the chance to be in the sequel"
Posted on 4/7/21 at 6:08 pm to selfgen
quote:
sorry if already discussed but this "raining at the funeral" has to be one of the most tired, overused tropes in the history of cinema.
Yeah but it works which is why they use it. Unless you're Gene Kelly, having it rain is the easiest way to connote sadness and despair.
Funerals in movies just don't look somber when it's bright and sunny...see Wedding Crashers.
There's no levity at a funeral when its raining.
This post was edited on 4/7/21 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 4/7/21 at 6:13 pm to selfgen
Why is it always sunny during beach movies?
Posted on 4/7/21 at 6:23 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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It mainly happens in macho action films like Lethal Weapon and The Rock (although, those two scenes are action post-funeral visits to the grave and not the actual funerals themselves
And they are always riding in on a motorcycle. Or some shoes up black muscle car. Always.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:11 am to chinese58
That's rough, brother. I'm sorry to hear that.
Those caskets are heavy as hell. My 98-year-old grandmother passed recenty; my brother and I were among those who carried her. She was a relatively small woman; we joked she must've gone on a pizza and cheeseburgers bender on her last day on Earth.
We came terribly close to taking out a neighboring headstone with her casket, which would've made for some epic dark comedy.
Those caskets are heavy as hell. My 98-year-old grandmother passed recenty; my brother and I were among those who carried her. She was a relatively small woman; we joked she must've gone on a pizza and cheeseburgers bender on her last day on Earth.
We came terribly close to taking out a neighboring headstone with her casket, which would've made for some epic dark comedy.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:16 am to Hoodie
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funerals I've attended in South Louisiana. It's usually as hot as balls and you're sweating through your dress clothes.
Nephew's funeral last Summer. A lot of veterans on hand. The VFW sent some old gentlemen, the heat sent one to his knees at the burial.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 6:20 pm to Fewer Kilometers
People die everyday. Everyday, in Louisiana, there is almost a 50 percent chance of rain. Do the math.
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