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by Solaria735 » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:52 pm
I have to second Malificus here. Many shows try to elicit an emotional response from the viewer, and if it's a very sad show, it's not a big deal if you cry a little. If it's funny, you laugh; if there's action, you cheer.
I haven't done it often with any movie or show, animated or not, but there have been a few times where I've been so moved or saddened by a certain event that I've shed a tear or two, I admit. I am not a particularly girly girl either, so crying over every character death, etc, is not a normal occurrence for me.
However, I've never gotten obsessed or depressed about any of those circumstances, because, as someone mentioned before, it is fiction and therefore doesn't really affect the rest of my life. If I got to the point where I just couldn't stop thinking about "OMG _____ dies and it's so sad!" every moment and it affected my everyday routine, then I'd know I had a problem.