If you cry while watching movies, it is probably a sign of your emotional strength; and not a sign of weakness according to psychiatrists. Crying in the movies is a sign that oxytocin has been triggered by the connections you feel due to vicarious social experience. Your attention is captured, and emotions elicited by the movie’s story.
Oxytocin is then associated with heightened feelings of empathy and compassion, further intensifying feelings of social connectedness and you pay even further attention to the social cues of the characters in the movie. Hence the sudden emotional outpour.
Source: https://theconversation.com/if-you-cry-while-watch...

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