This hits so hard. My mom passed away January 2020. Literally 2 weeks before my wedding. My mother in law and my grandmother tried so hard to fill that role. But even with all the love in the world, you still just have those times where you want your mom.
@CordobaGirlC5 I'm so sorry for your loss. I know exactly what you mean about having those times where you want and yes, need your mom. My mom passed in August 2014, my husband passed early Christmas morning 2020 and all I could think was I wish my mom was here, she'd know what to say. You and I were blessed, we had mom's that loved and cared for us. Their love and the memories are what have made us the women we are and will be. All you have to do is look in the mirror and search your heart because that is where your mom lives on. Grief doesn't end but you will learn how to live with it and go on in spite of it. You carry the strong woman your mom was inside. You will make it!! God Bless you Cordoba.
"I wish my mom was here"... I know for sure that I will be saying those words on my wedding day... I lost her when I was 22-years-old and there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her.. I wish she was here for me..
I remember seeing this movie with my mom, sister and Grandma, and right after this scene, something happened with the projector. The whole movie froze, the lights went on, and everyone started looking around. We all started cracking up when we realized EVERYONE in the theatre had been silently sobbing.
it's just the scene is so powerful. Can you imagine the scenario where you wonder when, if you pass, if your children will remember you? I don't have any kids yet but I cannot imagine having to wonder that thought like with the case of Susan Sarandon's terminally ill character. And also can you imagine wondering as Julia Robert's character did if your step children will secretly compare you to their mom who has passed, wondering if you will every be good enough to be the mom they have lost? And then how Susan Sarandon's character said that the children will not have to choose, they can love both the mom now and the mom past, and that their love is eternal, and nothing will be lost. When she said the children will always have them both is so moving and touching. So deep and powerful and inexpressibly moving, no wonder it moves a whole theater to tears!
"You know every story, every wound, every memory...their whole lifes happiness is wrapped up in you.. every single moment!!"...I'm a mother of two and that bit gets me every time I watch this...I can soooo relate 😭😭😭😭😭😭 as can every mother!
"I have their past and you can have their future." I am a grown man pushing 40 and I ball my eyes out everytime I see this no matter how many years have passed by. So sad 😭
I know people think it’s sad that Jackie is going to die but in a way it should be a sense of relief for Luke and Isabel because they don’t have to worry about sharing Anna and Ben with anyone else.
Anyone who has lost their mother can relate to this scene, it’s heartbreaking. I lost my mother four years ago and I’m so lost without her I miss her every second of my life!
It's the same for those of us who lost our dad's too:( it's not exactly the same, but hurts just as much just in different context! Sorry for your loss!
I am grateful to still have my mother, but I lost my father 5 years ago and there isn't a day that his absence doesn't hurt. I will have to walk down that aisle without him and it terrifies me how much just thinking about it hurts my heart.
*”And mine is, she won’t”* That hit me more. To me there’s nothing sadder than having kids, putting your heart and soul into raising them and loving them every second but if you die when they are young and the then grow up to forget you... how truly heartbreaking. Like you never even existed. Seems completely unfair for them to then go on to love someone else as their parent
Your mother is always your mother. Always. You come into her arms the minute you are born and i truly believe you end up in her arms when you leave this earth.
@@Pixiemaniac you all seem to have very good mothers mine is mentally ill and although she clearly loves us and all, she is toxic for our lifes and the doctors adviced us that we should distance ourselfs from her because of her behaviour, this movie really hit me cause i saw the type of mother i never had. Yet again, its a movie and theres still so much we dont know about this peoples lifes (fictional of course).
there should be a sequel to this. where anna gets married, and when her veil is being fitted, right before she walks down the aisle, julia roberts says "goodness, i wish your mom were here. i bet she's super proud of you"
For those who don't know, Susan and Julia are best friends. They wrote the film together. Nobody could've nailed the roles as they did. Two stellar actresses.
Oh my God really Chanel that is incredible it breaks my heart to think the original mother is dying and That step mama has to fill her shoes? damn you know- If it were me I want a good relationship with my step mama or stepdaughter
People say Julia’s acting style is recognizable or predictable, and to some extent, in some roles, that’s the case. And then sometimes she gives these truly amazing moments where she *literally* becomes the character in every way. This is one of those moments.
You can’t imagine the loss of mother, it’s a indescribable disconnection. My mother passed 2 years prior to this this film coming out. This scene is so powerfully done between two amazing women. 😭😭😭😭😭
What Julia said is exactly what I thought when I saw myself in wedding dress before the ceremony... “I wish my Mum was here.” My Mum died of cancer 4 years ago. The night before the wedding, I cried a lot because my Mum won’t be there to see me in one of the important days of my life...
My mom passed in 2011 due to cancer complications too... and when my sister got married in 2017, she told me: "please do not talk about mom because I won't be able to stop crying." ... Cancer sucks dude...
I watched this many years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. Never watch this crap when pregnant. I had to pause it because I was sobbing so hard and called MY mommy!
To me this is the pivitol moment of acceptance between the two. Both finally giving into being emotionally vulnerable with one another after butting heads for a while. Only to realize that they both share similar fears.
This scene is one of the most powerful I have ever seen. Both actresses perfomed at the highest level. The script is incredible very relatable and deep. I cannot stop crying every time I watch it. Wonderful. Sad this movie did not make the Oscars.
I was 8 years old when this movie came out. I remember going to see it in the theater with my best friend, our two annoying little brothers who were both 3 at the time, and our mothers. We didn't know it at the time, but a little over a year later, my best friend would be going through this very same scenario with her own mother. A year later, my family moved away. My childhood best friend and I tried to stay in touch as much as possible. My mom and I even went to her mom's funeral. Unfortunately, we lost touch over the years, but ended up reconnecting on Facebook. Even though our lives went in totally different directions (she followed in her mother's footsteps and became a lawyer and I am a writer), we still reminisce sometimes about going to see this movie together and how much it meant to both of us
As a mum of two daughters I'm allowed to say this: you will be the most beautiful bride ever!!! Your mum and dad? They will be there, and they will have the best seats in the house!
My heart breaks for you Sarah. Both of my parents are gone now. I will carry a picture of them at my wedding and I will be crying. They will be with you on your day.
Sarah C.......I KNOW you will be a BEAUTIFUL bride on your wedding day!! ❤ 🥰 A Mother's love never dies..... In reading your messsge I believe she whispered in our hearts to send you these messages......I wish you all the BEST life has to offer!! God Bless you!!! ❤ 😍😇
Your husband will tell you.... your friends will tell you.... your in-laws will tell you and just close your eyes and imagine your parents telling you... xx
Oh this movie , oh ! So well written ! Acting is phenomenal. The pain was palpable . Her coming to terms with death and having to share that pain with her kids . Whew.
Just rewatched this movie for the first time in years. It’s such a great vision of the true life of blended family. This was probably the most relatable movies of our time!
This is my favorite Movie of Julia Roberts, besides Steel Magnolia's , in Stepmom it was wonderfully cast with Lynn Whitfield, and Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris. Great film I am always in tears close to the end.
Susan Sarandon is really good, but Julia Roberts was fantastically perfect here. Her facial expressions at the end......a 1000 words spoken with no words being said.
My mom is 53 and was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at the end of November 2023. We are still blessed to have her with us, though our time is getting close. I will never be able to watch this movie the same way again. My mom was there to see me pick my wedding dress.. but she won't see me walk down the aisle. She knows about the baby in my tummy... but she will never see him/her born. I can't imagine my mom's fear in leaving her two daughters and the 2 grandsons I gave her and am blessed to have photos and memories together. This scene in particular hits home ❤
As someone who lost a mom due to a grave illness, this scene really crushed my heart. To this day, whenever I get the chance to watch this film, I would always have a tissue beside me. This movie reminds me so much of my late mother who succumbed to death after a long battle with her kidney disease. On a lighter note, Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts' character and acting were absolutely amazing 👏
Susan Sarandon - an amazing actress. So perceptive, natural and intense. She extremely beautiful inside out ❤️ Her subtlety in this performance was amazing
Two great actresses, a magnificent film. All the actors are excellent, the kids too. A story that can touch any of us, damn cancer ... A great lesson in life! What an interpretation, what accuracy! Congratulations ladies Sarandon and Roberts!!! They make me cry every time ....
Can u imagine being a mom who loves her kids more than anything in life and contemplating the thought of someday they may not remember you? It is so deep to think your daughter may not remember you on ur wedding day. Our lives are so temporary and who are we and what did our life mean if our children do not remember us. Such a deep scene.
I know it's just a movie but in my narrative, when Anna gets married and they're standing in that room together - Anna DOES say, "I wish my mom was here" and Julia's character, remembering THIS EXACT conversation says "She is here, just look at your eyes, and you'll see her."
My mother passed shortly before i found out i was pregnant. I have wished every moment since that she could be here to see my little ones first laugh, first smile, first steps … and it sucks. You love those around you.. but no one can replace her.
For those who don't know Julia and Susan are best friends. In this film together in stepmom with Ed Harris no could've the roles to have a different chemistry but two stellar actresses
this movie really stuck with me, i think it deserves more than 44% rating, it's wholly underrated IMO. this scene and of course the end of the movie really messed me up, crying like a baby. this scene is so beautifully done and written.
I haven't been able to watch this movie in a long time. The last time I did, I was losing my mom and when the scene came up where Susan was explaining everything to the kids, I lost it. I went over to my mom and I hugged her cause I knew I was going to be losing her soon.
I know this is all about a mom and stepmom thing, but this hits me hard because I lost my dad from cancer and heart failure this past New Years. I do have a stepdad and hearing Isabel say all this just reminds me of how he told me that he wouldn't ever replace him.
I agree with this. Susan has to wear so many different hats in this movie. She has to be ex wife. She is a dying mother. She also goes on a character arc from hating Isabella to loving her.
My mom & I used to watch this often. She started watching it because at one point, she was a step-mom (both of my half-brothers died). I got married in September, almost 2 years after my mom passed away. "I wish my mom was here" has such a strong meaning to me now.
*and from that day it became extremely difficult for the movie industry to find another actresses to play as mom and stepmom duo after These two legend*
This movie really hits home because it's so similar to my childhood. Except the fact my stepmom was mean to me and my sister. I was 16 and my sister was 9 when she passed. It's been almost 20 years and we still miss her so much. Graduations, marriage, kids...it's all been bittersweet. We wish she could have been there for all of it.
Remember seeing this as kid when I was ,15 put now 36 years old I still love this movie your mother will always be with you and your father will always be with you
I lost my mommy 7 years ago March. 2 weeks prior to our birthdays. She understood me completely. I have autism and I cared for her. My dad won't even let me grieve her and I am caring him now and he has never understood me
I am so sorry for the loss of your mom honey, but please remember that you have her in your heart. And in your mind always. I have also lost my mom recently and I didn't get to say goodbye. She was my best friend and I will miss her dearly. God bless you and your family.
My mom is in a memory care facility. She is my best friend. I have my moms memory & all of her life flows thru me.Will my kids even want to be there for me when i become this age or have an illness, Susans character her eyes the music just fit the mood. Yet i have had now 2 step moms replace me & i can see both sides.. No one can replace a mom. Just once it would have been great to hear this for myself
this is how co-parenting should be, you only ever have the kids best interests at heart, its not about you, or who cheated or who lied, get along for the kids sake, they'll be better people, I've seen the long term damages of kids from divorces years on
I’m in love with a man who has a child from another woman , he’s everything i ever wanted. I am sharing a beautiful life with him, but I’m fearful of becoming a step mom. Unlike this movie, she’s selfish, crude, and mean to the core. I am afraid what i offer will never be enough for the little boy, but from seeing this movie, i want to try and be there for both of them. It’s been the family I always desired. Wonderful movie
You have a great mindset ... I’m a full time single father to my 8 year old girl... it’s hard to date because most woman don’t want a child that’s not theirs ... just keep being the good girlfriend you have been... as well as be the best whatever the child needs you to be... just go with the flow .. the child will love you just keep grinding... sending all the best
Ella... thank you for cheering me up... I’ve been pretty depressed lately so I appreciate your kind words ... I hope you find a man that appreciates you! If only you lived in San Diego 🙃
Julia Roberts' character says she doesn't want the daughter to be missing her mother on her wedding day. I think that's NORMAL and she should let the daughter feel that way. This is really not too great. If Julia cared for this girl, she would help her continue to love her mother!
I think most step moms are jealous and only want to be #1 in dad's heart...and then want to be #1 with the kids. They want to totally replace, and it makes me sad.
This particular scene is so meaningful to me. My stepmom and biological mom had the worst relationship ever. If only they would've been able to behave like these two women did... Eventually these characters were able to come to a meeting of the minds. Unfortunately my mom's didn't.
I love this scene. It’s heartbreaking but makes a point to cherish your mom. My mom passed away almost 9 years ago and I miss her. I know if I get married again I’ll be saying it wish my mom was here’ because I say it often.
Susan Sarandon is so good at this type of dramatic roles. Her eyes tell everything, no need for words!
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It dramatic role not roles.
Yes definitely, she is beautiful ❤️❤️
At times like this I am reminded of words of wisdom from the great philosopher Joe Rogen:
_hello freak bit ches!_
I agree 100%!!
"I have their past.....and you can have their future."
Me: *crying on the floor* 😭
Seriously tho!!!
Oh yeah me to
Pick yourself up and go cry on the couch at least
Right? I LOVED this movie. Susan is as always one of my favourite actors but I think Julia did some of her BEST acting in this film!
For sure, even after seeing it a dozen times
That voice crack by Julia, and that whispery breath by Susan. Uh, my heart. 😭
This hits so hard. My mom passed away January 2020. Literally 2 weeks before my wedding. My mother in law and my grandmother tried so hard to fill that role. But even with all the love in the world, you still just have those times where you want your mom.
I'm really sorry for your loss.God bless you
@CordobaGirlC5
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know exactly what you mean about having those times where you want and yes, need your mom. My mom passed in August 2014, my husband passed early Christmas morning 2020 and all I could think was I wish my mom was here, she'd know what to say. You and I were blessed, we had mom's that loved and cared for us. Their love and the memories are what have made us the women we are and will be. All you have to do is look in the mirror and search your heart because that is where your mom lives on. Grief doesn't end but you will learn how to live with it and go on in spite of it. You carry the strong woman your mom was inside. You will make it!! God Bless you Cordoba.
I’m sorry too.
My mom died when I was 28. My greatest regret is that she never got to meet her grandson.
"I wish my mom was here"... I know for sure that I will be saying those words on my wedding day... I lost her when I was 22-years-old and there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her.. I wish she was here for me..
Be sure that she is every single day of your life she is by your side, and i am pretty sure that she feels proud of you.
Sorry for your loss mam
She will always be there she is there is your memory and your heart. No one is ever truly gone for she lives thro you.
I was the same age when I lost my mom in 1985 it is a pain that never truly goes away,
I lost my mom when I was 14 ... Im 19 now and still , the pain I feel every single day is atrocious
I remember seeing this movie with my mom, sister and Grandma, and right after this scene, something happened with the projector. The whole movie froze, the lights went on, and everyone started looking around. We all started cracking up when we realized EVERYONE in the theatre had been silently sobbing.
alliesfrench That happened when I saw ‘Finding Neverland’ with my mum and some of her friends. There was no warning to wear waterproof mascara!
*and from that day it became extremely difficult for the movie industry to find another actress to play as stepmom after Julia Roberts*
it's just the scene is so powerful. Can you imagine the scenario where you wonder when, if you pass, if your children will remember you? I don't have any kids yet but I cannot imagine having to wonder that thought like with the case of Susan Sarandon's terminally ill character. And also can you imagine wondering as Julia Robert's character did if your step children will secretly compare you to their mom who has passed, wondering if you will every be good enough to be the mom they have lost? And then how Susan Sarandon's character said that the children will not have to choose, they can love both the mom now and the mom past, and that their love is eternal, and nothing will be lost. When she said the children will always have them both is so moving and touching. So deep and powerful and inexpressibly moving, no wonder it moves a whole theater to tears!
What a time for the projector to break but - great story.
That’s awesome.
This is one of the main reasons why I miss the 90's all the time. We never get amazing movies like this anymore 😪😔😞.
You said that so well. I miss the 90s too. What an era
Don't worry, this is the era of rehashing everything. They will just remake it soon.
"You know every story, every wound, every memory...their whole lifes happiness is wrapped up in you.. every single moment!!"...I'm a mother of two and that bit gets me every time I watch this...I can soooo relate 😭😭😭😭😭😭 as can every mother!
"I have their past and you can have their future."
I am a grown man pushing 40 and I ball my eyes out everytime I see this no matter how many years have passed by. So sad 😭
I know people think it’s sad that Jackie is going to die but in a way it should be a sense of relief for Luke and Isabel because they don’t have to worry about sharing Anna and Ben with anyone else.
It is impossible to watch this movie without shedding some tears. Even for guys.
@@jacquevogel7634 WTF............. is wrong with you...
Same same same
@@jacquevogel7634WHAT? That is a HORRIBLE view of this.
"YOU RIDE WITH ANNA" "YOU'LL LEARN." I love that part.
This how step parents should be! When times are rough everyone steps up.
You really see her insecurities in this scene. She is so afraid of messing up as a Mother. It is so sad.
This is a movie 🎥 real life is Messy 💔
@Ben Ben agreed 💔
At times like this I am reminded of words of wisdom from the great philosopher Joe Rogen:
_hello freak bit ches!_
It took a while to get there, Susan’s character was just mean to Julia’s.
Anyone who has lost their mother can relate to this scene, it’s heartbreaking. I lost my mother four years ago and I’m so lost without her I miss her every second of my life!
Brandon Mijango I lost my mom in 2004 to lung cancer. I miss her so much and this movie clip helps.i pray the days get better for you 🙏🏽
It's the same for those of us who lost our dad's too:( it's not exactly the same, but hurts just as much just in different context! Sorry for your loss!
Me too--going on three years. The absence is terrible. Hang in there. Sending love.
I am grateful to still have my mother, but I lost my father 5 years ago and there isn't a day that his absence doesn't hurt. I will have to walk down that aisle without him and it terrifies me how much just thinking about it hurts my heart.
Oh, bless all of you :( I'm 34 and don't even want to imagine a hypothetical world where my mom no longer exists. I don't think i could take it.
*”And mine is, she won’t”*
That hit me more. To me there’s nothing sadder than having kids, putting your heart and soul into raising them and loving them every second but if you die when they are young and the then grow up to forget you... how truly heartbreaking. Like you never even existed. Seems completely unfair for them to then go on to love someone else as their parent
These kids are lucky their step mom loves them. Some lose their mother and stop. 😔
I lost my mother v young,it's not about you!
Your mother is always your mother. Always. You come into her arms the minute you are born and i truly believe you end up in her arms when you leave this earth.
That is a beautiful notion @minzy green
@@Pixiemaniac you all seem to have very good mothers mine is mentally ill and although she clearly loves us and all, she is toxic for our lifes and the doctors adviced us that we should distance ourselfs from her because of her behaviour, this movie really hit me cause i saw the type of mother i never had. Yet again, its a movie and theres still so much we dont know about this peoples lifes (fictional of course).
there should be a sequel to this. where anna gets married, and when her veil is being fitted, right before she walks down the aisle, julia roberts says "goodness, i wish your mom were here. i bet she's super proud of you"
Aww...sounds really sweet, Eden! :)
Being that this was made in ‘98, it’d be fitting to open up the sequel with this. It’s around that time.
There is an Indian adaptation of this movie "we are family" and the scene was there.The movie is equally as sad as this 😢
No
The acting in this scene is so brilliant you believe them...and it breaks your heart.
And mine is she won't, kills me everytime
For those who don't know, Susan and Julia are best friends. They wrote the film together. Nobody could've nailed the roles as they did. Two stellar actresses.
They did not write this movie tho...?
Oh thats what I thought as well! I was like I think they are besties in real life and I saw your comment
What? Where did you hear this? I can't find the information that they wrote the film or even partly wrote it anywhere...
Oh my God really Chanel that is incredible it breaks my heart to think the original mother is dying and That step mama has to fill her shoes? damn you know- If it were me I want a good relationship with my step mama or stepdaughter
Why did you lie? 😂
I know the movie is called stepmom but Susan just nails the performance
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Susan Sarandon is national treasure ❤️
Cannot watch this movie without crying. It is so good!
saddest movie walk to remember
People say Julia’s acting style is recognizable or predictable, and to some
extent, in some roles, that’s the case. And then sometimes she gives these truly amazing moments where she *literally* becomes the character in every way. This is one of those moments.
You can’t imagine the loss of mother, it’s a indescribable disconnection. My mother passed 2 years prior to this this film coming out. This scene is so powerfully done between two amazing women. 😭😭😭😭😭
What Julia said is exactly what I thought when I saw myself in wedding dress before the ceremony...
“I wish my Mum was here.”
My Mum died of cancer 4 years ago. The night before the wedding, I cried a lot because my Mum won’t be there to see me in one of the important days of my life...
My mom passed in 2011 due to cancer complications too... and when my sister got married in 2017, she told me: "please do not talk about mom because I won't be able to stop crying." ... Cancer sucks dude...
Your mom was there, just not in the way you wanted her to be there. She lives in your heart and your memories,therefore, she never truly died.
@Jarred Knox shut up
She was there with you in spirit. She saw her little girl happy and going down the aisle. I’m sure she’s proud of you. She was so happy for you.
@Jarred Knox Why? There is also her fiancée to think about as well.
I had to look for the perfect monologue... there is so much love and raw emotions here... I can’t wait to bring this to life!!!
I watched this many years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. Never watch this crap when pregnant. I had to pause it because I was sobbing so hard and called MY mommy!
To me this is the pivitol moment of acceptance between the two. Both finally giving into being emotionally vulnerable with one another after butting heads for a while. Only to realize that they both share similar fears.
Great acting in this scene
One of the best emotional scenes I’ve ever watched in a movie
This scene was literally a war of acting. Amazing. Truly.
This scene is one of the most powerful I have ever seen.
Both actresses perfomed at the highest level.
The script is incredible very relatable and deep.
I cannot stop crying every time I watch it. Wonderful.
Sad this movie did not make the Oscars.
my mom's been gone since 2011 and the pain just never fades away.... i miss her every single day.
I was 8 years old when this movie came out. I remember going to see it in the theater with my best friend, our two annoying little brothers who were both 3 at the time, and our mothers. We didn't know it at the time, but a little over a year later, my best friend would be going through this very same scenario with her own mother. A year later, my family moved away. My childhood best friend and I tried to stay in touch as much as possible. My mom and I even went to her mom's funeral. Unfortunately, we lost touch over the years, but ended up reconnecting on Facebook. Even though our lives went in totally different directions (she followed in her mother's footsteps and became a lawyer and I am a writer), we still reminisce sometimes about going to see this movie together and how much it meant to both of us
Lost my mom at 17, dad at 28. No parents in my life anymore, no one to tell me how beautiful I'll be on my wedding day
You will be so beautiful on your wedding day Sarah 🥲💕
As a mum of two daughters I'm allowed to say this: you will be the most beautiful bride ever!!! Your mum and dad? They will be there, and they will have the best seats in the house!
My heart breaks for you Sarah. Both of my parents are gone now. I will carry a picture of them at my wedding and I will be crying. They will be with you on your day.
Sarah C.......I KNOW you will be a BEAUTIFUL bride on your wedding day!! ❤ 🥰
A Mother's love never dies..... In reading your messsge I believe she whispered in our hearts to send you these messages......I wish you all the BEST life has to offer!! God Bless you!!! ❤ 😍😇
Your husband will tell you.... your friends will tell you.... your in-laws will tell you
and just close your eyes and imagine your parents telling you...
xx
That' s the moment when you realize what a wonderful stepmom Isabelle will be. ❤❤❤❤
Oh this movie , oh ! So well written ! Acting is phenomenal. The pain was palpable . Her coming to terms with death and having to share that pain with her kids . Whew.
Just rewatched this movie for the first time in years. It’s such a great vision of the true life of blended family. This was probably the most relatable movies of our time!
This is my favorite Movie of Julia Roberts, besides Steel Magnolia's , in Stepmom it was wonderfully cast with Lynn Whitfield, and Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris. Great film I am always in tears close to the end.
It is one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the history of movies. The beauty of motherhood
This is my favorite ‘cry’ movie. So very sad, sweet, and full of soul.
I cry every time I watch this. It's so beautiful.
Susan Sarandon is really good, but Julia Roberts was fantastically perfect here. Her facial expressions at the end......a 1000 words spoken with no words being said.
My mom is 53 and was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at the end of November 2023. We are still blessed to have her with us, though our time is getting close. I will never be able to watch this movie the same way again. My mom was there to see me pick my wedding dress.. but she won't see me walk down the aisle. She knows about the baby in my tummy... but she will never see him/her born. I can't imagine my mom's fear in leaving her two daughters and the 2 grandsons I gave her and am blessed to have photos and memories together.
This scene in particular hits home ❤
I'm not crying.....YOU'RE crying.
Fantastic scene with great acting.
This is truly the best scene in the movie!! It’s simply amazing!!
As someone who lost a mom due to a grave illness, this scene really crushed my heart. To this day, whenever I get the chance to watch this film, I would always have a tissue beside me. This movie reminds me so much of my late mother who succumbed to death after a long battle with her kidney disease. On a lighter note, Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts' character and acting were absolutely amazing 👏
Susan Sarandon - an amazing actress. So perceptive, natural and intense. She extremely beautiful inside out ❤️ Her subtlety in this performance was amazing
Two great actresses, a magnificent film. All the actors are excellent, the kids too. A story that can touch any of us, damn cancer ... A great lesson in life! What an interpretation, what accuracy! Congratulations ladies Sarandon and Roberts!!! They make me cry every time ....
This movie is every emotion!!..u have... u feel at the same time
I have never watched this and not cried... beautiful performance.
This scene is a masterpiece. Pure art and craft. Tremendous actresses , brilliant performance. It amazes me everytime... bravo 👏 👏
As a 33 year old man I lost my mother last year and this hits way different..
I love, love, love this scene. Makes me cry every time.
such an amazing performance from both!+
SimplyK! It is!
You are right they both of them are great in stepmom
You cannot help but cry watching this scene, tears just do not stop😢
Jesus, i remember how hard i cry watching this movie. So deep, sad, emotional..
Daniel M 😔it is saf
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Can u imagine being a mom who loves her kids more than anything in life and contemplating the thought of someday they may not remember you? It is so deep to think your daughter may not remember you on ur wedding day. Our lives are so temporary and who are we and what did our life mean if our children do not remember us. Such a deep scene.
I know it's just a movie but in my narrative, when Anna gets married and they're standing in that room together - Anna DOES say, "I wish my mom was here" and Julia's character, remembering THIS EXACT conversation says "She is here, just look at your eyes, and you'll see her."
My mother passed shortly before i found out i was pregnant. I have wished every moment since that she could be here to see my little ones first laugh, first smile, first steps … and it sucks. You love those around you.. but no one can replace her.
Haven’t watched this movie in years because it’s instant tears every time
Moms are always the glue, always.
For those who don't know Julia and Susan are best friends. In this film together in stepmom with Ed Harris no could've the roles to have a different chemistry but two stellar actresses
this movie really stuck with me, i think it deserves more than 44% rating, it's wholly underrated IMO. this scene and of course the end of the movie really messed me up, crying like a baby. this scene is so beautifully done and written.
"I wish my mom was here" 💔😭
It's 2021 and I always come here to watch this scene when I think of my mom. My beautiful mom passed away in 2017 and I miss her dearly😢
I haven't been able to watch this movie in a long time. The last time I did, I was losing my mom and when the scene came up where Susan was explaining everything to the kids, I lost it. I went over to my mom and I hugged her cause I knew I was going to be losing her soon.
Waterworks EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. 😩
I know this is all about a mom and stepmom thing, but this hits me hard because I lost my dad from cancer and heart failure this past New Years. I do have a stepdad and hearing Isabel say all this just reminds me of how he told me that he wouldn't ever replace him.
This was Susan Sarandon's film with all due to respect to Julia
I agree with this. Susan has to wear so many different hats in this movie. She has to be ex wife. She is a dying mother. She also goes on a character arc from hating Isabella to loving her.
Susan nailed it 🎥✍🏻🗣
I have to disagree. Both women pulled off equally great performances as two radically different women, that's why it worked out so well.
As a child, I never understood Isabel's fear and thought she was being rude and selfish. But as an adult I totally get what she means.
My mom & I used to watch this often. She started watching it because at one point, she was a step-mom (both of my half-brothers died). I got married in September, almost 2 years after my mom passed away. "I wish my mom was here" has such a strong meaning to me now.
*and from that day it became extremely difficult for the movie industry to find another actresses to play as mom and stepmom duo after These two legend*
I grew up with two sisters and a mom and this was our favorite movie to watch. As a grown man I cannot watch this without shedding tears.
I watched this in the theater with my stepmom when I was 13. It’s got a soft place in my heart
This movie really hits home because it's so similar to my childhood. Except the fact my stepmom was mean to me and my sister. I was 16 and my sister was 9 when she passed. It's been almost 20 years and we still miss her so much. Graduations, marriage, kids...it's all been bittersweet. We wish she could have been there for all of it.
Remember seeing this as kid when I was ,15 put now 36 years old
I still love this movie your mother will always be with you and your father will always be with you
As a mom, if I was dying I’d wish there was someone else to step in and be her mom
I came here for a lil teary eye but god damme I cant breath, I am sobbing like a baby and hyperventilating OMG that was beautifully made.
I lost my mommy 7 years ago March. 2 weeks prior to our birthdays. She understood me completely. I have autism and I cared for her. My dad won't even let me grieve her and I am caring him now and he has never understood me
I am so sorry for the loss of your mom honey, but please remember that you have her in your heart. And in your mind always. I have also lost my mom recently and I didn't get to say goodbye. She was my best friend and I will miss her dearly. God bless you and your family.
@@RavynMiller-fm1mx I appreciate that
This is one if the most heartbreaking scenes in any movie
Since my childhood this movie is my "i need to cry in comfort" movie. It will always be.
One of the best cinematic scenes ever!!!!!!!!😢😢😢
My mom is in a memory care facility. She is my best friend. I have my moms memory & all of her life flows thru me.Will my kids even want to be there for me when i become this age or have an illness, Susans character her eyes the music just fit the mood. Yet i have had now 2 step moms replace me & i can see both sides.. No one can replace a mom. Just once it would have been great to hear this for myself
I have a chronic illness and one day this might be my reality. I just pray that whoever comes along will love my babies through their pain.
This scene IS just beautiful
Saddest movie scene I’ve ever watched I cry like a baby every time. 😭 one of my favorite movie drama of all time love it💕
this is how co-parenting should be, you only ever have the kids best interests at heart, its not about you, or who cheated or who lied, get along for the kids sake, they'll be better people, I've seen the long term damages of kids from divorces years on
This was, and still is, SUCH a good movie
@nat a l i e It’s better than good imo. I think it’s absolutely GREAT...
Here in 2020!!! Amazing movie😭😭😭
My favorite scene in the whole movie
Why did a 3 minute clip make me cry so hard? Great movie.
I’m in love with a man who has a child from another woman , he’s everything i ever wanted. I am sharing a beautiful life with him, but I’m fearful of becoming a step mom. Unlike this movie, she’s selfish, crude, and mean to the core. I am afraid what i offer will never be enough for the little boy, but from seeing this movie, i want to try and be there for both of them. It’s been the family I always desired. Wonderful movie
You have a great mindset ... I’m a full time single father to my 8 year old girl... it’s hard to date because most woman don’t want a child that’s not theirs ... just keep being the good girlfriend you have been... as well as be the best whatever the child needs you to be... just go with the flow .. the child will love you just keep grinding... sending all the best
Ella... thank you for cheering me up... I’ve been pretty depressed lately so I appreciate your kind words ... I hope you find a man that appreciates you! If only you lived in San Diego 🙃
This movie really make me miss my mom and we as their son/daughter we should appreciate our mom when she still alive 😔
Julia Roberts' character says she doesn't want the daughter to be missing her mother on her wedding day. I think that's NORMAL and she should let the daughter feel that way. This is really not too great. If Julia cared for this girl, she would help her continue to love her mother!
I think most step moms are jealous and only want to be #1 in dad's heart...and then want to be #1 with the kids. They want to totally replace, and it makes me sad.
This particular scene is so meaningful to me. My stepmom and biological mom had the worst relationship ever. If only they would've been able to behave like these two women did... Eventually these characters were able to come to a meeting of the minds. Unfortunately my mom's didn't.
Same, brutal for kids in that situation. The feeling of being the perpetual outsider in your own house. Not a fun way to grow up, been there as well.
masterclass in acting✨
Powerful scene giving by two icons!!! Love this movieeeeeee!
"Sorry ma'am, um, I just need to know how you would like your steak cooked?"
Isabel should not expect that the kids' love would be just the same for her.
Literally came here just to weep profusely.
I love this scene. It’s heartbreaking but makes a point to cherish your mom. My mom passed away almost 9 years ago and I miss her. I know if I get married again I’ll be saying it wish my mom was here’ because I say it often.
WOW. This scene is so powerful. 2 of my favourite actresses right here!!! 💗🙌🏼
I always cry with this scene T_T
no woman has ever looked this beautiful...this line got me