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Well a minute ago i was watching tv and i felt sorry for one of the charachters. Like really sympathetic i nearly cried.
Why wouldn't it be normal? That's what they're trying to do. It just means they did their job. A person can really get lost in the moment. To imagine that what's happening is real and to know that you can't do anything about it to save or comfort them.
But sometimes you cry for good reasons. If you've ever seen the American version of The Office, I cried when Michael proposed to Holly. It was really beautiful.
Well sometimes the character feels so real to you. you then feel emotions for him/her
I know what you mean! Sometimes the writers and producers are so harsh! I'll ask them "Mr Writer, can you please write a happier story arch for this character? Putting her through all of this is just too cruel!" They away respond by telling me to eff off :(
Well that is what literature generally does. It makes you feel sympathy for a character in order to see the world from their view point. Through this the writer can manipulate your emotions to create the impact they want.
Yes, some movies are "tear jerkers". It's normal to feel bad for some of the characters, but just remember that it's just a movie. I think it's really sad though when the movie is based on a true story. When I saw Passion of the Christ, when it first came out, I was at school, and I tried so hard to hold back my tears. I actually managed to do so, but I still felt like crying my eyes out. It's normal.
I think the writers want us to be able to relate, or feel the characters pain as if it were reality, happening right before our eyes. So feeling empathy/sympathy, they're kinda asking for it. It makes the movie come alive, and has more of an impact on us.
The first time I saw Requiem For a Dream, I was so numbed by pain that I couldn't get out of my chair for at least 15 minutes after it ended. Breaking The Waves affected me even more, despite ending on a note of hope. And, although I own Irreversible, I know I'll never watch it a second time. There are bits of it I couldn't watch the first time.
I watched them because each of these films has a message, often delivered uncompromisingly, but you'd have to be dead inside not to also feel some sympathy for the characters.
So, yep, it's normal.
I cried when watching the show Bones just a few days ago. I think it is normal.