Heartwarming / The NeverEnding Story (1984)

• As heartbreaking as it was, Atreyu desperately trying to save Artax is incredibly moving. "You have to try. You have to care. For me. You're my friend. I love you."
• Falkor, the Reliable.
  Falkor: Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest.
  • The entire scene where they first meet is absolutely adorable. The ear scratching, the way Falkor cheers Atreyu up... all of it.
  Atreyu: (smiles) It's good to have a friend again.
  • The fact that even as the Nothing is actively destroying everything, Falkor continues to frantically search for Atreyu and call out his name. By this point it's clear that they could do nothing to stop well...the Nothing, but Falkor does everything he can to save his friend. He succeeds.
  • Also at the end, when Atreyu is depressed over the fact that he thinks he failed, and Falkor reassures him that he did the best he could. You can hear the despair and hopelessness in his voice, but Falkor still tries to sound as comforting as he can.
• "I will do what I dream!"
• The fact that in the end, all of the horrible things done by the Nothing are undone; specifically that Artax is alive and reunited with Atreyu.
  • Also seeing the Rockbiter happy with his "little friends" again.