"Did he become an actual actor? " two great things about Junior saying this. One is he was so engrossed in the movie he forgot he was watching actors. Also it made for a terrific moment between the two of you.❤❤❤
I also thought this was a wonderful moment. I always say that the very best acting performances are those that make you forget you're watching an actor, and respond to the character as if he was a real person.
You know it's a heavy movie when even Jr says "oh shit" lol. Cried my damn eyes out the first time I watched this, was probably a couple of years older than Jr is here.
Thanks for sharing your reaction to this poignant film. As a father and film buff, I really enjoy watching you two experience these movies together. I happened to take college acting classes with the actor who played Charlie “Nawanda” Dalton (Gale Hansen), and appeared in one production with him. Gale was always talented, and he did such a great job in this film (as they all did) that I totally forgot it was him as I watched. Keep up the reactions! You make us feel as though we are sharing our favorite films with good friends.
This is one of the most beautiful movies i have ever seen in my life. Definitely my favourite film. The passion the boys had was one of my favourite things. The unconditional love they had for each other was so beautiful too, especially Todd, Charlie and Neil. Mr Keating too.. we have all had that one teacher that brings out the most in us.
Robin Williams you should check out the beautiful movie he did with Robert De Niro called: “AWAKENING “ Robin plays a doctor who gets a job at a hospital and there are a bunch of catatonic people there, Robin realizes they’re trapped in that state and he comes up with a way to “awaken” them.Based on a true story!! So beautifully done!!!
Next it's time for Hook. And then, as you might know, The Fisher King. is a must. For those not in the know, it is another beautiful heroic journey film with themes about mental health with self-isolation and status quo as treatment. It has wonderfully intertwined story arcs where everyone actually has changes to work through. Throw in Good Morning Vietnam next. And end on Good Will Hunting. Thank you Mr. Williams. You did resist braavelly into the night. A true hero if ever there was one.
Ethan Hawke said in interviews after Robin Williams died, around the time he was promoting "Boyhood", how in between takes, Robin would try to make the cast laugh, but he, Ethan, would not budge, as Ethan wanted to stay in character, so when the film wrapped Robin set Ethan up with his agent, and told him how serious he is about acting.
He also remarked about how Robin's performances for the cast during filming would take absolutely everything out of him. When called for a break everyone else would be eating, talking etcetera and Robin would sit quietly off to the side, drained.
The way you referenced Robin at the very beginning truly made my day. He was my idol, and he still is to this day. I believe he profoundly changed our lives with his ability to make us laugh and cry. His performance in this movie was one of his best-so layered and powerful-that it gains even more depth when we reflect on how he ultimately left us Passing on Robin Williams' genius to your son ensures that his legacy remains immortal, and I'm so glad that he was able to appreciate the film in the end, even though he didn’t expect to. Another amazing upload-thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos. I never miss a single one. See you in the next video :)
Oh Peter Weir I heard you say! Yes indeed and he is the Australian genius behind this movie and the one who worked tirelessly with Robin to help him transition to a serious role. Peter is one of the best Directors ever and us Aussies are just a little proud!! ❤ 🐨
@ Indeed Chris. Wonderful evocation again of mysticism of Australia, the nature of time & an appreciation of Aboriginal culture first explored by Nicholas Roeg in Walkabout. A 'supernatural' slow burner. The end reveal is superb.
Watching a few reactions of his movies are as close as I have come to watching one of his movies since he died . He passed the same year as my father so it brings back some rough times .
When I saw you were watching this film I worried that it might be a bit too much for a son so young and his loving father. I can't tell you what it meant to me when you said to him that he should always come talk to you.❤❤❤ and you are correct. The line "my son, oh my son" was delivered so masterfully that it haunts me every time I see this movie.
I think this film particularly resonates with my generation. When it hit the screens, I had just finished high school, basically I was as old as the young actors. Also shy and demure like Todd, so I identified strongly with that character. To me who never cries at movies, the final scene has always brought tears to my eyes, back in my youth to the present day. Strangely enough, I had the opportunity during my college years to play in a local adaptation of A Midsummer's Night Dream (I wasn't Puck though); great experience that reminded me of Dead Poets. Glad you two shared and exchanged on this seminal film together.
Dead Poets Society is one of my favorite films of all times, and the ending always makes me cry. As much as I hate Neil’s father, it would be agony for he and his wife to lose their only child, and I understand why they would need somebody to blame. This is also my favorite Robin Williams performance. Norman Lloyd, who played the headmaster, was a remarkable person who lived to be 106 and acted for more than 75 years. He was also a producer and director who worked on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series.
for some reason people tend not to like red because he's strict. but i think he's one of the best portayls of a father on television. he is tough on his kid but in a time where fathers tended to go too far, he never crossed a line. he always supported his kids. he opened his home to their friends without question, giving them a safe place to turn. in the 70s a lot of dads, especially dads who were veterans had seen a lot of stuff and didn't know how to process emotions. sometimes that would lead them to be unkind to their wives and children. red was tough on eric but there's no doubt he loved both his kids as well as kitty, and showed that often. it's a shame he sometimes gets glossed over as far as good tv dads go.
One of the best endings in movie history. Such a powerful statement made by the students, especially Todd, showing Keating that because of him, he now sees things in a different perspective!!! Absolutely love the ending!!!!!
This film is one of the greats. I like that you mention the soul of the film. The fact that it builds such a great soul means that it hits all the harder when it is ripped out. We get that final link back with the what the film built when they stand on their desks. Another great film with a strong father presence is The Mosquito Coast with Harrison Ford and River Phoenix.
This is one of my ALL time favorite movies. So glad you picked it. Great material to share with your precious son. It is so warm and then is such a surprise. Thanks for sharing your vulnerability with us. ❤
DPS made my cry. Coincidentally, the actor Robert Sean Leonard, who played Neil, later performed as one of the associate doctors on the hit tv series House M.D.
While it was hard to watch you two take this in, it was also really beautiful to see you process it and draw something so meaningful from it. I think this is one of the top two or three films ever made.
Oh the nostalgia. The house colours, the boaters, the shoe-shine checks. Only spent 4 years in a place like this which at the time was loathsome but looking back I do have a slight fondness.
This movie beoke me when it first came out. This and Swing Kids (also with Robert Sean Leonard and also Christian Bale) formed my personality when i was young! If you want another hystory lesson, i absolutely recommend Swing Kids.
I actually think this is one of the greatest movies ever made. Especially for young people to see during teenage years. But the messages SHOULD resonate with people of all ages.
The quotes which Neil first reads in the cave are lines from “Walden Pond, or Life in the Woods” written by Henry David Thoreau who died in 1862 of tuberculosis.
Another good film, also set in a 1950s boys school, is SCHOOL TIES. Different plot and different actors, starring Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell, Cole Hauser...
Some of my favorite teachers through out school that made a lasting impact on my life were english teachers i had. Any teacher that is able to impart life wisdom that matters will never be forgotten.
So true. Englush/literature is a subject where you never stop learning, appreciating. I still find myself thinking of fundamentals taught by really dynamic teachers.
Neil was the most passionate about expressing what he felt when he wasn't in the presence of his father, in the end, his voice was silence, Todd that had none found his( Neil's death and its aftermath was his catharsis) Knox was encouraged to follow his already wild heart and the rest was moved one way or another. CARPE DIEM ! RIP Robin Williams: " O Captain, my Captain!"
An incredible film, so many wonderful lessons in life. Todd finds his voice at last, in a difficult situation & others follow. Neil was a likeable, friendly leader - & yet he could not find his voice with his Father, sadly 😢
I loved watching you two react to this masterpiece. I was about Jr's age when it came out, for a long time it was my favorite movie. I see how Jr was touched by the themes of this timeless movie just like i was when i first watched it. Love the conversation you have after watching it together. I love your channel, you guys are great! On another note, if you want to see more of Ethan Hawk's amazing acting skills, i would recommend watching Alive and Boyhood.
Thank you so much, doing these videos actually allows for more conversations between us than otherwise perhaps would not have happened. Movies are great for this
In the beginning when you were saying you were expecting a comedy I though "Oh no". I saw this movie when I was about your sons age and it had a profound effect on me. Like the students Mr. Keating had I believe it helped me to start thinking for myself, looking at the world from different angels (and perspectives). It may be a really sad movie but it is an important one and one of Robin Williams BEST roles.
EXCELLENT!! Your son is blessed and you also. I was busy multi-tasking during your intro and missed any announcement if you had seen this movie earlier. I was concerned about the dramatic event at the end. So I wonder if you would have proceeded, knowing that. Fortunately the subject act was performed tactfully. I love you guys.
Neil's father is Kurtwood Smith --- Red Forman on the hit US sitcom, "That 70s Show". Red is like Neil's father in many ways, controlling and demanding, but in a cranky, cantankerous manner that makes the character funny, turning insults like "dumbass" and "Kettlehead" iconic phrases that never lost their luster throughout the run of the series. Great actor.
I think you two would love the film, October Sky. It’s a based on a real life story. The film is an adaptation of the book, Rocket Boys, A Memoir by Homer Hickam. It’s inspirational and uplifting.
I kind of feel like, similar to Dead Poets Society, this channel is so much more than just a reaction channel: A father and son get to have an open and honest conversation over a piece of art, share/express deep levels of emotion through it, and sometimes have to navigate difficult subjects like 'Jar-Jar Binks' . 😅🥹😭 Jokes aside, I know a lot of us wish it were like this growing up, but it's also a beautiful example of what's possible becoming a parent in the future. Congrats, gents!! Many thanks.
Having loved films for such a long time and them being part of growing up, I’ve after questioned internally ‘why do we like to watch films’. I still don’t know the answer, but it lies somewhere in the place of storytelling where two or more people can watch the same film, and discuss different reactions to it
What a hard, but wonderful film to watch for a father and son. 2 beautiful souls you are ❤. I love your connection. "I encourage your not knowing"...some powerful words 🙏
Not sure if you were saying that there was no music before pop music? Or no music before 1959? Or no music that young people enjoyed? But there has always been what was the popular music of the time. In the early 1900’s there was ragtime music, and popular songs which people would sing together around a piano were totally the rage. During the 1930’s, jazz started and during WW2, jazz and “swing” music (and dancing) were so popular that recordings were sent to servicemen overseas. After the war, there was bebop (a kind of jazz), rhythm & blues, and in the 1950’s, cool jazz. In the early 1950’s, there were the first types of rock & roll. And of course, there always have been plenty of people who enjoyed, performed or studied classical music, opera, folk music, show tunes, ethnic music (Celtic, Slavic, “Gypsy” (Romani), Caribbean, African, Latin, etc.) There is a great film from 1993 titled Swing Kids, about the young people in Germany who loved American style jazz and swing music and dance, just before the Nazis took power and prohibited that type of “decadent music.” The Beatles often referenced their debt to musical styles before them- blues, ska, skiffle, early rock. Poetry wasn’t a replacement but was another of the many artistic endeavors to learn to appreciate- the same as novels, painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, ballet, other dance forms, theater, voice, playing an instrument, acting, photography, etc. Mr. Keating was focused on poetry but knew that learning to appreciate one type of art is connected to so many others. On a practical side, having students memorize poetry, or Shakespeare for instance, was thought to help develop concentration, memory or improve public speaking skills and was often required in schools.
And right before 1959 there was Sinatra, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and let's not forget Elvis Presley. Robin Williams's character even mentions American Bandstand, which was a TV show that featured pop stars. 😎
The comment was a bit bumbled because it was in midst of the film watching. Yes there was music in 1959, but what I was trying to say is that music was not as huge on impressing young people as it is today (maybe). But I viewed song lyrics as a form of poetry and was trying to say that perhaps it was not perceived this way in 1959, or not as big as what it was to become. Growing up in 80s and 90s, song lyrics and reading them on the album sleeves were a great source of poetry
Such an incredible movie. I’ve seen it countless times. His dad knew it was his fault but it was easier to take the guilt if they could blame it on someone else.
Our school closed this last year. No real call for it now a days. An old castle/villa for educating girls. And certainly not at the price. I will say the bonds I formed, the friendships that are 40+ years strong are remarkable. They were forged with teachers like Robin Williams played. For us, it was Mr Hedgeman, Mr Bailey, and Miss Richards. Honestly, thankful for social media because we can still share so much.
What a great movie to watch with your child (even if the suicide is a very heavy and sensitive scene that some kids might need some explanation for). I think young people will get a lot of the movie, but for those of us who are a bit older and have a bit more life context and experience, it hits us in a way that is impossible to really get across to the youngsters. In any case, great reaction + keep up the great work!
Thank you. Yes this watch reminded me of our reaction to Stand By Me where the story is deep and layered resulting in very different experiences for us
Always enjoy your reactions Great team and you are a fantastic dad i missed out on that kind of interaction with my pop. Looking forward to the next one.
This is my all time fav movie! A few fun facts are: There is a deleted scene where after the play and Neil goes home with his family, the boys go back to the cave and have another meeting. And Keating joins them and Todd actually reads a poem. Which is very impactful because Todd was too scared to read at first- and Neil helped him to speak out and wasn’t there to see it. Knox and Chris were together in this scene at the cave- so you can infer they got together. Cameron was supposed to stand up on his desk at the end. But the actor said no, and did not think it fit his character.
Poetry has always had an audience, though music was the most common delivery system for poetry, in the form of lyrics. In the 1950s, poetry had a huge resurgence through a subculture group called the Beatniks. Beatnik culture tended to be centered on literature and poetry, but spread into every area of artistic expression, including dance, graphic arts, sculpture and music. This was the time of cool jazz, surrealistic art, and poetry readings. Top Beat poets included Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the last of whom started City Lights Publishers, to get recent poetry into the public's hands. Even cinema included beatnik scenes to prove they were in the know. (See 1958's "Bell, Book, and Candle" musical number 'Stormy Weather', 1957's "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn's dance number, and 1954's "White Christmas" with a dance number 'Choreography'). Strangely, when considering examples of Beatnik culture, music and art are what mostly comes up, followed by dance. But when discussing what identifies Beatniks, it's always poetry first and foremost. The nonconformist attitude showed up in poetry readings, in cool jazz backings to poetry reading (usually bongos, sometimes flute), and in place of applause was finger-snapping. On a personal note, I recall my mother dressing me and my younger brother as beatniks when I was 5 or 6 years old. To understand the father, consider the history underlying the date of this story: 1959. Neil is a Baby Boomer; his father served in WWII. His father was taught to trust authority and take orders. His father lived through hard times; to have served in WWII means he grew up during the Great Depression. Neil grew up in the soft innocence of post-war America and the philosophic 1950s. Neil grew up watching kids shows on TV and playing cowboys and indians. Neil wasn't up to standing up to a rigid demanding father. And Neil's father just wanted his son to be able to live comfortably, be a success, raise a fine family. He also wanted his son to be something that the father could be proud of, even boastful of. But Neil's father's worst failing was an inability to recognize when he's wrong.
Norman Lloyd, who played Headmaster Nolan, lived to be over 100 years old and still played tennis every day almost to the end. He started out working for Orson Welles in the theatre in the 1930s and in films for Alfred Hitchcock in the 1940s. Prior to the 1980s he only acted part-time, working behind the scenes the rest of the time. Prior to 'Dead Poets Society' he was best known for playing a kindly doctor and hospital administrator on TV for several years just prior.
We watched this in high school English and literally like 75% of the class was sobbing. The only other time I have seen similar was when we read Where the Red Fern Grows in elementary school.
My 5th -grade teacher read Where the Red Fern Grows to us out loud, one chapter a day. I remember the entire class really crying and crying, including our teacher. I'm amazed she was able to get through it. What a wonderful book.
I was in 5th grade as well. So many tears, not a dry eye in the room. I think a couple of kids left class they were so emotional. Beautiful & heartbreaking, much like this film.
Well done gents. When this movie came out every student who graduated that year had "Carpe Diem" on their cap. Find your own voice and think for yourself is not something you always hear at school. To me this is Robin's Tour de Force. Ethan Hawke and some of the other actors have commented that they could see some of the mental struggles Robin was enduring. RIP Captain my Captain.
This movie is so inspiring and heartbreaking! Also, there're a few movies based on Midsummer Night's Dream. The last one with an amazing cast, including Sam Rockwell, Christian Bale, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer....and no, they are not animals, it's about humans, fairies, spirits of the woods, magic and love...
It was fun watching your reactions! I was a little worried your son's a bit young for this one but he seemed to take it alright! While the tragic ending is mostly a cautionary tale about strict people like Neil's father & the school, I think there's also some nuanced caution regarding the line "sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone". Meaning, do follow your passions, but don't let yourself feel so drastic that you end up destructive or ignoring the feelings of others. Especially with Knox embarrassing the girl at her school, I think Knox earned her respect after he considered her feelings and said "If you don't like me after tonight I'll bow out".
As someone who lived in a similar situation as Neil, i understand why. I wasnt at boarding school or anything like that, but you get really good at picking up on when your parents dont care about anything you say. THAT'S what, "Nothing." Means .
Seeing dad reminisce about calling a girl for the first time when others can answer juxtaposed with the son who doesnt know a time when dads answered the phones.
Some of the music during the most haunting moments this film is eerily similar to the music in "Witness" (1986-directed also by Peter Weir), as it should be. They are by the same composer, Maurice Jarre. Weir obviously liked working with him.
Midsummer Night's Dream absolutely has a message in this movie. Its themes of imagination, fantasy, and the power of dreams are essentially Keating's message of "seize the day". He encourages the boys to be themselves, to think for themselves, and his "unorthodox" teaching methods include those lessons. Puck is a mischievous and free spirited, playfully deceptive character who represents freedom, creativity, and the pursuit of one's desires. Absolutely everything that Neil longs for. He puts on pucks costume, I believe, before he kills himself to exert that characteristic and his choice to not live a life chosen for him. There is also the Christian aspect of wearing the thorn of crowns, possibly a representation of sacrificing himself for his love of art. Or maybe even more deeply, for the sins of his father. An idea a friend shared with me is that Midsummer Night's Dream is a spring play and Puck simply couldn't survive in winter, and to Niel, life without his art was cold and dark. 😢
Thank you for writing this. It all makes sense. I knew that Puck had to have been chosen for a reason. Interesting the observation of Puck not surviving winter, and how cold it was outside.
Puck as a Shakespearean character is a fairy-imp, and he embodies freedom, play, and facilitating love between the main characters; he is the exact opposite of Neil's present and future. The most tragic scene in this movie is when the father tells Neil to "speak up," and Neil realizes that Mr. Keating is wrong -- his father will never understand, and will never let him live the life he wants, because his father will never *hear* what he says. He might as well stay silent, because no one will listen. Military school of that time would strip him of his soul, and college (if he was even allowed to go) would be paid for and so continually controlled by his dad. So Neil's future was not just not getting to be an actor, but being controlled financially well into adulthood with medical school, and/or being drafted into a war and potentially having to kill people. Second you guys a million times: LISTEN TO YOUR KIDS.
Neil's dad invites/commands him to "Tell me what you feel!" I agree that this is the most tragic moment. Because (in the words of writer John Valentine) if you can't bring yourself to ask for what you want, you're very unlikely to get it. Despite everything, there is an opening there. If Neil had had the courage to follow Keating's advice and seize the day in that moment, who knows what might have happened? Neil's dad is a controlling bully, but he's not a mind reader. The tragedy is that Neil doesn't even try. Neil literally would rather die than tell his father how he feels.
The thing about comics is that they can turn in astonishingly good dramatic performances. Rod Serling discovered this when he cast clown Ed Wynn ("Uncle Albert" in Mary Poppins) in a serious role in the live TV drama, 'Requiem For a Heavyweight', and later in pretty much straight roles in The Twilight Zone. Steve Martin was excellent playing it straight in 'Roxanne'. And Williams can break your heart in this film.
@@GenerationMediaReaction ROXANNE (1987), as you may know, is based on the classic play CYRANO DE BERGERAC, by Edmond Rostand. In 1988, Robin Williams and Steve Martin appeared together in a stage production of Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT at Lincoln Center in New York. This production was recorded, but it has never been commercially released.
Recommendation for a film “Ed Wood” (1994) Directed by Tim Burton Based on a true story. Ed Wood was a notorious director from 1950s Hollywood. Ed Wood’s claim to fame is that some time after his death, he was voted the worst movie director of all time. His most well known film “Plan 9 From Outer Space” has been called the worst movie of all time. Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood” captures the spirit of an independent artist beautifully. All the struggles that go with having a burning passion and vision. “Ed Wood” is the best film about filmmaking.
My favorite part about Dead Poet's Society is how absolutely perfectly timed in my life's arc it was. I was 17. Struggling to accept myself as gay. I went to see that movie with my best friends from high school, on the movie's opening run, the Saturday after we had all just graduated high school and were about to go off to university. The theater was one of the larger theaters in the multiplex at the mall, in 1989. The emotional response of the audience was raw. And it was the cherry on top of the sundae of my childhood. It impacted directly my young philosophy, and it is 100% the foundation of who I grew up to be in terms of the approach to life. I took "the road less traveled by", and sometimes part of "all the difference" that makes was that it made some parts of life a lot harder than they needed to be, but in the end, what a very different life I've lived so far, and how marvelous the time that might yet remain. Carpe Diem indeed. And the thing of it is, I didn't consciously choose to emulate the philosophy of this movie. I was Gen X and we just quoted the movies we liked. So I quoted Dead Poets enough that it became a personal mantra. Frost, and Henry David Thoreau, and Whitman, and Maya Angelou, and Langston Hughes, and Aida Limon, and Rupi Kaur, and Audre Lorde, and oh too many to mention them all... America loves its poets. We don't brag about it much. It's not really all that well celebrated in mainstream media, but poetry in America is alive and well, and people still love to discuss their favorites even today. If you enjoy literature at all, treat yourself to a survey of American Poetry. We wouldn't have a strong music or film industry if we didn't first have a strong understated love as a culture for our poets.
Knowing what was coming in this film I was a little worried it would be too much. Nice to see you check in "are you okay?" after that sequence. Strongly recommend you watch both October Sky and The Dish, I think you'd greatly enjoy both.
A stern reminder: Neil didn't do the Bad Thing because of the play. He did the Bad Thing because his dad told him he was sending him to military school, where he'd be under constant supervision, and no freedom whatsoever.
The reason the parents needed somebody to blame is because the father is incapable of taking responsibility. He is a narcissist and a victim. I saw this in the theater a couple months after my brother died by suicide with a gun. I cried for a day afterwards. If you are taking recommendations The In Laws (the original) Midnight Run with DeNero Gattaca Dark City Thank you for your great videos
Being that you were both touched by the emotional components and heavy themes of this movie, I would consider watching a few of Robin Williams' other deeply emotional films: Good Morning Vietnam, Patch Adams, Jack, Hook, Bicentennial Man, and What Dreams May Come. Each is a masterpieces in its own right. What Dreams May Come, in particular, rocked me to my core. It's also the film in which Robin Williams' character reminds his daughter, Zoe, the most of her dad in real life. Be prepared, though, it is *not* for the faint of heart, as it tries to answer up some deep and sometimes scary philosophical questions about life, love, and what happens after we die... Bring tissues. 😭
As great as this film is, and one of my top favorites, I consider it Robin Williams 2nd best film. Good Will Hunting is his best film. I remember when Williams passed many including myself posted “Oh Captain, My Captain” on social media in tribute to him
Both Neil and Todd were examples of characters living lives of quiet desperation. It took Neil’s death for Todd to realize he needed to speak up.
"Did he become an actual actor? " two great things about Junior saying this. One is he was so engrossed in the movie he forgot he was watching actors. Also it made for a terrific moment between the two of you.❤❤❤
Ah yes, beautiful moment
In a way does become a doctor an oncologist at at Princeton-Plainsboro.
@@DrVVVinK Oh good link to a later role !
@@GenerationMediaReaction, the show HOUSE, MD…WITH HUGH LAURIE. Great show.
I also thought this was a wonderful moment. I always say that the very best acting performances are those that make you forget you're watching an actor, and respond to the character as if he was a real person.
His mother saying “he’s alright, he’s alright” actually kills me 😭😭
I was gonna say the same thing.
You know it's a heavy movie when even Jr says "oh shit" lol. Cried my damn eyes out the first time I watched this, was probably a couple of years older than Jr is here.
The movie is so uplifting and inspiring and yet so so tragic. The 'my son' line gets me every time.
Thanks for sharing your reaction to this poignant film. As a father and film buff, I really enjoy watching you two experience these movies together.
I happened to take college acting classes with the actor who played Charlie “Nawanda” Dalton (Gale Hansen), and appeared in one production with him. Gale was always talented, and he did such a great job in this film (as they all did) that I totally forgot it was him as I watched.
Keep up the reactions! You make us feel as though we are sharing our favorite films with good friends.
This is one of the most beautiful movies i have ever seen in my life. Definitely my favourite film. The passion the boys had was one of my favourite things. The unconditional love they had for each other was so beautiful too, especially Todd, Charlie and Neil. Mr Keating too.. we have all had that one teacher that brings out the most in us.
It’s actually quite rare for it not to have a major ‘bad’ boy character and it’s not missing at all
@@GenerationMediaReaction completely agree. I loved that about it too. None of them made fun of the poetry aspect either. Very rare but refreshing!
Not all of us.
Robin Williams you should check out the beautiful movie he did with Robert De Niro called:
“AWAKENING “
Robin plays a doctor who gets a job at a hospital and there are a bunch of catatonic people there, Robin realizes they’re trapped in that state and he comes up with a way to “awaken” them.Based on a true story!!
So beautifully done!!!
ooo thank you !
Brilliant story " Awakenings " Based on a true story.
Next it's time for Hook. And then, as you might know, The Fisher King. is a must. For those not in the know, it is another beautiful heroic journey film with themes about mental health with self-isolation and status quo as treatment. It has wonderfully intertwined story arcs where everyone actually has changes to work through. Throw in Good Morning Vietnam next. And end on Good Will Hunting.
Thank you Mr. Williams. You did resist braavelly into the night. A true hero if ever there was one.
Ethan Hawke said in interviews after Robin Williams died, around the time he was promoting "Boyhood", how in between takes, Robin would try to make the cast laugh, but he, Ethan, would not budge, as Ethan wanted to stay in character, so when the film wrapped Robin set Ethan up with his agent, and told him how serious he is about acting.
oh wow, that's interesting
@@DrVVVinK and on that note, Boyhood would be a good film to check out, 12 years in the making!
@@StrudelShaft one of my all time favorite movies ❤
He also remarked about how Robin's performances for the cast during filming would take absolutely everything out of him. When called for a break everyone else would be eating, talking etcetera and Robin would sit quietly off to the side, drained.
The way you referenced Robin at the very beginning truly made my day. He was my idol, and he still is to this day. I believe he profoundly changed our lives with his ability to make us laugh and cry. His performance in this movie was one of his best-so layered and powerful-that it gains even more depth when we reflect on how he ultimately left us
Passing on Robin Williams' genius to your son ensures that his legacy remains immortal, and I'm so glad that he was able to appreciate the film in the end, even though he didn’t expect to.
Another amazing upload-thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos. I never miss a single one.
See you in the next video :)
Yeah, its really sad, this film and knowing how he felt when he died.
Oh Peter Weir I heard you say! Yes indeed and he is the Australian genius behind this movie and the one who worked tirelessly with Robin to help him transition to a serious role. Peter is one of the best Directors ever and us Aussies are just a little proud!! ❤ 🐨
He's a great. Master & Commander , Picnic At Hanging Rock, the raising of the barn in Witness, The Year of Living Dangerously among others.
@@BalrajTakhar-u7u Weir also did "The Truman Show", but my favorite will always be "The Last Wave"".
Amazing film, "The Last Wave".
@ Indeed Chris. Wonderful evocation again of mysticism of Australia, the nature of time & an appreciation of Aboriginal culture first explored by Nicholas Roeg in Walkabout. A 'supernatural' slow burner. The end reveal is superb.
This movie was already emotional, but even more so now that Robin Williams has passed. R.I.P. Robin Williams ❤️
Watching a few reactions of his movies are as close as I have come to watching one of his movies since he died . He passed the same year as my father so it brings back some rough times .
The actor playing "Cameron" didn't stand because the actor himself felt it would be out of character. Weir agreed.
When I saw you were watching this film I worried that it might be a bit too much for a son so young and his loving father. I can't tell you what it meant to me when you said to him that he should always come talk to you.❤❤❤ and you are correct. The line "my son, oh my son" was delivered so masterfully that it haunts me every time I see this movie.
Thank you
I think this film particularly resonates with my generation. When it hit the screens, I had just finished high school, basically I was as old as the young actors. Also shy and demure like Todd, so I identified strongly with that character. To me who never cries at movies, the final scene has always brought tears to my eyes, back in my youth to the present day. Strangely enough, I had the opportunity during my college years to play in a local adaptation of A Midsummer's Night Dream (I wasn't Puck though); great experience that reminded me of Dead Poets. Glad you two shared and exchanged on this seminal film together.
Thank you, it’s a special film
Dead Poets Society is one of my favorite films of all times, and the ending always makes me cry. As much as I hate Neil’s father, it would be agony for he and his wife to lose their only child, and I understand why they would need somebody to blame.
This is also my favorite Robin Williams performance.
Norman Lloyd, who played the headmaster, was a remarkable person who lived to be 106 and acted for more than 75 years.
He was also a producer and director who worked on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series.
Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed it
58:00 the way the dad asked his son if he is ok, aawww so cute. Very heartwarming.
So ironic that Kurtwood Smith later became one of the most beloved TV dads in sitcom history. 🙂
Not to me. I could never watch him in that way after this movie.
He was a good dad in the 70s show and the 90s show
for some reason people tend not to like red because he's strict. but i think he's one of the best portayls of a father on television. he is tough on his kid but in a time where fathers tended to go too far, he never crossed a line. he always supported his kids. he opened his home to their friends without question, giving them a safe place to turn. in the 70s a lot of dads, especially dads who were veterans had seen a lot of stuff and didn't know how to process emotions. sometimes that would lead them to be unkind to their wives and children. red was tough on eric but there's no doubt he loved both his kids as well as kitty, and showed that often. it's a shame he sometimes gets glossed over as far as good tv dads go.
One of the best endings in movie history. Such a powerful statement made by the students, especially Todd, showing Keating that because of him, he now sees things in a different perspective!!! Absolutely love the ending!!!!!
This film is one of the greats. I like that you mention the soul of the film. The fact that it builds such a great soul means that it hits all the harder when it is ripped out. We get that final link back with the what the film built when they stand on their desks.
Another great film with a strong father presence is The Mosquito Coast with Harrison Ford and River Phoenix.
Yes! Peter Weir's previous film before Dead Poets, and Harrison Ford's prefered character (in his own words); people need to react to that one too!
This is one of my ALL time favorite movies. So glad you picked it. Great material to share with your precious son. It is so warm and then is such a surprise. Thanks for sharing your vulnerability with us. ❤
Thank you for watching. Yes it’s a very special film in encouraging young men/boys to be able to express themselves
Excellent choice, I'm so happy that you reacted to it, I recommend "Good Will Hunting" and "Catch me if you can" for an another reaction. :):)
Add the Breakfast Club to that too.
Good Will Hunting, great shout!!
Oh my god i LOVE this film, so glad you've done this!!
Thank you. We loved it! So relevant still today
DPS made my cry. Coincidentally, the actor Robert Sean Leonard, who played Neil, later performed as one of the associate doctors on the hit tv series House M.D.
While it was hard to watch you two take this in, it was also really beautiful to see you process it and draw something so meaningful from it. I think this is one of the top two or three films ever made.
Oh the nostalgia. The house colours, the boaters, the shoe-shine checks. Only spent 4 years in a place like this which at the time was loathsome but looking back I do have a slight fondness.
This movie beoke me when it first came out. This and Swing Kids (also with Robert Sean Leonard and also Christian Bale) formed my personality when i was young! If you want another hystory lesson, i absolutely recommend Swing Kids.
Swing Kids was such an under-appreciated gem!
I actually think this is one of the greatest movies ever made. Especially for young people to see during teenage years. But the messages SHOULD resonate with people of all ages.
To find the courage of your own voice, everyone should relate to this
The quotes which Neil first reads in the cave are lines from “Walden Pond, or Life in the Woods” written by Henry David Thoreau who died in 1862 of tuberculosis.
I want to say again that you are so clearly a good and wonderful father.
Thank you
Another good film, also set in a 1950s boys school, is SCHOOL TIES. Different plot and different actors, starring Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell, Cole Hauser...
Some of my favorite teachers through out school that made a lasting impact on my life were english teachers i had. Any teacher that is able to impart life wisdom that matters will never be forgotten.
So true.
Englush/literature is a subject where you never stop learning, appreciating.
I still find myself thinking of fundamentals taught by really dynamic teachers.
Neil was the most passionate about expressing what he felt when he wasn't in the presence of his father, in the end, his voice was silence, Todd that had none found his( Neil's death and its aftermath was his catharsis) Knox was encouraged to follow his already wild heart and the rest was moved one way or another. CARPE DIEM ! RIP Robin Williams: " O Captain, my Captain!"
An incredible film, so many wonderful lessons in life. Todd finds his voice at last, in a difficult situation & others follow. Neil was a likeable, friendly leader - & yet he could not find his voice with his Father, sadly 😢
Fun fact: The actor who played the headmaster/principal lived to the age of 106.
Yes, that's Norman Lloyd (1914-2021). What a life.
I loved watching you two react to this masterpiece. I was about Jr's age when it came out, for a long time it was my favorite movie. I see how Jr was touched by the themes of this timeless movie just like i was when i first watched it. Love the conversation you have after watching it together. I love your channel, you guys are great!
On another note, if you want to see more of Ethan Hawk's amazing acting skills, i would recommend watching Alive and Boyhood.
Thank you so much, doing these videos actually allows for more conversations between us than otherwise perhaps would not have happened. Movies are great for this
In the beginning when you were saying you were expecting a comedy I though "Oh no". I saw this movie when I was about your sons age and it had a profound effect on me. Like the students Mr. Keating had I believe it helped me to start thinking for myself, looking at the world from different angels (and perspectives). It may be a really sad movie but it is an important one and one of Robin Williams BEST roles.
In the editing of this, we chuckled with that exportation of comedy as well !
Ends with such a powerful, unspoken moment
EXCELLENT!! Your son is blessed and you also. I was busy multi-tasking during your intro and missed any announcement if you had seen this movie earlier. I was concerned about the dramatic event at the end. So I wonder if you would have proceeded, knowing that. Fortunately the subject act was performed tactfully. I love you guys.
I appreciate that!
Neil's father is Kurtwood Smith --- Red Forman on the hit US sitcom, "That 70s Show". Red is like Neil's father in many ways, controlling and demanding, but in a cranky, cantankerous manner that makes the character funny, turning insults like "dumbass" and "Kettlehead" iconic phrases that never lost their luster throughout the run of the series. Great actor.
Guys, please add 'Empire Of The Sun' to your to-watch list
You won't regret!
We have done - but it might be in the new year (to be honest)
Looking forward to it.
I second this. Absolutely love Empire of The Sun and remember watching it as a child with my dad.
Super !!
Yes please
I think you two would love the film, October Sky. It’s a based on a real life story. The film is an adaptation of the book, Rocket Boys, A Memoir by Homer Hickam. It’s inspirational and uplifting.
I kind of feel like, similar to Dead Poets Society, this channel is so much more than just a reaction channel: A father and son get to have an open and honest conversation over a piece of art, share/express deep levels of emotion through it, and sometimes have to navigate difficult subjects like 'Jar-Jar Binks' . 😅🥹😭 Jokes aside, I know a lot of us wish it were like this growing up, but it's also a beautiful example of what's possible becoming a parent in the future. Congrats, gents!! Many thanks.
Having loved films for such a long time and them being part of growing up, I’ve after questioned internally ‘why do we like to watch films’. I still don’t know the answer, but it lies somewhere in the place of storytelling where two or more people can watch the same film, and discuss different reactions to it
What a hard, but wonderful film to watch for a father and son. 2 beautiful souls you are ❤. I love your connection. "I encourage your not knowing"...some powerful words 🙏
Thank you so much!
God, I miss Robin....RIP Robin.❤❤
Not sure if you were saying that there was no music before pop music? Or no music before 1959? Or no music that young people enjoyed? But there has always been what was the popular music of the time. In the early 1900’s there was ragtime music, and popular songs which people would sing together around a piano were totally the rage. During the 1930’s, jazz started and during WW2, jazz and “swing” music (and dancing) were so popular that recordings were sent to servicemen overseas. After the war, there was bebop (a kind of jazz), rhythm & blues, and in the 1950’s, cool jazz. In the early 1950’s, there were the first types of rock & roll. And of course, there always have been plenty of people who enjoyed, performed or studied classical music, opera, folk music, show tunes, ethnic music (Celtic, Slavic, “Gypsy” (Romani), Caribbean, African, Latin, etc.) There is a great film from 1993 titled Swing Kids, about the young people in Germany who loved American style jazz and swing music and dance, just before the Nazis took power and prohibited that type of “decadent music.” The Beatles often referenced their debt to musical styles before them- blues, ska, skiffle, early rock. Poetry wasn’t a replacement but was another of the many artistic endeavors to learn to appreciate- the same as novels, painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, ballet, other dance forms, theater, voice, playing an instrument, acting, photography, etc. Mr. Keating was focused on poetry but knew that learning to appreciate one type of art is connected to so many others. On a practical side, having students memorize poetry, or Shakespeare for instance, was thought to help develop concentration, memory or improve public speaking skills and was often required in schools.
And right before 1959 there was Sinatra, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and let's not forget Elvis Presley. Robin Williams's character even mentions American Bandstand, which was a TV show that featured pop stars. 😎
The comment was a bit bumbled because it was in midst of the film watching. Yes there was music in 1959, but what I was trying to say is that music was not as huge on impressing young people as it is today (maybe). But I viewed song lyrics as a form of poetry and was trying to say that perhaps it was not perceived this way in 1959, or not as big as what it was to become. Growing up in 80s and 90s, song lyrics and reading them on the album sleeves were a great source of poetry
@@sixtiesfreak4858 Although I think the 'ratings' in American Bandstand to which Williams alluded started later than 1959.
Looking sharp gentlemen! 👍
Thanks 👍
I love this channel and you two. Such honest and pure reactions!
Thank you so much!
What a fantastic movie. A gut punch every time. Always love your reactions!
You're the best!
Such an incredible movie. I’ve seen it countless times. His dad knew it was his fault but it was easier to take the guilt if they could blame it on someone else.
Thanks for watching
Oh captain, my captain. 😌
Our school closed this last year. No real call for it now a days. An old castle/villa for educating girls. And certainly not at the price.
I will say the bonds I formed, the friendships that are 40+ years strong are remarkable. They were forged with teachers like Robin Williams played. For us, it was Mr Hedgeman, Mr Bailey, and Miss Richards.
Honestly, thankful for social media because we can still share so much.
Another Classic!
As a typewriter collector, I was DELIGHTED to see that J has an interest in typewriters! Hope you can find one locally to try out!
How many Typewriters do you have ?
@GenerationMediaReaction nine. :)
I've been watching this film since my teens and it still gets me every time even in middle age. All the more poignant since Robin Williams's passing.
Yours has been the best reaction to any movie I have seen yet. You have a new subscriber.
Wow, thank you!
What a great dad and son you are ❤
Heartbreaking and beautiful, deeply moving.
Many, many times I wished for just one adult to teach me things with that kind of passion.
What a great movie to watch with your child (even if the suicide is a very heavy and sensitive scene that some kids might need some explanation for). I think young people will get a lot of the movie, but for those of us who are a bit older and have a bit more life context and experience, it hits us in a way that is impossible to really get across to the youngsters. In any case, great reaction + keep up the great work!
Thank you. Yes this watch reminded me of our reaction to Stand By Me where the story is deep and layered resulting in very different experiences for us
So, true. I will watch how this son and father duo react to Stand By Me. First time watching, for me, their channel.
Always enjoy your reactions
Great team and you are a fantastic dad i missed out on that kind of interaction with my pop. Looking forward to the next one.
i am crying like a baby. i haven't seen this in years.
This is my all time fav movie!
A few fun facts are:
There is a deleted scene where after the play and Neil goes home with his family, the boys go back to the cave and have another meeting. And Keating joins them and Todd actually reads a poem. Which is very impactful because Todd was too scared to read at first- and Neil helped him to speak out and wasn’t there to see it.
Knox and Chris were together in this scene at the cave- so you can infer they got together.
Cameron was supposed to stand up on his desk at the end. But the actor said no, and did not think it fit his character.
Thank you for sharing this. Really interesting !
Poetry has always had an audience, though music was the most common delivery system for poetry, in the form of lyrics.
In the 1950s, poetry had a huge resurgence through a subculture group called the Beatniks. Beatnik culture tended to be centered on literature and poetry, but spread into every area of artistic expression, including dance, graphic arts, sculpture and music. This was the time of cool jazz, surrealistic art, and poetry readings.
Top Beat poets included Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the last of whom started City Lights Publishers, to get recent poetry into the public's hands.
Even cinema included beatnik scenes to prove they were in the know. (See 1958's "Bell, Book, and Candle" musical number 'Stormy Weather', 1957's "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn's dance number, and 1954's "White Christmas" with a dance number 'Choreography').
Strangely, when considering examples of Beatnik culture, music and art are what mostly comes up, followed by dance. But when discussing what identifies Beatniks, it's always poetry first and foremost.
The nonconformist attitude showed up in poetry readings, in cool jazz backings to poetry reading (usually bongos, sometimes flute), and in place of applause was finger-snapping.
On a personal note, I recall my mother dressing me and my younger brother as beatniks when I was 5 or 6 years old.
To understand the father, consider the history underlying the date of this story: 1959.
Neil is a Baby Boomer; his father served in WWII. His father was taught to trust authority and take orders. His father lived through hard times; to have served in WWII means he grew up during the Great Depression. Neil grew up in the soft innocence of post-war America and the philosophic 1950s. Neil grew up watching kids shows on TV and playing cowboys and indians. Neil wasn't up to standing up to a rigid demanding father. And Neil's father just wanted his son to be able to live comfortably, be a success, raise a fine family. He also wanted his son to be something that the father could be proud of, even boastful of. But Neil's father's worst failing was an inability to recognize when he's wrong.
SNL does a parody of the final scene called "Farewell Mr Bunting."
Norman Lloyd, who played Headmaster Nolan, lived to be over 100 years old and still played tennis every day almost to the end. He started out working for Orson Welles in the theatre in the 1930s and in films for Alfred Hitchcock in the 1940s. Prior to the 1980s he only acted part-time, working behind the scenes the rest of the time. Prior to 'Dead Poets Society' he was best known for playing a kindly doctor and hospital administrator on TV for several years just prior.
We watched this in high school English and literally like 75% of the class was sobbing. The only other time I have seen similar was when we read Where the Red Fern Grows in elementary school.
My 5th -grade teacher read Where the Red Fern Grows to us out loud, one chapter a day. I remember the entire class really crying and crying, including our teacher. I'm amazed she was able to get through it. What a wonderful book.
I was in 5th grade as well. So many tears, not a dry eye in the room. I think a couple of kids left class they were so emotional. Beautiful & heartbreaking, much like this film.
Very interesting to see a film all about relationships between fathers and sons reacted to by a father and son. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
Those suits are fantastic!!!! :D
Back to school !
I hadn't heard about the term "traveling angel" archetype... Thanks for teaching me! :D
You're so welcome!
Well done gents. When this movie came out every student who graduated that year had "Carpe Diem" on their cap. Find your own voice and think for yourself is not something you always hear at school. To me this is Robin's Tour de Force. Ethan Hawke and some of the other actors have commented that they could see some of the mental struggles Robin was enduring. RIP Captain my Captain.
This movie is so inspiring and heartbreaking! Also, there're a few movies based on Midsummer Night's Dream. The last one with an amazing cast, including Sam Rockwell, Christian Bale, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer....and no, they are not animals, it's about humans, fairies, spirits of the woods, magic and love...
It was fun watching your reactions! I was a little worried your son's a bit young for this one but he seemed to take it alright! While the tragic ending is mostly a cautionary tale about strict people like Neil's father & the school, I think there's also some nuanced caution regarding the line "sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone". Meaning, do follow your passions, but don't let yourself feel so drastic that you end up destructive or ignoring the feelings of others. Especially with Knox embarrassing the girl at her school, I think Knox earned her respect after he considered her feelings and said "If you don't like me after tonight I'll bow out".
As someone who lived in a similar situation as Neil, i understand why.
I wasnt at boarding school or anything like that, but you get really good at picking up on when your parents dont care about anything you say.
THAT'S what, "Nothing." Means .
Seeing dad reminisce about calling a girl for the first time when others can answer juxtaposed with the son who doesnt know a time when dads answered the phones.
I know, right!
@@GenerationMediaReaction a real rite of passage
The wreath from his costume was his note.
This is one of my top films ever made.
Some of the music during the most haunting moments this film is eerily similar to the music in "Witness" (1986-directed also by Peter Weir), as it should be. They are by the same composer, Maurice Jarre. Weir obviously liked working with him.
I have heard it said “If you’re able to do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”😊
Great choice!
Thank you !
The school annual is the yearbook.
Ah! Thank you
Midsummer Night's Dream absolutely has a message in this movie. Its themes of imagination, fantasy, and the power of dreams are essentially Keating's message of "seize the day". He encourages the boys to be themselves, to think for themselves, and his "unorthodox" teaching methods include those lessons.
Puck is a mischievous and free spirited, playfully deceptive character who represents freedom, creativity, and the pursuit of one's desires. Absolutely everything that Neil longs for.
He puts on pucks costume, I believe, before he kills himself to exert that characteristic and his choice to not live a life chosen for him. There is also the Christian aspect of wearing the thorn of crowns, possibly a representation of sacrificing himself for his love of art. Or maybe even more deeply, for the sins of his father.
An idea a friend shared with me is that Midsummer Night's Dream is a spring play and Puck simply couldn't survive in winter, and to Niel, life without his art was cold and dark. 😢
Thank you for writing this. It all makes sense. I knew that Puck had to have been chosen for a reason. Interesting the observation of Puck not surviving winter, and how cold it was outside.
Puck as a Shakespearean character is a fairy-imp, and he embodies freedom, play, and facilitating love between the main characters; he is the exact opposite of Neil's present and future.
The most tragic scene in this movie is when the father tells Neil to "speak up," and Neil realizes that Mr. Keating is wrong -- his father will never understand, and will never let him live the life he wants, because his father will never *hear* what he says. He might as well stay silent, because no one will listen. Military school of that time would strip him of his soul, and college (if he was even allowed to go) would be paid for and so continually controlled by his dad. So Neil's future was not just not getting to be an actor, but being controlled financially well into adulthood with medical school, and/or being drafted into a war and potentially having to kill people.
Second you guys a million times: LISTEN TO YOUR KIDS.
Neil's dad invites/commands him to "Tell me what you feel!" I agree that this is the most tragic moment. Because (in the words of writer John Valentine) if you can't bring yourself to ask for what you want, you're very unlikely to get it. Despite everything, there is an opening there. If Neil had had the courage to follow Keating's advice and seize the day in that moment, who knows what might have happened? Neil's dad is a controlling bully, but he's not a mind reader. The tragedy is that Neil doesn't even try. Neil literally would rather die than tell his father how he feels.
The thing about comics is that they can turn in astonishingly good dramatic performances. Rod Serling discovered this when he cast clown Ed Wynn ("Uncle Albert" in Mary Poppins) in a serious role in the live TV drama, 'Requiem For a Heavyweight', and later in pretty much straight roles in The Twilight Zone. Steve Martin was excellent playing it straight in 'Roxanne'. And Williams can break your heart in this film.
Roxanne is on our list ! “ I was afraid of Worms, Roxanne!”
@@GenerationMediaReaction ROXANNE (1987), as you may know, is based on the classic play CYRANO DE BERGERAC, by Edmond Rostand. In 1988, Robin Williams and Steve Martin appeared together in a stage production of Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT at Lincoln Center in New York. This production was recorded, but it has never been commercially released.
Kurtwood Smith as bad dad = Clarence Boddicker. Kurtwood Smith as good dad = Red Forman (That '70s Show).
This is my favorite movie.
By far the best reaction so far! One word sum up the scene so well - 56:05
hehe
Recommendation for a film
“Ed Wood” (1994)
Directed by Tim Burton
Based on a true story.
Ed Wood was a notorious director from 1950s Hollywood.
Ed Wood’s claim to fame is that some time after his death, he was voted the worst movie director of all time.
His most well known film
“Plan 9 From Outer Space” has been called the worst movie of all time.
Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood” captures the spirit of an independent artist beautifully.
All the struggles that go with having a burning passion and vision.
“Ed Wood” is the best film about filmmaking.
YES!!! And perfect for the upcoming Halloween season!
Elements from this film were taken from the school I was educated at. In 1994 our school performed this film on the stage.
My favorite part about Dead Poet's Society is how absolutely perfectly timed in my life's arc it was. I was 17. Struggling to accept myself as gay. I went to see that movie with my best friends from high school, on the movie's opening run, the Saturday after we had all just graduated high school and were about to go off to university. The theater was one of the larger theaters in the multiplex at the mall, in 1989. The emotional response of the audience was raw. And it was the cherry on top of the sundae of my childhood. It impacted directly my young philosophy, and it is 100% the foundation of who I grew up to be in terms of the approach to life. I took "the road less traveled by", and sometimes part of "all the difference" that makes was that it made some parts of life a lot harder than they needed to be, but in the end, what a very different life I've lived so far, and how marvelous the time that might yet remain. Carpe Diem indeed.
And the thing of it is, I didn't consciously choose to emulate the philosophy of this movie. I was Gen X and we just quoted the movies we liked. So I quoted Dead Poets enough that it became a personal mantra. Frost, and Henry David Thoreau, and Whitman, and Maya Angelou, and Langston Hughes, and Aida Limon, and Rupi Kaur, and Audre Lorde, and oh too many to mention them all... America loves its poets. We don't brag about it much. It's not really all that well celebrated in mainstream media, but poetry in America is alive and well, and people still love to discuss their favorites even today. If you enjoy literature at all, treat yourself to a survey of American Poetry. We wouldn't have a strong music or film industry if we didn't first have a strong understated love as a culture for our poets.
8:44 This shot and the dialogue foreshadow Neil's death.
Knowing what was coming in this film I was a little worried it would be too much. Nice to see you check in "are you okay?" after that sequence.
Strongly recommend you watch both October Sky and The Dish, I think you'd greatly enjoy both.
A stern reminder:
Neil didn't do the Bad Thing because of the play.
He did the Bad Thing because his dad told him he was sending him to military school, where he'd be under constant supervision, and no freedom whatsoever.
my favourite movie ever
An underrated Robin Williams movie I recommend is Awakenings.
Neil actually became a doctor in the show House.
The reason the parents needed somebody to blame is because the father is incapable of taking responsibility. He is a narcissist and a victim.
I saw this in the theater a couple months after my brother died by suicide with a gun. I cried for a day afterwards.
If you are taking recommendations
The In Laws (the original)
Midnight Run with DeNero
Gattaca
Dark City
Thank you for your great videos
Being that you were both touched by the emotional components and heavy themes of this movie, I would consider watching a few of Robin Williams' other deeply emotional films: Good Morning Vietnam, Patch Adams, Jack, Hook, Bicentennial Man, and What Dreams May Come. Each is a masterpieces in its own right.
What Dreams May Come, in particular, rocked me to my core. It's also the film in which Robin Williams' character reminds his daughter, Zoe, the most of her dad in real life. Be prepared, though, it is *not* for the faint of heart, as it tries to answer up some deep and sometimes scary philosophical questions about life, love, and what happens after we die... Bring tissues. 😭
I like THE NIGHT LISTENER (2006).
Tradition vs. free thinking, which one won?
😓👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤ such a beautiful, but tragic story.
As great as this film is, and one of my top favorites, I consider it Robin Williams 2nd best film. Good Will Hunting is his best film. I remember when Williams passed many including myself posted “Oh Captain, My Captain” on social media in tribute to him
Oh wow, it was so sad that he died