Robin Williams was the type of person that if he was still around, if he saw this video, saw how you personally felt about him and how he impacted your life, he would probably go completely out of his way to go and see you in person himself. I miss him so much. Also, this film should be shown in EVERY CLASSROOM ACROSS THIS NATION.
My English teacher in 9th grade showed us this movie three times in the year. He said our understanding of it would change, and it did. It does every time I see the film. He was diagnosed with cancer while i was in 10th grade, and nobody would’ve ever known. He gave a speech when we graduated, “Your song has just begun”. He passed away the next night. He will always be our “Captain”. The reason I share this is because in a busy world, in a large school district of 12,000 students, one person can make a difference. Kindness, love, and seizing the day- simple things that mean everything.
Picture it. Last day of freshman year, beginning of June,1989. Seven kids. Guys wanted to go to Last Crusade, girls wanted to go to Dead Poets Society. We, the guys, were out numbered. Now picture all of us coming out of the theater after this bawling our teenage eyes out.
I was 7 and had the choice of 2 crappy "girly" movies: They were called Date With An Angel and The Princess Bride. I flipped a coin and The Princess Bride won. Probably seen it 50 times now. Have never watched the other once.
The day Robin Williams passed away, the anchor of the german 1st television channel ARD stod on her table in the studuio to present the sad news in honor to him. Oh captain, my captain..
Love this film, glad you covered it. When you said “I’m already ready to blow my brains out” I was like. He foreshadowed without knowing he was foreshadowing.
Peter Weir is an incredible Australian director. He directed "Master and Commander", which you've already reacted to. He also directed "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously ", "Witness", and "Fearless" among others. All fantastic films.
Ok, not gonna lie you two killed me the first 3 mins trying to work out the title. You just got me, thank you. I needed that kinda laugh today. Have a good one
Neil’s suicide might seem like an overreaction. But one interpretation - by a psychiatrist, if I remember correctly - is it’s his way of finally speaking to his father, of saying the things he desperately wanted to say, but dared not to. And so it’s more about him bursting inside from staying silent, than it is about the 10 years in military school. Although that obviously is what finally breaks him. Ten years is an eternity to a teenager, and who’s to say he’d be the same person at the end of it? Life has a tendency to jade us.
I think Robin Williams made the most "magic movies" out of any other actor in the 90's-movies that just make you feel a special kind of warmth and depth of intoxication. I go back to this and Good Will Hunting and a number of his other films from that period, and it's always magic. God I miss him so much. He died on my birthday.
Kurtwood Smith is such an amazing actor. He plays the best A-hole dad of any actor out there. That 70's Show wouldnt have been the same without him as Red Forman.
I watched this movie 23 years ago during my parents custody dispute. I was moved out of state and was just having a hard time dealing. I watched this movie thinking it was a feel good teacher makes good with students movie. I have never been so shocked at a death in a movie. I cried uncontrollably for hours. Watching this reaction is the first time I’ve seen it since then. I’ve got tears in my eyes.
I saw this in a packed cinema when it came out. Everyone was crying at the end. We couldn't stop talking about it for days afterwards. Such a beautiful and sad film.
The parallels between the character of Neal and real life Robin Williams become more evident to me each time I watch this movie. Carpe diem…we all say it, and sometimes abide by it, but we also are so quick to crush someone else’s dreams of seizing their own day. This movie carries so many life lessons.
Harrison Ford was known for adventure films, but the actor wanted to expand his acting skills. He got Australian director Peter Weir to direct him in “Witness.” Robin Williams was known for comedy. He wanted to be seen as a serious actor (he’d studied at The Juilliard School). And seeing the success with Peter Weir got him to direct him in “Dead Poet’s Society”. Jim Carrey, also wanting to be known for more serious roles and following on the previously mentioned, got Peter Weir to direct him in “The Truman Show.” All felt that this Australian director could bring out the serious actor in them.
I had always wanted to teach. But I got caught up in making money. This is the type of teacher I wanted to be. In 1990, my 13 year old son died. I sold my business, in my 40s, went back to school, and became a teacher. 8th grade U.S. History. 13 year olds. I didn’t teach by the book, preferring instead to connect with the kids, just like Mr. Keating. Not only did the student body choose me as Teacher of the Year four years in a row, my kids had the highest test scores every year. Because of chronic depression, I quit teaching after only six years. It was the most rewarding experience of my working life. I had found my smiling place. Love your reactions.
We ALL want to do this, to do that, like everybody wanted Umbridge to suffer in HO and the order of the P, Cameron (the actor) did great job since the begin doing things like copying what Keating write on the board, show how he couldnt think outside the box, and he couldnt changed wasnt in his real nature
I remember when this movie came out and there were a lot of critics that questioned if Robin Williams could do a serious drama. Boy did he not only deliver but he did it again a year later with Awakenings (1990) with Robert de Niro. Robin Williams, such an amazing person. His loss is still felt to this day and will still be for a long time to come.
Peter Weir is such an underrated director. Dead Poets, The Truman Show, Master and Commander, Witness, Gallipoli...they are all such different movies, but he brings a warm humanism to everything he does, without overdramatizing things. Even Green Card, which isn't that great, has its moments. Picnic at Hanging Rock is a marvel--absolutely haunting film.
"O Captain! My Captain!” O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. Written by Walt Whitman
Wow, that roundabout way to describe the theme of the movie really helped me. I never even thought about that name and what it meant. But it is much clearer now and makes perfect sense lol
As a survivor of my own suicide attempt, I had not rewatched this movie since the first time viewing it. I had forgotten there was a suicide in it, but remembered only that it as a dark movie and that somebody died. Robin Williams' acting is superb, and I believe this was his first venture away from comedy. He does such a good job in being able to draw the creativity out in the boys.
I'm just going to enjoy the reaction to one of my favorite movies of all time, but I do want to add something before I start. It took many times watching to catch onto this, but Todd found his voice, his YAWP in Neil's death while out in the snow. It is his name that gives him his voice. Such a powerful movie. Edit: Oh No 4:48 "Man, I'm all ready to blow my brains out"...uhh
I was never into poetry when I was a teenager. I always felt like I didn't understand it unless it seemed like the symbolism was super obvious, so I was self-conscious about reading or analyzing poetry. But after I saw this film, I went down a rabbit hole of poetry and different poets. I thought Robin was SO inspiring, the way his character was so passionate about the words and the meaning and the expression of self, and it made me want to read more. I'm still not confident about my skill in analyzing a poem for its meaning, but I can now read a piece and connect with it in ways I couldn't back then. I remember feeling SO inspired and stirred by the entire film, about being yourself, and standing up for yourself (really big for me because as a teen I was mousy and self-conscious like Ethan Hawke's character in the film, so I really connected with his fears). It's a beautiful film, a heart-breaking one, but so well-acted all around. Definitely one of Robin's best. ❤
Peter Weir sounds familiar because he directed Master and Commander with Russell Crowe, The Truman Show with Jim Carrey, and Witness with Harrison Ford.
My daughter goes to an elite private school. It's amazing how many parents in the school act exactly like the headmaster and Mr. Perry do. But at some level it's understandable: part of the attraction of the school is that it's perceived as a golden ticket to a successful life granted only to a handful of lucky kids, and some parents think that since they're already on the path to the promised land, anything novel only risks screwing it up. There's no reason to be a free thinker and a risk taker when all you have to do is follow the formula straight to the Ivy League.
Even when Robin Willams had not the main role in the movie, his role had a big impact. When he died the news anchor climbed the table for reading the obituary on him, on federal state founded TV here in Germany in the most serious and stiff news show.
Neil's final scene was masterfully filmed. It could have been done a million different ways, but none quite as carefully considered as this to keep it within the limits of the film's PG rating.
Hey guys! Such a fantastic movie. I always tear up. This or Good Will Hunting are his best performances. But I grew up on this and have seen it at least 100x. Love your reactions.
You may know Australian director Peter Weir from The Truman Show. Another of his films with a similar vibe to Dead Poets is “Picnic at Hanging Rock.” (1975) Also recommended is “Witness” (1985.)
Please check out the movie: “AWAKENINGS” With Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro !! Amazing movie and performances by both!! Drama!! Robin plays a doctor who comes up with a formula for awakening patients that have been catatonic for years!!
'Awakenings' is an amazing film. Reminds me of an earlier movie called 'Charly'. I should revisit them but both affected me in such a way that that would be difficult. 😔
It isn't always a popular opinion but what this film is really about is identifying what 'seize the day' ultimately means. It doesn't mean what Neil did. The biggest requirement is to stand up for your right to seize the day.Instead, Neil lied when getting the part forging the letter and then he lied to Mr. Keating that he had stood up to his father telling Keating his father was going to let him be in the play. After the play when again Neil had a chance to stand up he lied again and said it was nothing, shrinking from his challenge to seize the day. Finally, he abandoned life itself and in so doing accepted loss and chose death over seizing the day. This leaves us with a good actor who inspired a lot of people and who could have inspired countless more but ultimately couldn't even inspire himself enough to stay alive. Carpe Diem never suggests there won't be obstacles like fear along the way. Frankly, seizing the day is only rewarding because of them. So, when those students stood on their desks they were doing what Neil failed to do. They were not only literally standing up to seize the day on their desks and telling Mr. Keating the truth what he inspired in them but they were overcoming the same fears of authority suppressing youth Neil failed to stand up to. One last point. I know suicide is a difficult subject. I have two cousins I grew up with I lost to it myself and several friends. However, regardless of how dire a situation is it is never anyone else's fault but the person who takes a life, whether that life is theirs or someone else's. Suicide is profoundly selfish to those who care for you. We can feel the pain of who we lost while holding them responsible for taking their own life at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive.
I remember watching this in my teacher cadets class my senior year of high school. It has always stuck with me. One of the best performances from Robin Williams. May he rest in peace. ❤️❤️❤️
Another favorite from my early teenage days, saw it in theaters, thanks for that intro :p i find myself always throwing titles at you guys everytime i comment, always humbly because i cant afford a steady patron presence at the moment but! The Fisher King is another one with a steallar performance by Robin Williams and it seems to be an underapreciatted film for some reason.
@@scottythedawg I was half-asleep and forgot there was an old one lol. Also have a thing for Kristen Wiig too. I might prefer the other if not for her.
This movie...there is a good argument that it might be the best of Robin Williams movies. No scenes is as amazing as the whole moment when Robin unlock the mind of Ethan Hawkes with his poem...So many great life lessons in it like the danger of conformity, it's such an amazing movie !
People, like Professor Keating, that teach others to think for themselves, and to be individuals instead of group sheep, are always seen as dangerous and undermining.
This movie resonated with me so much when I was younger. It was a symbol of raging against what society tells you, a young man should be, how they should behave, etc... It struck a cord with me when I was a young man. I love this movie and have seen it dozens of times.
Oh nice you're going in not knowing too much about the movie, loving it. I love that your going through classics hope more will pop up. This movie is really powerful.
@@donovanmedieval He's had a few duds for sure. Even great acting can't save a shit script. The stink-bombs known as Miss Congeniality 2 and Speed 2 with Sandra Bullock are prime examples lol
@@GoldTop57 My brother (49 to my 43) went to school with him. I swear to God I remember him saying this "big kid" gave him the creeps 🤣🤣🤣. Also, the singer Babyface was #1 til Jarred. He's #1 again.
If you guys want to see Robin Williams in another dramatic role, you should check out The World According to Garp. It’s really good, and Robin Williams was excellent in it.
"He's already fired. Why isnt he smacking that Cameron kid senseless? You know none of the others will even try to stop him." - also my then 5 year old daughter
I'm pretty sure that most Americans had never heard the phrase "Carpe Diem" until this movie popularized it. I feel like it popped up a lot in other movies and TV shows after this.
Sam, you gad a Peter Weir film with "Master and Commander" on your channel, way back then. You may also check out his films "Witness" (with Harrison Ford) and "The Truman Show" (with Jim Carey).
Robin Williams as always is off the charts phenomenal. His genius and abilities as an actor are some of the rarest in history. I can't think of anyone else to compare to him. May God keep and treasure this extraordinary man.
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Oh Captain, my Captain. Along with Good Will Hunting, this is my favorite performance from Robin Williams. May he rest in peace.
Even though he only has a small part, he stole the show in Nine Months as the Russian doctor.
The Fisher King
Don't forget The World According To Garp!!
Agree, as well as Good Morning Vietnam.
@@J4ME5_
So underrated but absolutly brilliant
Robin Williams was the type of person that if he was still around, if he saw this video, saw how you personally felt about him and how he impacted your life, he would probably go completely out of his way to go and see you in person himself. I miss him so much.
Also, this film should be shown in EVERY CLASSROOM ACROSS THIS NATION.
Same
My English teacher in 9th grade showed us this movie three times in the year. He said our understanding of it would change, and it did. It does every time I see the film. He was diagnosed with cancer while i was in 10th grade, and nobody would’ve ever known. He gave a speech when we graduated, “Your song has just begun”. He passed away the next night. He will always be our “Captain”. The reason I share this is because in a busy world, in a large school district of 12,000 students, one person can make a difference. Kindness, love, and seizing the day- simple things that mean everything.
My wife shows it to her seniors every year.
Exactly... and Exactly why they would never allow it today.
My teacher showed it to us in high school
Picture it. Last day of freshman year, beginning of June,1989. Seven kids. Guys wanted to go to Last Crusade, girls wanted to go to Dead Poets Society. We, the guys, were out numbered. Now picture all of us coming out of the theater after this bawling our teenage eyes out.
I was 7 and had the choice of 2 crappy "girly" movies: They were called Date With An Angel and The Princess Bride. I flipped a coin and The Princess Bride won. Probably seen it 50 times now. Have never watched the other once.
@@hendrikscheepers4144Thanks, professor. I edited the inadvertent autocorrect. I hope it makes your day better.
What does left for Batman ?
@@lexkanyima2195Batman came out later. End of June 1989.
@@movieatorfilms ohh ok
The day Robin Williams passed away, the anchor of the german 1st television channel ARD stod on her table in the studuio to present the sad news in honor to him. Oh captain, my captain..
Really ? True story ? It's amazing !
Love this film, glad you covered it.
When you said “I’m already ready to blow my brains out” I was like. He foreshadowed without knowing he was foreshadowing.
Omg I almost had a stroke when he said that!!!
We all could listen to each other more ✌️💜
Just came here to see if someone said something.
IKR! Strange choice of words...
That was ROUGH
Peter Weir is an incredible Australian director. He directed "Master and Commander", which you've already reacted to. He also directed "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously ", "Witness", and "Fearless" among others. All fantastic films.
Man, every one of those should be on their watch list
Don't forget PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and THE LAST WAVE 🗿🌊
The Truman Show which is a masterpiece
And "Green card" which I hope someday someone will react to. A wonderful director.❤
@@burntvirtue The moment Truman starts figuring it out is probably my all-time favorite scene. The acting and music were perfection imho.
Ok, not gonna lie you two killed me the first 3 mins trying to work out the title. You just got me, thank you. I needed that kinda laugh today. Have a good one
Yeah. Laughing for the first 3 minutes is not at all what I expected when I clicked on this particular reaction.
Who's on first?
@@STOCKHOLM07 a dead poet
Neil’s suicide might seem like an overreaction. But one interpretation - by a psychiatrist, if I remember correctly - is it’s his way of finally speaking to his father, of saying the things he desperately wanted to say, but dared not to. And so it’s more about him bursting inside from staying silent, than it is about the 10 years in military school. Although that obviously is what finally breaks him. Ten years is an eternity to a teenager, and who’s to say he’d be the same person at the end of it? Life has a tendency to jade us.
4:50 I just started laughing my ass off!!! What a thing to say at the start of this film haha LOL 🤣🤣🤣
"I told you Neil didnt die, Dumbo."
- my then 5 year old daughter when she walked in on me watching an episode of House.
She's funny.
Neil's dad must have been really happy that he finally became a doctor.
I think Robin Williams made the most "magic movies" out of any other actor in the 90's-movies that just make you feel a special kind of warmth and depth of intoxication. I go back to this and Good Will Hunting and a number of his other films from that period, and it's always magic. God I miss him so much. He died on my birthday.
Awakenings ❤
Robin definitely had an amazing gift for connecting with people by turning pain into humor. It's just so sad that nobody was able to ease his pain.
Good Morning, Vietnam!
Kurtwood Smith is such an amazing actor. He plays the best A-hole dad of any actor out there. That 70's Show wouldnt have been the same without him as Red Forman.
And when he worked for Dick Jones!
Yeah, can you fly Bobby?
“Eric you dumbass.” His best performance is in RoboCop 😂
"Bitches, leave."
@@DannyBedo Don't make me put my foot up your ass, Kelso.
Further proof that Robin Williams was a great dramatic actor as well as a brilliant comedian.
I love him in The Awakenings. On the back of Mork and Mindy, it was a wild ride 😅😅🥰.
I watched this movie 23 years ago during my parents custody dispute. I was moved out of state and was just having a hard time dealing. I watched this movie thinking it was a feel good teacher makes good with students movie. I have never been so shocked at a death in a movie. I cried uncontrollably for hours. Watching this reaction is the first time I’ve seen it since then. I’ve got tears in my eyes.
Ah, Dead Poet’s Society. One of my top 5, if not 3 favorite movies of all time. Everyone is great in here. What a film. “Dammit, Neil. It’s Nawanda.”
“Oh Captain, my Captain!”
“Thank you boys.”😢
R.I.P. Robin Williams
That "Thank you boys, thank you " hits so much harder since Robin left.
I saw this in a packed cinema when it came out. Everyone was crying at the end. We couldn't stop talking about it for days afterwards. Such a beautiful and sad film.
The parallels between the character of Neal and real life Robin Williams become more evident to me each time I watch this movie. Carpe diem…we all say it, and sometimes abide by it, but we also are so quick to crush someone else’s dreams of seizing their own day. This movie carries so many life lessons.
Harrison Ford was known for adventure films, but the actor wanted to expand his acting skills. He got Australian director Peter Weir to direct him in “Witness.” Robin Williams was known for comedy. He wanted to be seen as a serious actor (he’d studied at The Juilliard School). And seeing the success with Peter Weir got him to direct him in “Dead Poet’s Society”.
Jim Carrey, also wanting to be known for more serious roles and following on the previously mentioned, got Peter Weir to direct him in “The Truman Show.”
All felt that this Australian director could bring out the serious actor in them.
The more I read about this director in the comments, the more impressed I get. All 3 are masterpieces to me, along with Master and Commander.
As a theatre kid with an overbearing father…this one always hit me in the feels.
Amazing cinematography.
Good life lessons.
Stacked cast.
I had always wanted to teach. But I got caught up in making money. This is the type of teacher I wanted to be. In 1990, my 13 year old son died. I sold my business, in my 40s, went back to school, and became a teacher. 8th grade U.S. History. 13 year olds. I didn’t teach by the book, preferring instead to connect with the kids, just like Mr. Keating. Not only did the student body choose me as Teacher of the Year four years in a row, my kids had the highest test scores every year. Because of chronic depression, I quit teaching after only six years. It was the most rewarding experience of my working life. I had found my smiling place. Love your reactions.
Great movie. Early in the film, when Keating was talking with the group and said, “One day, we’re gonna stop breathing.” The film cut to Neil.
Damn. Great catch!!!
Also that moment when everyone takes off their blindfolds except Neil.
Charlie knocking Cameron on his ass remains one of my favorite punches in movie history.
He really doesn’t hold back!
@@jackhagens8964"F**k it. I'm going out in style!!!"
- always imagined he thought that😂
We ALL want to do this, to do that, like everybody wanted Umbridge to suffer in HO and the order of the P, Cameron (the actor) did great job since the begin doing things like copying what Keating write on the board, show how he couldnt think outside the box, and he couldnt changed wasnt in his real nature
@@patriciaalvareztostado8170 The actor's name is Dylan Kussman, and he did do a great job.
@@oliverbrownlow5615 Oh Thank you didnt know his name, he did a great job, the same es the father of Neal
I remember when this movie came out and there were a lot of critics that questioned if Robin Williams could do a serious drama. Boy did he not only deliver but he did it again a year later with Awakenings (1990) with Robert de Niro. Robin Williams, such an amazing person. His loss is still felt to this day and will still be for a long time to come.
But Good Morning Vienam showcase that he can act in drama
-Such a young Ethan Hawke.
-I didn’t even realise it was him.
Neither did his kids when they saw the movie with him decades later. 😆
Peter Weir is such an underrated director. Dead Poets, The Truman Show, Master and Commander, Witness, Gallipoli...they are all such different movies, but he brings a warm humanism to everything he does, without overdramatizing things. Even Green Card, which isn't that great, has its moments. Picnic at Hanging Rock is a marvel--absolutely haunting film.
How did I not know he directed this????? Agree with everything you said.
OMG, y'all's intro had me in stitches! That one pause you could have driven a mack truck through!
"O Captain! My Captain!”
O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Written by Walt Whitman
Wow, that roundabout way to describe the theme of the movie really helped me. I never even thought about that name and what it meant. But it is much clearer now and makes perfect sense lol
😂
As a survivor of my own suicide attempt, I had not rewatched this movie since the first time viewing it. I had forgotten there was a suicide in it, but remembered only that it as a dark movie and that somebody died. Robin Williams' acting is superb, and I believe this was his first venture away from comedy. He does such a good job in being able to draw the creativity out in the boys.
I'm just going to enjoy the reaction to one of my favorite movies of all time, but I do want to add something before I start. It took many times watching to catch onto this, but Todd found his voice, his YAWP in Neil's death while out in the snow. It is his name that gives him his voice. Such a powerful movie.
Edit: Oh No 4:48 "Man, I'm all ready to blow my brains out"...uhh
Poor Daniel and his timing. 🤣🤣🤣
My all-time favorite film! Can never get enough of either this or Mr. Holland's Opus.
The fact that your bit at the top kept going just made it so funny. Couldn't have scripted it better.
I was never into poetry when I was a teenager. I always felt like I didn't understand it unless it seemed like the symbolism was super obvious, so I was self-conscious about reading or analyzing poetry. But after I saw this film, I went down a rabbit hole of poetry and different poets. I thought Robin was SO inspiring, the way his character was so passionate about the words and the meaning and the expression of self, and it made me want to read more. I'm still not confident about my skill in analyzing a poem for its meaning, but I can now read a piece and connect with it in ways I couldn't back then.
I remember feeling SO inspired and stirred by the entire film, about being yourself, and standing up for yourself (really big for me because as a teen I was mousy and self-conscious like Ethan Hawke's character in the film, so I really connected with his fears). It's a beautiful film, a heart-breaking one, but so well-acted all around.
Definitely one of Robin's best. ❤
Peter Weir sounds familiar because he directed Master and Commander with Russell Crowe, The Truman Show with Jim Carrey, and Witness with Harrison Ford.
My daughter goes to an elite private school. It's amazing how many parents in the school act exactly like the headmaster and Mr. Perry do. But at some level it's understandable: part of the attraction of the school is that it's perceived as a golden ticket to a successful life granted only to a handful of lucky kids, and some parents think that since they're already on the path to the promised land, anything novel only risks screwing it up. There's no reason to be a free thinker and a risk taker when all you have to do is follow the formula straight to the Ivy League.
Even when Robin Willams had not the main role in the movie, his role had a big impact.
When he died the news anchor climbed the table for reading the obituary on him,
on federal state founded TV here in Germany in the most serious and stiff news show.
You two have a fantastic channel, congratulations on the baby.
Neil's final scene was masterfully filmed. It could have been done a million different ways, but none quite as carefully considered as this to keep it within the limits of the film's PG rating.
Havent gotten to the actual reaction yet. Just had to comment that that intro had one of the best Abbott and Costello routines I have ever seen. 😄
Peter Weir has never made a bad film. And this is one of his best.
Finally somebody is reacting to this masterpiece. Thank you so much, love the channel
Hey guys! Such a fantastic movie. I always tear up. This or Good Will Hunting are his best performances. But I grew up on this and have seen it at least 100x. Love your reactions.
I can’t see Robert Sean Leonard in this movie without thinking of him as Wilson in House MD.
You may know Australian director Peter Weir from The Truman Show. Another of his films with a similar vibe to Dead Poets is “Picnic at Hanging Rock.” (1975) Also recommended is “Witness” (1985.)
Please check out the movie:
“AWAKENINGS”
With Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro !!
Amazing movie and performances by both!! Drama!!
Robin plays a doctor who comes up with a formula for awakening patients that have been catatonic for years!!
'Awakenings' is an amazing film. Reminds me of an earlier movie called 'Charly'. I should revisit them but both affected me in such a way that that would be difficult. 😔
Second this!
I love "Awakenings". Amazing performances from everyone in the cast. Memorable score, too!
I use the "rip it out" scene when I teach a creativity section in my intro Psych class for Brooklyn College. :)
This and Good Will Hunting are Robin Williams' greatest roles.
*stands on desk*
O CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN
It isn't always a popular opinion but what this film is really about is identifying what 'seize the day' ultimately means. It doesn't mean what Neil did. The biggest requirement is to stand up for your right to seize the day.Instead, Neil lied when getting the part forging the letter and then he lied to Mr. Keating that he had stood up to his father telling Keating his father was going to let him be in the play. After the play when again Neil had a chance to stand up he lied again and said it was nothing, shrinking from his challenge to seize the day. Finally, he abandoned life itself and in so doing accepted loss and chose death over seizing the day. This leaves us with a good actor who inspired a lot of people and who could have inspired countless more but ultimately couldn't even inspire himself enough to stay alive. Carpe Diem never suggests there won't be obstacles like fear along the way. Frankly, seizing the day is only rewarding because of them. So, when those students stood on their desks they were doing what Neil failed to do. They were not only literally standing up to seize the day on their desks and telling Mr. Keating the truth what he inspired in them but they were overcoming the same fears of authority suppressing youth Neil failed to stand up to.
One last point. I know suicide is a difficult subject. I have two cousins I grew up with I lost to it myself and several friends. However, regardless of how dire a situation is it is never anyone else's fault but the person who takes a life, whether that life is theirs or someone else's. Suicide is profoundly selfish to those who care for you. We can feel the pain of who we lost while holding them responsible for taking their own life at the same time. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Loved the reaction... I went to the filming of the movie several times, saw Robin, it was shot about a mile from my house here in Delaware..
Those first two minutes and thirty seconds-holy s**t 😂
The Color Purple was on your list…great movie!!
I remember watching this in my teacher cadets class my senior year of high school. It has always stuck with me. One of the best performances from Robin Williams. May he rest in peace. ❤️❤️❤️
My favourite reaction channel on UA-cam, Can't fault it, Perfection!
Another favorite from my early teenage days, saw it in theaters, thanks for that intro :p i find myself always throwing titles at you guys everytime i comment, always humbly because i cant afford a steady patron presence at the moment but! The Fisher King is another one with a steallar performance by Robin Williams and it seems to be an underapreciatted film for some reason.
*The Secret Life of Walter Mitty*(Ben Stiller directed and stars) is another movie where you walk out smiling. Absolute perfect and unexpected ending.
which one?
@@scottythedawg With Ben Stiller.
@@clevelandcbi I prefer the original but also enjoyed the new one.
@@scottythedawg I was half-asleep and forgot there was an old one lol. Also have a thing for Kristen Wiig too. I might prefer the other if not for her.
That intro was a fever dream lol
For all the Big Bang Theory fans out there, all I could think of during this intro was The Wesley Crushers bowling team.
This movie...there is a good argument that it might be the best of Robin Williams movies. No scenes is as amazing as the whole moment when Robin unlock the mind of Ethan Hawkes with his poem...So many great life lessons in it like the danger of conformity, it's such an amazing movie !
People, like Professor Keating, that teach others to think for themselves, and to be individuals instead of group sheep, are always seen as dangerous and undermining.
This movie resonated with me so much when I was younger. It was a symbol of raging against what society tells you, a young man should be, how they should behave, etc... It struck a cord with me when I was a young man. I love this movie and have seen it dozens of times.
I love Peter Weir and his films. Dead Poets Society is one of the best films ever made.
4:53 “I’m already ready to blow my brains out” 😬😬😬 Poor Neil.
Oh nice you're going in not knowing too much about the movie, loving it. I love that your going through classics hope more will pop up. This movie is really powerful.
That was a hilarious opening y'all. Thanks so much! 🤣
I honestly cannot think of a Robin William's movie I have not enjoyed. ♥
It was like Who's on First. 😆
What about the one where he a manager at a Club Med-like resort? Or Baron Munchaussen? Or Patch Adams? I understand alot of people didn't like those.
@@donovanmedieval He's had a few duds for sure. Even great acting can't save a shit script. The stink-bombs known as Miss Congeniality 2 and Speed 2 with Sandra Bullock are prime examples lol
@@donovanmedievalHe was in the Baron movie?? I actually like thet one if it's the same film where Uma Thurman recreates the birth of Venus.
@@lavinder11 He was the King of the Moon.
My favorite Robin Williams film. Thanks for the reaction.
The writer is an alumnus and based the story on my high school. You can imagine how much it was referenced while I was there.
Most famous guy from my HS is Jarred Fogle from the Subway commercials. So yeah.... I like your story more
@@clevelandcbi 😂 I see what you mean
@@GoldTop57 My brother (49 to my 43) went to school with him. I swear to God I remember him saying this "big kid" gave him the creeps 🤣🤣🤣. Also, the singer Babyface was #1 til Jarred. He's #1 again.
You should do The Killing Fields, The Mission, The Bounty and The Emerald Forest, four 80's classics.
When did Abbott & Costello start a reaction channel?
The ending of this movie gets me emotional every time especially with the bagpipes playing. Great reaction!
The intro, “it’s Dead Poets Society” “no” “it’s Dead Poets Society” 😂😂😂😂
Radio Shack had a little one tube radio kit that I built as a kid, they called them P-Box kits. Worked great.
If you guys want to see Robin Williams in another dramatic role, you should check out The World According to Garp. It’s really good, and Robin Williams was excellent in it.
As a kid, I hated that movie. Now I love it.
Undead Poets Society is a great concept. I'd pay to see that.
Dead’s Poet Society? No, Dead Poet’s Society. Or is it, Dead Poet Society’s?… haha love that intro 😂
I see Blow Out is in your list. That's an amazing Brian de Palma movie, my favorite De Palma movie. Hope you get to watch it someday.
This is one of my most favorite Robin Williams movies. Such a well written story with some DEEP messaging.
Oh man, Blow Out was on your poll? That more of a thriller than a drama. And I HIGHLY recommend it!
Best intro conversation by far
I absolutely adore your intro conversation! It's Abbott and Costello tier!!
"He's already fired. Why isnt he smacking that Cameron kid senseless? You know none of the others will even try to stop him."
- also my then 5 year old daughter
What a beautiful movie. Robin Williams is amazing
I'm pretty sure that most Americans had never heard the phrase "Carpe Diem" until this movie popularized it. I feel like it popped up a lot in other movies and TV shows after this.
Such an important lesson - Creativity is important and equal to other pursuits. It doesn't need to be a competition, there is room for all ✌️💜
That was a great intro 😂
Patch Adams is the Robin Williams gem, and I haven't yet seen a reaction to it.
Also just starting the videos 😂😂😂😂and your bit about the titles at the beginning 😂😂😂
Robin Williams one of the greatest and most underrated actors of our time.
LOL. Mork from Ork, Oscar worthy.
Underrated by whom?!
Nobody in the world thinks he’s underrated. Stop using words the wrong way.
This is a great film. Thanks for reviewing it.
this is in my opinion robin williams' finest hour. oh captain, my captain.
4:50 oooff bit unfortunate reaction foreshadowing, I guess the movie was heading in that direction from the start?
The blinking and moment of silence when you two were talking about plural vs possessive was hilarious.
This whole video was worth it for the intro about the frequently misplaced apostrophe.
Sam, you gad a Peter Weir film with "Master and Commander" on your channel, way back then. You may also check out his films "Witness" (with Harrison Ford) and "The Truman Show" (with Jim Carey).
OMG THAT INTRO WAS COMEDY GOLD!!!! Lmaooooooo 😂😂😂😂☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀
Lol nice intro😂😂😂
Love this one, Robin was a gift.
Robin Williams got an Oscar nomination for this film.
Robin Williams as always is off the charts phenomenal. His genius and abilities as an actor are some of the rarest in history. I can't think of anyone else to compare to him. May God keep and treasure this extraordinary man.