ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 13, 2014 13:16:21 GMT
i am familiar with the poem
why are people using it in reference to Robin Williams?
gina
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Post by lumo on Aug 13, 2014 13:17:49 GMT
It was used in Dead Poets Society
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Aug 13, 2014 13:19:53 GMT
Great scene from Dead Poets Society
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Post by disneypal on Aug 13, 2014 13:20:03 GMT
CLICK HERE for scene from "Dead Poets Society" (audio not great - turn speakers up)
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Post by annaintx on Aug 13, 2014 13:20:14 GMT
At the end of the movie, Robin Williams' character, a teacher, gets fired. This is how his class reacts. Dead Poets' Society |
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Post by annaintx on Aug 13, 2014 13:22:40 GMT
This scene kills me, and it's so sadly ironic, because one of the reasons Wiliams' character got fired was because a student committed suicide.  |
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 13, 2014 13:22:43 GMT
oh...okay
that makes sense
i saw that movie....forever ago
thanks for the explanation
gina
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 13, 2014 13:23:19 GMT
I loved that movie.
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 13, 2014 13:24:04 GMT
This scene slays me. The whole movie does. I remember my friends telling me they felt that I was akin to the character that killed himself because of the pressures I was getting from my parents at the time. This movie has always been my favourite dramatic Williams role. And the O Captain scene is the best.
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Post by scrappert on Aug 13, 2014 13:26:01 GMT
I saw it so long ago. I will have to watch it again, I don't think I really enjoyed it the first time, but I have GROWN and probably will enjoy it now.  |
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Post by Merge on Aug 13, 2014 13:42:11 GMT
That movie came out the year before I graduated from high school and was (is) a landmark for me and lots of others around my age. DH still calls Robert Sean Leonard (the actor) Neil Perry (his character name) whenever we see him, and Josh Charles is Knox Overstreet.
For those who are wondering, Robin Williams' character tells the boys at the school that they may call him "O Captain! My Captain!" if they're feeling daring. Kind of as a joke.
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Post by withapea on Aug 13, 2014 13:52:31 GMT
One of the best scenes ever, I really loved that movie.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 13, 2014 14:00:08 GMT
ahhh...i think i've figured it out
in 1989 i was stationed in germany
for four years i seemed to have been in a 'pop culture' void
tv shows/ movies - missed them all - we had a movie theater but the movies came over late and aired for weeks on end -
we had one tv station - soap operas were six months behind...as was everything we watched
we had one radio station - and it rotated throughout the day between rock/country/r&b
i even missed the New Kids on the Block phenom -
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 13, 2014 14:07:56 GMT
ahhh...i think i've figured it out in 1989 i was stationed in germany for four years i seemed to have been in a 'pop culture' void tv shows/ movies - missed them all - we had a movie theater but the movies came over late and aired for weeks on end - we had one tv station - soap operas were six months behind...as was everything we watched we had one radio station - and it rotated throughout the day between rock/country/r&b i even missed the New Kids on the Block phenom - Lol Gina, same for me for the years I spent in Africa. I could tell you a lot about the Afro-Pop of that era, and about West African politics, and Bob Marley. But not much else, except what we could get from the Newsweek magazines that the embassy gave us. When we could get in to the capital to retrieve them that is.  Also, good movie. I might have to go watch it again.  |
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Post by Laurie on Aug 13, 2014 14:09:06 GMT
i even missed the New Kids on the Block phenom - *gasp* |
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 13, 2014 14:15:37 GMT
seriously laurie....same for debbie gibson and tiffany
never went to a concert in a mall either!
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Post by azredhead on Aug 13, 2014 16:43:08 GMT
He was also nominated a Academy Award and Golden Globes for Dead Poets Society, that scene in 1990. Ohh I don't think I could watch it now, I've been saying it's a favorite but I think I would even more sad.
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Post by brina on Aug 13, 2014 16:53:22 GMT
downloaded and watched it yesterday.
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Post by heather on Aug 13, 2014 17:23:08 GMT
At the end of the movie, Robin Williams' character, a teacher, gets fired. This is how his class reacts. Dead Poets' SocietyThe mom in me cringes at this scene every time because I'm afraid they're going to tip the desks over. |
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Post by ljsmom on Aug 13, 2014 17:25:56 GMT
Fantastic movie, fabulous scene. Need to watch that again soon.
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Post by Gennifer on Aug 14, 2014 1:00:11 GMT
downloaded and watched it yesterday. Me, too. Fantastic movie! |
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Post by SabrinaM on Aug 14, 2014 1:32:24 GMT
As soon as I heard the news Robin Williams passed away I searched on YouTube for this scene. I've watched it probably 15 times and itgets me every single time.
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Post by mztfied on Aug 14, 2014 2:27:15 GMT
What do you think of so many people posting pictures of themselves standing on the desk repeating those lines? What an interesting tribute.
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Post by BuckeyeSandy on Aug 14, 2014 2:39:14 GMT
ahhh...i think i've figured it out in 1989 i was stationed in germany for four years i seemed to have been in a 'pop culture' void tv shows/ movies - missed them all - we had a movie theater but the movies came over late and aired for weeks on end - we had one tv station - soap operas were six months behind...as was everything we watched we had one radio station - and it rotated throughout the day between rock/country/r&b i even missed the New Kids on the Block phenom - the 80s I was mostly in Japan and Korea and the 90s I was in Germany. Lots of fads I missed too. I loved this movie "Dead Poets Society" and felt the story was better than that "classic" I had to read in high school "A Separate Peace." Similar stories, the movie was better. |
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Post by cycworker on Aug 14, 2014 6:45:59 GMT
Wow. I loved that movie at the time it came out. I think I'd forgotten how much, in fact.
It all makes me sad.
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Aug 14, 2014 14:30:59 GMT
What do you think of so many people posting pictures of themselves standing on the desk repeating those lines? What an interesting tribute. I like it. I believe it's a way ordinary people (not celebs that will be quoted or shown on tv) can pay respect. Of course, now they've been on tv, too, but it's a simpler (but says so much) and sweeter tribute. Did you feel differently about these tributes? |
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Post by kristenf on Aug 14, 2014 14:54:11 GMT
That movie came out the year before I graduated from high school and was (is) a landmark for me and lots of others around my age. DH still calls Robert Sean Leonard (the actor) Neil Perry (his character name) whenever we see him, and Josh Charles is Knox Overstreet. For those who are wondering, Robin Williams' character tells the boys at the school that they may call him "O Captain! My Captain!" if they're feeling daring. Kind of as a joke. This ^^ ... this was "THE" movie that, well, changed our lives and world view in HS. When the kid who was always eye-rolling and half-assed, stands up on his desk... I can't even think about it-that's where I go from crying to full-on sobbing. Because you just don't realize how many people you touch. Such a painful metaphor now. (And, I got very used to RSL as Wilson on House, but Totally still call Josh Charles Knox Overstreet!) |
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