DEAD POET'S SOCIETY (1989) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | O. Captain My Captain!!! :(

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This week I'm back and it's my FIRST TIME WATCHING Dead Poet's Society!! Holy wow, I couldn't have predicted that twist? I hate all of you for heaping this sadness upon me, but I LOVE you for introducing me to this great movie? I'm confused okay!!
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[@ShanelleRiccio]

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[@joehoy9242]

If you want to see just how well Peter Weir's intent in having the "boy" actors room together in order to bond bore fruit, I highly recommend having a look at this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2LIgIyhhtWcnM0 . I didn't see it until relatively recently, but it provides a really good example of just how they all did actually bond.

[@tempsitch5632]

Jack starring Robin Willaims is an overlooked acting experience.

[@greggburke7796]

The school is St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware.

[@tomesofawesome8041]

At 7:04, and to follow up this great classic Shannelle, for maximum chaos readings, you should IMMIEDIATELY, react to, "Death to Smoochi" !!

[@benjaminroe311ify]

Shakespeare is so awesome. It makes me a bigger fan to your channel to know that you know that monologue haha.

[@SquiresIsle]

I think I read somewhere that Ethan Hawke recently showed this movie to his kids, all proud. And after about an hour one of them said, "When do you show up?" He was like, "...I'm there, that's me, I'm Todd!" Just so you know you weren't alone.

[@hackapump]

It’s a true quote at the very least. Ethan told the story on one of the tonight shows, I think Conan. Halfway through the movie his son said ”so, dad, weren’t you supposed to be in this movie?” In fairness though, he is basically a kid in this movie.

[@vielbrz]

graham norton show..

[@_new_french_touch_]

So I just read this article about 15 min ago, and it’s from last year- when you wrote this lmao. But that was about White Fang, when his kids didn’t recognize him in a film. It’s still hilarious! I would never comment this type of correction, but the timing of it all was too weird 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jeffc2460]

28:23 I’ve always loved how they kept it realistic by not having all of the students stand up for Keating. To me, the fact that not all were strong enough to do it emphasizes just how much bravery it took to be one of the students who did…especially Todd since he was the first.

[@chriskelly3481]

Yeah. That's an important distinction which helps make the scene genuinely touching instead of sappy.

[@sassylittleprophet]

I remember seeing a behind the scenes video with the actor who played I think his name was Cameron? (idk the redheaded boy who ratted everyone out) Anyway, his actor said that originally all the students were supposed to stand, but he told the director that he firmly believed his character wouldn't stand. The director agreed and let him, and I guess some of the other students, sit in the scene.

[@sumcallmejesus]

@@sassylittleprophet she mentions it at the end

[@ceciliaohman185]

Agree

[@TheNuje]

I also love the body language of those who don't stand. They have their reasons for not standing, but every one of them looks ashamed to be sitting there.

[@leerlams6745]

What makes Todd’s reaction to Neils death sadder to me is that there is a deleted scene where neil and todd was out there practicing for the play on the same area that todd ran out to screaming when he found out.

[@Jaskelart]

When I was 17 I was in a stage production of this playing Neal. My dad played Mr. Perry. It wasn't hard to act like we didn't get along, because we didn't. We got home after opening night, had dinner, and went to bed. My dad never woke up; he died of heart failure that night. I watch this movie once a year to mark the day he died. I named my son Robin because of Robin Williams and Puck (Robin Goodfellow). This movie shaped me more than any other single piece of media.

[@thatssoironic]

Your story is an amazing one, quite sad, but very “poetic” as well. I don’t know how you’ve squared it all away in your head, or what your relationship was like, but your dad obviously loved you very, very much. He wouldn’t have done the play if he didn’t. I’m sorry for your loss, but it’s amazing how one film truly shaped your life.

[@errolmargiela1261]

This was a very touching comment. Up there with all the ones I’ve ever read on KZbin. Father and son relationships are weird, I lost my dad earlier this year. In a lot of father/son relationships I think there’s often an immense distance, and not everyone is given enough time to close in on the gap, but you can usually find a few strings that are a reassurance that the relationship was still special.

[@sjsodbs]

may your dad rip , and so , so sorry for your loss , 😔🙏🙏🙏

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

What an amazing and tragic story.

[@DaniG-ex3vf]

I love how you connected Neil's shadow with Peter Pan, the passage from childhood to adulthood, because he is the one kid that didn't get to grow up. Unlike his classmates that became grown men at the final scene of the film. Another great reaction Shanelle!

[@chriskelly3481]

And of course Robin Williams would later go on to play Peter Pan in Hook. A film which explores the risk of divesting oneself of ones wonder, passion and creativity when growing up.

[@meropetied]

This!

[@The1Music2MyEars]

You can take it even further. Peter Pan, while it is not clear he is dead, can be considered an angle who brings kids to Neverland, aka heaven.

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

Nice catch. Been watching this movie for 35 years and that never dawned on me until now.

[@carlalussini]

The OG Pan is a faun, just like (if not the exact same) the one he played.

[@MagetaTheLionHeart]

When I was a counselor at music camp, giggle if you must, there was a young boy who was artsy and didn't quite fit in, so at the end of the week I recommended Dead Poets to him. Next year he was back and told me how much he identified with the movie and hugged me for telling him about it. He even addressed me as o captain my captain. PS. Thou speakest alright, I am that merry wanderer of the night.

[@bekahswanson]

Awww that’s such a sweet story!

[@black_swan3159]

That's so beautiful 😭

[@shwhalen]

I was 18 when this came out. I became a teacher. About 50 per cent of my old classmates became teachers. I like to think this movie was part of the inspiration for my cohort to become teachers. It certainly was for me.

[@MagetaTheLionHeart]

That's a beautiful and justifiably poetic origin story, and I have a similar one. As a kid I watched The Fugitive with Harrison Ford and cried when the man on the run took the time to save a little boys life. For a time I thought I should become a doctor but I realized it was an actor who made me feel that way. That's what put me on the Theatre path.

[@samswords9993]

I was 19 when it came out. I became a high school teacher, for 20 years. This movie holds so many dimensions for me now.

[@drumlord8772]

From the son of a teacher...thank you for everything you do.

[@body_by_depuy]

This was a large part of what caused me to want to become a teacher and why I earned my undergraduate degree in English Literature.

[@t0dd000]

A kid who calls his father sir sends chills down my spine.

[@This_Old_Man_68]

Every child that doesn't say sir to his father has been failed by his father. For that father has failed to teach that child to respect themself.

[@acailoves]

@@This_Old_Man_68 what

[@This_Old_Man_68]

@@acailoves Most people are disrespectful and non courteous to people for one simple reason. Their parents especially their father failed in his responsibility to train them as children. It's a father's duty to teach their child to respect themselves. Every person in this world that shows another person disrespect is because they don't respect themself. It's impossible to respect anyone or anything in life if you first have no respect for yourself. It's one of the oldest laws of God.

[@acailoves]

@@This_Old_Man_68 ok wtv but calling your father sir is weird idc what you say

[@pelua_7903]

Its not always a bad thing. Sometimes it’s just a sign of respect

[@rustincohle2135]

Let's be honest, the reaction to the ending (2:05) is what we're all here for and you did not disappoint, Shanelle-- it may be the best so far! The ending isn't so much about the boys giving their favorite teacher a send off. It's a school of individuals but with the staff who runs it, all the boys are destined to turn out the same. All the boys who stand on their desk are the ones Mr. Keating has forever changed-- the ones who will take the road less traveled, who will make their verse stand out in the powerful play that goes on.

[@StCerberusEngel]

Gotta love the timing of Neil's father entering to see Puk's monologue. Gives the whole thing a more personal meaning. If only he'd been willing to listen.

[@johnboiacca8680]

In 1989 I was 17. My school arranged a morning projection at the local cinema, and I had the privilege to watch it together with my classmates and teachers. At the end we were all in tears, kids and teachers alike. Such a powerful story, such beautiful photography. A precious memory.

[@edwardimhoff3106]

In 89' I was a youth councilor in a dormitory for Troubled Teens run by the State of New Hampshire. We took them to see this movie on a theater outing. When we came out of the movie, nobody talked all the way back to the dorm. That evening the boys began addressing me with "Oh Captain, My Captain." Unlike Todd Anderson, Knox Overstreet and Pitts and Meeks, quite a few of my boys graduated from the youth system right into prison. They had however, been positively effected by this story when it was new.

[@NmDPlm31]

The fact about no joking around by Williams is disavowed by Ethan Hawke. I saw an interview with Ethan a few years back and he said that during filming, Robin Williams was always on, trying to make everyone laugh the whole time. As a new actor trying to prove he was serious about the craft, Ethan refused to laugh. He left the film thinking Robin didn’t like him because he wouldn’t succumb to his humorous charms. A few weeks later, Ethan received a phone call from Robin’s agent saying that Robin spoke very highly of him and that he was going to be something special. He became Ethan’s agent and remained so (up to the point of the interview.). That is a tremendous legacy for Robin.

[@waynezimmerman1950]

This is a really great bit of trivia from IMDB: At the premiere, Kurtwood Smith saw a family with the father domineering his son very much like his own character in the film. After the film Smith noticed the family leaving and saw that the father was crying.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

That’s powerful.

[@sydhamelin1265]

Really resonates with artists, creative types...and realistically how free thought and expression are met with so much resistance. I was lucky to have supportive parents who encouraged me to pursue my interests...music, theater, screenwriting, acting, all the performance stuff (ironic for an introvert).

[@pescadote64]

You’re wonderful, Shanelle. Welcome back-we’ve missed you. 😊 I realize it’s only been a month, but it seems like longer.

[@iteachlit]

@ShanelleRiccio I’m an English teacher. When Robin Williams died, thousands of people across the world stood on our desks for him.

[@rustincohle2135]

You can't see it in your reaction vid here but a clever bit of symbolism at the beginning of the film (where the students are walking in with the school flags @4:55), if you rewatch the scene, you'll notice how TRADITION was the first flag displayed by the boarding school and EXCELLENCE (being the "best you" you could be) was dead last. Great symbolism, subtext, direction and script!

[@thane9]

I was 17 when I saw this in the theater. I was openly bawling in front of my girlfriend the entire last half hour of the movie. It's a masterpiece and it changed me.

[@rakitoon]

Upon Neil's death, Todd tearing away from the group of boys and running-stumbling through the snow toward the lake, crying out the painful "NEIL!!!!" A barbaric YAWP. How's that for foreshadowing?

[@zachharris3040]

You might not be a fan of Charlie, oh my bad I mean Nuwanda, but I think he is probably the biggest advocate of Mr. Keating's philosophy. I think I always enjoyed Charlie's confidence and defiance. And he gives the group some edge and coolness, which balances things out. His best line though was probably when he told Todd that Neal's dead.

[@brandonwilliams957]

To me this movie isn't just about about the educators, but how they can instill a lifelong love of learning to their students.

[@jillfrancis5915]

Born and raised in Delaware. My dad and grandparents told me while it was being filmed ,there were spottings of Robin Williams around town. Eating in restaurants , shopping etc. It was a pretty big deal for everyone be because there isn't a lot of Hollywood comes to Delaware. The newspapers had stories about sightings of the actors. And everyone who got to meet Mr. Williams, (including some locals who were used as extras in the movie) said he was the nicest and most humble person. Always took the time to meet and talk with people who saw him.

[@gregtalley1601]

Me too. I went to an Episcopal church in Milford growing up and a guy from church was going to St. Andrews when it was being filmed. He's apparently an extra somewhere in the stairwell scene on move in day at the school, but I could never find him in the shot. I think it's still the only movie entirely filmed in Delaware. Fight Club was in discussions to be filmed here, but the banks complained because of the implications of the last scene and got it shut down from being filmed in Delaware. There's still a few Delaware references left in the movie.

[@ksattesahn]

We Delawareans now have Aubrey Plaza! I guess there’s a semi-famous politician from here as well.

[@cliffendicott7832]

I was 19 years old when I saw this at the theater. I'd had an English teacher in high school that had changed my life and who encouraged my writing, poetry and songwriting, and he had a habit of jumping up on his desk and then jumping from desk to desk as he drew us into some spirited discussion of some piece we had just read or that someone in the class had just written. He was, in many ways, just like Keating. At the end of the movie I was so deeply moved that I didn't talk to anyone the rest of the night, just deep in thought about it. And when Robin's life ended all I could think of was "O captain my captain" and what a gift he was to us all. I do believe his best performance was in Good Will Hunting, but nothing he ever did gutted me like this one.

[@Alcagaur1]

"It's the Dead Poets' Society, giving him a send-off." What makes the scene more powerful, for me, is that the standers include Spaz, with all his allergies and hang-ups, and Hopkins, who never took part willingly in any of Mr. Keating's 'art' but recognizes what the man was trying to do.

[@kyrosv1289]

Shanelle, you were talking over a key line, when Neil is asking Keating for advice to deal with his father. While crying Neil says, "Then, I'm trapped". Feeling trapped in a way only leaves one way out. I don't know if that is considered foreshadowing, but I consider it a big clue (i.e. a high risk of a possible development depending on the circumstances). You are the second reactor I have watched that does not seem to pay close attention to that conversation. Many reactors think this is a fun-to-watch lighthearted film and miss one of the main themes presented in this film (why do these kids suffer? especially Todd and Neil?). At least that is my interpretation just by your reaction sample here in KZbin.

[@No1Knows]

I'm shocked she noticed that Neil did himself in.

[@vorbis4860]

Thrilled you did this movie. Tell me you're going to watch Good Will Hunting too!

[@DarthChef]

That was a great reaction. My personal connection to this move; I graduated high school in 1991 and this movie had a big influence on me and many of my classmates during our last few years of high school because we had an AP English teacher who was a lot like Mr. Keating. He always wanted us to find our voice and wanted to develop us not only as students, but as free thinking young adults. It just so happened that our senior year was also the year he was retiring. Our valedictorian also loved and respected him and she devised a tribute to him. At the end of her graduation speech she talked about Mr. Morton and how much of a great teacher he was and when she said "Oh Captain, my Captain" many of us stood up in our chairs.

[@kingv1331]

We watched this film in my 7th grade class when it first came out on VHS. I was 13 and had an English teacher who was very like Mr. Keating. This movie made an immense impact on me, as did my English teacher. Unfortunately, we lost him in 1992. He would never live long enough to know the impact he had on so many lives.

[@danholmesfilm]

Please watch again now that you know where the story goes. The whole movie is much more impactful when you know the weight of the actual story and characters. A true masterpiece

[@marennicholson5444]

Yes, I know this school very well. This is St Andrew’s in Delaware which was not far from where I grew up. This was filmed when I was in middle school and a number of my classmates’ older brothers were attending St Andrews at the time and were extras during filming. Our whole community went to see it since it in our small town theater to see all the local boys. Of course we all left the theater bawling. This movie was always in the back of my mind when I went to boarding school a few years later.

[@peterschmidt4348]

Welcome back! 😊👍

[@soundguy78]

Yes! Great seeing you back, Shanelle! Missd you, amazing movie! Let's get it!!!😎🍷👀💕👍

[@GSErnie]

This is one of those movies that sticks with you after it is over. As you said, it's inspirational. Robin Williams was such a breath of fresh air in his role.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Original Screenplay.

[@fire12wife]

This movie came out during my freshman year of high school. My senior year, I had an incredible English teacher that was very much like Mr. Keating! He taught us to think FOR ourselves, to believe IN ourselves, and to always look at things from different perspectives. We all loved this teacher and dedicated our yearbook to him! I am still in contact with him, 31 years later! So many of the things I learned from him, I still live by, today! He was the best teacher I ever had! Carpe Diem! RIP, Robin Williams... If love could have saved you, you would've lived forever!

[@zatoichi1]

I saw this movie in the theater the fall of my senior year of high school. It was with my AP English class and one of the greatest teachers I ever had. She was inspirational to us all and it was so great she made sure we saw this film and it made the rest of the year in class so much more exciting with renewed interest in poetry and Shakespeare from all of us.

[@lauradawson7964]

I went to an all-girls boarding school in England during the 90s, and that is where I first saw this movie. In fact my friends and I watched it a lot (and enacted the last ‘O captain, my Captain’ scene a few times too). I’d always loved reading, but I think this movie encouraged me to explore poetry outside of the classroom and see what I enjoy (I like the Romantics, particularly Shelley). Such a beautifully shot, well-acted and impactful film. Definitely my favourite Robin Williams movie.

[@christiecakes014]

Not sure if this is included in the IMDB trivia, but there is a deleted scene of Todd and Neil practicing for Neil's audition down by the dock with Todd screaming the line "Yea, art thou there?" which is a really nice parallel to the scene where Todd is running down to the dock screaming Neil's name. Really wish they had left that scene in.

[@skivy5116]

i'm turning 18 this december, this movie has been my one of my all time favourites since i first watched it in march 2020. i was 15. i love everything about this movie, it truly is a big comfort for me. i do rewatch this 3-4 times a year, so yeah.

[@jeffkoenig7402]

I was also 15 when I first saw this, except that was in 1989 instead of 2020. So I can tell you from experience that if the film stuck with you when you saw it, it will stick with you forever. And if you're lucky, and if you've seized your share of days, you may find yourself nearing 50 watching or reading about this film impacting someone else, someone younger, someone who doesn't even exist yet but will then. I'll be worm food when that happens, so it will be up to you to validate and encourage them, to remind them that life is short and that every moment is an opportunity, right up until the day we run out of moments, if we only remember one thing: Carpe Diem.

[@Smido83]

Oh Captain! My Captain! ... This szene gets me every time!

[@danielkarlsson258]

"Carpe diem" and "Oh, captain, my captain" became sooo household because of this.

[@Malryth]

Another great reaction from Shanelle! It's great that you're back once again! Oh I started to think you'd tear up near the end of this...especially when you proclaimed you played Puck yourself and knowing how it all turned out in this movie. I always think this is a movie all teachers and students should watch at least once. Back when it was new, after it was released there were a lot of people wearing Capre Diem t-shirts during the Summer of 1989.

[@philiphamel8504]

Oh my God, this is my favorite Robin Williams movie of ALL time. I watch this every year in honor of Mr. Williams

[@seanfeehly6206]

r.i.p. robin

[@hackapump]

An aside: My mother was a highschool teacher, and I remember her telling me the story of when she and a class of students went to see this movie. There was one guy in the class who was inexplicably upset after the movie, for all the wrong reasons: He was very disturbed by how the students were inspired to break with conformity. My mother came to the conclusion that the guy was a Neil without even knowing it. At least yet. And I’m still not quite sure which is the more heartbreaking story here…

[@ShanelleRiccio]

woah 😢😢

[@johnw8578]

Yes, I had a teacher who argued that William's character was the villain of the movie. I disagreed.

[@hackapump]

If feel the subtext is about Todd, played pretty damn brilliantly by a very young Ethan Hawke in his first role. He’s in the exact same situation as Neil except he hasn’t provoked it like Neil has. Yet. Which is why he reacts the most violently at the news of Neil's death out of all the boys. He’s the one who fully understands that the father (in effect) killed his son. And he’s fully aware that the same ultimate choice awaits him, if he should fall in love with the wrong thing to do with his life. By the way, I recommend listening to Hawke speak of his time with Robin Williams. He seems to have had his own real life Captain experience on that set.

[@jasonbeatty831]

Not Ethan Hawkes' first role. I think, and I may be wrong but that would go to Explorers.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

@@jasonbeatty831 *Explorers* (1985) featured the film debuts of both Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. *Dead Poets Society* (1989) was Ethan's second movie role.

[@hackapump]

Oh, I stand corrected then. I was probably fooled by Ethan Hawke himself speaking about this movie as if it was his first.

[@jasonbeatty831]

@@hackapump watch explorers, you'd probably really like it, its kind of as if Goonies in space!

[@hackapump]

@@jasonbeatty831 Thanks for the tip, I'll try to catch it.

[@geoffreyjackson3309]

I was a senior in high school when this came out. Even more powerful than you can imagine. A year later Robin Williams did a movie called Awakenings that you might also like.

[@DSGodiva]

The sound that came out of my mouth when I saw you had reacted to this! Such a beautiful, powerful movie. I know others have commented on the fact that not all the boys stood up at the end, which I felt was important and realistic, but I particularly love that the kid who wrote the "cat sat on the mat" poem did. Even though he brushed off what Keating was trying to say for most of the film, he "got it" in the end.

[@jarrodking6027]

So Happy to see you back posting! You're definitely my favorite reactor and you were missed. Hope you had a chance to de-stress on your break and welcome back! We Love YOU!!!

[@stevenjohnvasquez9112]

Loved your reactions to this one! This is one of my all time favorite films and Robin Williams performances! I was in the beginning of high school around the time the film hit theaters and I fell in love with it. Later during my junior year of high school the school deemed it worthy to play for the students because of it’s story, the subject matter of free thinking and a love of literature and poetry as well as the seriousness of the subject matter of the character of Neil. They set up televisions in the auditorium in the theater department and students could come in and see the film at certain times throughout the day. At the time I was friendly with this girl in my Journalism class where I was the illustrator on the school paper and she was a reporter and I flirted with her INCESSANTLY (for some reason or another she actually flirted back! 🙃😂). I had already seen the film in theater and home video but she hadn’t and we sat together in the auditorium the afternoon of that all day showing and whenever the film focused on the character Knox’ pursuit of that girl Chris, she’d lean over to me and whisper, “That’s YOU!” When she finally reciprocated Knox’ feelings back to him, I leaned over to her and whispered, “That’s YOU!”, and kissed her cheek! 😂

[@chrisedwards7095]

I'm impressed with how much that looked like New England. Suggestion - Mr. Holland's Opus

[@aaronhusk]

When this came out, I was 16. I saw it in the theatre with my family and was amazed by it.

[@charlier711]

Thanks for reviewing this Shanelle. I saw this when it first came out and Carpe Diem was on everyone's graduation hat that year. It completely changed the way I thought of Robin. I had previously thought him a brilliant comic with a remarkable intellect. This movie showed me was so much more - an empathetic man who saw humans as complex and wonderful. Ethan Hawke and some others on the set said they could see signs of Robin's mental health problem even back then. He definitely gave us his verse and we are all grateful. RIP Captain.

[@vidvicious]

I was in 7th grade when I first saw it. It was part of a drama class that not coincidentally was taught by my English teacher. The last scene still hits me every time.

[@livithecow]

Thank you so much for reacting to this! It is my favourite movie you made my week thank you💙

[@bridgethegapreactions]

You're back!!! I've watched your Blazing Saddles reaction more than once in the meantime. Looking forward to this one

[@christianjohnson6451]

This movie is such an inspiration to me as wanting to pursue an art career to finally try in my 30s. What a beautiful message

[@AngelaSealana]

At my high school, the English teachers would all nominate students to be inducted into an organization called the Dead Poets Society, which met 1x year at an historic home where one of the teachers lived. She cooked dinner for us and then we went upstairs to the attic and had a candlelight induction ceremony. We'd spend the rest of the night in the sitting room, reading poetry aloud. When that teacher needed to sell the house, another teacher at the school bought it so that the tradition could continue.

[@bekahswanson]

Aww that’s so cool!!

[@jamesjay6642]

In the DVD extras most of the main cast were interviewed years after the film was released and asked what part it had played in their careers. Kurtwood Smith said when he went to the premiere one of his male friends sat next to him and it so happened that he had a relationship with his son that mirrored the one he had played, he loved his son but in the wrong way etc. When the lights came up Smiths friend was sobbing. He'd recognised his relationship with his son and how it had gone wrong and from that day on he changed it. Smith said that's why I do what I do, this acting thing can and does change lives.

[@KingCorbinCosmos]

Glad you’re back! You’re so talented, can’t wait for your channel to reach a million subs! We’ll all be here supporting you until then

[@jmwild1]

Fisher King was a tour de force for Williams (and Bridges). My favorite Robin Williams film.

[@jablesboogley]

first time I saw this movie was in my freshman English class. She showed it in the middle of the poetry portion of the class before we had to write anything of our own. She was a great teacher, had her again my senior year, and it took me until a couple years out of high school to realize how great she actually was

[@eugeneoman]

This movie was released when I was a senior in college. I related to the prep school setting, as I attended an all-boy high school (Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx.) A masterpiece of a film. I loved your reaction. Keep up the good work, and RIP Robin Williams.😢

[@michaellueneburg2261]

Welcome back! Saw this in theaters the summer before my sophomore year of high school. It had quite an impact on me! Re-watched it many times. Still love it!

[@kelvinsmith4381]

Great reaction, Shanelle - so glad you are back from your break. Love your insights into the films and enjoy your trivia section, no one else I've watched on YT does this. You've probably already seen "Good Morning Vietnam" with Robbin Williams, but if you haven't. It's well worth a watch. Recently caught up on your live broadcast so know that you have enough movies to go through for the next few years, there were some great movies suggested, can't wait to see your reactions..

[@TheJamieRamone]

17:19 - "He sure carped that diem..." LOL!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@reddwarf9422]

Saw this in the theater with my sister. We bawled all the way home lol

[@frugalseverin2282]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us about this film. I'm very glad to have you back. One funny note, in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Willow tells Buffy that she taught her the meaning of Carpe Diem. Buffy having forgotten replies, "Fish of the day?" What she had said was live for today because tomorrow you might be dead. Willow's sincere reply was, "That's really nice." It was the 1st episode.

[@amwfan88]

I was 13 when I first saw Dead Poets Society. One of my teachers showed it to us in a class (I can't remember which one). Even back then, I loved this movie. I rewatched it again tonight for the first time since college, and now I think I connect with it more. I ended up as a writer myself (journalist/newspaper reporter) and Keating's words just have so much more meaning for me now. It's also a great message for parents to not dictate their children's futures and to support them in their interests.

[@1RottenJon]

So good to have you back in my feed!

[@TheHersheyr]

Everyone is a poet and writer in there own way. Few dare to put it pen to paper, even fewer let others see what they wrote.

[@mattdellarosa7365]

Yay!!Shanelle is back! That was too long of a wait Shanelle. Welcome back. And great movie. You'll love it.

[@miahconnor81jc]

One of my most formative films, in the sense that I feel as if it really changed my outlook on life. Robin Williams was my hero from the moment he walked across the classroom and out again and told them to follow. And the death scene, oh my god, I knew you would loose it at this one. Thank you so much for crying along with me!! I love that you reacted to this most amazing piece and thank you. 🥰

[@sambelding9598]

This reaction was amazing!!!! I love your videos so much. Dead Poets Society means so much to me- my parents first showed it to me a few years ago and it absolutely flipped my whole world upside down. I started writing poetry and plays, I stopped caring about other people's opinions of me, and I really internalized the message of carpe diem. I really stopped caring so much about academic success and started focusing on finding actual joy and passion in my life. I also adore Robin Williams and I have been dreaming of having a Mr. Keating of my own, and I actually think I just got one!! I have this amazing professor this year that has such Mr. Keating energy and it is such a gift. Also, as a theatre kid and major Shakespeare fan with some fun little mental health issues, Neil is a veeeerry relatable character. And!!! Omg, Todd and Neil are absolutely in love with each other and I will die on that hill. (their literal first interaction is neil saying hey i heard we're gonna be roomates. AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES) Honestly, everything about this movie is perfect and moving. I'm so glad you loved it too!!! :)

[@charlesc7950]

Saw it in the theater. I remember being so moved when Todd stands on the desk that I couldn't draw a breath until the credits rolled.

[@jesterforhire]

Loved your reaction! I was one of the ones surprised that you missed Ethan Hawke as Todd. 😳😂😂😂Today watching your reaction really hit me in the feels. I’m a peer of Neil and Todd’s and the rest of the boys…born in 1970 in Seattle and I also was in the same play…I was an elf I think, with Puck. Summerstock…6 plays in nine weeks. I felt so bad seeing you so happy right up until the point Neil started sitting at the desk at the end…as this ending is PROFOUND. I saw this not long after it came out…I’m not sure where, but I’ve always loved it. I really think you will love The Fisher King…and it has a different type of ending. Robin is so good and it is also one of his own favorite movies. I think if you react to it, that maybe some other reactors will as well. It needs to be seen! All my love to you from Seattle, WA! This 52 yr old and her fiancé really enjoy your sass. Keep up the good work! And don’t be a stranger. 💜💕💜

[@ShanelleRiccio]

why was I so surprised by that ending?! haha this couldnt have ended well -- thanks for watching! Appreciate you!

[@hackapump]

@@ShanelleRiccio Don’t feel too bad about not recognising Ethan Hawke. He recently told a story about watching this with his kids, and his son asking him two thirds into the movie ”so Dad, when are you supposed to show up?”

[@zatoichi1]

@@ShanelleRiccio I second the motion for The Fisher King. Robin Williams in a film by the great Terry Gilliam. Such a great combination of wild comedic film geniuses.

[@hackapump]

@@zatoichi1 Yes! The Fisher King is one of my favourite movies. Both extremely funny and extremely moving. Was Robin Williams ever better in a movie role? I feel he was born for that role. (Jeff Bridges was great in it too of course. And Amanda Plummer and Mercedes Ruehl - I think she got an Oscar for that role?)

[@jimwright4163]

I saw this in the cinema one afternoon when it came out. It had a profound effect on me, and still does.

[@charityhenrie343]

I found this channel a few weeks ago and now you're one of my favorite reactors, glad you're back

[@djgrant8761]

The Scots College an all-boys private school in Sydney’s Bellevue Hill was an inspiration for this film. Peter Weir (pronounced Weer) was an old boy and the uniforms are based on the Scots College uniform. In the film the strictness and discipline holds a similar feeling for those of us who attended Scots. The corporal punishment scene shows the principal Norman Lloyd using a paddle but the form of corporal punishment at Scots up to about the end of 1994 was a stick of bamboo. In 1994 Scots College performed Dead Poets Society on the stage with drama teacher Jeremy Godwin playing the role of Mr. Keating and student Pratal Raj played Neil Perry.

[@bdtrauma01]

this vid came across my feed and I couldn't help but watch it... this film as well as Good Will Hunting was and is what watching a 'great' movie is all about. I've seen both of them too many times to count and every time it evokes the same (if not more) emotional response. Thanks for sharing your watch and giving us all a smile (and cry again).

[@marcusobrien9355]

welcome back! we missed you!

[@kaztouch1]

Welcome back Shanelle. I have so missed you.

[@NoCampDad]

As usual, my favorite KZbin star. Glad you're back from a well deserved break.

[@danholmesfilm]

Great to have you back 😊

[@kaztouch1]

Welcome back my love. I’ve missed you. You haven’t lost your touch.

[@TheMarcHicks]

So awesome to see you back, Shanelle. I've missed you!

[@darrinfi3716]

This came out when I was 18, and had a profound effect on my life.

[@tfpp1]

Knowing how Robin Williams went out, and knowing the plot of this movie with one of the characters, and knowing how he played Puck, and then knowing that YOU, Shan, also have played Puck . . . this reactions hits ME differently than any other. 😢 29:03 - Also, if I remember correctly, this was Ethan Hawke's debut film role.

[@liambatson4185]

I actually attended the school where this was filmed. Definitely gives off a New England vibe at times, despite not being there. This movie holds a very special place for most of us who have gone to the school,

[@protoculturematrix4369]

Glad you're finally back

[@vinniemoran7362]

Peter Weir - one of the greatest directors to grace the world of cinema. Thanks so much for choosing this film. :)

[@quixote6942]

This Movie reminded me of one of Mr. William's Early Dramatic Movies, "The World according to Garp" another Masterpiece!

[@ichrispy1]

God Damnit! I love watching movies with you! Your emotion is so genuine and it helps me re-live the emotion and the amazing moments in movies like this!

[@maryengleman7560]

I had a college professor whose name was Mr. Williams. In Western Civ. class, he made me stand on a desk to observe the fall of the Roman Empire. Carpe Diem was his favorite saying! Foreshadowing is everything.

[@Kasino80]

Notice how in the first class they have, Cameron is the first to exit the class to follow Keating, later on when they stand on his desk, Charlie and Neil are the first to rise, and Cameron is dragging. Also, my abolute favorite moment in the movie, is a barely perceptible piece of acting: when Hopkins gives his "cat poem" he's so cocky and plays to his buddy behind him, but when Keating calls him out for being ordinary, he instantly regrets it. You can see it in the actor's demeanor. He gets deflated of his BA attitude, and looks like he feels like he disappointed Keating. Brilliant acting.

[@chrishare9858]

This movie came out right as I was graduating from high school and it spoke to me very profoundly and gave me the courage to follow my passion instead of doing what was safe.

[@arraymac227]

Williams whistling into the room, I get a whole 'V for Vendetta' flash forward.

[@jonasfermefors]

Peter Weir is a great director. If you haven't seen Witness (1985) or The Truman Show (1998) then they should definitely be on your watchlist. I have a feeling Mona Lisa Smile took some inspiration from Dead Poets Society, but I don't know that for a fact - both are very good but for me this one is just a tad better.