#dead poets

[diariodeunrincondemi]

The thing with Cameron is that he represents tradition and we can see that at the beginning of the movie, during the opening ceremony to welcome the new school year, carrying the banner that reads "Tradition", while Knox carries the banner of "Discipline" and, although I'm not sure, I think is Neil the one who carries the banner of "Excellence".

So, since the very beginning, the story is telling us about Cameron's character and his alignment with tradition and thus, the institutions and the status quo. And I don't think that he is a bad person per se just because of it, but he never understood the rest of the boys and their curiosity for exploring new things and finding their voices and that is the reason why he confesses everything to the school after Neil's death, breaking some kind of unwritten code between the boys.

The system crushes them, but instead of trying to reveal in his own way like the rest of the boys, Cameron decides to align himself with the institution, the tradition and the status quo that led to Neil's death.

thinking about richard cameron and literally near tears.

the other poets don’t (at least i chose to believe for my own mental health) intentionally leave him out. i just think when your in a big group like that it’s easy to get left out.

what that thing? “there’s always a duo within a trio”?

i don’t think they leave him out or push him aside on purpose. i just think including cameron, who’s a bit odd, a bit of a kiss ass, isn’t on the top of their priority list.

And to add on to that— i don’t think cameron puts himself on the outskirts bc be thinks himself better. i think if you really watch the movie critically you see him wanting to be included at every turn.

he goofs off with the boys at dinner, he goes to the meetings even though he thinks them dangerous, he helps them study (idk about you but i have NEVER helped someone i didn’t like study..)

the poets don’t intentionally leave him out but they don’t make concentrated effort to bring him in. it’s no wonder when the group he’s never felt fully a part of disintegrates, he’s the first person to offer a tell all.

he wasn’t a terrible person plotting against them from the beginning. he was a 17 year old kid looking for approval from his peers.

he wanted what we all want, community, and i think it’s exponentially tragic that he never got it.

[littlemistersunshine]

why did this take me two hours someone confiscate my phone😭😭

[diariodeunrincondemi]

The reason why I love (and obsess over) Dead Poets Society so much is not because I wanted to be a teen boy in the late 50's attending a boarding school, but because I wanted what those seven boys had: a real, honest and loyal friendship, trying to live their lives and hopes to the fullest; and navigating through girlhood with people that accepted and loved me.

I was so in love with Neil, because I could relate to Todd so much: his anxiety, his insecurities and fear of being judged, his loneliness.

[notsoalivepoet]

The urge to draw au where Neil survived the attempt and became doctor, then met Todd again by some lucky chance and they live their happy life together YK WHAT IM GONNA DRAW THAT NOW.

[charlie-why-do-they-swoon]

Omg yes. Neil braiding their daughter's hair while Todd crouches in the dirt with their son to look at bugs.

neil was meant to be a girldad and todd was meant to have a weird little boy (that is also a clone of himself)

[i-cant-think-of-anything-to-say]

I HATE MR. PERRY MORE THAN ANYTHING

[lino4ever]

he is so pretty that i want to cry

[chaossdreaming]

i don't even know if people ship todd × charlie post neil death anymore but i have a WIP from two years ago that i don't know what do with LOL

[sjk0500]

todd only dared to stand up for something of his own accord once everyone who’d stood up for him had gone

[cheezy-whizz]

[ithinkthereforeidread]

— “suddenly it’s december”, margaux paul

[got-the-cheese-touch]

medicine

law

business

engineering.

these are all noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

but poetry,

beauty,

romance,

love,

these are what we stay alive for.

happy aniversary dead poets society. you make me bawl like a little baby every time.

[unfortunately-lilith]

i present to you, one of my favorite pinterest comments.

[cowboylexapro]

neil’s name in todd’s phone: Neil (Boyfriend)

reason: sometimes he forgets neil is his boyfriend

todd’s name in neil’s phone: boyfie toddles 🥰😚🤗💕🫶🤟💗😘

reason: todd is neil’s boyfie toddles (according to him)

[joytri]

Neil said, "I was good. I was really good."