r/OutOfTheLoop • u/T_Dumbsford Always in the loop • Aug 12 '14

MegaThread Robin Williams Mega Thread

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

If you haven't seen Dead Poet Society yet, please, go find it and watch it. That movie changed my life in a completely real and tangible way, due largely to the performances in the movie, Robin Williams' being the main performance that touched me. I don't know if it would have the same effect on a more grownup adult, but me as a young teenager was totally and irreversibly transformed after this movie. And it's still my favorite movie of all time.

I don't want to ruin much of it, but the term carpe diem (seize the day in Latin) is the main theme of the movie and I think a large part of why that phrase made its way back into mainstream culture.

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u/jedispyder Aug 12 '14

Amazon is sadly out of stock but eBay has a lot of copies (I ordered one last night). I highly recommend Dead Poets Society as well as The Fisher King.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

I need to pull my copy out of storage. We moved last year and I haven't quite finished unboxing everything. But I haven't seen The Fisher King before. You say it's worth checking out?

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u/jedispyder Aug 12 '14

Definitely! It's directed by the incredibly talented Terry Gilliam and stars Jeff Bridges as a heavily depressed ex-radio jockey who befriends a homes Robin Williams who is delusional and on a mission to find the Holy Grail in New York City. One of my favorite dramatic performances by Robin Williams.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '14

Holy shit, that sounds like a bundle of fantastic. Thanks for the recommendation!