i edited this mainly for myself cause i love this videos of "studying with (insert fictional character)" aaand i wanted one with neil (not because i procastinated actually studying) but i thought i could share it in case anyone wants to use it :)
two years later i still get comments from time to time asking for another video, and since i found this one mid-edited (i got angry at my computer not running davinci lmao) i finished it and it's now posted!
in case anyone here is interested: Todd's version :)
this was the painting shown in the first few seconds of dead poets society, and i can't help but notice that the boy in the middle looks almost exactly like neil
maybe i'm overanalyzing this but this could be and a hint towards what happens in the last few minutes of the movie
everyone has their eyes open and are looking towards the same thing, but the boy in the middle has his head turned down and his eyes closed, showing that he's probably burdened by something and this kinda symbolizes neil's fate
what they mean: there's a deleted scene from dps where todd reads a poem in the cave for the first time, fully confident in his abilities. he's breaking out of his shell and has found his voice thanks to the poets, thanks to neil. this scene was supposed to be shown in between the cuts of neil's suicide, followed by a scene of the poets dancing and reciting poetry with mr. keating by a frozen waterfall. todd gains his voice at the exact same moment neil loses his forever. what the fuck. todd and the poets celebrate their life while neil loses his.
Tagged by @ratboywinter, takk Iga! This whole list could easily be Bears in Trees but I'll limit myself to one song from them
How to Build an Ocean: Instructions - yeah ok I lied it's the whole new album, in my defense it's real fucking good. I Can't See Anything I don't Like about You, Henry Says, and Tai Chi with My Dad are my absolute faves from it atm
too many to choose from aaaa okay this is going to be in no particular order because choosing AND ordering is too difficult
1. key - C418 (iykyk)
2. end of the beginning - djo
3. echoes - pink floyd
4. twenty one pilots (any, all)
5. your favourite coat, tai chi with my dad, all you get is confetti, injured crow etc etc I am not choosing only one bears in trees full stop
tagging @sirsnortsalot @bingbongifuckedurmom @startingfires @kajovi @beeisnothere @izdoesntexist @ineffable-hubbiewubbies -- no pressure to do it, and anyone else who wants to, feel free to join :]
i'm trying to learn finnish so i've been listening to a lot of finnish songs, as well as been obsessed with Chappell Roan, so the list it's a bit different than normally, let's see
The biggest clue M. L. Rio gives us to what actually happened at the end of 'If We Were Villains' isn't Pericles, allow me to elaborate:
Spoilers for 'If We Were Villains' by M.L. Rio below, obviously.
So, everyone talks about the Pericles symbolism and that being proof that James is alive, but I think there's stronger proof elsewhere. In the epilogue, when Oliver is told that James is dead, Filippa is said to have "a copy of Winter’s Tale open in her lap" (351).
If you haven't read The Winter's Tale, that's okay, it is a strange play. (Despite it being, in my opinion, Shakespeare's most explicitly sapphic play!!). But anyway, a key aspect of the plot is that a character everyone thinks is dead comes back to life at the end. I'll explain further:
So, in act three, scene two, a character named Hermione is said to have died after being accused of a crime she didn't commit. The audience sees her pass out, and she's carried offstage where it is said she died.
Hermione was accused of adultery and treason, and the person she was accused of cheating with, Polixenes, escapes before he can be killed for this crime with an advisor named CAMILLO — aka the same name as the gang's fight coordinator who knew James well / became Fillippa's fiancé.
Now, in the very last scene of the play, all the remaining characters gather back together including Camillo, as well as Leontes, the man who caused Hermione to "die," and who was consumed by grief and regret for the actions he took that lead to her death. Miraculously, during this scene, a friend of Hermione's named Paulina reveals that through Leontes's remorse and the resolution of this whole plot, Hermione is miraculously able to come back to life. It's unclear if this is through magic or if Hermione was just hiding out with Paulina all this time and now is able to return to her husband (booooo). She falls into Leontes's arms and everyone is happy again. This is a super weird plot point and doesn't make a lot of sense, but it does speak to the possibility of James being alive!
Interestingly, from that scene, there's also this line: "Bequeath to death your numbness, for from him / Dear life redeems you." - Winter's Tale, V.iii.1280129. To me, this line can easily be applied to James's guilt and reason for theoretically committing suicide. Is James able to find redemption through dying and then coming back to life?
I think the name Camillo is the strongest connection here - there's no way it's accidental. Additionally, this might be a reach, but Winter's Tale is only mentioned one other time in the book, on page 94 when present day-Fillipa mentions, "Frederick wants to branch out and try Winter’s Tale, but Gwendolyn’s insisting on Othello.” The comparison of these two plays seems deliberate - they aren't in the same genre, so they're an odd two plays to be choosing between for the fourth years. However, there is a KEY comparison between the two: they both involve husbands becoming convinced that their wives are being unfaithful, and they both involve said husbands killing their wives—the only difference is that in The Winter's Tale, Hermione comes back to life. Desdemona doesn't. Is M. L. Rio making a sneaky reference to the two possible interpretations of her ending here? Sort of presenting the reader with a choice of what interpretation they chose to believe?
