Line #17 Heartwarming/DeadPoetsSociety


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2	* Basically all of Neil's actions towards Todd. Neil's faced with a new, horribly shy roommate who struggles to make any conversation and rebuffs Neil's attempts to be friendly. It would be easy to ignore him, (or even worse bully him as an easy target) but instead, Neil does everything he can to include Todd: bringing him into his friend group, inviting him to be part of the Dead Poets Society and convincing his friends to let Todd not read because he's so shy, understanding how scared he is, and coaxing him to open up. It clearly means the world to Todd, who is implied to have received very little support or encouragement before, and grows steadily happier.
3	--> '''Todd:''' "The point is that there's nothing you can do about it, so you can just butt out. I can take care of myself just fine. All right?"
4	--> '''Neil:''' "No."
5	--> '''Todd:''' "What do you mean 'no'?"
6	--> '''Neil:''' (smiling) ''"No."''
7	* Mr. Keating helping Todd overcome his anxiety by helping him make up a poem on the spot that impresses the entire class. "Don't you forget this" indeed.
8	** Neil looking over-awed and touched by the poem. As noted above, he's spent much of the movie encouraging Todd, and it's beautiful to see his faith in his friend vindicated.
9	* Also between Neil and Todd: the "world's first unmanned flying desk-set" scene is, quite possibly, the most convincing instance of the PowerOfFriendship to ever grace the screen.
10	* The whole Dead Poets Society gently waking up Todd and gathering around to specifically support him after [[spoiler: Neil's suicide]].
11	* Charlie [[spoiler: refusing to turn on Keating and punching Cameron when he betrays the Society. Charlie may be reckless, but he has loyalty in spades.]]
12	** A small moment in the same scene: [[spoiler: When Cameron claims that Neil was manipulated by Keating, ''[[BewareTheQuietOnes Todd]]'' is the one to yell at him, asserting that Neil loved acting and wasn't forced into anything, defending both his teacher and his best friend's memory.]]
13	* In a deleted scene that takes place after [[spoiler: Neil's suicide]], [=McAllister=] meets with Keating, pours the both of them some tea with liquor, and assures Keating it wasn't his fault.
14	** The last we see of [=McAllister=] is him teaching his Latin class. However, unlike the start of the film when he's monotonously lecturing students in the classroom, he's taken some boys ''outside'' and is using Latin to describe the world around them. It's a tiny, subtle moment, but it's proof that Keating's ideas and impact will never be truly gone.
15	* The final scene, as Keating [[spoiler: retrieves his gear after being drummed out as a dangerous radical, when Todd and Knox call out [[OneLinerEcho "O Captain! My Captain!"]] The rest of his former students silently stand on their desks in solidarity with them one by one.]]
16	** The simple fact that Todd, the [[TheQuietOne quietest]], [[ShrinkingViolet shyest]] member, started it in the first place, shows just how much Neil and Keating helped him.
17	** They're even joined by students who weren't in the Society, including the nerdy ill boy and the guy who reluctantly mumbled through the 'poetry and football' scene, showing just how much impact Keating had on the whole class.
18	* Ethan Hawke was ''very'' serious on set because he wanted to do a good job in this movie; he actually took it so seriously that he wouldn't laugh at Creator/RobinWilliams' jokes. Due to this, he ended up worrying that he'd made a bad impression. Then, after the film was done, he got a call from Robin's agent. Robin recommended him!

Context Heartwarming / DeadPoetsSociety