Watched October 6, 2025 on plane from LA to NY
sports is a chance for other people to push us to excel
Suck the marrow out of life - thoreau
I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world - whitman
Dead poets society reminded me of the eternal lesson to appreciate art for how it portrays humanity’s soul, how it keeps us going and gives us joie de vivre. It encouraged me to think for myself rather than looking to others to shape my opinion, and to be the bold person to take a stand and vouch for strange, anti-establishment beliefs. That scene where john keating brings thomas anderson out of his shell is so powerful! And neil is a beautiful creature full of so much passion and i felt so sad he felt caught in a hard place and made the choice he did. The dark academia vibes are elite - it really defines the genre and just after having read secret history, i can better see this world.