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Hi Finn! This is Ania, my other blog is gone 😢 so I started this one! Just wanted to say hi!

Hi!! Sorry about your blog, I’ll follow this one 😊

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hii, you seem pretty cool, and I was wondering if you were up for being friends like nothing much, just talking about mutual interests and ofc dead poets society. No problem if you aren't open to it tho :)

Hi! Absolutely! My dms are always open 😊

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Hey! List five things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox of the last ten people who liked or reblogged something from you. (no pressure :))

5 things that make me happy

1. Dps but especially dps tumblr + my mutuals

2. Taylor Swift (Basic but I don’t care)

3. Poetry

4. Films and media in general I guess

5. My colour coordinated bookmarking system for my beat up copy of The Secret History (which I still haven’t finished)

This was fun, thank you!

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“My favourite film is Dead Poets Society” ok then kiss me mf

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DPS: “Tortured Lovers”

I saw someone the other day say that Todd and Knox are both tortured lovers and I found that super interesting. I don’t think it’s a reach at all, I think they both represent the spectrum of love and heartbreak with their own respective relationships.

I think Knox and Todd both start out quite similarly in that they are both in love with someone they can’t have. Knox was in love with Chris who had a boyfriend and no real interest in him. Todd was in love with Neil which was doomed to fail one way or another.

They were both tortured for the exact same reason, they couldn’t be with the person they loved but I think they also represent the different kinds of tortured lovers if that even makes sense. They both start the film enamoured and eventually form relationships (one cannon, one heavily implied) and they behave similarly. Todd and Knox are mutually tortured lovers, both resorting to pining and hoping. But their biggest split is during the play.

The play, obviously, changes the entire film. Knox gets the girl, whilst Todd still watches and ultimately, Neil kills himself. Both of their relationships end so differently but they’re still tied together by the title of “tortured lovers”. Todd has to live without Neil, but Knox has to be with Chris quietly.

I just want to take a moment to kind of highlight Knox secretly being with Chris because even though it’s only a short clip of them together, it reminds me vaguely of Neil and Todd - the prospect of hiding away behind a crowd with the person you love so you don’t face negativity.

In a way, Knox and Todd remain as tortured lovers throughout the entire film but with entirely different endings to their stories. I think that just goes to show how succinct the film is in capturing all angles of love under one umbrella.

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I posted this as a reblog with the original post but for some reason Tumblr crashed and deleted it so if the op sees this, hello thank you, this is dedicated to your post.

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Neil’s dead btw

WHICH ONE OF YOU WROTE THIS

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what they say: im fine

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.

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me n the moots passing around posts like it's a blunt

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I can’t remember if I’ve already done an introduction but I’m going to do one anyway.

hi, my name is Finn, my pronouns are he/him and I’m bi! I’m a minor so don’t be weird I guess. I’m from England but I live in Australia, I have no idea how American year levels work but I’m in year 11.

My main interests are dps (obviously), Taylor Swift, poetry, and Hozier - I have a lot more but I won’t lie them because I’m lazy.

some random fun facts because I’m running out of things to say:

- I’ve been in the dps fandom since 2020

- I analyse dps to one of my friends and that’s where I got the idea to make this blog

- I have a purple belt in Karate Jitsu and I’m also an instructor

- My absolute dream job is being an English teacher (to nobody’s surprise)

- My favourite colour is green

that’s all from me, have a lovely day/night

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Thanks for the tag @hopelessromantic1289

I tried to make it somewhat reminiscent of me (my irls can confirm or deny)

no pressure tags: @i-am-in-love-with-todd-anderson @neil-kinnie @neil-perrys-suicidal-tendencies @chrisginny @thatdumbgoth @prettymuchborin @taypoets @basicallylilballofbat and anyone else who’s interested

saw this tag game going around and wanted to start my own chain <3

create your own here

no pressure tags: @octaviasdread @desire-mona @gayfandomnerd225 @mayfieldss @i-am-in-love-with-todd-anderson @pinksnail55 @flaming-green @taypoets @loveshotzz

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I kind of want to be your friend

😘.

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i have gaslit myself so much into thinking that Neil’s death didn’t happen and that Anderperry is actually cannon that i read a cannon-compliant fic and said “nuh uh”

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you seem really cool

why thank you

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"This is my fancast for a live action tangled" "this is who I think should be Rapunzel!" Ethan Hawke as Rapunzel, Robert Sean Leanord as Eugene Fitzherbert END OF DISCUSSION

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this is kind of a random post but i just wanted to say that i am forever thankful for dps and the entire beautiful community it has led me to. all my mutuals are absolutely amazing and i couldn’t have asked for a better experience on this platform! 🤍🤍

(you guys are seriously all so wonderful!!)

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compelled to ask! how did you get into dps? i very recently fell in due to watching it in a class and being enamoured with the loveliness (and sadness!) of it, so i’m wondering how you fell in love w the film? also wondering if you’ve read the novelisation? contemplating getting it, and curious if its any good, thank you! 🕺

can I just take a moment to say how beautifully worded this ask is omg!

honestly, in 2020 this girl I was best friends with (she ended up being awful so we aren’t friends anymore haha) told me about it and she came over and we watched it. I absolutely loved it the first time but I don’t think I was mature enough to properly appreciate it for what it is.

after a few months I fell a little out of love with it. don’t get me wrong, it never stopped being my favourite film, I just didn’t watch it or really engage with it as much. last year I made a poetry blog and that’s kind of where I re-introduced myself to the film and I remembered how beautiful it is and eventually in January this year I made this blog hehe!

I haven’t actually read the book (don’t hate me dps tumblr 😭) but I’ve heard mixed things. a lot of people say it’s really good so I’d say if you’re interested, the book might be a fun read.

yippee thanks for the ask 🤭

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ok so the only two scenes where we see Neil crying are in the comfort of Keating’s office and (a little bit) right before his death in the room with his father. Keating’s office is evidently the only place Neil felt safe as it’s where he went throughout the film to find comfort. So is it far fetched for me to say that the only places Neil found comfort were with Mr. Keating and in death?