Carla Jean’s mother is also identified as the performer who feels as if she belongs in another movie.
Tracking technology, Wells’s search logic, a digital deer, and the transponder hidden among one-dollar bills draw minor objections.
The script supplies too many contenders for a single settled best quote, led by the coin dialogue, Ellis on vanity, and Chigurh’s rule question.
The ten-episode remake is rejected; joking alternatives focus on Carla Jean’s mother or Chigurh’s domestic life.
The main question is how many people Chigurh has killed, with a rough guess above 500, followed by concern about the absence of a larger tactical response.
Javier Bardem / Anton Chigurh wins two ballots to Tommy Lee Jones / Ed Tom Bell’s one.
Roger Ebert rated Dead Poets Society two out of four stars and wrote a largely negative review.
The ending, Todd’s improvised poem, Keating’s first carpe diem lesson, ripping pages from the poetry text, Shakespeare voices, the conformity walk, the desk-set friendship, the first cave meeting, and the aftermath of Neil’s death are nominated; “O Captain! My Captain!” wins.
The villains, parent-child conflict, young Ethan Hawke, nuanced teachers, identification with the students, the play-to-suicide sequence, boarding-school setting, poetry, camaraderie, Converse, and the cast’s later careers age best.
Paddling, parental passivity, the suicide’s modern reception, a deleted friendship scene, the entire Knox-and-Chris plot, and the cave snacks age worst.
Dustin Hoffman, Mel Gibson, and Liam Neeson were earlier John Keating possibilities; River Phoenix wanted Neil, Sam Rockwell auditioned for Charlie, and Lara Flynn Boyle’s role was removed.
Mr. Perry wins over Cameron, Charlie Dalton, and Headmaster Nolan.
