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DEAD POETS SOCIETY 6 страница
KEATING
Just when you think you know something,
you have to look at it in another way.
Even though it may seem silly or wrong,
you must try! Now, when you read, don't
just consider what the author thinks.
Consider what you think.
KEATING
Boys, you must strive to find your own
voice. Because the longer you wait to 25
begin, the less likely you are to find
it at all. Thoreau said, " Most men lead
lives of quiet desperation. " Don't be
resigned to that. Break out!
Keating notices Spaz and another boy leaving the desk immediately.
KEATING
Don't just walk off the edge like lemmings.
Look around you.
The school bell rings as the boys continue to climb onto the desk. Keating begins to gather up his stuff. The clock begins to toll as Keating walks to the back of the class.
KEATING
There! There you go, Mr. Priske. Thank
you! Yes! Dare to strike out and find
new ground. Now, in addition to your
essays, I would like you to compose a
poem of your own, an original work.
The students begin to groan. Keating begins flickering the lights off and on while chanting ominously.
KEATING
That's right! You have to deliver it
aloud in front of the class on Monday.
Bonne chance, gentlemen.
Keating steps out into the hall before quickly peeking back in once again. Todd is the last one to stand on the desk and is about to jump off.
KEATING
Mr. Anderson? Don't think that I don't
know that this assignment scares the
hell out of you, you mole.
Keating flicks the light off, leaving Todd to jump down in the darkness as the students laugh. EXT. RIVER - DAY
Cameron, Charlie, and several other boys are rowing while Mr. Nolan shouts orders from a bullhorn.
MR. NOLAN
Take a power train in two! Three! Keep
your eyes in the boat!
EXT. CAMPUS ROOFTOP - DAY
Noisy static is replaced by music as Pitts climbs down form the peak to join Meeks at their makeshift radio.
MEEKS
We got it, Pittsie. We got it! Radio
Free America!
EXT CAMPUS - DAY
Several students are fencing on a grassy slope.
EXT. CAMPUS ROOFTOP - DAY
Meeks and Pitts perform a goofy dance together to the music.
INT. TODD'S ROOM - DAY
Todd is on his bed trying to write a poem. The door opens and Todd turns his writing pad over. Neil enters the room laughing. He crouches down next to Todd's bed and plunks a sheet of paper in Todd's lap.
NEIL
I found it.
TODD
You found what?
NEIL
What I wanna do right now. What's
really, really inside me.
TODD
" A Midsummer Night's Dream"? 26
NEIL
This is it.
TODD
What is this?
NEIL
It's a play, dummy.
TODD
I know that. I-- Wh-Wh-What does it have
to do with you?
NEIL
Right. They're putting it on at Henley
Hall. Open tryouts. Open tryouts!
TODD
Yes, so?
Neil pounds on the bed and then pulls a blanket off his bed, wearing it like a cloak.
NEIL
So, I'm gonna act. Yes, yes! I'm gonna
be an actor! Ever since I can remember,
I've wanted to try this. I even tried to
go to summer stock auditions last year,
but, of course, my father wouldn't let
me. For the first time in my whole life
I know what I wanna do.
Neil grabs a handful of papers off Todd's bed and tosses them into the air.
NEIL
and for the first time I'm gonna do it
whether my father wants me to or not!
Carpe diem!
TODD
Neil, Neil, hold on a minute. How are
you gonna be in a play if your father
won't let you?
NEIL
First I gotta get the part, then I can
worry about that.
TODD
Yeah, but won't he kill you if he finds
out you went to an audition and didn't
even tell him?
NEIL
No, no, no, no. As far as I'm concerned,
he won't have to know about any of this.
TODD
Well, that's impossible.
NEIL
Bullshit! Nothing's impossible.
TODD
Well, why don't you just call him and
ask him? And m-maybe he'll say yes.
NEIL
That's a laugh!
Neil tosses the blanket back onto his bed.
NEIL
If I don't ask him, at least I won't
be disobeying him.
TODD
Yeah, but if he said--
NEIL
(shouting angrily)
Jesus, Todd! Whose side are you on? 27
Todd says nothing. Neil looks at him for a moment and then takes the flyer back from Todd. He walks over to the window, his excitement gone.
NEIL
I mean, I haven't even gotten the part
yet. Can't I even enjoy the idea for a
little while?
Once again, Todd says nothing. After a moment, Neil sits on the heater and Todd returns to his poem.
NEIL
You're coming to the meeting this
afternoon?
TODD
I don't know. Maybe.
NEIL
Nothing Mr. Keating has to say means
shit to you, does it, Todd?
TODD
W-What is that supposed to mean?
NEIL
You're in the club! Being in the club
means being stirred up by things. You
look about as stirred up as a cesspool.
Neil gets up from the window and stands over Todd.
TODD
So- You want me out?
NEIL
No! I want you in, but being in means
you gotta do something. Not just say
you're in.
TODD
Well, listen, Neil. I-I appreciate this
concern, but I-I'm not like you. All
right? You, you, you say thing and
people listen. I'm, I'm not like that.
NEIL
Don't you think you could be?
TODD
No! I--I, I don't know, but that's not
the point. The, the, 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?
NEIL
No.
TODD
What do you mean, " no"?
A smile comes to Neil's face.
NEIL
No.
Neil grabs Todd's notebook of poetry and runs across the room with it. Todd leaps up after him.
TODD
Give me-- Neil. Neil, give that back.
The two begin racing in circles around the room, jumping from bed to bed as Todd tries to grab his poem back.
NEIL
" We are dreaming of a--" Poetry! I'm
being chased by Walt Whitman! Okay,
okay.
Neil drops the notebook. Cameron walks into the room.
CAMERON
What are you guys doing? I'm sure-- You 28
see this chemistry-
Cameron tries to hold up his book and Neil snatches it from his hands and suddenly all three of them are racing around the room.
CAMERON
Hey, give me-- Neil, give me-- Don't be
immature. Come on. I need my-
Charlie enters the room and begins waving his hands.
CHARLIE
Give it to me! Give it to me!
NEIL
Charlie!
Neil tosses Cameron's book to Charlie.
CAMERON
Let me have my book, I need my-
The four boys continue racing around the cramped quarters, tossing Cameron's book back and forth. Neil picks up a recorder and begins blowing erratic notes on it while Charlie starts pounding on a set of bongo drums. Outside the room a crowd of boys watch. EXT. CAMPUS ENTRANCE - DAY
Knox is riding his bike around in circles near the entrance. Seeing no one nearby, he races through the open gates and down the road. He comes to the top of a hill and then goes downhill across the grass, shouting as he sends an immense flock of geese flying into the air.
EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY
A number of vehicles drive up, filled with students dressed in bright red cosyumes, playing trumpets and various other instruments as they pass. Knox watches the growing crowd of students. They are all converging on a bus. A football player, wearing a horned helmet, dances on the roof of the bus. A band is playing while a group of cheerleaders are practising. Knox spots Chris amongst the cheerleaders. He watches her until Chet comes along and she grabs hold of his hand. Knox looks away in disgust.
COACH
Okay, everybody on the bus. Let's go,
boys. Come on, let's go. On the bus,
boys. Now!
Chris jumps into Chet's arms as everyone begins to board the buses. Knox turns his bike around and leaves.
EXT. SOCCER FIELD - DAY
Keating walks across the field, followed by his students. He kicks a ball ahead of him while he carries a number of other balls in a net slung over his shoulder.
KEATING
Now, devotees may argue that one sport
or game is inherently better than
another. For me, sport is actually a
chance for us to have other human beings
push us to excel. I want you all to come
over here and take a slip of paper and
line up single file.
Keating reaches the stands. He tosses the balls aside and pulls sets his briefcase down. As the boys line up he begins ripping off slips of paper from a notepad and handing them out.
KEATING
Mr. Meeks, time to inherit the earth.
Mr. Pitts, rise above your name.
He hands the notepad to another student.
KEATING
I want you to hand these out to the boys,
one apiece.
EXT. SOCCER FIELD - DAY
The students are all lined up in single file, each holding a slip of paper. Keating blows his whistle.
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KEATING
You know what to do, Pitts.
PITTS
" Oh to struggle against great odds. To
meet enemies undaunted. "
KEATING
Sounds to me like you're daunted. Say it
again like you're undaunted.
PITTS
" Oh to struggle against great odds. To
meet enemies undaunted. "
KEATING
Now go on.
Pitts gives one of the soccer balls a good kick.
KEATING
Yes! Next.
One of the students sets up the next ball as the line advances.
BOY 1
" To be a sailor of the world, bound for
all ports. "
KEATING
Next. Louder!
BOY 2
" Oh, I live to be the ruler of life, not
a slave. "
Keating walks away and starts up a record player.
BOY 3
" To mount the scaffolds. To advance to
the muzzle of guns with perfect
nonchalance. "
Classical music begins playing on the phonograph. Meeks goes to read next but is confused by the music.
KEATING
Come on, Meeks! Listen to the music.
MEEKS
" To dance, clap hands, exalt, shout,
skip, roll on, float on. "
KEATING
Yes!
HOPKINS
(without energy)
" Oh, to have life henceforth the poem of
new joys. "
Hopkins crumples up his paper and then barely taps the soccer ball with his foot.
Keating puts a look of disgust on his face.
KEATING
Oh! Boo! Come on, Charlie, let it fill
your soul!
Charlie raises his hands over his head.
CHARLIE
" To indeed be a god! "
INT. DORM HALLWAY - DAY
Neil is racing down the hallway, all excited.
NEIL
Charlie, I got the part! I'm gonna play
Puck! I'm gonna play Puck!
He pounds on Charlie's door.
MEEKS
What did he say? 30
PITTS
Puck?
NEIL
That's the main part.
KNOX
Great, Neil.
NEIL
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