Other mistake: The ripped-out section of the poetry books looks to be at least 15-20 pages, yet when the waste-basket is passed around, each boy only tosses in one or two sheets, and the floor is no longer littered with paper.
Dead Poets Society (1989)
1 other mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Kurtwood Smith, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: When Neil is talking to Todd about doing the play, Neil takes off his jacket. In the next shot, he's holding the jacket differently.
John Keating: There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.
Question: Just before Todd Anderson has his emotional breakdown about Neil's death, one of his friends grabs a handful of snow and shoves it at his mouth. Why did he do that? It makes no sense.
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Chosen answer: He is just trying to get something to help wash the taste of vomit out of Todd's mouth.
Macalou