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I just watched Robin Williams in probably his last movie released before he died - The Angriest Man In Brooklyn. It was about a man who was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and was told that he had 90 minutes to live. Robin Williams played that man.
I can't help but believe some of the lines that came out of Robin were what he was really feeling.
The poignant moment that hit me was near the end of the movie when he was playing cards with his son at the hospital when he told his son that the gravestone will say 1951 - 2014. He told his son what really matters - "It's the dash".
Think about that - the dash really represents his/our life. That's what really matters - how we live that life. It's the dash.
Boy - I'm sorry to see him gone. His dash entertained me to no end - and I will miss his dash.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Whenever I see a thing on Netflix for one of his movies, it still hits me.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I thought he was great in Dead Poet Society, Mork and Mindy, mrs. Doubtfire, and Good Morning Vietnam. I also liked him in The Crazy Ones.
I did NOT like him in One Hour Photo. I wish I never saw that movie. It creeped me out and kinda changed my opinion of him from then on out.
I still want him back on Earth again though.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Heard he was playing a creepy character/bad guy type and flat out wouldn't go. I was afraid it would taint my opinion of him, as it did yours, and I will never see it.
He was a comedic genius, a very fine actor, a kind and generous man, and a great humanitarian. That was his gift to us all during his "dash."
ekelly
(421 posts)but One Hour Photo was, in my opinion, his best work. I saw it because I honestly didn't think he could pull it off. I thought, "Who the hell cast Robin Williams in this movie? This is gonna suck, but what the heck...I'll check it out."
I'm so glad I watched it. He was just as brilliant in One Hour Photo as he was in all of his comedies and standup. It was disturbing and awesome! For the first time, I saw Robin Williams as more than a funny guy with a good heart. It didn't hurt my opinion of him...it made me appreciate him on a different level.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]What you say is reason enough. Another reason is that my kids still laugh at me for refusing to see the movie when it first came out.
If Robin knew, he's probably laugh at me, too, so I guess I'll have to see it soon and show that I'm really a grownup (sort of).
Thanks for the good review.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)I've added it to my DVD queue on Netflix.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)I loved this poem when I first heard it.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)he knew of his own diagnosis while filming it. It's likely why he accepted the role, imho.
On a side note, imdb shows he still has three more films in post-production, yet to be released. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/
R.I.P.