10 Reasons Why Robin Williams Will Always Be Cherished And Never Forgotten
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The death of Robin Williams on August 11, 2014 was a tragedy that shocked many. The death of this talented star came suddenly and was a true loss to the world.
Tributes to Robin Williams have been everywhere, and they have come in many different forms. Late night television host Conan O'Brien, for example, closed his show with a heartfelt memorial of the man.
The Academy posted this incredible tweet—sweet, simple, and recalling of one of Williams's many great roles.
We will pay tribute to Williams by celebrating several of his greatest roles, and basking in the joy that this man brought to so many. Starting with no. 10, World's Greatest Dad—Lance Clayton.
This dark comedy explores many taboo subjects from promiscuity to suicide and depression. Williams carries the film and his performance, while laced with wit, is still very moving.
9. The World According To Garp—T. S. Garp
This film shows Williams exploring an extremely eccentric character. Garp struggles with his relationship with his wife, his own identity and his desire to know who he really is and what he's meant to do. It's a movie for anyone who's ever been unsure of their place.
8. Hook—Peter Pan
Perhaps the Peter Pan as an adult plotline makes this movie seem like something that's just for kids, but it's so much more, as its tremendous cult following has proved. Williams brings real depth to the adult Pan character, who is struggling to find his role as both a parent and a former lost boy.
7. Good Morning, Vietnam—Adrian Cronauer
The humorous DJ who gets a greater taste of the real world than expected is the part Williams was born to play. He was hired to cheer up the troops while in Vietnam, but ends up dipping his toes much farther into warfare than he ever intended.
6. Mork & Mindy—Mork
This, more than anything, was Williams's breakout role. He plays Mork, an alien who was sent to Earth to study the habits of humans. Mork is strange, charming and impossible not to love.
5. Mrs. Doubtfire—Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire
Every child who watched Mrs. Doubtfire wished that this was their nanny. In an attempt to get closer to his kids after a messy divorce, Williams's character pulls out all the stops in pretending to be a British nanny that their mother mistakenly hires. It's hilarious, but be warned: this movie will hit you in the feels harder than you would expect.
4. The Birdcage—Armand Goldman
The Birdcage explores the lives of two gay men whose straight son is dealing with the social schemas surrounding his family. Williams plays his father, and while the movie is hilarious, it also shows a truly beautiful journey between several family members exploring unchartered borders.
3. Patch Adams—Patch Adams
In Patch Adams, Adams goes outside the law in order to treat his patients, focusing on humor as the greatest form of medicine. It is easy to see how this story arch will become complicated and how this movie becomes much more dramatic than comedic, but it's absolutely worth the watch. Just make sure you have some tissues ready.
2. Dead Poets Society—John Keating
John Keating is the inspiring teacher of all inspiring teacher. Williams is perfect as Keating, reaching way beyond the curriculum to reach the hearts of his students, even if the administration doesn't approve.
1. Good Will Hunting—Sean Maguire
This ranks as no. 1 because it is just impossible to watch and not be moved by Williams's performance. He plays Sean Maguire, a rough-and-tumble psychiatrist who is struggling with his own experience of mourning, but reaches out to the equally rough Will Hunting in order to help him through his journey. It is a great film and the character of Maguire is one of, if not the, greatest elements of it.
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