Dead Poets Society (1989) • trailer
Ratings:
I just have a lot of feels, okay? This film will never not eff* me up. Spoiler alert! The first time I watched this, it messed with me because that boy killed himself, this time I decided to make it worse and try to figure out when exactly he decided to take his life (I wanted to test the actor okay?). Well, I could pinpoint the exact moment he made that decision and that really messed with me; and his friends' reactions to his death didn't make it any better. On top of all that, I didn't know how much I missed Robin Williams, so I hereby thank you for the reminder. Suffice to say, I cried my eyes out. In fact, this movie messed with me on so many levels it took me the whole week to get through this review
Dead Poets Society tells us the story of a group of friends who happen to study in a very religious school, with very strict rules. This school trains robots into conformity. They train their children to be submissive, and they claim to pass on to them the four pillars of their school: Tradition, Honor, Discipline, and Excellence. Honestly, in my opinion, they just scare those boys into doing everything the way they want them to, and, where I come from, that's called terrorism.
Either way, this time it was different. There was this one new teacher who believed in free thinking, in finding yourself, in expressing yourself. Professor Keating, or Captain, taught his students to fight for what they believe in and to stand up for themselves, and he taught them how to appreciate poetry. Captain taught his pupils that science is needed to sustain life, yes, but a life without poetry isn't a life fulfilled. Captain made his pupils grow interest in poetry and, mostly, in themselves.
From the start, we see this one kid - Anderson - who has obvious issues dealing with strangers, and speaking up in public in general (and guess who identified with him), and then Keating happens and slowly he becomes more outgoing. The Captain understands his students' needs and he works around them, he figures out ways to get them out of their comfort zone and succeed nonetheless.
Verdict:
I would definitely love having Captain Keating as a teacher, and I would be very happy if someone like him would some day teach my future children.
This film inspired me to strive to be not only myself, but my best self, to work hard to achieve my dreams, and to never give up on who I am, and for that it deserves my best rating.
Either way, this time it was different. There was this one new teacher who believed in free thinking, in finding yourself, in expressing yourself. Professor Keating, or Captain, taught his students to fight for what they believe in and to stand up for themselves, and he taught them how to appreciate poetry. Captain taught his pupils that science is needed to sustain life, yes, but a life without poetry isn't a life fulfilled. Captain made his pupils grow interest in poetry and, mostly, in themselves.
From the start, we see this one kid - Anderson - who has obvious issues dealing with strangers, and speaking up in public in general (and guess who identified with him), and then Keating happens and slowly he becomes more outgoing. The Captain understands his students' needs and he works around them, he figures out ways to get them out of their comfort zone and succeed nonetheless.
Verdict:
I would definitely love having Captain Keating as a teacher, and I would be very happy if someone like him would some day teach my future children.
This film inspired me to strive to be not only myself, but my best self, to work hard to achieve my dreams, and to never give up on who I am, and for that it deserves my best rating.
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