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Summary: What Do They Really Want From Life?
Review: The students at Welton school are destined for the Ivy Leagues. In time, affluence and power is theirs and their parents eagerly wait as their children climb a golden ladder to the elite professions of banking, law, and medicine. Their futures are filled with great things, but it seems to these remarkable and privileged students that something is missing from their lives.They are taught by snappish old professors who are constant disciplinarians. The students are expected to do as they are told without any thought. There are no questions to be asked. It is their job to listen. These boys are among the brightest students in America, but none of the adults really take them seriously as human beings. They are too young to think freely according to the older generation and are to be guided; forcefully if necessary. It is an inescapable fact for these people that they have no control over their lives and their frustration mounts.
Then Robin Williams arrives as a new teacher at Welton College and the way his students think about life begins to change...
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Summary: OH, CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Review: Staged entirely within the secular ambiance of a Boarding School where values such as tradition, honor, discipline and excellence are stressed out, "Dead Poets Society" proposes a critical analysis of the system's preaching of a line of indoctrination close to that of populism where freedom and variety of choice are guaranteed to those who condescend to the system's pre-selected choices. Concomitantly, several facets of social incongruence interplay within the depicted social strata proportionally to the expansion of the characters' inter-dynamics. Furthermore, stereo-typification among the characters denounces the existence of oppression within the oppressed, an empirical trait probably osmotically absorbed from the macro-sphere, setting equal grounds for all dissimilar plans which will develop within the story. The most fundamental argument therein, nonetheless, lies in pondering the purpose of life as to its finality while keeping the value of altruism omnipresent. Thus, a powerful argument as to the symbiotic interrelation between qualification and quantification is set as to overshadow all other disseminating lines of thought throughout the story, a point whose substantiality is intertextually argued under the pretense that lyricism cannot and must not be scientifically equated as any attempt in accepting such equating would signify a loss of perspective on one's humanity. Nevertheless, it is further argued that daring will necessarily lead to knowledge which, in turn, will lead to empowerment; leading, thus, to dissent from the system's coercions; a paradox which dictates the empowerment of the individual through sound analytical thought to be the only way to commune from authentic freedom, a byproduct only achievable through non-compliance and non-conformance to the pre-established. The correlation between the authority of the overseer and the humiliation of the overseen is one portrayed as omnipresent. It is further argued that abuse of power by the overseer will generate morbidity of the social dynamics among the overseen and that, in order to withstand successful opposition to the overseer, the camaraderie amongst the overseen must accommodate the vulnerability of the self as to denote acceptance of individual differences and subsequent intra-micro-sphere maturation, further recognizing the possibility of simplicity while concurrently denying the plausibility of ordinary. Dictating that a certain level of anarchy is necessary within each individual, it is also demonstrated, nonetheless, that should no conscious attention be paid to the social development a micro-sphere, it will become tribal and, once self-actualized, it is likely to exhibit patterns of behavior analog to those objected in mother-sphere. Altruism, which is an essential component to the dissent from the overseer's oppression, will lead to personal sacrifice, whose extent should be accurately conveyed as to the capability and finality of each individual and action respectively given ultimate altruism will lead to ultimate frustration, leading, in turn, to a refraction as to the sense of personal empowerment. Carpe Diem!
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Summary: Simply Brilliant!
Review: My favorite movie. The victory of a true heart over the "defacto status-quo" of our society. Robin Williams rocks as the rest of the actors do as well. Ethan's performance is marvelous. Excellent movie. Seize the day!!
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Summary: best movie ever
Review: this is one of the best movies i ever seen the cast is really good especially with ethan hawke, his eyes are so inocent that u really believe the drama
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Summary: Indescribable through words
Review: Dead Poets Society is a remarkable movie, I couldn't shut it off if I wanted to, which I wouldn't. The first time I saw this movie was in the 9th grade, in English, now I like english and the majority of the movies we had already watched, but this movie just topped all of those movies and every movie I've watched since then, now I'm 17 and graduate in a year. DPS is incredible, realtionship wise it's true, sad but true. It's also true in the fact of how a teacher can influence you into finding out who you truly are, like in Ethan Hawke's case, a bookworm soon to become a poet. I loved this movie so much and everytime I watch it, I cry both happy and sad tears. This movie is so influential and moving that no matter what type of movie you enjoy this movie is for you, it composes humor, tradgey, realization, truth, love, and desire.
Thank You, Carpe Diem.
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Summary: Actually, very good!
Review: I had to watch this in English class, and I thought it was going to be boring, but actually after watching it twice in class, I found it was really good!
We had to do a monologue being one of the characters from DPS, and I did Mr. Perry (Neil Perry's father).
I thought it was really good - I've always liked Robin Williams' comedy movies and it was interesting to see him playing a serious role. He was the best character in the movie as Mr. Keating. Neil Perry, Mr. Perry and Todd are also good characters.
I won't tell you the plot, because the movie is way better if no one tells you the plot. It's kind of confusing at the beginning, what with the beginning of the school year ceremony at Welton Academy, and I wondered who the main character was (who is Neil Perry). Things got interesting with Mr. Keating's first English class. I still don't understand why the DPS was actually in the movie, the main point of the movie has NOTHING to do with it (we did a whole study on the movie too).
But overall, Dead Poets Society was a good movie, that I might get out in my own time and watch it again. I'd recommend it if you like Robin Williams, or if you like thrillers.
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Summary: Question life. Oppose mass-thinking. Carpe Diem
Review: "Live life to the fullest. Leave your mark during the very short term you exist. There's so much to explore, and so much to be. Look at life from all aspects." I'm normally not a Robin Williams fan, but after having seen this movie, I feel almost obliged to rent/buy a few other movies starring him. Williams simply excels in this movie, along with Robert Sean Leonard (Swing Kids (Which, if you never saw it is a MUST-SEE)) and Ethan Hawk (Gattaca (See this one too!)). At a private boy's school, a new english teacher, John Keating (Williams) is introduced. His form of teaching completely opposes everything the high-class school stands for (ripping pages out of books, standing on desks, and developing one's own walk). Naturally, the school's administration is less-than-happy with it, but the students love it. They find out Keating was once part of a secret society: The Dead Poets Society". They quickly form their own, and learn to appreciate the great masters from there. English made from something boring into something great. Between the lines, the viewer is asked to think out of the box. Don't accept what you're being offered; question it. Why would you settle for anything less than you yourself desire? You hold the key. Unlock the world today...
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Summary: Oh, to be Young and Starry-Eyed!
Review: 4 1/2 stars In Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams is given a role allowing him to do what he does (or used to, pre-Patch Adams) best -- be Robin Williams. In a role that got him a richly deserved best actor Oscar nomination, he shares the stage with a gifted troupe of young actors (most notably Robert Sean Leonard, who was up for best supporting actor), one actress, and some seasoned veterans. Williams plays an inspirational, idealistic teacher at a boys' boarding school. The historically accurate film, set in 1959, juxtaposes the liberating content with the authoritarian structure of a "humanist" education, and the tragic consequences that inherent conflict can result in. Australian director Peter Weir proves yet again, that he is at home on either side of the Pacific.
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Summary: What a great movie!
Review: This movie takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions. Robin Williams stars as an English professor who doesn't follow standard teachings. He helps his students realize that they must think for themselves and make their own decisions. The actors chosen for this movie fit very well and made the story believable. It truly made me laugh when they laughed, cry when they cried, and become angry when they became angry. This movie is a must see.
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Summary: My Favorite Movie
Review: This movie is one of the best movies of all time. Even if you don't consider yourself a poet, a romantic, or even an intellectual, you should find some value in this movie. I definitely recommend buying it! It's great for any collection. Robin Williams plays one of the best roles of his career.
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