Dead Poets Society

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Audience Member Loved this movie,the character Richard cameron ruined it though. Other than that,good movie. Carpe diem! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Gowtham D "Carpe Diem. Seize The Day, Boys. Make Your Lives Extraordinary." Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Rowan C Dead Poets Society did not look interesting to me at first, but this movie was pretty damn good. The message that it perceives basically telling people to think for themselves instead of following some demanding curriculum is just amazing. John Keating who is played by Robin Williams is the teacher in this movie that has the class that everyone looks forward to because he is teaching people to think for themselves. He used to be in a club called the Dead Poets Society until it wasn't a thing anymore and the class decided to make this a reality again so they went to the cave for their meetings. Todd Anderson who is played by Ethan Hawke was the quiet kid who never believed in himself and Mr. Keating showed him that he had a true gift for poetry. Neil Perry who is played by Robert Sean Leonard is also another important character in this story because he was truly shown what it was like to follow his passion. His dad Thomas Perry who is played by Kurtwood Smith was making Neil become a doctor for his future but Neil never wanted to do that in the first place. Neils' passion was always acting and he actually got to live that passion when he got the lead role in a play. Unfortunately, he disobeyed his father and did the play anyways which caused his father to take him home that night. He informed Neil that he was dropping him out of Welton Academy which was the last straw for Neil. Neil ended up taking his life that night because he could not bare the fact of living under his fathers dreams any longer. The school did an investigation on the matter which led to them firing John Keating but at the end, all students stood up in the class saying "Oh Captain" as they said their final goodbyes. Overall, a really good movie and they did such a great job with this cast. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Pip S A movie that inspires you. Movie about the real importance of teacher. O Captain! My Captain! Carpe diem.. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Kevin P A very heartwarming and bittersweet coming-of-age movie with a great sense of comradery between the classmates and their teacher played wonderfully by Robin Williams. It's a great motivational movie about seizing the day, with a tragic turn near the end that challenges the conviction of the cast to step up to their newly forged values. My only major complaint is one of the classmates using "seize the day" as an excuse to be creepy to one of his female peers. But luckily, it's only a brief part of the movie and it has an okay resolution. The rest of the movie is wonderful and easily one of Robin Williams' best performances. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review Nol P As I watched Dead Poet's Society tonight for just my 3rd time ever, I could not help to get a bit teary eyed at times as this is so good and the young cast is so good and it is only a crime that Robin Williams did not win more major awards! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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