Fantastic!

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Kind of conventional, especially the bottom half of the movie. The lead actor chooses to suicide easily, even didn't try to persude his father. Another question is that what is the follow-up story about that boy who falls in love with a girl who already has a boyfriend? The director didn'tell audiences.

I watched this film because I was told it was a brilliant film, emotional and inspiring etc, and yes there are scenes when that all applied, but overall I was underwhelmed.The acting was good, although I would say I've seen Robin Williams do better.I got some of the messages it conveyed about life being short, think for myself and not conform with everyone else's ideals and to seize the day, but overall it failed to inspire me. I will go to work tomorrow feeling no different to how I did this morning, except for wishing that I had watched Good Will Hunting last night instead, because THAT is Robin Williams at his best.I must confess that after doing English Literature in school then retaking it in college for the grade (another 'D' by the way) I hate poetry. Maybe somewhere in that statement IS part of Dead Poets Society?

This week I chose to watch a dramedy called Dead Poets Society (1989). The logline reads "English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings." The movie made me feel inspired as an artist. At its core the story embraces Shakespeare's line "to thine own self be true." In this story John Keating, the new English teacher exercises unconventional methods to help the students grasps their individual senses of artistic freedom and the importance of not being governed by others rather embracing one's own identity and desires. Through a series of ups and downs the students have to come to terms with the depths of what that means. The story made me think about how important it is for people to be accepting of one another, especially for parents to accept their children no matter how different they are. The movie also reminded me that each person just might define success differently. A parent may see success in career and financial status whereas a son may see success as penniless but enjoying his or her career. I think the story writing here was brilliant. The ideas were strongly conveyed through the dialogue script and even paid tribute to its poetic theme by using such things as irony, foil, and foreshadowing techniques. The acting was great too. Obviously Robin Williams stole the show, but he younger men were quite talented. The directing was great and mostly felt seamless. The pacing seemed a little slow to me at some points, and some of the cave scenes reminded me of The Breakfast Club (1985). The movie was made by Touchstone Pictures so of course it was professional quality. I liked the use of lighting and there were definite moments of contrast where the lighting was used to highlight the inner "dark thoughts" in certain moments. Overall, I loved the film and wish I would have seen it sooner.

I was surprised by the great act of my lovely Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke and of course Robin Williams. This movie is so powerful and emotional. It makes you think so many things for life, for situations, people and many more. It holds you till its latest scene. Is is like a true story of the old decades, what was like back then and how it is now. You can learn so many things from this great scenario. You will be motivated by this movie and maybe you'll learn a thing or two about poetry.