Review of Dead Poets Society (1989) by David F — 31 Mar 2013
This is a beautiful and heartbreaking film which perfectly captures the exciting atmosphere of intellectual exploration in a boys' New England boarding school in the 1950s. The six friends bond over their mutual interest in reviving the Dead Poets' Society, a kind of faux secret society described to them by Mr.
Keating, their inspiring and unconventional English teacher who had participated in the group of students that gathered in a cave and read poetry to each other. This film wraps absolutely everything into a thrilling drama which shows both the best and the worst that school, that laboratory for cultivating the young and stimulating their minds, has to offer.
The acting, the direction, the music, the weather all put you in their world and show you the love of learning that thrives when the right stimulus is provided. The tragic ending smashes this poetic idyll and abruptly though realistically introduces the hypocrisy and cynicism of a brutal, practical, and despicable adult world.
This review of Dead Poets Society (1989) was written by David F on 31 Mar 2013.
Dead Poets Society has generally received very positive reviews.
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