Review of Dead Poets Society (1989) by Uditha D — 08 Dec 2011
Robin Williams is simply inspiring in his role as John Keating in this wonderful classic. Dead Poets Society is not just about Keating teaching his conventionally bought up students at a conventionally founded prep on how to challenge conventionally formed values and to skip conventionally imposed conformity: it's a lesson of life as well.
But this lesson of life ends with tragedy, as one of his more rebellious students commits suicide, and he is made to resign. Which, in my view, led to one of the most uplifting film endings I've ever watched.
Keating's exit is accompanied by his faithful students, even the meek ones, challenging their headmaster by standing up on their tables and saluting their beloved teacher (by a cry of "Oh Captain! My Captain!").
The ending may have been the best part of it yet, but Dead Poets Society is inspiring and stunning in other respects too, and not one second of it disappointed me.
This review of Dead Poets Society (1989) was written by Uditha D on 08 Dec 2011.
Dead Poets Society has generally received very positive reviews.
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