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Dead Poets Society (1989)

Tom Schulman, reminiscing his days at the Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville), scripted this poignant story of a bunch of passionate youngsters in the fictional boarding school of Welton Academy. In his story, however, the boys are entrapped in the dictum of discipline which stifles their fantasies and kills their aspirations. While these children are disillusioned in the face of a conflict between surmounting pressure and adolescent yearnings, they are swept off their feet the flamboyance of their new teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams). Despite being an alumnus of Welton, Keating himself dismisses the stringent rules of the school and ensures that his boys develop wings to take flights of fantasy and touch their towering passions.
The concept of students with their rebellious dismissal of restrictions is quite a hackneyed one. This film does not explore this in a very innovative way either. Yet, the powerful performance from the cast and the emotional content makes all the difference.

Dead poets society is a beautiful movie which teaches one to love and live.

It begins with a strict boys boarding school whose environment changes as a new teacher, John Keating, joins who is supposed to teach them English. But to the boys' surprise,the teacher uses a different method of teaching. Keeping aside the conventional system, he talks to them about different spheres of life and seeks their opinion. His methods of teaching are different, so at first the students are surprised but later, they start admiring him.

Later, inspired from John's "Dead Poets Society" the students forms a society when he takes the students to a cave where they discuss about "poetry,love and romance".

Inspired by John, the boys go to pursue their dreams but is restricted by the school and family. Unable to handle the pressure, Neil commits suicide. Taking advantage of the situation, the authority accuses John and one by one, the boys are forced to admit it, leading to John leaving his post.

When John comes back for the last time to take back his belongings, the boys shout " O Captain! My Captain! " and they finally confess that John is innocent as John walks away..

This movie emphasizes how living for our dreams is important and that one has to have the courage to fight for them. Had the students fought for John, the ending would have very much been different. But, at the end, John gets the respect he had always deserved, a loving "Good bye"..! Maybe, that is where the power of love lies, it can move mountains.. It always does!

An all time classic, all the dialogues, the quality of poetry, the plot, the characters and the performances, are strike the note of perfection.Then, there is Robin Williams, watching whom gets you wish even you had a teacher like him at least once in your life. He is so lovable and so perfect portraying his role as the teacher who changes the life of the student #touching
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Few scenes in between and in climax specifically are extremely emotional and are sure to bring tears into your eyes.The film after so many years stays fresh in your mind and you just cannot get enough of it.

Dead poets society set in 1959, at Welton Academy, an elite boarding school of United States. In a school that stands on the pillars of Tradition, honor, discipline and excellence, enters Mr. John Keating, the new English teacher, whose interactive methods of teaching makes a hero out of him on the eyes of a group of students. Keating teaches his students to live their life to the fullest and encourages them to suck all the marrow of life. Keating is the kind of teacher we all wish to have.