Movie Review: Dead Poets Society By Tom Schulman

‘Dead Poets Society’ is an American drama movie, produced in 1989. The film was written by Tom Schulman and directed by Peter Weir. It is about a group of boys in an elite academy. A newly-arrived English teacher uses unorthodox methods to show students how to be freethinkers and non-conformists.
The scene is set in New England, 1950s. It is the beginning of a new school year at the prestigious male preparatory school Wellton. There is a welcoming ceremony with teachers, students and parents. The Headmaster Mr. Nolan gives a speech and reminds everyone the academy’s four pillars: Tradition, Honor, Discipline, and Excellence. Todd Anderson is a freshman here. His brother was a Valedictorian, and a recipient of the National Merit Scholarship. Todd’s parents expect him to be like his brother. Anderson’s roommate is Neil Perry. His father makes him drop the school annual in order to have more time for studying. On the first day of their classes, the two boys are exposed to orthodox uncreative and uninteresting teaching style. Math professor gives them homework "all 20 questions at the end of the first chapter are due tomorrow". Finally, they have English class. It is taught by a new teacher – Mr. John Keating which methods are very unusual from the traditional ones. In the first class, he takes the students out of the

Keating in it. The student shares that with his classmates. They learn their English teacher was part of a club named Dead Poets Society. Boys go to him and directly ask what it was about. At first he is reluctant but eventually tells them. Dead Poets Society was a secret club, taking place in a nearby cave, which purpose was to take meaning out of life, to inspire. The teacher and his classmates back in the time used to recite not only classical verses, but also their own. Current students, intrigued but this idea, decide to restart this club. At midnight, they have a first meeting in the