Dead Poets Society

This was another movie inspired by my sister: she [sometimes] has good taste in movies...primarily if they come from the 80s, which is where Dead Poets Society made its debut.

Now to start this all of I am a HUGE Robin Williams fan.

Moving on to my second point, I remembered bits and pieces of the VHS version of this that my sister used to watch but I was too young that the message of the film went way over my head and I think I never made it past the part where they sneak off into the woods with their hoods on because it got too scary for me...I think. Either that or it wasn't Aladdin so that was immediately a negative for my young self.

See the Robin Williams pattern showing up here...the Genie...I thought so.

While we're off topic how much did Return of Jafar suck without Robin Williams.

Yeah. I know.

Also, we all know that Steve from Full House was the voice of Aladdin, right?

Good.

Now...where were we? Oh yes.

I am so glad that this was my first full glimpse at Dead Poets Society and even if it wasn't looking at it after a few years of college I think have maximized my appreciation for this film. (Of course it also didn't hurt that I had an English teacher who was some version of the actual Robin Williams) But this is someone that anyone that is in college, is going to college, or has gone to college really should watch because I think it speaks a lot to keeping an open mind and really becoming who you are outside of your parents or what the collective group is telling you to be.

Maybe its because I'm following my own passions/hopes/dreams out to California and my parents support that decision that I am thankful for after watching this movie. Maybe its because Neil (who I SWORE was a young Jim Carrey...in fact I kinda still believe it) found his passion in acting...something that is close to my heart and I was able to relate to him on that level. But this movie speaks to all of that and more. It is within it self a piece of art that tells you to look at art and take from it what you will...and not what others are telling you that it means.

Anyway I would highly recommend this film as a fine piece of work to come out of the 80s

4.5 stars

Dav3