What a wonderful film! Inspiring! Truly a bravura of the souls of humanity, full of pain, anguish, torture, and suffering, yet in spite and despite of them, experiencing the beauty of life, full of hope, full of dreams. Poetry defines this film, and as the titles speaks, Dead Poets Society, it's only ironic because this movie is never dead. It's just about life, and learning how to breathe. Superbly acted and enjoyably realised, Dead Poets Society is one of those rare films that would let you face the bitter truths of life, lets you swallow the hard pill of pain, yet after that, makes you see rainbows that life is made of. This reminds me of Mona Lisa Smile, yet to daringly say, this is a far better film than the latter. Robin Williams was justifiable. No wonder why the Academy Awards did just fine by nominating this guy for his splendid performance. Not only him but the young actors that surround him were all excellent. Even the young Ethan Hawke was deliberately perfect. I love the way his character developed, from being a geeky loner to a person who cares about friendship and the bond itself that they had. It has an emotional edge that characters should have. Also Robert Sean Leonard, the guy with an artist's soul, who wanted to act and read poetry lines, yet being restrained by his father's strict discipline. I also dig the way the story evolves. It's about Mr Keatings, a new replacement to teach a strict all-boys academy, the prestigious Welton Academy Prep School, teaching about poetry, how to read 'em and how to feel them. His teaching was a bit absurd and other teachers were just plainly disturbed by a sense of ruining the tradition that the school had grown to observe. They read poetry, they climb up at the top of the tables, they rip off nonsensical pages in their books about how to read poetry because according to Mr Keatings, there is no proper way to read poetry, as long as you feel the underlying beauty of it, it's what matters. They do classes in the halls, looking at pictures of alumni of had passed the schools, listening to their haunting voices: "Seize the day..."But behind all those weird teachings and principles, there's only one thing that Mr Keatings wanted to teach their students: to become extraordinary, and that life is supposed to be lived not just a road to be passed by through. This is a deeply moving, a deeply and affectionately well-told film. The story is deep, and it makes us realise that films nowadays that's full of special effects, explosions and rollicking adventures is no match for films like this that tells every man's story - the adventure of life. Everyone in this movie is downrightly AMAZING. All the characters had been developed so well. You could really feel the anguish, the pain, and the frustrations of every single character. It's a kind of film that doesn't restrain you from the natural force of crying because no matter how hard your heart is, this film WILL make you cry, and I even think that this film could make those cold-hearted bastards out there cry like a baby. It's subtle yet at the same time brutal, that it strikes your heart out, beats you like never before, and hits the very essence of humanity deep within you.Sometimes, we do feel that life puts collars on our necks. Sometimes, at certain points in life, we feel like breaking free, and this film really inspires us to believe in our dreams, to become extraordinary, to make us spread our wings and fly, no matter what holds us, and all the matters is we believe in ourselves. And more importantly, we believe in flying.This has become one of my most favorite films of all time. Remarkable. A classic that should be treasured.Upon watching this film, all I could feel like doing was to stand up over a desk and say: "Oh, Captain, my Captain." Carpe Diem. Seize the day.

Rating: A+