Deep Interpretation of the Dead Poets SocietyDead Poets Society was a movie with profound meaning. It could be understood from the following aspects:
** 1. The story background and the suppression of the educational environment **
The story was set in an aristocratic school called Wilton, which had an extremely strict exam-oriented education system and a unified " success standard." The atmosphere in the school was dull and filled with cliché preaching. The students in the film faced double pressures from their families and schools. On the family side, their mothers always reminded them to straighten their backs, maintain an elegant posture, and look up to their outstanding brothers. Their interests and hobbies were forced to give way to their studies. In school, students did not dare to show off their personalities in order to avoid being expelled. Under long-term repression, they were only left with the empty shell of "top students" and were full of confusion about themselves.
** 2. The significance of Mr. Keating's image **
1. ** Unique teaching method **
- Mr. Keating's image was distinct and unique. His first class was not in the depressing classroom, nor did he ask the students to recite the Student Code. Instead, he asked the students to read Martini's poem,"Admonish the Youth to Cherish the Time," in front of the Wall of Honor. He also left a question about "Picking the Flower Stamen in Time" and guided the students to look at the elite schoolmates on the Wall of Honor. He told them that death would eventually come, and that they should enjoy themselves while they could, so that life could be extraordinary.
2. ** Symbol of the ideal teacher **
- He was the teacher that existed in every student's fantasy. He was humorous, a teacher and a friend, and did not follow the rules. He told his students not to call him " teacher " and preferred to be called " captain ". He was like a real captain who led the besieged students to break through the predicament and find themselves.
** 3. The conflict in the plot: the opposition between romanticism and reality **
1. ** Plot Development **
- The main plot of the film revolved around Keating's enlightenment of his students. There are four important clues in the film: Keating and the students, the gathering of the Dead Poets Society, Knox and Danbury, and Neil and the actor's dream.
2. ** The climax of conflict and the tragic ending **
- The film eventually reached its climax, with Neil's suicide, Cameron's report, and Keating's departure forming the climax. The tragic ending was different from the happy endings of other educational films. For example, Kendin was fired, Charlie was fired, and Neil's suicide seemed to be destined. Such a tragic ending could touch people's hearts, prompting them to reflect on the true goal of education--"The root of education is to learn to think for themselves."
** 4. The educational thinking reflected in the film **
- Through this story, the movie explored the goals and methods of education in depth. In the context of the Western education reform at that time, it had similarities with other films that discussed education, such as rigid systems, strict schools, rigid dogmas, etc. However, it stood out with its unique tragic nature, profound character creation, and plot setting, which led people to think deeply about the nature of education. That is, education should not only pursue results and follow rigid dogmas, but should pay more attention to the individual growth of students and the cultivation of thinking ability.
To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality. -John Locke