Wilton Preparatory Academy is famous for its calm and dignified teaching style and high admission rate. As a graduating student, the ideal is to enter a prestigious school. The arrival of John Keating (Robin Williams), a literature teacher in the new semester, is like a spring breeze, going against the seriousness and rigidity of traditional prestigious schools.
Keating took the students to listen to the sound of death in the school history building and reflect on the meaning of life; let the boys read out their ideals on the green field; encouraged the students to stand on the desk and use a new perspective Overlooking the world.
The teacher's free and divergent philosophical thinking gave rise to a strong passion in the students' hearts. They gradually learned to think and explore on their own, bravely questioned the path of life, and even violated the access control, established the Dead Poets Society, and sang songs in the cave!