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When Todd stood tall on the desk, regardless of the objections of Principal Nolen, he shouted "O Captain, my teacher" to Teacher Keating who was about to leave the classroom forever. Captain”, I couldn’t help but shed tears. Thoreau once said that most people live in quiet despair. I think Todd and the students who then stood on the desk and stared at Teacher Keating firmly and affectionately despite the teacher's pressure did not fall into this situation. They rushed out.
What I'm talking about is the ending of the movie "Dead Poets Society." "Dead Poets Society" tells the story of a thoughtful teacher and a group of students who hope to make a breakthrough. If you have seen this classic film, I hope my thoughts will resonate with you, make you think about this movie again, and bring back some memories; if you have not seen this movie, It doesn't matter at all, just think that I recommend a good movie to you. I hope that after reading my article, it will arouse your desire to watch this movie.
Wilton Noble School is the best college preparatory school in the United States. For a hundred years, it has always adhered to the four pillars of tradition, honor, discipline and excellence. However, the students changed the four pillars into hypocrisy, terror, decadence and filth to show their ridicule. They even compared the college to "hell".
The teacher teaches rigidly and the students repeat mechanically, day after day, year after year. However, the arrival of Teacher Keating brought unprecedented vitality to the lifeless classroom. In the first class, Teacher Keating sang "Yankee March", took the students out of the classroom, visited the school's glorious figures, and told them to hurry up. Time makes life extraordinary. He asked the students to tear out the preface of Prichard's Poetry Appreciation from the textbook, and asked them to learn to think for themselves and learn to appreciate words and language. He asked the students to stand on the podium and said that they could see a completely different world from a high place, reminding them that they must always look at things with different eyes. Once they feel that they understand something, they must look at it from a different perspective. Similarly, when reading, don’t think about what the author thinks, but what you think about it. So that they understand that they have to work hard to find their own voice. He brought the students to the courtyard in order to explain the problem of obedience and the difficulty of adhering to different beliefs, so that they could firmly believe that their beliefs were unique and their own, and hoped that they would also find their own way and pace. , any direction will do.
By chance, Keating told his classmates the secret of Dead Poets Society. Under the initiative of Neil's classmate, the "Dead Poets Society" was rebuilt. Charlie, Knuckles, Mick, Cameron and other classmates responded enthusiastically, and the timid Todd also joined. From then on, the members of the "Dead Poets Society" sang beautiful verses and performed African primitive dances with strong rhythms at the place where Keating met, releasing the passion of youthful life.
It all seems to be going well and romantically beautiful. If the movie had ended here, it would not have become a classic. Neil never dared to disobey his father's wishes, but he was unwilling to give up his beloved acting. He was so eager to star in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ", just when he was at a loss and in a dilemma, he thought of Teacher Keating, so Neil told Teacher Keating about his troubles. Teacher Keating encouraged him to dare to express his thoughts to his father, although in the end Neil still He successfully starred in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and won unanimous praise from his classmates and teachers, but this did not change his father's mind. Neil's father was disappointed and angry with him, and even made the decision to let Neil transfer to another school. . It's a pity that Neil enlightened Todd, but failed to redeem himself. On that night of snow and wind, the desperate Neil chose an extreme way to fight with death. He used his father's pistol to let his soul float far away. of heaven.
Neil's death shocked Wilton. Under pressure from public opinion, the school began to investigate the reasons for Neil's suicide. They blamed it all on Teacher Keating, and Teacher Keating was fired. It was another English class. Teacher Keating came to pick up things and prepare to leave. When Nolen scolded Keating to leave quickly, there was a scene that made me cry at the beginning. The film reached its climax under the background of music, and the film ended at this moment.
Although Mr. Keating eventually left the college, his inspiration to the children inspired a wave of free thinking among the students.
I think this is an inspirational movie for ideological enlightenment. How lucky you are to have a life mentor like Mr. Keating. He makes you understand yourself, encourages you to think freely and find your own voice. Not to mention those times, even today, how many people can live their own lives regardless of the secular world? How many people dare to stand up and speak out like Todd, challenge authority and fight against the world? Self-life\These questions always appear\There is an endless stream of people who have no faith\The city is full of ignorance\What is the meaning of living in it\Self-life\The answer is\Because of your existence\Because the great drama continues\Because of you You can contribute a poem.
Director Peter explained the choice of a story like "Dead Poets Society" this way: It was mainly its theme of fighting authority that attracted me. Because there were many times throughout my childhood and as an adult that when I wanted to speak up, I didn't. I feel very sorry for this and regret it very much.
I hope this ideological collision movie can bring you some inspiration and changes. Come on, my friend, it's not too late to find a newer world. I'm determined to sail past the sunset. Even though we no longer have the power we once had to shake the world, we still have the same heroes. Heart\time and fate make it decline\but the strong will is still there\let us fight, explore and discover\never give in.
Finally, please allow me to use a passage from Thoreau written in the movie "Dead Poets Society" on the title page of "500 Years of Poetry" to remind you: I walked into the jungle\because I hope Life has meaning\I hope to live deeply\absorb all the essence of life\defeat everything that is not life\so that when my life ends\I will find that I have never lived.
Note: In order to write this article, I re-read "Dead Poets Society", excerpted some lines from the movie, and quoted some Baidu entries.