Dead Poets Society

After watching the entirety of Dead Poets Society, I was impressed with how deep the movie was to me. One of the boys, Neil Perry, was a child that was completely dominated by his father. His father demanded absolute obedience, and he gave it to him without question. There were times when he protested, but his protests were shot down by his father's shouting. Eventually, he takes his life when he's unable to pursue his dream of acting. His teacher, Keating, is blamed because he was accused with encouraging Neil to become an actor. Some might agree with that, but I strongly disagree; Keating was helping Neil discover what he really wanted to be. That may have been acting, but I can't understand why Neil's father was so adamant in refusing his wish. I think this movie deeply explored how people can really "seize the day". Normally that's used as an excuse to do something rash, but this movie explores what I think the phrase was really meant to emphasize, do something that will leave you changed. These students accepted poetry into their lives as something new, and made it their own. At the end of the novel, they were beginning to create their poetry, and Todd managed to leave his shell. In a way, I wish people followed carpe diem and embraced much more change.