Carpe Diem

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2009)

This is one of the greatest achievements in all of film. Robin Williams gives a performance that is his most memorable. He plays John Keating, an English teacher who inspires a group of young men in his poetry class to seize the day (carpe diem). He teaches the boys the beauty of poetry and the human soul.
The performances in this film are extraordinary. From Williams to Robert Sean Leonard to Ethan Hawke.This movie is as touching as it is wonderful. Movies like this are the reason we have cinema in the first place. It is a truly captivating and breath-taking picture. My compliments to Peter Weir (Who was totally deserving of the Academy Award for Best Director for this movie). An A++++ in my book.