Seize the Day!

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2003)

Dead Poet's is one of my favorite movies..okay, my most favorite. I was first introduced to it as a freshman in high school when my drama teacher made us watch it. This same teacher was forced to retire because of conflicts with the administration. So, the story of Neil, Todd and the rest of the Society became very close to our own. We also were big drama people, so the Midsummer Night's Dream scene was pretty cool, too. My favorite character was poor Knox, who is in love with the wrong girl. His antics, and those of Nuwanda, are the funniest in the movie. And I've seen this movie at least a couple dozen times and I still cry when Neil commits suicide and when Mr. Keating is ushered out of Wellton with an ovation of "O Captain, my Captain!" I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes to Seize the Day!