I give it a 2/5

Rating: 2/10 (9 December 2012)

Movie Review: Dead Poets Society
This movie is about how prep kids stride to have the ability of Carpe Diem (seize the day), but fail epically to achieve Carpe Diem. Like most movies about slogan, it was terrible. However, this one had great acting making you feel as, if you were a fly on the wall. Outside of that, it was terrible. The movie I assume was supposed to be about seizing the day, but at no point did anyone really accomplish anything. OK, maybe that guy did get the girl (typical) demonstrating Carpe Diem, but other than that I was waiting for them to do something. I had my hopes up when Neil did the play in spite of his father, but then when his father decides to pull him out of Winthrop or whatever the school was (I know it started with a W) because of the play instead, of growing a pair and standing up to him, he wussy outs of it and kills himself. Is that what Carpe Diem is supposed to be? Or, when the administration tries to get rid of Mr. Keating, the Dead Poets Society members are each asked to sign a sheet, blaming Neil's suicide on Mr. Keating. Only one of them had to say "no. We did this on our own free will." And not signed the sheet and Mr. Keating wouldn't lose his job and the administration would have to continue their witch hunt, but none of them did this. Once, again failing to teach Carpe Diem and making me think of a quote by Eminem in 8 mile "How can 6 dicks be pussies." My final point is, the final scene in this movie is supposed to be inspirational, it's not. The equal of this scene is a plan to save the world after, the world has been destroyed. My teacher told me not to give away the end. So, I won't but the scene is basically students standing on desk saying "o captain, my captain" with inspirational music in the background. Like, I said "terrible".
In conclusion, if this movie didn't have good acting it would be unwatchable. And the acting that stood out to me is by two actors Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) and Neil (Robert Sean Leonard) and rest are good, making the story believable. I give it a 2/5 only because of the acting.