Another classic from Peter Weir!

Rating: 8/10 (8 October 2014)

It took me the master's death to finally watch Dead Poets Society... nearly a quarter of a century after the film was made.
No answers to why it took me so long considering that I've always been a Peter Weir fan. Ever since I watched the haunting 'Picnic at Hanging Rock,' a movie that left me a tad unsettled, confused. I thought about the movie for days after, but eventually ended up in awe of his filmmaking.
'Dead Poet's Society' is simpler; it's got a straightforward story, youth, spice, drama, humour, music all strung together by good performances by the lads at Welton and of course class acting by the recently departed Robin Williams.
Using literature and poetry to deal with a subject like conformism and of the heavy hand that always tries to strike down those who oppose it, was masterfully done.
As a literature student myself, the poets chosen, the verses selected - were all woven in beautifully aiding the story telling.
For me, watching a Peter Weir movie is like sitting quietly, observing a beautiful impressionist painting. Beauty, solitude and a tinge of sadness. And Dead Poets Society is a perfect example.