《死亡诗社》又名《春风化雨》故事简介
死亡诗社英文/英语影评，又名《春风化雨》，英文名是 dead poets society。故事讲述的是一个年轻的英文老师来到了一个严厉守旧又古板的学校，用他的教育方法使孩子们学会独立思考和勇于表达自己的意见。然而，他的其中一个学生却因为热爱演戏而家里却极力反对自杀了。当这一事件发生后，对于这个“重点高中”的名誉是个极大的影响，在种种压力之下，老师离开了这所学校。影片的最后，一个叫托德·安德森的内向的木讷的男孩站到了课桌上，对着正要离开的老师，在校长的面前，念出了惠特曼写给林肯的那句“哦，船长，我的船长”。于是，参加“死亡诗社”的所有孩子都站了起来，念出了那句“oh, captain, my captain!” 影片在高潮处戛然而止。也许，我仍然存着浪漫主义的想法，因为生活不是全部由金钱组成。有好多事情，现在看起来一点都不重要，甚至在浪费时间，可是正是这些东西，组成了生命中最美好的感受。物质，是很重要，可是他们不会让我们回忆往事的时候微笑，不会让我们的思想更加厚重，不会让我们的触觉更加细腻。 现在的生活似乎越来越荒谬。据说，去幼儿园都需要面试的。我不明白这样的面试有什么意义，我们已经成人，在职场上的没完没了的面试也让我们厌倦，可是我们却乐衷于让我们的孩子从小就感受到生活的残酷，让他们习惯于出身和地位的攀比。我不知道这是我们的教育的目的所在么？就是人为的把幼儿分层，按照阶级、背景等等来把他们排个座次，让他们从小就学会为贫穷而自卑，为出身而骄傲？这难道就是我们的教育的最终目的？不是为了兼爱，而是为了有差别的去评判和看待别人么？ 教育资源的不平衡，使更多优秀的孩子被人为的抛弃，这就是我们希望的么？真的是教育的悲哀。
死亡诗社英文/英语影评，又名《春风化雨》：
Dead Poets Society is, to use a cliché, a cinematic masterpiece. I can watch it over and over, absorbing more nuances of meaning every time. As a former teacher myself (albeit of science), I view it as a tribute to the profession at its best…teaching not merely the subject but also the person, and having a lifelong impact on students’ lives.
The setting is Weldon Academy, a very traditional New England boys’ prep school in 1959. If I can find one flaw with the movie…and there certainly aren’t many…it’s the underlying premise that seems to worship free thought and implies that ALL tradition is of necessity undesirable and thus to be avoided. Frankly, compared to modern classrooms which are bastions of free expression, I found the Weldon students’ respectful treatment of their teachers rather refreshing. (But perhaps that’s just the ex-teacher in me coming out!) Some of Weldon’s ideals, generally referred to in mocking tones, are actually qualities to which parents rightfully DO hope their offspring will aspire.
Robin Williams plays Mr. Keating, the English teacher we all wish we’d had. He brings warmth, passion, and an endearing quiet humor to the role as he fosters individualism in a school environment of total conformity, endeavoring to teach these young men both the beauty of the English language and the importance of living life to the full, of "seizing the day". How many of us mentally revolted at the dissection of poetry when we were in school? Many a viewer will both chortle and rejoice when Mr. Keating has his class rip out the methodical, emotionless "Introduction to Poetry" from the time honored Pritchard textbook!
The "Dead Poets Society", and the boys on which Mr. Keating has such a profound impact, include an interesting mix of characters…Neil Perry (the passionate young man at odds with his father’s clearly defined expectations for his son’s life), Todd Anderson (the classic shy adolescent, through whose eyes we view the unfolding drama), Charlie Dalton (the quintessential rebel), Knox Overstreet (the teen with whom most viewers can identify, deep in the throes of first love), and Richard Cameron (the mindless conformist).
Ethan Hawke gives a moving performance as Todd, the younger brother of a former Weldon valedictorian and my personal favorite, who undergoes a character transformation as the plot unfolds. In a sense, this movie is really Todd’s story. As another reviewer has wisely pointed out, his best scenes are sometimes when he has no dialogue at all. Your heart will ache for him. The sub-plot of young Overstreet’s romance with a girl from a nearby school may not be brilliant, but it provides some light, entertaining relief from the main drama.
Needless to say, Mr. Keating’s unorthodox approach meets with obstacles…from his fellow teachers, from the school’s ultra traditional Headmaster, from Neil’s overbearing father and the other parents, who are depicted as a conservative, status conscious lot. His encouragement of adolescent individualism leads to dramatic consequences for one student in particular, triggering a dramatic scenario that engulfs most of his classmates. I don’t want to give the plot away, but Dead Poets Society has the most powerful ending I’ve experienced in the cinematic world. I could watch it over and over, and tears would either come to my eyes or virtually stream down my cheeks every time.
It’s an intelligent film, both gripping to watch and thought provoking afterward. Engaging plot, memorable characters, meaningful theme, wonderfully done scenes and atmosphere…Dead Poets Society has it all. A special tip of my hat to the cinematography; clearly, it should have won an Oscar for the final scene alone.
This is a must-see movie, especially if you’re a high school student who hates English. It might just change your view of the subject, even if your actual teacher doesn’t quite measure up to Mr. Keating. And for everyone…not only "Carpe Diem", but a certain phrase from a Walt Whitman poem will take on incredible meaning and be remembered forever.
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