Firstofall,thisismovieismyall-timefavorite,outofallthehundredsoffilmsIhaveseen.However,everytimeImentionthisfilm,Ihavetoanswermostpeople'squizzicallookswith"It'sabeautifullittle80sfilmthatstayedinthe80s."Afterseeingitforthe24thtimesinceIfirstsawit5yearsago,onmy13thbirthday,Icangladlysaythatthismoviewentfarandbeyondthe80s,andthepowerandinspirationofthemessagecanbefelteveryday.DeadPoetsSocietyisamostunderratedfilmbyamostunderrateddirectorwhoseinspiring,upliftingandmoraltalesfirmlygroundedinrealityarenotnearlyasappreciatedastheyshouldbe.Here,weseeoneofhisverypersonalandcradledprojects,andheshowsthevisualstyleandconcentrationoncharactersinwhichheissoaffluent.Hiscontrolofthecameraandthecharactersareverystrongandverysmooth.Thecinematographyisnearperfect,witheveryshot,alongwiththeediting,seamless.Alsoverycompellingarethecolor-tonesineveryscene,perfectlymatchingthemoodandeventsofthescene.Couldyousaythisisart?Absolutely.Thenwehavetheperformances.RobinWilliamscontinuesinstrideasonewhohasto-dateremainedthemosttouching,heart-wrenching,awe-inspiringcomedianswithinarguableactingtalent(hestillremainsmymostfavoriteperformeronthefilmscreen).HisProfessorJohnKeatingisamanwhoembodieseveryprofessorwhoyouthoughtwascoolandrespectable,everypersonwhotaughtorenlightenedyouinsomethingoutoftheordinary.Infact-dareIsayit?-heteachessomethingEXTRAORDINARY!WehavethetragicallyunderratedRobertSeanLeonardinhisroleasthefree-thinkingcatalyststudentNeil.Whyisthismannotahouseholdname/Hollywoodheavyweight?Hisrolesarealwaysfullofinspiration,energy,andtragicemotionthatneverfailtomoveanaudience.Hisroleinthismovieisfresh,unhindered,andneverpretentiousasthecautionarytaleofthemovie.AndthenwehaveEthanHawkeinoneofhisearliestrolesasthepoint-of-viewcharacter.Theentiresupportingcastisverystrong,also,providingthefoundationandserveasthevariousemotionaltiesthatfurtherinvolveusinthestory.JoshCharles'sroleasKnoxOverstreetisarolethatalmostallguyscanrelatetowholeheartedly.Andofcourse,alltheactorswhoareinthatDeadPoetsSocietydoafinejob.Andlastly,thestory.Iwon'tsummarizeitsinceit'sbeensummarizedmanytimeshere,butIwillsaythatitisoneofthebestcomingofagestoriesfornotonlyadolescents,butanyone.Ihavepersonallyheardfromnine-to-fiverswhowereinspiredbythismovietochangethesituationsoftheirjobs,careers,relationshipsforthebetter.IfirstsawthismoviewhenIwas13,andimmediatelystamped,crownedandelevatedthismovieasmyall-timefavorite.NowthatIam18andlivingonmyown,withverydifferentconcernsthanbackthen,Iturnbacktothismovieoverandoveragain,tofindinspiration,solaceandofcourse,entertainment.Itisstillmyall-timefavorite,anditstillinspiresmetoseizethedayandmakemylifeextraordinary.