求《死亡诗社》的英文介绍，和影评。越详细越好，越多越好~
I'm the first to admit that I get a little sappy when writing about Dead Poets Society. I first saw the film during my senior year of high school, and 16 years later it's a movie that is still with me, one that I go back to time and time again.
There's a little bit of formula at work here: A stuffy rep school, 1950s, a collection of impressionable young boys, and a teacher that will change their lives. But there's something at work that turns what could have been a forgettable, droll piece of saccharine storytelling into a classic. Part of it is Robin Williams as Mr. Keating, a young English teacher that uses poetry to teach them how to "Sieze the day," to suck the marrow out of life, as Thoreau put it.
The poetry angle is an interested and unexpected one. And writer Tom Schulman and director Peter Weir have no confusion that the idea is a little corny. Putting a kid in front of the class, covering his eyes, and forcing him to free associate until he comes up with a verse about Walt Whitman? Sounds ridiculous, but it works. In fact, it's one of the most powerful scenes in the film.
That's because the kids in the film are just as good as Williams is here. Robert Sean Leonard is the ostensible star as Neil, a deeply repressed lad who's the class president type yet dreams of doing something artistic, despite the insistence by his father (Kurtwood Smith) that he become a doctor. And then there's roommate Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke), an intensely shy young man who's attending Welton Academy for the first time this year and will be memorably brought out of his shell, fighting all the way, by Keating. The other students of note -- Josh Charles as a lovesick kid and Gale Hansen as the unforgettable rebel "Nuwanda" -- are equally apt.
Ultimately the film revolves around Neil's story, when he decides for the first time to defy his father and act in a local play -- as Puck, in A Midsummer Night's Dream, of all things. This leads to a series of catastrophic events that culminates in (spoiler alert from here on out) Neil's suicide and the scapegoating/firing of Keating for it.
At once uplifting and emotionally crushing, there's no way to leave this movie without wanting to somehow improve your life and follow Keating's advice by seizing the day. Every time I watch the film I'm compelled to complete some lingering project, plan a trip, move into a new house, or do something unforgettable. Weir's direction perfectly captures the 1950s mood -- an era of repression just on the verge of breaking wide open -- and Williams manages to keep his mania in check for the bulk of the film, trotting out an impression here or there when the story requires it.
In recent years, Dead Poets Society has become a curious platform for deconstruction and revisionism. Viewers wonder, among other things, whether Neil was so troubled because he was secretly gay. Whether Keating might genuinely be guilty of contributing to his death. Whether "Sieze the day" isn't such a great motto after all. I'm not actually supporting any of these ideas per se, but the latter-day ruminating gives the film more weight than you might otherwise think, and it makes the movie all the richer for it.
I only have one question: What the heck is a Thigh Man (as it reads in Keating's yearbook)?
跪求《Dead Poets Society》的comment
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.
这个不是我写的，是我比较网上的评论，觉得这篇不错，如果你要形成自己写的，可以再参考一些网站。我看了几个不错的，供你参考：
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/
这个网站比较全面地从各个角度介绍这部经典电影，包括演员，获奖情况都有。
http://coolcarrot.blog.hexun.com/1618681_d.html
这个网站是一些网友的英文评论，是比较个人的东西，也可以参考有用的内容。
死亡诗社的观后感英文版
'Dead Poets Society' is one of the finest movies you'll ever watch. An inspiring, tear-jerky and moving story told in the most strict manner. Filmmaker Peter Weir knows he's a legend, he knows his "Type" of Cinema touches a chord. He has achieved so much.'Dead Poets Society' is the story of every human being. Free-Will, Confidence, Love and Hope... isn't this all we heed for? I sure do, and that's the reason why I weeped in my seat while watching this acclaimed 1989 film. It's a film that brings back your good-old Study Years in you, those moments, aha, life was "WOW" then. Carpe diem, indeed!Peter Weir makes astonishing cinema in 'Dead Poets Society'. Sure, 'The Truman Show' remains as his and cinema's finest film to date. But, let's not forget this came way before 'The Truman Show'. Weir, you are simply an inspiration! The Cinematography is wonderful, so is the editing.Robin Williams delivers a very fine performance. But the show-stealer in here is, Robert Sean Leonard. As a youngster named as Neil Perry, he pitches in an incredible performance from start to end.On the whole, 'Dead Poets Society' has everything working on it's advantage.
死亡诗社英文观后感 1000字左右
每个人都有自己的学生时代，每个人都有自己的辉煌时刻，谁来带给我们青春的激情，谁来带领我们开始辉煌的起点？是伯乐。
影片开场的蜡烛犹如证明了罗宾.威廉斯的行动：燃烧着自己为了青年得其生命精髓。在老师面前他还带了几分客套，但在学生面前他是如此的实在与亲近。一切只因为真理。
片中的学生们虽然众多，但个个都是个性鲜明，印象深刻。有的软弱，有的顽皮有的叛逆——这些面孔就是年轻时的我们。一所历史悠久、升学率较高的学校对于大人来说，称得上是孩子的天堂。但再听听孩子的看法：对于他们来说私下里称之为地狱罢了。
大人想把孩子们打造成自己，适应于这残酷的社会，可谁来为我们的激情负责？谁来为我们的青春买单？如果青春只有所谓的成绩好那是和年龄不吻合的。只有激情、叛逆、个性、奋发，都存在的生命才成其为生命，校园才成其为校园！
这个世界有两种人：一种人让社会来打造自己，一种人是自己打造社会。基廷老师的出现就是倡导后面一种方法，他打破了所有的教学模式，Carpe Diem (【拉】抓住今天,及时行乐(=seize the day))。这个词说通俗一点就是抓住时间做最好的自己。他将这条道理一直贯彻给他的学生。当学生问起他什么是DeadPoetsSociety他毫无保留的将自己的青春经历传给了他的学生，他不再年轻。可他希望真理可以传承。学生们找到了哪个地方，对于他们来说这不是山洞，是精神的家园。一个山洞可能简陋，但他们的心确实比这潮湿的山洞温暖、丰富。这其实就是俱乐部的前身吧。
你们可以封闭我们的白天，但你们不能封闭我们的黑夜！在那里孩子们做自己想做的任何一件事，对于学校来说这是不对的，错误的，可这不就是文艺复兴吗？13世纪打破传统就是这幅情景呀！革命应该是美丽的。
但革命也是流血的，当学校发现孩子们的事情时，青春的弊端也暴露无疑：有告密的，有胆小的。我不想去对这些学生有任何的评价，每个人都有自己的选择，在那种年龄阶段。你还无法去对他们的人格做分析。我只记得那句：Captain!MyCaptain!。你可以打倒我们的身体，但你永远无法打倒我们的灵魂。影片最后的哪个高潮让我得到了强烈的共鸣。那时，孩子们的青春已不在平凡。理想的种子已根生地固。
人生最难是选择。每个人经历过片中尼尔的处境。自己的理想和现实的无情相碰撞。是向现实妥协，还是放飞自己的理想？当然他的方法让我们应该慎重，生命如此灿烂，确实那容得为别人而活。尼尔之死是对梦想追逐的最高形式。那么这到底是对还是错，我无法去正确的判断，我只知道船长告诉我们：要做生命的主人，而不是生命的奴隶。为了融入社会我们是必须丢失一些浪漫，但还是希望有些东西能够在我的骨子里苟延残存。如果一个人在该冲动的年代冲动不起来，那么到头来也许只剩下“可怜白发生”。是，现实和理想永远有差距。但又如何？医药，法律，商业，工程是维生的必须条件。但是诗，爱，浪漫，美这些才是我们生存之原因。
现代生活的节奏，让我们不得不审视自己为何活着？为何我们一直在做和自己年龄不相符的事？大人们的世界如此复杂，以为学校传统的教育模式就是对我们最好的保护，但却一直缺乏着人文色彩。生命的精髓没人教给我们。就像哪个古板的校长所说：按学校的传统教学，其他方面任其发展。传统，传统！我们存在不是为了传统，而是为了创新，为了革命。
生命是什么？在电影里，生命是诗，生命是音符，生命是戏剧，生命是一场演出里最为充满华彩的那个篇章。
“花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝。”
我们应该从电影中借点激情面对生活，在我的学生生涯中很少遇到一个让我尊重的老师，现实没有，那么死亡诗社，我借你来面对现实，我的船长。
正是有了基廷老师的教诲，尼尔才会放开自己展现表演天赋，诺克斯终于大胆追求自己喜欢的女孩，查理才完全放开了自我，胆小的托德也通过基廷找回了勇气。我们就是剧中人，我们也应该打开自己的心结。
当你的目光炯炯地射向舞台的正前方，当音符渐止，当刹那静寂之后掌声雷动，当鲜花与喝彩涌向前台，当你的面孔重又写满一个人所应具有的自信，那一瞬间，你仿佛看见了你的理想，是这种理想鼓舞着你，引导着你，哪怕你将会走向死亡--
这就是生命，桀骜不逊的生命。
I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life！To put to rout all that was not life. And not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
我步入丛林，因为我希望生活得有意义，我希望活得深刻，汲取生命中所有的精华，
把非生命的一切都击溃，以免让我在生命终结时，发现自己从来没有活过。
人的一生，其实只需要一课。
电影Dead Poets Society（死亡诗社） 的英文对白
KEATING: "Oh Captain, My Captain" who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It's from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating. Or, if you're slightly more daring, Oh Captain, My Captain. Now let me dispel a few rumors so they don't fester into facts. Yes, I too attended Welton and survived. And no, at that time I was not the mental giant you see before you. I was the intellectual equivalent of a ninety-eight pound weakling. I would go to the beach and people would kick copies of Byron in my face. Now, Mr. Pitts? That's a rather unfortunate name. Mr. Pitts, where are you? Mr. Pitts? Would you open your hymnal to page 542 and read the first stanza of the poem you find there? PITTS: To the virgins, to make much of time? KEATING: Yes, that's the one. Somewhat appropriate, isn't it. PITTS: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, old time is still a flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. KEATING: Thank you Mr. Pitts. "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." The Latin term for that sentiment is Carpe Diem. Now who knows what that means? MEEKS: Carpe Diem. That's "seize the day". KEATING: Very good, Mr.- MEEKS: Meeks. KEATING: Meeks. Another unusual name. Seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Why does the writer use these lines? CHARLIE: Because he's in a hurry. KEATING: No, ding! KEATING: Thank you for playing anyway. Because we are food for worms, lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die. KEATING: Now I would like you to step forward over here and peruse some of the faces from the past. You've walked past them many times. I don't think you've really looked at them. They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts, full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because you see, gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Carpe. Hear it? Carpe. Carpe. Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary. 妙词佳句，活学活用 1. not a clue “毫无头绪”的意思，有时候也说成not have a clue。这是在口语里经常使用的句子，大家可以试着多多使用。 e.g. I haven't a clue what I'll give Carl for his birthday next year. 明年生日给卡尔买什么礼物我真是一点主意都没有。 clue可以作动词，意思是“提供线索，提供情况”。如： Clue me in on what's happening. 告诉我发生了什么事。 也可以作名词，意思是“线索”，如： The police found a clue which will help them catch the robber. 警察发现了能帮助他们抓住强盗的线索。 2. Believe it or not 口语常用句型，意思是“信不信由你”。 e.g. Believe it or not, I met a super football star this morning on the street. 信不信由你，我今天早晨在街上遇到一个超级球星。 在口语中还有一个句型：Can you believe it? 当说话人对自己说的话都觉得不可思议、不敢相信的时候，就可以用这个句子。比如在电影《阿甘正传》里有一句台词是：Can you believe it? I got to go to college too. （你能相信吗，我居然也上大学了。） 3. The world is their oyster. oyster的意思是“牡蛎，蚝”，但是这个句子的意思跟这个毫无关系，这是一句非常口语化的表达，意思是“人生最得意（最有前途）的时刻”。 e.g. You're young. You've got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster. 你正年轻，有很多机会。你正是在人生最得意的时候。 4. iota 极微小，极小量 Not an iota (of) 毫不，一点也不 If you say there is not an iota or not one iota of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it. e.g. 1）He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work. 他对任何工作都没表示出丝毫的兴趣。 2）There is not an iota of truth in his story.
