Film Analysis

Running Head : FILM ANALYSIS

FILM ANALYSIS

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FILM ANALYSIS

Introduction

Carpe Diem , lads ! Seize the day ! Make your lives extraordinary ' New teacher John Keating told his students . Keating , an outgoing and insurrectionary professor , motivates his students to follow their passions , pursue their dreams , and to think for themselves . The scene is from the movie Dead Poets Society ' directed by Peter Weir in 1989 The film stars Robin Williams as John Keating , a sort of rebellious poetry professor , who teaches using his own way , disregarding the

br existing curriculum in Welton Academy . Keating encourages his students to follow their true desires and ambitions . As a result , some of his students re-organized the Dead Poets Society , a secret poetry reading society which primarily aims to make girls swoon on its members and was founded by Keating . The film shows different kinds of conflicts that resulted from some sort of communication problems , like the one involving Neil Perry and his stubborn father . Another one is the conflict between John Keating and the stiff and autocratic headmaster of Welton Academy , Mr . Nolan . Moreover , the film is really about the students who have the most screen time , how they react to their environment , how to confront their problems and how to cope up with their everyday life . This will focus on two interpersonal communication theories (Self-disclosure and Relational Dialectics Theory ) and a couple of small group communication concepts that relate to the film Dead Poets Society

Self-disclosure

Self-disclosure is when a person makes...