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Dead-Poets-Society-1989. Carpe Diem…
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Carpe Diem (Live life to the fullest)
AUTHOR (Who created the message)
Original script
Tom Schulman
Every character loosely based on someone in his life
Mr.Keating was inspired by one of his teachers from prep school Sam Pickering
Influence from his father
Intended message
live life to the fullest, don't stifle individuality, duality of the school system
Graduated with a degree in philosophy from Vanderbilt University
Director
Peter Weir
Attended a private school in the 1950s
relates to the characters in the movie
"That's why I could do this film. I would have been a member of the poets club."
Music
Maurice Jarre
juxtaposition of "Carpe Diem" and "Keating's Triumph"
the theme represents: the emotional state of the boys and the traditional values of the school
frequently worked with the director Peter Weir
THEORIES
AGENDA SETTING THEORY --> telling the audience WHAT to think about
AUDIENCE (How do people differ in interpretation)
Target Group
young adults (students) in the 1980s
timeless topics: student life, love, finding own place in the world, stand up to authorities
decoded message: Carpe Diem
young adults (students) till today
NOT for young children / easily triggered people due to violence and suicide
other (older) people
rebellious
no force on children
Satisfying needs
Uses and Gratification Theory
Affective needs
emotional involvement with the characters in the movie
entertainment
Personal needs
models for behaviour --> Mr.Keating
self - image
Social needs
sense of belonging
AGENDA/MOTIVATION (Why is this message being sent)
Motivation
Entertainment
Give people hope and a break
Cold War
Criticize the traditional education system
Mr. Keating inspired by a teacher of Tom Schulman
Different teaching perspective
Agenda
Make people interested in poetry
Mr. Keating's lessons
Create awareness of the danger of academic, parental and societal expectations
Neil committing suicide
TECHNIQUES
(How is the message being presented)
intertextuality
--> the dead poet society reads the poetry from the roman poet Ovid
cinematography
framing
--> Depends on what is happening in the scene
moving shot
when breaking the traditions/routine
still shot
when it's about old traditions and routines
perspective
--> All the boys have different perspectives.
Todd
: too scared to break the cycle just yet, hanging on to tradition
Neill
:really commited to 'carpe diem', breaking the cycle, doing his own thing
sound and music
--> eerie music first with organ and low notes getting higher bit by bit, when neill kills himself it gets quiet
Parallelism
--> In the opening scene you see a painting of three boys. When later on the boys sneak off for the first time to start the dead poet society, this painting is showed again.
light
Light of knowledge being passed at the beginning of the movie, during Mr. Keatings class lights on and Neill suicide scene.
BIAS (What might be left out of the message)
Stereotypes
Students
White
portrayed heterosexual
Interested in girls
innocent, naive and beautiful
For carpe diem
Academy authorities
who doesn't obey gets punished
Power
conservative
Old
Neil's parents
Dad
Strict
Makes the decisions
High education = priority
camera shots
Mom
obedient
Mr Keiting
Break the pattern
Ideology
Carpe diem
Against conformity
Biased
Point of view authority and parents
. Carpe Diem (Live life to the fullest)