Dead Poets Society: Reactions

First off, I am glad that my class was offered a so-called, "spring break suprise" in a viewing of Dead Poets Society. While I expected this film to be a poetry heavy, englishy kind of movie, I have to say I was pleasently suprised.The plot was engaging and relatable and the message was intruiging. Honestly, this movie has changed how I look at poetry. At the beginning of this unit, I honestly felt like the staff (except Mr.Keating) of Welton. I looked at poetry through the eyes of the simple facts. I didn't really engage myself into the finer meanings of what poetry had to offer. Well, after a few sessions with Mr.Keating, that changed. I started to see the complexity for which poems were built on. I also began to see the un-complexity for which poems were built on. The challenging language and incredibly abstract concepts that make up so many poems started to become a little bit clearer in my mind. While I still do not understand poetry to any degree, I think that I can now appreciate it a little bit more. I can now sieze the day by understanding poetry for what it is and eqaully importantly, for what it isn't.