07-22-2011, 03:46 AM
The owner of that site you allude to sounds like an ignorant fuckwit. By decrying your critique he's deciding what helps people learn, which he accused you of; circular logic anyone?
Your mention of overrated dead poets calls to mind another salient point about the film. It takes place in the 50s yet none of these oh-so bohemian kids or their teacher have seemingly heard of Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, Allen Ginsberg or any of those who would have been at that time the contemporary poets. Why does death immediately equal brilliance?
Your mention of overrated dead poets calls to mind another salient point about the film. It takes place in the 50s yet none of these oh-so bohemian kids or their teacher have seemingly heard of Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, Allen Ginsberg or any of those who would have been at that time the contemporary poets. Why does death immediately equal brilliance?
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe