'School Film's' Analysis

             Teachers always bring change with them and Hollywood tried to capture this change in various movies about schools and teachers. "Dead Poets Society" (DPS) and "Stand and Deliver" (S&D) are two movies that showcase two different and simulatinsly similar stories about teachers who come with new ideals and principals for their students and face conflict that should be dealt with according to these ideals and principals.
             Dead Poets Society Stand and Deliver
             · set at Welton Academy for boys : scenes involving the teachers and students · set on-location at Garfield High in East LA. Most scenes
             1. Mr. Keating: · the new English teacher · member of the old Dead Poets Society · follows unorthodox teaching methods.2. Todd Anderson: a new shy student. He tries to get out of his cocoon and succeeds at the end. 3. Neil Perry: an 'A' student who likes to participate in extra curricula activities like acting against his father's wish. He decides to follow his dream and pays dearly with his life.4. Charlie Dalton: a rebel student 5. Knox: the romantic whose goal is to win the affection of a girl from the town 6. Mr Nolan (the headmaster) and Mr Perry (Neil's father): advocate conformity. 1. Jaime Escalante: · a computer expert who gives up his well-paid job to teach computer but ends up teaching maths.· Follows real life approach to teaching maths 2. Angel: a student snd a gang member who likes the tough guy image but thrives to be educated3. Pancho: a student who thinks he's the dump in the group.4. Ana: a shy nerdy student 5. Claudia: a student who cares about her social life more than education6. Lupe: a student who doesn't like the new teacher at the begineing
             The new English teacher Mr. Keating has come with revolutionary ideas that go against conformity. The students are split up between conformity and learning to think for t...

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