By Mark Nobes, chief editor
Firstly, the video clip above features the original 1989 Dead Poets Society movie trailer. It was, of course, the comic genius Robin Williams who starred in this moving U.S. drama film. He played English teacher John Keating who inspires his students through poetry at the high class Welton Academy in 1959. The story is actually based on the script-writer's (Tom Schulmn) life at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.
The teachers at the academy are strict, cold and humourless. However, John Keating's teaching methods are much more engaging, if rather unconventional, and asking his students to address him as "O captain! My Captain!" (which referred to the poetry of Walter "Walt" Whitman) is one such example of his offbeat nature.
The story particularly focuses on two students. Todd Anderson is socially-awkward and constantly lives under the shadow of his successful and popular older brother. His room-mate, Neil, has a domineering father whose expectations are rather unreasonable. 
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