well act light drama with talented young and mature actor that show excellent chemistry between them . robin williams delivers an over the top ( but justify ) performance a the cool teacher that be against the rigid manner of a conservative college for rich and spoiled young men . his student love him because he teach them to squeeze and suck the day and carpe diem . most of the student have little or absent right to choose what they want from life a their parent be more or less than dictator . in their philosophy class and they can dream and act they way they want and that why they think williams character be a hero or something like that . sadly and one of these student a any other young optimistic men follow his dream and become an actor against his father will . he have the talent and the optimistic point of view but soon after he make his debut in a play and his father punish him the hard way a father can do . watch dead poet society to witness how men at a young age can be very optimistic with their ideal . the movie also show that learn method do not necessary have to be rigid or antiquate . but the movie be truly more than that while it a move movie with the usual family humor . great performance by williams and hawke who demonstrate to be a promising actor .