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1、China Pharmaceutical UniversityDead Poets SocietyChina Pharmaceutical University Plot The story took place in 1959. Welton Academy was a conservative but well-respected boys prep school where education was a pragmatic and rather dull affair. The school life dragged on with all the formal and inactiv

2、e lectures until one day a new English teacher, John Keating, came and stirred the stagnant (死气沉沉死气沉沉) water. China Pharmaceutical University Keating was an unconventional educator who tried to shape his students into “free thinkers” in and after class. He guided the students in feeling the power of

3、 words and ideas. He urged them to fully experience every moment, to perceive the world from different angles, and to maintain uniqueness and individuality. China Pharmaceutical University The students vision was magically transformed by Dead Poets Society - an old organization in which the young Ke

4、ating had read and felt romantic poetry with his fellow students and had started his quest for the true essence of life. Keatings students revived it and followed suit by meeting at night in a cave. The adventures of mind and soul gave them big thrills as well as the temptation to explore the unknow

5、n. China Pharmaceutical University Yet Keatings unconventional teaching methods turned the school authority against him. The story ended up with a disaster: one of his most brilliant students committed suicide because he found parental interference and pressure unbearable. Keating was blamed for the

6、 boys death and forced to leave. China Pharmaceutical University Keating was blamed for the boys death and forced to leave. Yet his relentless idealist experiments in Welton did bear fruits and added a hopeful and comforting touch to his dismissal: despite the school masters threats, Keatings studen

7、ts stood on the desks-the very stance Keating would like them to take so that they could see things differently-to pay respect to their teacher.China Pharmaceutical University Questions: 1. About FORM “A film is a work of art, when it conveys an idea, must convey that idea artistically.” (1) Setting

8、 (背景背景). Where is the film set? Identify one or two settings and clearly explain the impact each has on the character/theme. (2) Motif (主题主题) Does the film has some recurring (反复出现的反复出现的) feature/symbol related to the theme of the film? Give some examples.Pair Work IChina Pharmaceutical University Q

9、uestions: 1. About Form (3) Sound and Lighting (音效、灯光音效、灯光) Film directors employ special sound, for example classical music here, and lighting to create a certain mood, feeling etc. within the audience. Analyze the sound and lighting in this film. (4) Montage (蒙太奇蒙太奇) Does the film has any interest

10、ing montages, the editing technique that pieces together separate shots of a film?China Pharmaceutical University Questions: 2. About Content “Cinema that is sophisticated in form but lack in content is insipid (乏味乏味), depthless, and ultimately unfulfilling (让人让人感到无意义感到无意义).” (1) Theme (主题主题) What m

11、essage does the director wants to convey in the film? In what ways does the film inspire you? (2) Characters (人物人物) Pick your favorite character and analyze his/her personality traits.China Pharmaceutical University Share your favorite excerpts (片段片段) and quotations.Pair Work IIChina Pharmaceutical

12、University FormSetting (背景背景) The expression of the subjective mood of a certain character at a certain time. The “pathetic fallacy” (感情的感情的误置误置) is a well-known literary technique that involves attributing human emotions to inanimate (无生命无生命的的)objects or to nature, often in a “reflective” (反射性的反射性的

13、) manner so that the objective world mirrors the subjective mood of the character.E.G. 1. storm/tempest 2. fog inner turmoil (混乱混乱)inner confusion or uncertaintyChina Pharmaceutical UniversityChina Pharmaceutical University FormSetting (背景背景) The expression of symbolic values. Sets can sometimes car

14、ry either explicit (明确地明确地) or implicit symbolic values.E.G. The old Indian cave China Pharmaceutical University FormMotif (主题；中心事件；中心情景主题；中心事件；中心情景) A motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. Theme is usually defined as a message, statement, or idea, while a motif i

15、s simply a detail repeated for larger symbolic meaning. E.G. China Pharmaceutical University Church spires (塔尖塔尖) China Pharmaceutical University Kindling a candleChina Pharmaceutical University Standing on the deskChina Pharmaceutical University FormMotif (主题；中心事件；中心情景主题；中心事件；中心情景) A motif is any r

16、ecurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. Theme is usually defined as a message, statement, or idea, while a motif is simply a detail repeated for larger symbolic meaning. E.G. Carpe diem China Pharmaceutical University FormSound and Lighting Classical music from Tchaikovsky and Be

17、ethovenE.G. 1812 Overture (1812序曲序曲) by Tchaikovsky Composed in 1880 to commemorate Russias defense of Moscow against Napoleons advancing Grande Arme at the Battle of Borodino in 1812. Ode to Joy (欢乐颂欢乐颂), from Symphony No. 9 in D minor (小小调调) by Beethoven Romantic Composers Bagpipe (风笛风笛)China Phar

18、maceutical University FormMontage (蒙太奇蒙太奇) the editing technique that pieces together separate shots of a filmChina Pharmaceutical University ContentTheme (主题主题) The message, statement, or idea in the film. 1. Educational system 2. Attitude towards life China Pharmaceutical University Content Charac

19、ters (人物人物) 1. Mr. Nolan (Headmaster) Conservative, autocratic (专断独行的专断独行的), intolerant 2. Mr. Keating (English teacher) Romantic, open, imaginative, passionate, unconventional 3. Neil (student) sunny, friendly, weak, gifted China Pharmaceutical University Favorite Quotations 1. “Carpe diem.” 2. “We

20、 dont read and write poetry because its cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are w

21、hat we stay alive for.”China Pharmaceutical University Savoring Poetry “Shall I Compare thee to a Summers Day?”China Pharmaceutical UniversityShall I compare thee to a summers day? Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

22、Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summers lease hath all too short a date. And summers lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, Sometime too hot the eye of heaven

23、 shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or natures changing course, untrimmed; By chance, or natures changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst, Nor lose possession of that