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From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

author：Yiren Cinema

This article is written by Joker

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

The film Dead Poetry Society was directed by "Truman's World" director Peter Weir and starred the late Hollywood actor Robin Williams. The film won the 62nd Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1990.

The screenplay is based on the author Thomas Schuman's true experience at Montgomery Bell College, a boys' preparatory school in Nashville, Tennessee. It tells the story of how Keating, a teacher who does not like to follow the rules, inspires and inspires a group of students who are deeply influenced by traditional education to bravely break through themselves and find individual expression. The role of Mr. Keating in the film was inspired by Samuel, a professor of English at the University of Connecticut, who was the teacher of the author Thomas Schumann when he was a student at Montgomery Bell College.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

The plot of this film is very compact, the clues are clear and complete, and the event design is closely centered on the theme and core events, which can be called a very standard and standardized Hollywood classic narrative film.

<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Now, let's use Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story of courage step by step</h1>

At the beginning of the film, a group of students in school uniforms each hold up four flags with the words "tradition", "honor", "discipline" and "excellence" written on them, and slowly enter a hall amid the solemn and melodious sound of Scottish bagpipes.

In this hall sat a large group of students waiting to start school, proud parents, and of course, serious school teachers (including one of the protagonists of our story, Mr. Kiding). In the subsequent speech of the headmaster, we learned that those four words represented the spirit of the motto of the best preparatory college in the United States.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

In this scene of less than five minutes, the director shows us the development environment and atmosphere of the next story, and at the same time, cleanly introduces one of the protagonists of the story, Mr. Keating.

Then, it's time for the children to move into the school building and say goodbye to their parents. Here, the film tells the protagonists of several other stories as students— Neil Perry, who is a leader but has to succumb to a domineering father, Todd, who lives in the shadow of his brother and is shy and introverted, Cameron, who is smart but very mouthy, and three other Knox, Meeks and Dalton, who are also in the rebellious stage of youth but have strong personalities.

The five main characters gather in Neil and Todd's dorm room, teasing the spirit of the school's motto and talking about the activities planned for the new semester. At this time, Neil's father came in, and the relaxed atmosphere suddenly became solemn, he came to inform Neil that he should participate in fewer activities this semester and focus on academics, which also laid a foreshadowing for the contradiction between father and son in the later period. The father's intolerable response to Neil's public blurts highlight the extreme strength of the patriarchy and Neil's excessive repression.

Then, the bells rang and the children entered the classroom. In this part, the director first explained the classes of other teachers in the school with several different scenes, and the strict system, heavy homework and rigid teaching all contrasted strongly with the novel, relaxed and passionate teaching mode of The next Keating teacher.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

More importantly, Mr. Keating's bold, free and heartfelt oratorical teaching freed the children's hearts from the shackles of traditional ideas, guiding them to realize and appreciate the true meaning of life and the true form of art and poetry.

Mr. Keating's speech is like a stone thrown on the calm water, stirring up ripples in the hearts of the children, it destroys the children's original lives of self-preservation, so that this wonderful lesson constitutes the first big "hook" of the film - the so-called "motivational event", which takes place around the twentieth minute of the film, located in the quarter of the whole film (in the general sense of the motivation event should appear at the point in time), which makes the whole film seem to be rhythmic and easy to catch.

It is worth noting that the film inserts here the sub-plot of Knox's encounter with his sweetheart, this plot is not unrelated to the main line of the story, see the end, you will find that Mr. Keating not only inspired the students to express their brave expression of poetry and even art, but also gave them great courage from the aspects of life such as love, so this sub-plot that seems to be parallel to the main line of the story at the beginning actually returns to the theme in the end, making the story line of the film seem particularly converged.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

When the motivational event ends, it is natural to further show the progress of the story. The children are naturally full of curiosity about such a teacher who does not play cards according to common sense, and this curiosity leads them to investigate Keating's past, and after investigation, it is learned that Keating teacher was once a member of the school's "Death Poetry Society", so the children began to follow Keating's teacher and reorganize the Death Poetry Society.

At this point, the film naturally enters the main topic.

Accompanied by a similar eerie and mysterious background music, children dress up at night and run to the cave that represents freedom and poetry like the predecessors of the "Death Poetry Society".

After Neil imitates the opening scene of Mr. Keating's quotation of thoreau's prose novel "Walden", everyone seems a little restrained and confused at first, perhaps because the starting point of these things is only fresh and fun, or to hook up with girls, but when they let the poetry flow from the tip of the tongue like honey again and again, they are more and more immersed in the mood and rhythm brought by poetry.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

In the next few days of the course, Mr. Keating continued to use a variety of seemingly unbelievable bold teaching, further opened the hearts of the students, the most wonderful of which should be that Todd, who has always been nervous about speaking, was also inspired by Keating to chant beautiful verses in public, which undoubtedly made the children more sure of Keating's approach. But if everything goes so smoothly, then the most important elements of drama are lost—conflict and contradiction.

After more than 70 minutes of foreshadowing and foreshadowing, the protagonist's crisis begins to appear, first Charlie uses his identity as the editor of the school newspaper, in the name of the Death Poetry Society, to put the proposal for the school to recruit girls into the school newspaper, causing the school trustees to be angry, began to track down the Death Poetry Society, and further suspected Kitting, and then Neil's father attributed Neil's suicide to Kitin's stimulation, and the superposition of the two crises led to the school having to deal with Kitting Teacher. But the children loved Mr. Keating so much that they couldn't bear to look at the teacher who opened their hearts and was punished for their own faults. As a result, this dilemma pushes the story to a climax and an ending.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

At the end, the children are forced to testify against Keating against their will in the face of the school's intimidation and inducements, resulting in Keating being fired and leaving the school.

As Keating returned to the classroom to get his personal belongings and prepare to leave, Todd, the most shy and timid and most influenced by Keating—as Keating had taught before—bravely stood on the table to salute Keating, and the others stood on the table one after another under the influence of the backlog of guilt, gratitude, and other emotions. Although the scene is silent, under the solid event laying in front of it and the accumulation of emotions in layers, the whole scene forms a huge tension, and the emotions that erupt push the whole story to a climax. Finally, under Todd's gaze, the film comes to an abrupt end, which is endlessly evocative.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

The above is to dismantle the whole story step by step from the structure and plot part of the film, but the structure is only one of the good stories, and a good story is inseparable from the successful shaping of the characters and various clever details.

For Keating, the central character of the film, it inserts the wings of freedom and passion for the students in such a closed and oppressive environment, but in the end they have to be punished and leave the school, which is reminiscent of Prometheus, who stole fire for human beings and was finally chained by Zeus to a rock in the Caucasus Mountains.

The great English romantic poet also wrote a poem of the same name based on this Greek tragic hero, but it does not appear in this film, but Byron's few classic lyric poems "She walks in beauty" appear in the film.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

In addition, Mr. Keating asked his students to call him "Captain, Oh, My Captain", which comes from a poem by Walter Whitman to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, who led black people to freedom but was eventually assassinated, which is also just like Keating's fate, so the two cleverly formed an intertextuality.

Of course, Keating's success is also inseparable from Robin Williams's passionate and deep interpretation, he brings a different temperament to this tragic role, his impassioned speech and true love for poetry and art, I am convinced that he is the poet and teacher full of wisdom and affection.

It is worth noting that when we watch the film, we will find that the story is basically unfolded in Mr. Keiding and several major students. It is also the story of Mr. Kiding breaking through the shackles of the original teaching and inspiring students to dare to innovate, and the rest of the people and other things have very little ink, even if there is to promote the development of the story.

<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > if we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. </h1>

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

Take Mr. Kiding's appearance as an example here, and see how the original script and the film are introduced separately.

In the film, we already know that Mr. Kidding was introduced to all the teachers and students by Principal Nolan at the opening ceremony - because the previous English teacher retired honorably, so Mr. Kidding took over the English class for the new semester - Mr. Kidding stood up and accepted everyone's applause and welcome in the principal's voiceover, which happened in the second scene after the opening of the film (the first is backstage), about the fourth minute of the whole film.

How did Mr. Kidding appear in the original script, and here's all before Mr. Kidding's first appearance.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

Original script:

1． Interior view of the Welton Boys' High School cafeteria during the day with different shots

List of film crews.

On the left is a one-man-tall mural depicting a group of boys and students looking admiringly at a woman representing freedom. The mural on the right shows a group of young men gathering around an industrialist in a company conference room. Between the two murals, stands a boy.

A strange, vulgar music-like sound intermittently in the "boom" sound. A teacher hurried to the boy, gave him a full tie, and took him away.

On the other wall is a portrait the size of a real person, a 19th-century Scotsman in a pleated skirt. In front of the portrait, a group of teenagers holding small flags and several old-fashioned men formed a team and marched forward. Nervous teenagers (7th graders) lined up and took the candles. They lit candles in each other's hands until the candles in each person's hand were lit.

Suddenly, the music burst out, and the sound was gorgeous, it was a Scottish bagpipe. Dressed in a pleated short skirt like the portrait figure, the piper led the procession toward the front.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

2． Interior The corridor adjacent to the restaurant Ditto

The piper walked into a slate-paved foyer made of stone. The melodious sound of his antique bagpipes reverberated throughout the building. At this time, all the others in the queue followed him. He led the crowd to the end of the corridor, and then walked through the stairs of the doorway, and entered—

3． Welton's ancient stone-clad church continues

In the church sat two hundred upperclassmen, most of them in black uniforms, sitting in seats on either side of the central aisle, watching the procession march all the way to the high platform ahead. Most of the boys sat next to their parents.

The four 16-year-old boys in the line and the small flags in their hands are shown at different angles; each boy is dressed in old-fashioned costumes that were popular at the turn of the century. Each flag has a different word written on it: one flag says "tradition," the next one says "honor," the third one says "discipline," and the last one says "excellence."

The old people were all 70 years away, doing the same thing, obviously the oldest alumni of the school, each wearing their uniforms at that time, with their names pinned to their chests. They walked to the stage.

Grade 7 students hold candles, slightly nervous and reserved. As you move forward, pay attention to the candlelight in your hand. A boy's candle was suddenly scraped out, and he couldn't help but cry.

The piper stood in a corner of the high platform, standing still. Behind him sat more than 30 teachers dressed in black robes. The elderly alumni of the team were all seated in the VIP seats on the high platform.

The four flag-bearing students slipped down the central aisle and sat down next to their parents in the audience. Grade 7 students were also seated by their parents. A man in a pink and black robe walked from the back of the line to the front and went up to the podium. He is Principal Gayle Nolan. He was tall, about 60 years old. The music stops.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

Nolan: Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished alumni, students: This year marks the centenary of Wellton Boys' High School.

Applause rang out. The whole hall was immediately filled with a storm of cheers. This cheer did not last long, not too short, and Nolan signaled the crowd to sit down—

Nolan (continued): A hundred years ago, in 1859, in this very place, sitting 41 male students, were asked the same question that is now presented to you at the beginning of each semester: Gentlemen, what are the four pillars?

All students stood up. Todd Anderson was found sitting between his parents. Todd was 16 years old and handsome, but looked depressed, as if he lacked confidence and was very unhappy. He wore a name tag, but not a Welton uniform. After the others stood up, his mother stabbed him. Todd stood up. Looking at the other students, at the same time —

Boys (answered in unison): Tradition! glorious! discipline! excellence!

Sit down. Todd also sat down. Quiet again.

Nolan: Wellton Boys' High School graduated 5 students in her first year. 51 students graduated last year, 75% of whom made it to Ivy League universities (applause)!

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

In the principal's speech, we saw Knox Overstreet and Charlie Dalton, two 16-year-old boys, both wearing Wilton uniforms. Knox (sitting between his parents) holds a small flag. He had curly hair and appeared outgoing, short but sturdy. Charlie also sat with his parents, with a handsome and friendly face. He didn't take the flag. When Nolan mentioned Ivy League, both children were beaming with joy.

Nolan (continued): This achievement is the result of our adherence to strict discipline. That's why your parents sent you here and handed it over to us. That's why our school is the best prep school in the nation (more applause). Freshmen, (The audience turned their heads to look at the new students—7th graders and transfer students.) Among them is Todd Anderson, who seems very embarrassed) The secret of your success lies in our four pillars. This is the motto of our school. This will be the cornerstone of your life. Wellton Representative Richard Cameron...

In the audience, not far from Todd, sat a boy with a small flag, 16-year-old Richard Cameron, who looked very similar to his father. He stood up eagerly. He was in too much of a hurry.

Cameron: To, sir.

Nolan: What is tradition?

Cameron: Mr. Nolan, tradition is to love the school, to love the country, to love the family. Our tradition at Wilton is to do our best.

NOLAN: All right, Mr. Cameron. George Hopkins, a representative of the Wellton Society. What is glory?

Cameron sat down. His father had a proud look on his face.

Hopkins (voice-over): Glory is dignity and duty!

Nolan: All right, Mr. Hopkins. Knox Overstreet, the representative of the Honor Society—

Knox was the same flag bearer we had just noticed. He stood up.

Knox: To. Mr.

Nolan: What is discipline?

Knox: Discipline is about respecting parents, teachers, and principals. Discipline comes from introspection.

NOLAN: Thank you, Mr. Overtreit. Neil Perry, a representative of the Honor Society.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

Knox sat down. His parents proudly patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement. Neil Perry stood up. Some boys had two or three achievement badges on the lapels of their tops, while Neil had a string on the pocket of his shirt. He was 16 years old, serious and serious, and a born leader. However, there was intense anger and resentment hidden in his eyes. Next to him sat his unsmiling father, Mr. Perry.

Nolan: Excellence, Mr. Perry.

Neil (recitation): Excellence is the fruit of hard work. Excellence is the secret to success in schools and places. Neil sat down. He doesn't look at his father, and his father doesn't look at him.

Nolan: Gentlemen, at Welton, you students are going to work harder than ever. Your reward will be the success that we all look forward to. Now I would like to give a speech to one of the oldest of Wilton's surviving graduates, Mr. Alexander Carmichael Jr. of 1866.

An elderly man on the stage did not let the people on both sides of the stage help him and slowly walked to the podium. The audience stood up and cheered again.

(Fade Out)

4． Exterior Welton Boys' High School Center Lawn during the day

The school building at Welton Boys' High School is a set of stone buildings in the traditional style. It's 1959, but that has nothing to do with Welton. The school clings to its traditions and is completely cut off from outside politics and trends.

The students were accompanied by their parents under a huge tent. Easy-to-use food, coffee, tea, and punch with water are placed on a table covered with white tablecloths. Charlie's mother stood, dotingly combing Charlie's hair. Then kiss him. Knox's father lovingly put one hand around his son. Mr. Perry stood, sorting out the badge of achievement on Neil's shirt. Todd Anderson's parents stood aside and gossiped with another pair of parents, not noticing that Todd was left out in the cold. Mr. Nolan walked by and looked at Todd's name tag.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

Nolan: Ah, Mr. Anderson, you have to work harder, young man. Your brother is one of our best students.

Todd (in a barely audible voice): Thank you.

Neil's father walked Neil toward Mr. Nolan and interrupted their conversation.

Mr. Perry (who seems a little uneasy): Gayle. I heard that there is a new Junior English teacher, what's going on?

Nolan: Mr. Goleden went to Malfoy to be headmaster, so we hired John Keating.

Mr. Perry (somewhat skeptical): I heard that he was a student of this school before?

Nolan: A star student, Mr. Perry. He has been teaching at the MacMillan School in Edinburgh for 10 years.

Mr. Perry (admired): Ah, McMillan.

Nolan looked around, spotted the teacher he had just mentioned, and gestured to the parents.

On the other side of the lawn, a teacher in a black robe stood with his back to them, staring at the beautiful waters of Lake Wellton. He seemed to sense that someone was paying attention to him and turned to face them. This is John Keating, nearly 40 years old, with glowing eyes.

Nolan (put his hand on Perry's shoulder and led him away): Go meet him. You'll like him.

We saw Nolan accompany Mr. Perry through the lawn and then introduce him to Mr. Keating. The latter came over to say hello. Todd stood alone, observing the surroundings. Neil Perry was also a man at this time, also looking around. The two men watched the other students say goodbye to their parents.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > from the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film. </h1>

In the third scene before this, that is, the auditorium scene where the principal speaks, the biggest difference between this paragraph and the film is that the content of the four pillars is explained in detail while introducing several student protagonists.

This does emphasize the meaning and connotation of the four pillars for the school, but in fact, the meaning of these four pillars can be basically understood literally, and such a large section of interpretation is not only slightly redundant, but also greatly slows down the pace of the film. For such a literary and art film with no special effects and no large scenes, it is easy for ordinary audiences to lose patience. Therefore, considering comprehensively, removing these redundant scenes obviously has more advantages than disadvantages to the rhythm and structure of the film.

Simplified plots like this have appeared in many other places, and interested friends can download the script and compare them carefully, which will not be repeated here.

From the perspective of the script, dismantling the "Death Poetry Society" Now, we use The perspective of Robert McKee's story structure to see how the director tells this story about courage step by step If we compare the original script written by Shulman, we will find that director Peter Weir is actually more concise and powerful than the original script in terms of rhythm and compact structure. From the above original script, we can see that Mr. Kidding's appearance is in the third scene in the script, that is, by the lake, and the introduction to his appearance is not much different from the direct introduction in the film.

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