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I was the perfect age for "Dead Poet's Society" when it came out. The film was originally released in 1989, right when I was starting my senior year in high school. It became a phenomenon among my friends. We were all looking ahead towards college, and many of the kids I knew suffered great pressure from their parents to fulfill their dreams.

Of course, things weren't nearly as bad for us as it was for the kids in the film. I grew up in a nice suburb, but we all attended the local high school, and more kids were sent off to Miami of Ohio rather than Harvard or Yale. Still, I knew plenty about kids who were pressured beyond their own desires.

The only problem is that I never saw "Dead Poet's Society" when it came out. I knew about it. I was familiar with the term "Carpe Diem." But I never actually saw the film in the theatres. I'm not sure what the reason was, but it probably had to do with the fact that the summer of 1989 saw the releases of "Batman," "Indiana Jones and the......

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