Dead Poets Society

In the opening scenes of Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society, a uniform style of dress and old-fashioned ceremonial experiences creates a sort of dull and "trapped" feeling. A school ceremony is in ocurrance at the beginning of the movie, where all of the students, staff, and parents sit and witness the headmaster speak of the prestige of their school. There seems to be a strong sense of order and control, since the students all speak in a synchronized manner under the headmaster, while all being dressed in the same style of outfits. You can tell by the countencances of the students that they feel miserable and trapped on the inside as the headmaster has a scheming look to his face. Later on, as the students say goodbye to their parents, a loud church bell overcasts all that is going on. This creates a rather ominous feeling or maybe even creates a feel of foreshadowing, since the bell tolls as the parents depart from their children.