Dead Poets Society

In the beginning scene of Peter Weir's 1989 movie Dead Poets Society, the formal atmosphere and serious facial expressions convey a forced etiquette on the teenage male hostages. Two boys are posing for a picture where the camera man coaxes them into showing brotherly affection, while two, older males scheme through whispers and the dreary bagpipes announce the march into the church. The words tradition, honor, discipline, and excellence linger through the air but, discipline seems to be the top priority. The parents seated throughout the sanctuary seem to be the inspiration behind each newcomber  lighting his candle signifying his entrance into a school of excellence, following in his fathers footsteps, continuing on the tradition. After the ceremony, that the Headmaster thought of as a great honor contrary to what the students thought, the parents must bid their children adieu, leaving them in tears and last minute desperation to rid the strict instruction of superiors.