OT: Dead Poets Society and 3 Idiots

[Neha]

How many of you think that 3idiots was inspired from Dead Poets
society? I found too many similarities... I know that Dead Poets
society was completely copied into SRK-Amitab starter Mohabattain.
still i think 3idiots is more of a Five Point someone +Dead poets
society. Anyone here second my opinion?

Neha

[Neha]

[R Bharat Rao]

I didn't see any similarities between Dead Poets & 3 Idiots -- at
least not while I was watching. Superficially, there are similarities
-- student life, someone commits suicide, etc. But Dead Poets was
centered on the teacher, whereas 3 Idiots is about the students. And
DP, despite Robin Williams was a very serious movies; whereas 3I is
much more of a comedy.

I really didn't see anything similar -- and until I read your post,
the thought wouldn't have entered my mind.

Now 5 Point & 3I similarities are a completely different matter
altogether.

Bharat

[Neha]

R Bharat Rao wrote:

I didn't see any similarities between Dead Poets & 3 Idiots -- at
> least not while I was watching. Superficially, there are similarities
> -- student life, someone commits suicide, etc.

Don't you think Amir played the same role of Robin williams? I
personally think so... Ofcourse, Amir played a longer role(otherwise
the movie wouldn't have been a hit :).

But Dead Poets was
> centered on the teacher, whereas 3 Idiots is about the students. And
> DP, despite Robin Williams was a very serious movies; whereas 3I is
> much more of a comedy.

Really? There are some funny scenes in DPS Too... But those are no
where near the excellent humor of 3idiots. However, the message of
both movies are the same. The only thing that seperates both movies is
the ending. In dead poets society, the evil wins. In our bollycat, the
good heros wins :-D

> I really didn't see anything similar -- and until I read your post,
> the thought wouldn't have entered my mind.

What about the Similarity between dead poets society and Mohabbtain?

> Now 5 Point & 3I similarities are a completely different matter
> altogether.

The book was about what NOT to do at IIT whereas the movie concentrate
no what to do at IIT :-)

> Bharat

Neha(wondering if there are any guys as cute as Todd Anderson ;-) )

[R Bharat Rao]

On Oct 24, 7:42 am, Neha <neha.female.cricke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> However, the message of
> both movies are the same. The only thing that seperates both movies is
> the ending. In dead poets society, the evil wins. In our bollycat, the
> good heros wins :-D
>

That fundamentally is the difference between say a Shakespearean
comedy and a tragedy by the same bard.

Romeo & Juliet would be a comedy were the two lovers to ride away into
the Veronian sunset. I remember doing an analysis of the play (school
work), where one had to figure out the events which if different would
have converted the play into a comedy (i.e., the lovers lives are
spared), starting from the end and working backwards.. such as, what
if Romeo had got the note from the Friar, he would have known of
Juliet's plan to fake her own death. Or if the idiot had actually
checked her pulse before rushing off to the tomb.. Probably a few
more, but I can't remember :-)

But, that those events don't happen fundamentally make the play a
tragedy, and completely change the watching experience.

Saying that the difference is minor, is like saying that India's
experience in the 1983 World Cup was similar to their experience in
the 2007 World Cup, with the minor difference that India won the 83
Cup but got eliminated in the first round by the Bangles in the 07
Cup...

Bharat

[Arindam Banerjee]

"Neha" <neha.femal...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1fb5b16f-9286-49d2...@v20g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...

Very subtle point, Neha. Yes it could be inspired in the sense that the
hero was a creative and brave person, going against the very powerful and
heartless establishment. You really have to be idiotic, to take up arms
against the evil and also fatheaded Viruses and their smelly subjects, the
Silencers.

Thanks for making this point.

Cheers,
Arindam Banerjee

[gopibin...@gmail.com]

i found many similarities in them too,you are right,unfortunately i saw DPS after reading and watching 5.s and 3 idiots,people may say it is from the novel of chetan,but chetan's 5. is itself a little copy,to DPS it got many similarities in characters,philosophy,if you observe there is a small which is important similarity in those two,in DPS there is a scene where one of the main character makes FM radio,where other students doesnt appreciate(to my remembrance),you can witness the same scene in five point someone which was not adopted in 3 idiots(may b film makers thought it'll resemble DPS)