Poetry in the Movies

Sometimes I feel like poetry is a lost art in some ways. It gets lost in the shuffle amongst other forms of art such as music and movies. It seems like many people just don't even bother to read anymore. The other day I came across the movie, "Dead Poets Society", and it really made me think about how some movies have brought back classic poets and poetry and sort of revived them in a way. Some of these movies have really inspired me to get back in touch with my creative side and to get back into writing more poetry like I had in the past. These films bring the poets alive and make people interested which is great.

Before watching "Il Postino" years ago, I had no idea who Pablo Neruda was. After watching the film I was really moved by the story as well as Neruda's work. The same goes for Shakespeare's work which I always hated reading because of the language and how confusing it was. Watching movies based on his work such as "Shakespeare in Love" really opened my eyes to the language more and helped me understand it. I feel like more types of these films should be made to get people more in touch with poetry and writing. I would love to see more stuff on film and TV with meaning rather than this reality crap that's always on. I want something that is going to motivate me to be more creative and these movies have definitely done so.