I have just watched the Emperor's Club, after I have been made aware of it in one of Sproul's sermon.
This is one of those rare quality film, like Shawshank Redemption that doesn't have much of those hollywood attractions like sex, horror, violence, etc. (Though it has a very short scene where playboy magazines are shown, and 3 boys of St. Benedict went to the neighboring St. Mary's by the lake to flirt with 3 girls).
It is about a private school teacher who faces the good and the bad students. Unlike the pop versions of films on teacher's impact such as Dangerous Minds (1995), Sister Act 2 (1993), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), The School of Rock (2003), Homeless to Harvard (2003), Good Will Hunting (1997), Matilda (1996), etc.
It is said the Dead Poets Society (1989) has the closest uniform to the Emperor's Club, but even though I haven't seen that, by just watching the trailer on youtube, I doubt it is any of a match.
This film teaches virtue of truth, while in today's world, many people teach their children to merely know what is moral, but obtain success in life in any way as long as they do not get caught.
True, the "bad" guy of this film seems to have gotten away with his "way", but then again, this film is for "those who have ears, let them hear".
On a side note of today's Christianity, I fear that Mr. Bell's type has a firm ground in many churches. In fact, even promotion of this type. Perfect virtual, morality, principles, cannot be perfectly fit into practical use, they would argue. But when blame must surface, the "fall of humanity", "human imperfection" is the scapegoat. Why? Isn't this ultimately a blame on God? Or as if one could pretend that God though has every right but does not judge?