of music that are used in the film “Rebel Without a Cause”. This film was released in 1955. James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo star as the lead characters of Jim Stark, Judy, and John "Plato" Crawford. The orchestra music for “Rebel Without a Cause” serves three functions: it reflects the emotions of the teens, it acts as element of the mise-en-scène, and it causes the audience to feel a particular emotion. The orchestral music for “Rebel Without a Cause” often reflects the intense emotions
Rebel Without a Cause is an unconventional story with a conventional, classical approach to storytelling. The film follows the seven traits of Classical Hollywood Cinema and is adapted to the hybridization of film noir, which was primarily a style of B movies, and teen drama films, which was newly emerging in the 50s. Rebel Without a Cause follows the classical Hollywood three-act narrative structure and is told from an omniscient/objective point of view, allowing the viewer to travel through
Rebel Without a Cause One of the major themes that are presented throughout the whole entire movie is the dysfunctional relationship between one of the characters and their fathers. The movie portrays father figures as problematic which then shape the actions and the characters themselves as the movie progresses. We can see all three dynamics of the father figure presented through Jim, Judy, and Plato. Through Jim, the father figure that he is presented with is a father who is weak allows himself
Rebel Without A Cause film Rebel Without A Cause is 1955 is a film that that features young, defiant, restless, and neglected middle-class Americans. Defiance from youths has been anticipated though they did not turn out to be. The idea provides a catchy stereotyped approach at a 1950 conformist on the adolescent male nature of misinformed parents on contemporary issues. The film has played a great role in shaping the society’s take towards the LBGT community. In 50’s Hollywood bring in connection
It is very interesting the role that media plays in a modern americans life. A.O. Scott explains and explores this concept in his essay about the death of adulthood in american culture. While the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, directed by Nicholas Ray, seems to be an entertaining, albeit eccentric film about the messed up teenager, a closer look through the lens of A.O. Scott’s recent essay in the New York Times, “The Death of Adulthood in American Culture,” reveals a film that is deeply concerned
composer create an original score for Rebel Without A Cause. Leonard Rosenman was born in 1924 and studied music in New York and Europe. His work as a film composer and arranger is very traditional, and has been regarded by some music critics as "insignificant." However, Rosenman received Academy Awards and Oscar nominations for his work. Along with film scores, Rosenman wrote theme music and scores for numerous television shows. The score in Rebel Without A Cause is much like another film starring
source of discussion for before 1595 with the publication of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Rebel Without a Cause, released in 1955, exemplifies this topic being discussed in a manner that is relatable to a wide array of teenagers. Exploring this issue while also making it relatable to adolescents rather than simply a criticism of their personalities is an admirable feat, one that Rebel Without a Cause accomplishes by making use of several techniques. The first of these techniques that the film
Paper #2: Youth Culture After watching the film, “Rebel Without a Cause”, there’s two questions that I believe that I can answer thoroughly: “What is the main theme of “Rebel Without a Cause?”, and “Why do you think the film takes place in 24 hours?”. Starting off with the overall/main theme of the film, self-identity. In the film the main character, Jim Stark, was one of the many young boys in this complicated world who was struggling to find who he was. Everyone, including himself, knew that he
angst, conflict with parents, coming of age, and most notably rebellion. Nicholas Ray’s Rebel Without a Cause(1955) is one of the first films that could be classified as such. In today’s times, many films that fall into this genre follow the same structure as Rebel without a Cause in that perceptions and activities of youth defy what is considered to be a seemingly more stable adult life. Prior to Rebel Without a Cause, there wasn’t a film that challenged the ideas of masculinity in society and the struggles
Griffith Observatory on a class trip, Buzz taunts Jim after slashing his tires, calling him a “chicken” while trying to coax him into a fight. Jim falls into this trap and fights Buzz, winning but nonetheless getting injured in the process (Rebel Without a Cause). This is followed by Buzz challenging Jim to a “chickie run.” This is a game where the two drive stolen cars to the edge of a cliff and the first to jump out is declared a “chicken.” Hearing this infuriates Jim because he does not want to
The 1955 film, Rebel Without a Cause, follows the life of a teenager who is dissatisfied with his family situation and society at large, and so he chooses to rebel for no particular reason. The drama is full of desire, delinquency, and a hint of romance; it also explores the complex problems the youth of the 50’s harbored. Desire is a common theme depicted by almost every character and is present throughout the movie. The Stark family’s continuous relocating from town to town is their antidote for
Teen Rebels in Search of Love In the movie Rebel Without a Cause, directed by Nicholas Ray, we meet three “typical” teenagers from the 1950’s. These three teenagers are Jim Stark, Judy, and Plato. Jim Stark is constantly the new kid in town, because whenever he gets in trouble his parents just move the family to a new town. Jim is in constant turmoil striving to fit in, which only leads to more trouble. Judy is a teenage girl who needs attention. She longs for her dad to care about her and give
Three teenagers lost in a world, a world where they feel alone. Frightened that they have no way out of their problems, is Rebel Without A Cause, a film directed by Nicholas Ray in 1955. This film was created to show the mindsets of young adolescent teenagers. Everyone in their teen years goes through so many different events in life that they sometimes feel as if they have nobody to go to. Just like our main characters Jim, Judy and Plato. They all felt lost with no direction because they were
Rebel without a Cause is a powerful performance that demonstrates the struggles of an all-American, middle-class family. James Dean, Natalie Wood, and San Mineo are remarkable actors that play significant roles of adolescent characters in the film. This tale is based on teenagers that have troubled lives due to the ignorance of their parents. The main message the film portrays is that children’s behaviour is influences by their parents and their parenting skills. There are several themes in this
Movie Review of A Rebel Without A Cause A Rebel Without A Cause is a movie directed at the young adults of the 1950s. Teenager, a new term for young adults, is brought about within this film as a way to describe the character of the young adults. The movie was directed towards the teenagers because of their growing population and use of money for fashion and entertainment. However, within this movie, some of the most important understandings about family life during the decade are manifested. The
Throughout both Love Finds Andy Hardy and Rebel Without a Cause, the role of a father figure influences the main characters develop. However, Judge Hardy and Frank Stark are nearly polar opposites. Judge Hardy is more of the stereotypical father from the 1930’s, stern, yet loving. Furthermore, Frank Stark is very submissive to his wife, and in turn not a very supporting father to Jim. To convey this, the directors use a variety of techniques. George Seitz, director of Love Finds Andy Hardy, uses
musical orchestrations. This style in which he chose to base his music off of presented a positive tone to this very serious movie. The initial theme, “Coming Home,” also shows the American Nationalist style of modern music. In the film Rebel without a Cause, which came out in 1956, composer
activity, and synonymous with the direction itself for some. There are four formal elements that make up the mise en scene that contains the settings, costume and make up, lighting and staging. The film that I chose for analysis is called “Rebel without a cause”, which is the American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray. A film about a group of confused suburban middle-class teenagers. Ray uses variety elements
In Rebel Without a Cause, the main characters, Jim, Judy, and Plato face the troubles of complicated, dysfunctional family lives and the intense social peers of their mid-1950’s, suburban high school. As they deal with existing social pressures and must cope with their family situations, all three of them have different yet similarly formed actions. According to Harry Kuperstein, the mid-1950’s, when Rebel Without a Cause was released, was the height of the juvenile delinquency era up until that
Rebel Without a Cause calls attention to society’s obsession over hyper masculinity, fears of overly dominant women, homosexuality, and juvenile “delinquency” during the 1950s. Popularity of suburban life arose – along with the necessity to fit in. Accompanying the pressures of gender roles were also the rise of alcoholism, depression, anxiety, and rage. Moreover, the film explores the conflicts that lied within teenagers because of the social standards that were forced upon them. In one of the