Compare And Contrast The Outsiders Movie Vs Movie

Which is better: book or movie? The age-old debate. But which is better? S.E Hinton's, 'The Outsiders' book is far superior to Francis F. Coppola's motion-picture film portrayal of the book in 1983. You might remember it from the popular quote, "Stay Gold". Today it is mostly read in middle school classrooms. The Outsiders was published by S.E Hinton in 1967 when she was a teenager. The main focus throughout the story is the feud between two gangs: The Socials (Socs) and the Greasers. "We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder too". The whole book is written in Ponyboy Curtis's point of view. So, we are hearing the story through a Greaser's perspective. It is often difficult to make a connection with a character over the big screen. You miss out on scenes that did not make it into the movie, some that were are not emphasized like they should have been, and some characters were portrayed wrongly.

Directors simply cannot put every little thing into their movies. But time and time again they miss the best parts. Towards the end of the book, we see the Curtis family is sitting down for dinner and Darry

77). One of the most well-known lines in The Outsiders is, "Stay Gold". So, it just makes sense that the scene that it came from should be the best one. The scene with Johnny Cade and Ponyboy looking at the sunrise is not only a great scene, but it is also foreshadowing what is going to follow in the next few chapters. But instead, the scene was just blended in with all of the others, while it should have been the main focus. Pony said, "Nothing gold can stay". They talked about the difference between them and the rest of the gang. You got to see a different side of Johnny. A side no one else knew besides Pony and maybe Dallas. It is special. This also foreshadows the enviable ending. Nothing was going to stay like it was. And I feel like it was understated scene, while it should have been the most