“The Outsiders” movie review I enjoyed “The Outsiders” movie because the acting was good and they covered the important parts of the book. The book was published on April 24, 1967 written by S.E. Hinton. The movie was filmed March 25, 1983. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. This movie is about two boys from a greaser gang: Ponyboy curtis, and Johnny cade. The Socs are the rivals of the Greasers. Ponyboy and Johnny get into a fight with a group of socs-ending in a death of one of the Socs. They go into hiding where no one will find them. It has a tragic ending. The actors in this movie were effective to portray the characters, but they didn't match the descriptions in the book for their looks. I think Ponyboys actor was good at acting …show more content…
example during the scene where the church was on fire, they used real flames, making it a lot more realistic. This had the effect of felling suspense for the characters. However, there were some ineffective creative elements. For example, in the scene where Johnny killed Bob, there was fake blood across the screen. I would do the opposite of what they did in this scene. I would have dramatic music, and not have fake blood. The plot of the book is the same in the movie, but with less detail. For example, the movie doesn't include the first scene of the book, where PonyBoy gets beat up by the Socs. The actors in the movie didn't match their looks in the book. For example, in the movie, Dallys actor was tall with black hair, and in the book he has blond hair and is shorter. Most of the movie follows along with the plot in the book everywhere but the beginning. A scene that I loved was the scene where Johnny, PonyBoy, and Dally save the kids from the burning fire at the church. I liked this scene because it shows them being heroes before they were going to turn themselves in to the police, which made the police not arrest them. The filmmakers made this scene suspenseful and dramatic compared to other scenes because of the fire and smoke with the kids screaming. The filmmakers made this scene well with Dally being worried and coming for help also making more
There are few similarities between the book and the movie. Usually most movies are similar to
Second there is more detail in the book than the movie. Well, I think that more detail is better because the more you know the better you understand the movie or
For example, Mama goes to the bank in the movie and is given a hard time about paying her mortgage, but this did not happen in the book. Another major difference is that the school bus scene, where the Logan kids played a trick on the white kids, was not shown in the movie, even though it was an important part of the story. There are some character changes as well. Lillian Jean, Jeremy, R.W, and Melvin are Simms’ in the book, but in the movie they are Kaleb Wallace’s children. However, the main plot difference is how the movie starts in the middle, summarizing everything from the first part of the book very briefly. Additionally, many scenes are switched around and placed out of order. Altogether, the plot and character changes contribute to my unfavorable impression of the
The movie and the story had some of the same characters but some weren't exactly the same. The movie introduced many different characters and changed some of the others. For example, the movie had the plant lady and had the mentor of Anderton as the founders of Precrime while in the book, Anderton was the only founder of Precrime. Also, Witwer wasn't blond he had black hair and Kapler wasn't named Kapler he was named Crow. In the story they had the red head Fleming who did not exist
Whenever a great book is released, a movie is sure to follow. Some movies don’t capture the full image of the book, and the Outsiders movie, while close, is very different than the book. The book the Outsiders was released in 1967 by S.E. Hinton who was only seventeen. The book gained multiple rewards later on. The movie was made almost twenty years later in 1983. The movie shows fans a visual representation of the book, The Outsiders. The Outsiders book is different from the movie because the book shows Ponyboy’s thoughts, the movie doesn’t show much of what happens to Ponyboy after Dally’s death, and doesn’t show movie-watchers much of Johnny’s backstory.
While Ponyboy was coming home from the movies the Socs were following him but the color of the mustang the Socs were driving was red, in the book it was blue. Further on the Socs jumped Ponyboy and they tackled him to the ground and cut his neck, but really he got cut on the head. Later on, after Ponyboy and Johnny went to the drive in they met to Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia and Two-bit was there later on and asked how was the South side of town, but really he said in the book “ How do you like the west side of town” (Hinton p. . Coming home after the movie Ponyboy fell asleep in the vacant lot and came home late so Darry yelled at him and smacked him in the face but in the movie, Darry pushed him to the ground. Running away, Ponyboy and Johnny were being attacked by the Socs and one of them, Bob, was drowning Pony but he was really be drowned by five Socs instead of
The Outsiders and The Wednesday Wars deal with misunderstandings among young people in the 1960’s and show how people can form friendships despite their differences. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs, the Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy Curtis and some Greasers befriend Cherry Valance, a Soc. She spies on the Socs and helps out the Greasers. Ponyboy and his friend, Johnny Cade, become involved with the killing of a Soc, so they run away to an abandoned church. When the church catches on fire, Ponyboy, Johnny, and their friend Dallas Winston, save a few children who were trapped in the burning building. Johnny gets injured during the process and later dies. The boys are mentioned in the newspaper as heroes. The
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.
Usually movies try to take the story to a different level or by adding parts or just try to change it to a completely different story. Some of the differences between the movie as to the book are some little and large differences. They might also try taking little parts away that will change how the readers see the story characters. An example of that would be Walter not smoking in the movie (Pg 115). Walter usually smokes because he is stressed or just as a way to relax. Walter also does not get punched by Mam...
Overall, the movie and book have many differences and similarities, some more important than others. The story still is clear without many scenes from the book, but the movie would have more thought in it.
The movie, The Outsiders, starts with the Curtis parents on their weekly, Saturday evening drive to the baking store to buy some ingredients for their boys’ favorite Sunday morning, breakfast treat: chocolate cake. The Curtis boys love their chocolate cake for Sunday breakfast not only because they love it, but also because they appreciate how hard their parents have to work to save the monies necessary for the morsels that put smiles on their faces!
The production carried the central theme of even if there is an evil so blatantly there, people can choose to stay in denial. The set arrangement also was striking. I liked how the background of the set looked like a crowded version of London. This amplified how the reality of how harmful a fire set by the arsonist could be. The costumes were also nicely done because it embraced
The Outsiders is a very well known book written by S. E. Hinton when she was 15 and in high school. Because she was 15, the book had some incorrect grammar, but this was accepted due to the fact that it was from a 14 year old’s perspective. Hinton wrote the novel mainly for herself and never intended it to be published, until her mother read it (Notable Biographies) The book The Outsiders was published in April 24, 1967. The movie of The Outsiders was released on March 25, 1983 and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (IMBd). The main character in the book and movie was 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy hung out with “bad boys” who were considered juvenile delinquents or hoods by the society. The main conflict in both the book and the movie is
Like how Ponyboy and Johnny aren’t as small and weak in the book, which changes the fact that the other members of the gang don’t have to take as much care of them as in the book. Another thing is that one of the Socs, Bob has three rings in the book and only two in the movie which changes thing because that is how the greasers identify him as the one who jumped Johnny and left a scar on his face. There are a few things that don’t add up for me, like how Sodapop and Ponyboy’s hair isn’t more than average in the movie, but in the book they portray as if it’s the best in the world. Now that I’ve finished the movie I have two things on my mind: the movie and the book. I had these two things on my mind because of some of the changes to the characters, plot, and symbols.