Monday, June 15, 2015

The Outsiders

This movie was released in 1983 starring, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise and others. This movie has earned 3 stars.

The outsiders movie is based on the popular novel "The Outsiders" written by S.E. Hinton and published in 1967. This was a novel that I read in 8th grade and one of the only books that I was forced to read that I actually enjoyed. I then had to see the movie.

The Outsiders, is a movie about the rivalry between the greasers and the socs which are two gangs in Oklahoma. There constant remarks and little arguments towards and with each other lead up to a big brawl between the two gangs. In the end of the brawl things end very badly and the two main character (Pony boy and Johnny), are forced to run away in order to avoid bigger problems. This causes a lot of commotion for everyone and a hard trip for the boys.

This movie shows many struggles, struggles that the poor have which refers to the greasers and struggles that the rich have, the socs (which is rare), but the movie captures problems that richer folk have to deal with. There are also other struggles this movie shows, such as struggles with relationships between family, friend or dating. It goes into detail of each situation which make the viewers more attached to the characters.

Since this is an older movie I find it interesting how different it is from now especially the way they talk, dress and the cars they drive. There are many serious scenes and a few jokes every now and then. The movie is constantly exciting and will keep you interested, there are plot twist which add to the intensity of the movie.

The soundtrack also goes well with the movie, in each scene for example the brawl the music matches well, it also stops and starts at the perfect moments to add suspense or dramatics.

This movie is a 10 out of 10 in my opinion.

3 comments:

  1. ITS A CLASSIC ! Not only was the movie incredible, but the book was amazing as well. Such an interesting story and plot line. Amazing pick mikayla. Its show conflicts from two opposing sides which we have seen often (such as with the Capulets and Montagues , romeo and juliet - Shakespear) but in such a unique way. Stay gold Mikayla ;) Great Blog.

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  2. ITS A CLASSIC ! Not only was the movie incredible, but the book was amazing as well. Such an interesting story and plot line. Amazing pick mikayla. Its show conflicts from two opposing sides which we have seen often (such as with the Capulets and Montagues , romeo and juliet - Shakespear) but in such a unique way. Stay gold Mikayla ;) Great Blog.

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    1. Thank you! I am really glad that you enjoy this movie as much as I do. I was thinking of doing my oral presentation on the comparison between this and romeo and juliet. It is most definitely a classic and has many inspirational quotes and morals. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!

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