Elliza Abbott The Outsiders!

THE OUTSIDERS

I have chosen the film as the best for conveying ideas. “The Outsiders” is based on the 60’s with the everyday dramas that went with it.  Even though the novel has more details with scenes, I liked the film a lot more. Watching the film feels more realistic then reading the novel with the exciting scenes this story has. This book was published in 1967, when the author (S.E Hinton) was only 16 years of age.

The plot of this film is about a gang of teenagers who lived in the 60’s, and their relationships with each other. The main character is Ponyboy, and how he has to live in a town with non- stop fighting going on with two brothers, which are greasers. Ponyboy gets into a lot of situations that he doesn’t want to be in, such as, big fights, arguments, and coming to near death situations.

Some similar characters in this novel and film are Ponyboy and Sodapop with their kindness; they are very loving to each other, also people and really show that they care for each other. Soda pop is Ponyboys older brother, Soda pop is his carer since their parents passed away. Some examples are when Darry hits and gets angry at Ponyboy for coming home late, And Sodapop stands up for Ponyboy telling Darry it was wrong what he did.

The stylistic features that are shown are the way that they act around eachother and the way they dress. For example; Socs are the rich kids that own designer clothes, get the rich and flash cars, and get the girls. Greasers are the poor youths that have greasy hair, dirty clothes, have cars that do not work, and live in the poorer part of town with the old houses.
Living back then many people would rather prefer to be a Soc then a poor, dirty greaser.

I chose the film for conveying the best ideas as the  film was definitely a lot more effective with the dramas that went on throughout. Each scene that was in the movie felt more than realistic, you gain a bond with the characters and become interested and curious about more dramas to come.  Also watching the film would give more of an understanding to the plot of this story, with the characters and dramas. This film has a very touching story line, which is most likely impossible to not enjoy.