Both the book and movie were exceptional, but The Outsiders movie did change very much compared to the book.
For starters, Dally was blonde in the book but has a very dark brown, almost black, hair color in the movie. Also, in the book when Ponyboy and Johnny are walking after the movies, Pony and Cherry have a long talk about sunsets and a very deep talk in general. Yet in the movie, Pony and Cherry barely even talked, which was pretty disappointing. Lastly, in the book, Darry slaps Pony across the face and knocks him into the door. In the movie, Darry shoves him hard enough for him to land onto the floor.
Although there were plentiful differences, there are some similarities. Johnny had the same motive for killing Bob in both the movie and book, because he was drowning Ponyboy. Also, when Ponyboy gets hit by his brother, he runs to Johnny in the lot and they both run away. Lastly, when Johnny was dying, his final words stayed the same. “Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold”.
Besides the subtle differences like Dally having black instead of blonde hair, the actors did a good job of portraying the characters. Francis Ford Coppola, the director, also did a good job delivering the novel's message. He kept most of the key details about the book. The only thing that would help deliver the message is if he mentioned the scene with Pony and Cherry talking. Although, everything did feel very rushed.
The movie turned out much better than expected and did do a good job of delivering the novel's message.
I agree. I felt as if they fast forwarded the book, the whole time I watched the movie. But, like you I also think the movie did a good job of carrying the novel's message.
ReplyDeleteThanks :) and the rush I’m the movie was really annoying
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