The older I get the more I connect with the father and son dynamic and having a mother who makes a father seem small. In my early 20s I didn't connect with Rebel as much as East of Eden of Giant. What I appreciate was that Dean's character was actually strong. He didn't need validation from these kids. He was a leader. It did feel overwrought and overly melodramatic. There's lots of real struggle in the world, even in LA kids. And what? You're bored? Go speak to Black and Mexican kids about their concerns bucko.
Here's the thing that never made sense. The whole thing happens in about 24 hours. Within one (1) day.
Natalie Wood's boyfriend car careens off a cliff. And boyfriend blows up in a fiery death. And.....what.....15 minutes later Natalie Wood tells James Dean that....she loves him.....? Anyone would take months or years to recover from that. Dean too. ALL the highschoolers.
Stark's mother wants to move to another town again after 1 day.
The toughs want to go through that level of effort for what?
Sal Mineo is chasing behind Dean as his friend. He just met him 4 minutes ago. Ok that could be explained as he was a bit troubled.
Why does Dean give him the gun back empty or not? Why does Mineo run out of the building into the lights and not into the building? Why does Dean not yell out something anything to Mineo to drop the gun when running through the woods?
Here's the thing that never made sense. The whole thing happens in about 24 hours. Within one (1) day.
Natalie Wood's boyfriend car careens off a cliff. And boyfriend blows up in a fiery death. And.....what.....15 minutes later Natalie Wood tells James Dean that....she loves him.....? Anyone would take months or years to recover from that. Dean too. ALL the highschoolers.
Stark's mother wants to move to another town again after 1 day.
The toughs want to go through that level of effort for what?
Sal Mineo is chasing behind Dean as his friend. He just met him 4 minutes ago. Ok that could be explained as he was a bit troubled.
Why does Dean give him the gun back empty or not? Why does Mineo run out of the building into the lights and not into the building? Why does Dean not yell out something anything to Mineo to drop the gun when running through the woods?