Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Release Date: October 27th, 1955
IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048545/
Description of Movie: James Dean stars in a gripping drama about the new boy in town who ends up getting the wrong people angry.
Review: I went into this movie with high expectations. After all, this is James Dean's biggest role and the film that made him a Hollywood legend. I praise the actors, the acting is impeccable. The plot is a little dry and predictable, but what do you expect in a film based on street gangs and car races? What I loved the most were the planitarium scenes, which describe the violent death of the universe and how the problems of man are trivial, which really added into realizing the worthlessness of the main conflict of the film (which I hope was intentional? The film's message is against senseless teen violence, is it not?). Also, the relationship between the three main characters, Jim (James Dean), Judy (Natalie Wood) and Plato (Sal Mineo) is just wonderful. The tender way Jim treats Plato as Plato loses control and shoots a rival teen really shows a believable friendship between the two. As I said, the movie did not disappoint, and Plato's haunting words, "Do you think the end of the world will come at night time?" really leave a lasting impression as the viewer is left with the thought of why men do the things they do.
Overall Letter Grade: B+
Buy, Rent or Skip?: Buy
"You're tearing me apart!"
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