Rebel Without A Cause (1955), I thought was a strange movie. However, I really liked it. The film revolves around 17-year-old Jim Stark (James Dean) who is a rebellious teenager that moves to a new town because of his troubled past. In his new town, he meets Plato (Sal Mineo) and Judy (Natalie Wood) who also have troubles at home.
Plato was abandoned by his father when he was very young. His mother is also not around much leaving him with the house maid. Plato quickly becomes friends with Jim when he goes to school and sees Jim as his father figure. I mostly liked Plato's character (except for the killing puppies) I felt bad for him. I blame his parents for his messed up head. I was sad at the end of the movie when he ended up getting shot and killed.
Judy thinks that because she is no longer a little girl her father doesn't show her any affection anymore. She doesn't really like Jim at first and calls him a yo-yo. Then as she gets to know him better she starts to like him. I didn't really like her character that much because she seemed to get over her boyfriend's death too quickly. I started to like her somewhat at the end.
The "Chickie run" was a dumb idea but I don't think Jim should take the blame for it because it was Buzz's (Corey Allen) idea. Buzz was an idiot, even though he did tell Jim that he liked him. He also explained that they were doing the run because Jim "had to do something." It probably has to do with pride but it was really ignorant of them to do it.
I also found it weird that James Dean died in a car crash a month before this movie was released. I found it even more shocking when I read that the two other leads Sal Mineo and Natalie Wood also died tragically. Sal Mineo was stabbed to death and Natalie Wood drowned.
Overall, I really enjoyed Rebel Without A Cause and would watch it again if I had the chance.
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