The Outsiders “They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong,” captures the essence of a bestselling novel that has captured the hearts of many. The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, is a coming-of-age story about a group of teens struggling within a fight between social classes. It is an emotional and compelling that was eventually adapted into a movie. The movie has been critically acclaimed and watched by thousands. Even though, the movie was based on the book and contains close similarities, there are differences regarding the characters, the plot, and the theme between the two. From book to movie, there were inconsistencies amongst the characters. While some characters were portrayed well in the movie, a few were not. For instance, Johnny Cade was quiet and broody in the book, but onscreen he was more talkative and open. He was also shown as a weaker character compared to the strength he had throughout the book. Dallas, or Dally, Winston was written as a cold, serious guy, yet he showed a more caring side in the movie. On …show more content…
The movie leaves out the beginning of the book, which allowed the reader to learn the attitudes of the community gangs toward each other, making it harder for the audience to grasp the tension early on. In the book, Sodapop was in a relationship with a girl named Sandy, but it was never mentioned in the movie. The end of the movie did not completely match up to end of the book. It did not include Ponyboy’s sickness after the rumble and Johnny’s death, nor did it show the court hearing regarding Bob Sheldon’s death. However, the middle of the movie was similar to the book. The main events were kept the same, such as Sodapop and Johnny leaving town and Johnny saving the schoolchildren from the church fire. While there were differences, the movie portrayed the important parts of the book’s
The movie adaptation of the book kept many of the key commonalities found in the novel similar. One major event that was kept the same, was the fact that Billy had to
A few similarities between the movie and book are that the movie still has the complete Greaser gang Pony, Johnny, Soda, Darry, Dally, Two-Bit and Steve. They still have some of the more sad part like when Johnny and Dally die. There is still lots of conflict between the Greasers and the Soc’s. There is still the situation where Johnny
The movie didn’t show anything like what the booked talked about. After the trial, Ponyboy went back to school but was slacking off on his homework and grades. One day Ponyboy's English teacher talked to him after class. Ponyboy’s English teacher just told him that he was failing the class and if Ponyboy came up with a theme for the semester he would pass him with a C for the semester. Then later that night Ponyboy wrote his theme. It is very bad that the movie didn’t show this. This is one of the most important things in the book because Ponyboy’s theme that he wrote, turned into the book The Outsiders. So with the movie not showing Ponyboy talking to his teacher, the audience didn’t know what Ponyboy was writing about at the end of the book. Therefore the director of The Outsiders skipped a very important scene in the movie and the book did a good job describing it, giving the readers knowledge on what Ponyboy was writing about at the end of the
A comparison between both mediums for The Outsiders can be made by showing both of their advantages and disadvantages to show that one of them is better than the other.
In english are class read a book called The Outsiders, then we watched the movie and did wrote about what was different, these are a couple of the differences i found out. Darry Ponyboy's brother in the book and movie seems a whole lot meaner to Pony in the book. Early in the book Ponyboy gives descriptions about all of his friends and his two brothers, but in the movie their hairstyles are different. In the book and movie Ponyboy and his two friend Two Bit and Johnny go to a movie and in the book they were in an inside theater but the movie shows they were outside. Ponyboy had also said in the book there was no one there besides them and two other girls but there were a couple others there too. Johnny Ponyboy's friend is shorter than him in the movie but in the book Pony said he was the shortest.
Did you know that S.E. Hinton’s first royalty check was only worth ten dollars? Although, The Outsiders did not get popular very quickly, it was eventually made into a major motion picture and is now a best-seller. The Outsiders the movie and book are both great works, but the book provided more detail and was just way better. Therefore, this paper will compare the similarities and discrepancies between the book and movie. Ultimately, the goal of this essay is to provide evidence that the movie was quite different than the book.
The book and the film were both simular, and yet different in many ways. An example would be, in the film, Ponyboy was walking to the drive-in and meeting Cherri and Marcia. Although in the book, Ponyboy began his journey by telling the readers about his experience about being jumped by the Socs and being threatened. The director probably had some options to pick from to leave out from the movie, and the director chosed this to leave out. Leaving out the part where Ponyboy was jumped was an effective move because without the experience Ponyboy was lost and helpless because he did not know what to do when he and Johnny got cornered in the park by Bob and other Socs.
In El Dorado California, once called Mud Springs, lived two twin sisters Elisa and Elizabeth. These 11 year olds lived with their grandmother Myra whom took care of them since they were 4 years of age after their parents passed away in a tragic car accident. They lived humbly in a small log cabin. Elisa and Elizabeth’s favorite pass time was to play in the forest; they loved acting and playing as magicians attempting to do magic tricks.
In my opinion, the movie portrayed the theme of the original novel well. One of the theme of the book was “staying gold”, and it makes it possible for us to know the theme through some scenes: scene where Pony and Johnny saw marvelous sunrise and the part where Pony found and read Johnny’s letter. Those scenes were included in both the novel and the film. However, even if there were many significant scenes included, there were several missing scenes in the film; for instance, in the novel, Pony fought against the Socs at school and he also became mad when anyone said that Johnny is dead, but in the movie, those scenes were missing – In the movie, I couldn’t see much depression in Pony after Johnny has expired. The only scene in the movie that showed how shocked Pony was the part where his English teacher told him that he should write good semester theme to pass his class with
Then Dally ends up getting himself killed because of that.They both have a lot differences too. One difference is where they lived they lived.In the movie they lived on the north and south side while in the book they lived in the east and west.
A young boy walks out of a theatre alone as a blue mustang approaches him. Or was it, a young boy is writing about a random topic then walks around with his two friends causing trouble? Books and movies do not always line up completely. However, The Outsiders is one example of a book and movie that have same and different aspects.The Outsiders was originally a book written in the 1960’s by a fifteen year old girl, S.E. Hinton and later turned into a movie around the year 1980. The story is placed in the 1960’s about a group of greasers who take things too far with a few socs and learn more about growing up.The movie and book have been reviewed while taking notes about them. A greaser is a social label, referring to as underprivileged, poor, and troublesome, commonly greasers are proud of their hair and know how to look tough. A soc is another social label that is opposite to greaser. Socs are referred to as rich, spoiled, and they look down on greasers. The Outsiders book and movie have similarities and differences
The movie is fairly similar to the book except for a few exceptions. One of the main things is that the movie is less detailed and is faster paced. Another thing is that pony never went to the hospital after the fire and didn't have a concussion. When Dallas was driving to the hospital with Pony and he got pulled over by the police who was on a motorcycle. While At the hospital Johnny’s mom comes to visit him but Pony and Dallas don't talk to her. When Dally leaves he goes and robs a store and the police are after him. Then when the police catch him he raises his unloaded handgun and the police shoot him. He gets shot once and does a few rolls stands up and gets shot more. The gang goes home after finding Dally and Ponyboy starts writing the “Outsiders”.
Ever read a novel then watch the movie about the novel? Were the two made exactly the same or were some events or people different? It is alway interesting to compare the writers work to the director's work. The novel The Outsiders was written by S.E. Hinton and was published in 1967. The movie was made about 15 years later. The novel takes place in Oklahoma in the 1960’s in a town that is socially divided into gangs determined by their economic classes. One gang is made up of group of teenage guys known as “Greasers” who wear leather jackets, get into trouble, and are “tuff.” “Tuff” means you are cool or sharp looking. The other gang is called “Socs”and is short for socials. A group of teenage guys who wear preppy clothes and drive expensive cars, and are always drinking. These two gangs are constantly fighting each other. The main character is Ponyboy Curtis, a fourteen year old, living with his two older brothers, Darry and Sodapop after their parents were killed in a car accident the past year. The brothers are always hanging around their gang of friends; Steve, Two - Bit, Johnny, and Dally, who all grew up together and are like family. They all face many hardships of their own struggles between right and wrong in a society in which they believe they are Outsiders. There are many similarities and differences between the novel and the movie.
The Outsiders is a book that has been read by many people. Most of the people have enjoyed the book, but not the movie or vise versa. The Outsiders was very good and had a great story behind it. The reasons why the book is better than the movie are the book gives more detail, people can let their imagination go wild, and the movie leaves out key elements that the book has.
From S.E. Hinton’s novel by the same name comes a story about a group of young boys who overcome many obstacles and try to fit into their judgemental society. Directed by the amazing Francis Ford Coppala, The Outsiders is one film that is necessary to watch.