The Outsiders Movie Analysis

‘The Outsiders’ is a movie I found very enjoyable to watch. The movie had an excellent plot that effectively showed the theme of friendship. The plot was realistic and felt like it really happened, as well as not having a dramatic ending. For example, Ponyboy and his brothers didn’t have a favourable family situation and it wasn’t portrayed like they didn’t. Most movies would sugarcoat the reality and make Ponyboy seem happy and getting along with his brother without a hitch. The movie showed the stress and the toll it took on the brothers after their parents passed away. Darry and Ponyboy always had conflicting opinions, Darry had to work two jobs, and Sodapop had to work at a gas station. Also, when Johnny had severe injuries he passed away …show more content…
The members of the gang consider each other brothers and are always there for each other no matter what. They can trust each other to help them get out of tight situations like when Ponyboy was jumped. The movie was ended well because it ended calmly and wasn’t over dramatic, which I personally prefer. Although the Greasers were still mourning after the loss of their friends, they still moved on like more people would instead of making a scene. The foreshadowing in the movie was also executed well, making the movie more interesting. In the book, the reader can’t be certain about what caused the fire in the church because of the lack of information even though Ponyboy says he thinks it was a cigarette that started the fire. In the movie, the camera zooms into a lit cigarette in Johnny’s hand as he dropped the cigarette when he was dozing off, foreshadowing the church fire. There was incredible character development throughout the movie. Johnny began to understand and appreciate life more and became stronger mentally. Johnny was talking about wanting to kill himself when he was in the empty lot with Ponyboy and he thought his life wasn’t worth