Rebel Without a Cause
Throughout this movie, my group and I were confused at certain points, but we also found it to be quite interesting at some parts. We thought that the movie portrayed common problems that teens still struggle with today like peer pressure, bullying, and family problems. We also thought that these problems were exaggerated compared to how they are seen in daily life even though times have changed. For example, teenagers don’t drive their cars toward a cliff in a game of chicken anymore, but they still make up dares for other people to complete or else others will make fun of them. Our group also thought that it made sense for the movie to portray the main character, Jim, as trying to fit in because teens have always wanted to do this (even today). Our group also believed that the audience would be teenagers struggling through their years of high school because the whole movie focuses on the problems present between themselves, family, and friends. The purpose of “Rebel Without a Cause” would be to showcase all the problems that the teenagers in the movie deal with and offer a situation that some people may be able to relate to. We believe this because it shows how Jim dealt with the “cool” group and how Judy dealt with her dad offering a story to relate to. We also thought the speaker would be other teenagers struggling with those same problems like Jim and Plato dealt with because they want to tell their story. Overall, our group found this movie very interesting because of the ways the problems that teens struggle with are presented.
