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Actors: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rebel Without a Cause |
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Rebel Without a Cause is a movie concerning teenagers. James Dean plays Jim Stark, a teenager coping with making new friends at a new high school. Dean is fabulous. He gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and a doomed game of chicken to prove his worth. He falls for the victim's girl. He befriends another outcast. He struggles with incapable parents. In the end he learns the meaning of tragedy.
--Kelly Alleman, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Rebel Without a Cause |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
- fighting with parents
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
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