Like many Ray films, it's closer to opera or ballet; it takes no place in no known world.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, July 21, 2021
true
― Dan S, Thursday, 22 July 2021 00:35 (two years ago) link
Screenwriter Stewart Stern and bit player Dennis Hopper would team up again 16 years later to make The Last Movie, where Hopper emulates Dean at one point.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 22 July 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
Indeed, good point
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 01:50 (two years ago) link
Ebert's "Great Movies" entry on the film makes a lot of the points that are being made in this thread ("Seen today, Rebel Without a Cause plays like a Todd Solondz movie, in which characters with bizarre problems perform a charade of normal behavior"), and is an overall great read: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-rebel-without-a-cause-1955
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Wednesday, July 21, 2021 7:46 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Thanks for the link; review is great.
― Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu Rob Thomas (PBKR), Thursday, 22 July 2021 02:03 (two years ago) link
That was pretty good, yeah
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 02:28 (two years ago) link
I think what put me off the film so early was how completely it seemed to be on Jim's side, which I guess was a bold choice at the time, but came across as the filmmakers congratulating themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 22 July 2021 02:40 (two years ago) link
you're tearin me APPAAAAHHHHT
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 22 July 2021 02:43 (two years ago) link
Classic
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 03:11 (two years ago) link
I couldn't believe the fatherly advice in a frilly apron scene the first time I saw it. Rebel is more subversive and weird than Johnny Guitar imo
― flappy bird, Thursday, 22 July 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link
And that’s pretty damn weird, so yeah
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 19:50 (two years ago) link