From today's perspective, the biggest draw of "The Outsiders" is certainly the outstanding cast. In the first few minutes, you really sit in front of the TV the whole time, like Leonardo DiCaprio in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"—there are so many familiar faces. And the (almost exclusively male) actors do an excellent job in this coming-of-age film, especially C. Thomas Howell as the main character, Ponyboy. Audiovisually, I don't have much to complain about either: Director Francis Ford Coppola's direction is high quality, and the soundtrack captures the 1960s very well.
However, I didn't really warm up to the film. On the one hand, that's because I'm not particularly interested in the era. I just can't do much with the whole "Greasers vs. Socs" approach. Also, most of the characters aren't necessarily written in a compelling manner. Overall, I would still say that the strengths just outweigh the weaknesses in this film. If only because of the cast, "The Outsiders" is still fascinating today.
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From today's perspective, the biggest draw of "The Outsiders" is certainly the outstanding cast. In the first few minutes, you really sit in front of the TV the whole time, like Leonardo DiCaprio in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"—there are so many familiar faces. And the (almost exclusively male) actors do an excellent job in this coming-of-age film, especially C. Thomas Howell as the main character, Ponyboy. Audiovisually, I don't have much to complain about either: Director Francis Ford Coppola's direction is high quality, and the soundtrack captures the 1960s very well.
However, I didn't really warm up to the film. On the one hand, that's because I'm not particularly interested in the era. I just can't do much with the whole "Greasers vs. Socs" approach. Also, most of the characters aren't necessarily written in a compelling manner. Overall, I would still say that the strengths just outweigh the weaknesses in this film. If only because of the cast, "The Outsiders" is still fascinating today.