The Outsiders

“You guys are three of the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time. What are you guys? Professional heroes or somethin’?” This one of the many great quotes from the film The Outsiders. The Outsiders is one of the best films made! The acting in this movie was brilliant, and the three main heroes of this story are Ponyboy played by Thomas Howell, Johnny played by Ralph Macchio, and Dally played by Matt Dillon.

Ponyboy’s role in The Outsiders was great and the film portrayed his character very well. For example, in the fountain scene, his emotions and body language expressed a lot of worry, and it was very believable. Thomas Howell also did very well in the scene where Darry hits Pony, and he runs away. This scene was especially realistic, again because of his body language and emotions. Overall, the producers did pretty well in representing Ponyboy’s character; however, they did even better at Johnny’s character.

Johnny’s character was depicted very well. One of the best scenes he did was the fountain scene. In this scene, his body language and tone of voice were very convincing. Aside from the fountain scene, Ralph Macchio also did excellent in the scene that he dies in. In this scene, he had remarkable body language and displayed his emotions well. The best part of the scene was when he told Ponyboy to stay gold; that part was the most convincing, since it looked like he was actually dying and because of the way he said it. Taken as a whole, Johnny’s character was depicted excellently, though Matt Dillion was definitely the top dog of this film.

Matt Dillion did an outstanding job at playing the role of Dally. In the scene that Johnny died, Matt Dillion’s body language and emotions matched the description of the book very well; he looked very distraught and depressed. This scene was also a great scene because Dally’s character finally showed his true colors, and it was illustrated as well as it was in the book, possibly even better. Another scene that Matt Dillion did admirably in was his death scene. He did very well in actually looking like he was about to die; the crawling and the painful expression were very realistic. In conclusion, Daally’s character was represented very well.

The film The Outsiders has three main heroes; Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, and Matt Dillon. These actors were outstanding at playing their roles, and their characters matched the book almost perfectly. Overall, this movie was very good, and was filled with amazing actors.

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