The Outsiders Book/Movie Comparisson

 The Outsiders book and movie have many similarities. One similarity between them is that both take place in the same time period. (aka 50s-60s era) Another similarity between the two is that when the group first met Cherry, Dally was still bothering her. Also when they first met Cherry, Cherry says in both versions that ‘Ponyboy is a unique name.’ Also at the end of their meeting of Cherry, the Socs still pick up Cherry in the car. The final similarity I shall talk about is that Ponyboy still falls asleep in the lot.
 The Outsiders book and movie also have differences too such as in the book Darry slaps Ponyboy rather than pushing him in the movie. Another difference is during the beginning of the book, the intro is Ponyboy talking about his friends and their characteristics and in the movie during the intro, it's a fight scene. During the whole book, Ponyboy has the same hair but in the movie at the church scene, Ponyboy turns into a blonde because they are on the lamb. Speaking of the church, in the book it burns down because of a cigarette, but in the movie, it burns down to an unknown reason and children are there when it starts to burn, making the Greasers save the children in the burning church. Speaking of them saving the children, in the movie Johnny dies of being fatally wounded during saving the children, and in the book, he dies by being paralyzed after a fight. The final difference I shall talk about is during Johnny being in the hospital, in the book his mom tries to visit him, but in the movie she doesn't even bother.
 The actors I felt could've been better. They weren't that good at acting. They had the same tone the whole movie and had the same expression on their faces. The director could've probably done a better job too. The camera angles were okay but they could've been better. Otherwise good job.