I enjoyed the book a lot. It was so interesting and made you want to never stop reading. The author was really descriptive, yet she kept your attention with all the action in the story. I liked how the theme was different than most book themes. I enjoyed the way she made you have to think to be able to figure out the theme. Also, how you would have to find the meaning about the poem by Robert Frost, to actually begin to understand the theme. I thought it was cool she made the theme more complex than most books.

In the movie, they had some parts like the book. The first main part started out at the movie theater and when Dally was bothering Cherry and Marcia. They played this scene very realistic. It was mostly how I imagined it in the book. Another part that was spot on was the actors personalities. They resembled and acted like the characters a lot. I think that is what made the movie so good. Lastly, I think Ponyboy’s actor did a great job of playing his part. He acted like he did in the book, and was quiet, yet talkative at times. I am glad the actors and the movie stayed faithful to the book in some parts.

Though the movie stayed like the book sometimes, they had some scenes that were totally different. For one, the book starts out when Ponyboy was jumped. They completely missed that scene in the beginning! Another way that they strayed from the book was that Two-Bit liked Mickey Mouse in the movie and I never remember him saying anything about it in the book. Finally, when they showed the lot in the movie, somehow they had a fire going. The book never said anything about a fire and it talked about how they were really cold. As you can see in these examples, the movie has a few extra and different additions than the book.

I do not agree with the choices the director. I don’t like how most of the movie was different and how some important scenes were missing. Also, I think the movie went way too fast. I think they should spread things apart, and keep things interesting. Most of all, I didn’t like how the director chose to show things because people who haven’t read the book wouldn’t really understand some of the parts of the movie because things aren’t explained well. For example, I wouldn’t have understood the part about Dally getting shot if I hadn’t read the book. Also I think the acting could have been more realistic with the fake fighting. I don’t agree with the director’s choices.

The book was one of the best books I’ve read, very interesting and kept you wanting to keep reading. It was very realistic, made you think, and had deep thinking in some parts. I really enjoyed the book a lot.