REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

There is only one exact reason why I am in love with Rebel Without A Cause, and that reason is in the form of James Dean.

He plays the perfect embodiment of an angry, suppressed and confused teenager and the extent of his talent is magically showcased in this film. With the supporting cast of my much loved Natalie Wood and quirky sidekick Sal Mineo, this was the Breakfast Club of its day. The story follows Dean’s character Jim Stark, a teenager whom finds in hard to fit in no matter where he goes and somehow always finds himself in trouble with either the other kids or the authorities themselves. He deals with the adolescent problems of fighting parents and forbidden romance, all the whilst trying to find himself. Dean’s performance in this is definitely reason enough to sit down and watch this jem.