Extended Reading
  • Amelia 2022-01-07 15:52:46

    It wasn't until a long time before I understood the ending

    When I was in college, my impression of this film was basically that this kid was really sad, and hard work would always be counterproductive. I was so relieved on the swings that I forgot the plot that followed, and even his entire mother line.

    Watching this movie again after a few years,

    I realized...

  • Arnold 2022-01-07 15:52:46

    "East of Eden": James Dean's blockbuster work

    When James Dean appeared in "East of Eden" with a look of rebelliousness, the "Beat Generation" finally found its own screen hero. With his tousled hair and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he provocatively challenged middle-class values ​​in a white T-shirt, jeans and leather outfit. However,...

  • Ellen 2022-04-20 09:02:08

    The successful re-creation of the biblical story is a role tailored for James Dean. Throughout the film, his cautiousness, his heartache, his anger, his forbearance, his desire to be loved, and his emotions have always followed him. Unparalleled.

  • Idell 2022-03-24 09:02:44

    Everyone will sympathize with this Cain. Christians who abide by the precepts do not know true love, they only welcome people who are also "correct", and finally scolding nurses is a life that has finally given up. A woman cannot comfort a man with a paternity disorder without being a bridge. An extremely fragile, craving rebellious boy like Dean may have no chemical reaction with a woman, only a man can support him

East of Eden quotes

  • title card: [title card] In northern California, the Santa Lucia Mountains, dark and brooding, stand like a wall between the peaceful agricultural town of Salinas and the rough and tumble fishing port of Monterey, fifteen miles away.

  • Bank Teller: Nice fat deposit - you're sure in the right business, Sally.

    Sally: Thank you.

    [to Kate as she walks away]

    Sally: Well, good morning.

    Kate: [approaches the teller window] Deposit.

    Bank Teller: Another nice deposit. You and Sally are sure in the right business.

    Kate: I'm in a hurry please.

    [snatches her bank book from his hand and leaves as Cal stealthily follows her]