This is definitely a top classic of a youth film, God. And James Dean made this film full of young people's firepower and rebellion, it is difficult for similar films to meet this standard. "Rebellion without a Cause" outstandingly describes the ideological confusion of American youth, and uses a lot of space to describe the internal conflicts in a wealthy family in the United States. Through the image played by James Dean, it shows that parents and children are trying to construct a communication. James Dean used the image in the movie to create an unsurpassed "wild generation" typical character. His clothes (red jacket and blue overalls) have become the ideal uniform for young people in many countries. . When Dean later died in a car accident, many young people were as saddened as their mothers when they heard the death of Rudolph Valentino (an early American sexy male film star).
Jim's family has just moved to the small town, and the whole family has been migrating because of troubles since childhood. He wants to find the love his family can’t give him here. Although the relationship with his girlfriend Judy, the flattery of his classmate "Plato" and the sincere care of police officer Ray can make up for some of the emptiness in his heart, but the rebellious Jim still wants to show people around him. Prove yourself-use switchblade fights and car chases on the cliffs by the sea...James Dean is the representative of rebellious youth; Natalie Wood has both the contradictory qualities of wildness and gentleness that teenagers crave; Sa El Mineo symbolizes the danger and unpredictability of desire. Nicholas Ray's 955 film "Rebellion Without a Cause" allowed generation after generation to find their true feelings, memories of adolescence, and the indescribable sense of loss.
Of course, if you only regard "Rebellion Without Cause" as a collection of symbols, it will weaken the immortal vitality of this film. Fifty years after the death of James Dean, Lawrence Frasella and Al Wiesel jointly wrote a book exploring the crazy shooting journey of "Rebellion Without Cause", the title of the book is "LiveFast, DieYoung". Borrowing the original words from the book "LiveFast, DieYoung" by Lawrence Fraser and Al Wiesel, "Rebellion without a Cause" is a movie that is performed through actions and gestures. A group of rebellious teenagers’ car jumping competition ended in the accidental death of a participant. Jimmy Stark, played by James Dean, dragged his tired body home. The panic and anxiety in his heart were more than physical fatigue. At that time, the first thing he did when he walked into the house was to open the refrigerator and take out the milk to drink. He first held the milk bottle against his forehead, and then moved it to his cheek. This action is so simple and complete in one go, it is easy to overlook its importance. But Frasella and Wiesel noticed this. Starting from the small details of this James Dean improvisation, they began to explore how director Nicholas Ray let go of his hands and feet to let the young actor freely capture the essence of the scene. "This little gesture is amazing, but it's absolutely natural." The book says, "It has enough power to be the core of the film, showing that a whole generation of'milk-drinking' American youths are mature. The awkwardness and hesitation at this delicate stage of life between childishness and childishness."
Reading "LiveFast, DieYoung" will know that Frasella and Wiesel watched the film seriously, and they simply put forward the "how" and "why". It is precisely because of this that we can understand the deep meaning of the "milk bottle" story. Another example is the impressive red jacket that James Dean wore in the film. Although it is reported that the jacket was bought at a low price in a Hollywood menswear store, the film’s costume designer Moss Marbury said that he used a roll of red nylon for the three jackets used in the film. , He carefully adjusted the size of the neckline and the position of the pocket. "Even though the jacket looks simple in style." He said, "The truth is not that simple. The simplicity of this jacket sums up the filming of director Nicholas Ray's limited manpower in the filming of a teenage plot that can be discarded after watching. Difficulties faced by the play. Frasella and Wiesel hinted that Nicholas Ray’s motive for filming "Rebellion Without a Cause" was probably due to the tension between him and Tony (the son of Ray’s first marriage). When Tony was 13 years old, he had an incest with Nicholas Ray's later wife, Gloria Graham.
However, the scandal is no stranger to the charismatic and moody Nicholas Ray himself: in 1954, he began a relationship with the young Natalie Wood when she was 16 years old and he was 43 years old. Almost at the same time that the intimate relationship with Nicholas Ray began, Natalie Wood also began to associate with Dennis Hope. Nicholas Ray also selected Dennis Hope into the crew of "Rebellion Without a Cause". A few months later, after Nicholas Ray learned of Natalie Wood's infidelity, he replaced Dennis Hope with other actors to show punishment and vent his anger. But many years later, Dennis Hope reconciled with Nicholas Ray, and helped Nicholas Ray find a teaching job when he was unemployed. However, Nicholas Ray's true love affairs may have happened between him and James Dean-although not so sensual. The most fascinating part of the book "LiveFast, DieYoung" is the subtle relationship between Nicholas Ray and his fickle, seductive, and sentimental star James Dean. James Dean is brilliant, self-indulgent and eccentric. When I met Nicholas Ray, James Dean had just finished "East of Eden" directed by Nicholas Ray's mentor, Ilya Kazan. Nicholas Ray immediately decided to choose James Dean to star in his film "Rebellion Without a Cause". But the process of Nicholas Ray's "pursuit" of James Dean was long and difficult. "We look for each other, like a pair of Siamese cats." Nicholas Ray said. After James Dean signed the film contract, the tension between him and the director did not dissipate.
Although James Dean is considered to be one of the greatest "methodological actors" of all time, in reality, he often distorts some of the principles of methodology. James Dean insisted on using a real switchblade in the fighting scenes of the film, and was stabbed by actor Corey Allen. When Nicholas Ray interrupted the filming instinctively, James Dean was very annoyed: "Don't you see that this is the real moment? If you encounter this situation in the future, don't interrupt it!" Before shooting a scene , James Dean would sometimes curl up like a baby, or hide in the fitting room to prepare, making other actors and crew members unable to start work just waiting for him. "What the hell is he doing?" an actor in the crew mumbled, "Even Greta Garbo, there is no such treatment." If James Dean can live longer, his obsessive-compulsive disorder may eventually be forced. His colleagues and fans couldn't bear it. But he only left a handful of works, and these works are so great that we can only condone his willfulness. In "LiveFast, DieYoung", Corey Allen explained how important James Dean is to Hollywood's redefinition of masculinity: "Nowadays, we can easily talk about vulnerability, partly because of being like James Dean. People who were willing to show it.” On the set, James Dean escaped punishment for his performance, which no other actor had ever had. In the same way, James Dean also plays an important role in the development of film-even if it is Garbo, it will not become James Dean.
In 1955, autumn was bright and flowing like gold. Hollywood star James Dean after filming "Eden of Eden", "Rebellion Without a Cause" and "Giant" drove a Porsche into death. He was 24 years old. At this time, the 14-year-old Bob Dylan, who used Dean as his idol, was also named Robert Allen Zmelman. He lived in the small town of Hibbing and liked country music, even though he had learned from Dean and Marlon Prynne After learning how to pair jeans with a leather jacket, he still did not show any possibility of being "like a rolling stone". Until this year, he saw "Blackboard Jungle" in the cinema. Two years later, Cadillac, which James Dean loved before his death, launched the classic car Eldorado. Bruce Springsteen wrote a special hymn to Eldorado and sang: "Guys, help. I will throw my body away after I die." Get in the back seat and use my Cadillac to take me to the cemetery.
Although James Dean, who only filmed three plays, could not wait for his Cadillac, he did not prevent him from wearing a red shirt and rotten jeans to become the incarnation of the eternal struggle in the eyes of Andy Warhol, the struggle between innocence and sophistication, youth The struggle with maturity. As a result, "the generation who struggled as a mirror to reflect unreasonable rebellion... The reason for becoming a hero is not because of his perfection, but because he perfectly presents the injured and beautiful soul of this era."
Before James Dean became famous, jeans were largely a work style garment. However, as "Rebellion Without a Cause" became popular with James Dean, his way of dressing was adored and imitated wildly, and jeans were also endowed with a certain cultural connotation. In particular, straight-leg jeans are still popular classic styles. Without James Dean, we might not know the fun of denim and round neck T-shirts. It was he who made the dress of the working class not only look handsome, but rose to a unique styling level. James Dean, the legend who died young at the age of 24, made T-shirts and jeans a "manifesto" of the younger generation's culture. Perhaps it’s hard to imagine today. Back then, Marlon Brando sued James Dean in the name of "styling theft." The star of "A Streetcar Named Desire" was really ridiculed for making such a stupid prosecution.
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