What causes the main characters in Rebel Without a Cause to 'rebel'?
- Issues with their parents.
Plato - Lives with house keeper, lonely child
Jim - Father weak - Nuclear family
Judy - Dad does gives her a clap over a kiss, ellektra complex between the two
All the other students in High School don't like him - slash his tires.
Rebelling against their conformist parents with their subversive behaviour. The ending of the film cannot erase what has come before
Plato has homosexual traits.
Filmed in widescreen colour
the colour red connects the characters of Jim and Judy.
Judy, Red Dress
Jim, Red Jacket
Plato, Red Sock
Mise-en-scene is an important consideration throughout the film as it connotes meanings behind character identities.
Camera makes the family home seem unstable and uncentered.
Widescreen frame gives more horizontal depth.
Hierachy is established through character heights
Stairs are used in the sets and locations as an intentional motifs.
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