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=The Movie=

The Movie Vs the Book
The outsiders Movie is very similar to the book but there are some key differences 1.in The book it starts with ponyboy leaving the cinema but in the movie it originally started some time after that though later on they did add in the cinema scene 2.At the end of the book Ponyboy gets told to write an essay by his teacher but in the movie he just starts writing for no clear reason though in both cases it implies hes the one writing the book. 3.in the book randy takes part in the rumble in the movie he doesnt 4. Darry slaps Ponyboy in the book(what a great brother) in the movie he just pushes him. 5. in the book it takes Ponyboy a while to find the old church in the movie they find it straight away. 6.In the movie theres no mention of Mickey mouse soda pops horse and they are not found in a car. These are some main differences though there are many more though i didnt dee them as having as much importance.

The controversy
when the Outsiders Movie first came out it sparked much debate in the media and in schools over whether or not it should be shown to students most of these arguments were over the large amounts of drinking and smoking the teenagers were doing most people in those days believed it would encourage Kids to do the same thing the writers defended them selves saying it was necessary in the plot to show the darker side of the socs and greasers another argument was over the gang violence and the fact there were gangs in it at all but the writers said it needed to be authentic and the gangs were more about the kinship between the members and how they needed each other not just to defend their turf but to survive.