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Rebel Without A Cause Vs Good Will Hunting Adolescence is seen as the period of time where one goes from being a teenager to becoming a young adult, but this period of time is one of the most dramatic times in one’s life, full of confusion, change, violence, rebellious behaviour, emotional and trying to find their own meaning to life. Rebel Without A Cause (1955), directed by Nicolas Ray and Good Will Hunting (1997), directed by Gus Van Sant portray adolescents, non-conformity and rebellion as main concepts throughout the films. Both Rebel Without A Cause and Good Will Hunting have a great deal in common but also have their differences. Rebel Without A Cause is set in the U.S.A. in Los Angeles during the 1950’s, while Good Will Hunting is also set in the U.S.A. but in Boston during the 1990’s. Throughout both films the directors, Nicolas Ray and Gus Van Sant, use many effective techniques to portray the themes of the films. Techniques such as cinematography, lighting, clothing, colour, sound/music and the dialogue of the characters all draw the audience’s attention to the main events and allow the audience to reflect on rebelliousness and teenage defiance. Rebel Without A Cause focuses on Jim Stark (James Dean), Judy (Natalie Wood) and Plato (Sal Minco) who are adolescents not conforming and rebelling against society. They are shown to be troubled adolescents who are confused, having trouble with friends and come from dysfunctional families due to a generation gap. Jim goes through what you would say to be the worst first day of school in history, which consisted of a knife fight and the death of both Buzz (Corey Allen) and Plato. Jim and Judy end up finding happiness, comfort and the love which they were lacking within each other. Good Will Hunting focuses on Will Hunting (Matt Damon), who is a troubled adolescent due to being a frequent victim of abuse throughout his childhood.
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