The film mostly stayed close to the original source of information. Similarities are how Johnny and Ponyboy hide in the church or how Johnny gets hurt in the church fire. How Dally gets shot by the police and how he die. Even Johnny death is the same. How he dies in the hospital bed. There's way more differences than similarities trust me.
One of the major change is between the novel and the film is, the book moves at a slower pace than the movie. The movie moves at such a fast pace that by the time any characters die you don’t feel much for them. The book has more character development than the movie,it make feel more for the characters in the book, but the movie does not make you feel for the characters. In the movie the acting feel fake and rushed, the book feels real and more well thought out. …show more content…
The most important difference between the movie and the book of The Outsiders' is….. drum roll please (drum roll noises) how Ponyboy shows us his thoughts in the book. When I was watching this movie, it just really annoyed me. Ponyboy is showing his thoughts in his mind and makes you feel more of what he's feeling. It shows more details about the story. The movie and the book both have many