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mareneli t1_j1zmstw wrote

Reply to comment by OddReputation3765 in I recently reread The Outsiders and, I realized I missed a lot. by YasnaMutmain16

LOL yeah. I still think you probably saw the complete novel version, which is 22 minutes longer than the original cut.

From Wikipedia: On September 20, 2005, Coppola re-released the film on DVD, including 22 minutes of additional footage and new music, as a 2-disc set called The Outsiders: The Complete Novel. Coppola re-inserted some deleted scenes to make the film more faithful to the book. This brought it up to a 114-minute running time. At the beginning of the film, he added scenes where Ponyboy gets stalked and jumped, the gang talks about going to the movies, Sodapop and Ponyboy talk in their room, and Dally, Pony, and Johnny bum around before going to the movies. In the end, Coppola added the scenes taking place in court, Mr. Syme talking to Ponyboy, and Sodapop, Ponyboy, and Darry in the park.

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mareneli t1_j1zlipz wrote

Reply to comment by OddReputation3765 in I recently reread The Outsiders and, I realized I missed a lot. by YasnaMutmain16

There's not an "extended" version. The original is the one that doesn't match the book. Things happen out of order. Around 20 years ago or so the director went back and re-edited it so that now there is a version that actually matches the book more closely. That one is called Outsiders the Complete Novel. It's better, but it still leaves out all the important stuff.

I'm not a fan of the movie, but I did go to The Outsiders Museum in Tulsa and it was pretty cool.

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mareneli t1_j1ywwv2 wrote

Reply to I recently reread The Outsiders and, I realized I missed a lot. by YasnaMutmain16

Darry isn't the villain. It's told in first person from Ponyboy's perspective, and Ponyboy feels that way. The reader should realize (as the other characters do) that Darry only wants what's best for PB but isn't very good at fathering. PB is an unreliable narrator. That's what always amazes me about Hinton -- some of the moments in the book are amazingly sophisticated for such a young writer.

The movie leaves out the best of these moments, as well as Ponyboy's grieving process and most of the other elements with depth. It's a good action flick I guess, but a very superficial take on the story.

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