The World Needs More Ninjas

We watched Rebel Without a Cause last night. I didn’t find it to be that great of a movie. I get the whole “looking for a father” theme, but the plot is just completely unbelievable. Basically, in the course of one day, the new kid (James Dean) gets in a knife fight with the school bully, competes with the bully in a game of chicken, and the bully runs off the cliff and dies. But wait, there’s more. Rather than mourn for the guy, his friends and girlfriend basically carry on as if nothing ever happened. The girlfriend and James Dean end up falling in love that same night. Then, the bully’s friends come looking for James Dean and a shoot-out occurs, again on that same night. And you thought James Bond was unrealistic.

My Score: 40%
Tomatometer: 93%