What’s the Big Deal?: Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

As a title, Rebel Without a Cause tells you almost everything you need to know. With absolutely no context, it conjures the image of a young person — it’s always a young person, isn’t it? — rebelling against authority. And with the context that comes from having a passing knowledge of American culture, even people who haven’t seen the film can picture James Dean in the lead, grappling with the stiff, square 1950s. There’s no question that Rebel Without a Cause has been influential, and that…

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