Rebel Without a Cause/YMMV

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  • Angst? What Angst?: Judy takes her boyfriend's death pretty easily.
  • Harsher in Hindsight: Sal Mineo was later murdered and James Dean died in a car accident.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: "You're tearing me APART!!!!"
  • Ho Yay Shipping: Jim and Plato.
  • Narm: Averted. Jim's cry of "You're tearing me apart!" is more effective than you would think--even after seeing The Room. James Dean being an astronomically better actor than Tommy Wiseau undoubtedly helps.
  • Seinfeld Is Unfunny: This film made or codified several tropes that went on to be mainstays of the way teen angst would be depicted for the next 50 years. For example, elements of several early episodes of The OC are explicitly drawn from parts of this movie. As a result, much of it seems cliché today; when it was released, it shocked audiences.
  • Values Dissonance: At one point Jim realizes he's so screwed up because his dad never beat his mom.
  • Tear Jerker: STAND UP FOR ME!!
    • Plato's death, Jim tearfully embracing his father as they reconcile.
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