The film The Outsiders has three main heroes; Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, and Matt Dillon.

        Johnny’s character was depicted very well. One of the best scenes he did was the fountain scene. In this scene, his body language and tone of voice were very convincing. Aside from the fountain scene, Ralph Macchio also did excellent in the scene that he dies in. In this scene, he had remarkable body language and displayed his emotions well. The best part of the scene was when he told Ponyboy to stay gold; that part was the most convincing, since it looked like he was actually dying and because of the way he said it. Taken as a whole, Johnny’s character was depicted excellently, though Matt Dillion was definitely the top dog of this film.

        Matt Dillion did an outstanding job at playing the role of Dally. In the scene that Johnny died, Matt Dillion’s body language and emotions matched the description of the book very well; he looked very distraught and depressed. This scene was also a great scene because Dally’s character finally showed his true colors, and it was illustrated as well as it was in the book, possibly even better. Another scene that Matt Dillion did admirably in was his death scene. He did very well in actually looking like he was about to die; the crawling and the painful expression were very realistic. In conclusion, Daally’s character was represented very well.

        The film The Outsiders has three main heroes; Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, and Matt Dillon. These actors were outstanding at playing their roles, and their characters matched the book almost perfectly. Overall, this movie was very good, and was filled with amazing actors.