Underappreciated Gem
Francis Ford Coppola & S.E. Hinton paired together to make two films back to back in 1983, The Outsiders & Rumble Fish. This being the shorter of the two (and shot in black & white with hints of German Expressionism), I decided to watch it first. What a treat! I can see why it was not a hit back then, as it is very experimental (racing clouds, strange mists on the outskirts of town, flashes of color here and there: hmmm...Schindler's List, anyone?), slightly existential (the out-of-body experience comes to mind), and all a bit theatrical. I liked it quite a bit - it's very stylized. I would recommend it, but only for those who like to ponder their films afterward...there's a lot going on here, folks...