Stand by Me

Yes i love this movie so i organized all my thoughts and made notes about it SBM NOTES - They weren’t looking for a body they were looking for a reason to be recognized. Proof they count. In the film they say how they want to be on tv but its so much more than that. Gordie wanted his parents to notice him and stop feeling invisible. Chris wanted to escape his family’s reputation. Teddy wanted to be seen not for his looney dad and broken life but his bravery. Vern just wanted to fit in. - They could have easily called the police but they didnt. They wanted a excuse to leave town and the lives that were already determined for them. - The longer the journey the less jokes. It gets serious and each boy sees whats waiting if nothing changes. Gordie was scared of being nothing, Chris knows life has it out for him, Teddy hides in damage, vern just wants to be seen - It was their journey into adulthood. They faced real danger on the bridge, and the scene with the gun showed them how the world has violence. -  The body ruined the fun. They romanticized death and didn’t understand the situation properly. They realized that the boy deserved dignity and we watched their childhood delusions grow into adult fears. Gordie realized that some things cant be fixed so they left the body out of understanding.  -  The ending showed how even the most compassionate people cant always escape their circumstances  -  The scene where Gordie saw the deer was saying how the moment was too meaningful to share. It was pure and innocent yet still remained a private moment belonging only to Gordie, just like chris so when he passed he writes about it for the first time showing how some moments can seem small but are actually big. - The ending hits so hard because the boys think that this trip can change their lives for the better. It showed them the painful reality that nothing dramatic will happen. That life goes on -  Chris is death hits hard because he died trying to break up a fight and in a calm manner. He was morally good. -  The ending makes the story a memory not adventure. Showing how their lives went on yet got complicated. It washed him with nostalgia and sadness  - Not just a dead bodybug the death of childhood - He hadnt seen his friend for a while but his death highlights how those early friendships are the most impactful and those people shape who you are and who you’ll be  - the one scene where ace steals the hat and after he took it he dosent even put it on showing how it was of no value to him and how he took it just to annoy him most likely throwing it out after - the scene by the fire where Chris tells Gordie about the money its when the movie shifts to class, reputation, and identity instead of adventure. It makes Chris believe he has to be what everyone has set out for him and hes not bad but hes trapped by his family