James Dean took East of Eden to a strange place. While watching it, you feel like all the other professional actors in the movie are completely out of their element while acting with him. They try to do their best to keep up. In my opinion, no character had gone that deep before. He was dark, hurt, and absolutely adorable.
Amen. East of Eden has been one of my favorite books since I read it for the first time almost six years ago. I finally saw the film late last year and was blown away by Dean's performance.
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