Don't watch the movie.

Read the book. Nothing compares to the book.

I live in Lakeland. And it seems that here you are either popular or not. And if not, Lord have mercy on ya. I was kind of popular in school so I did not have this issue, but my sister was not. Many picked on her for being different from me, but that is what made her great. I think part of the issues with how teens act today does come from home, but a great deal of it also comes from the fact that you cannot discipline kids the way you could when I was a kid. If I had done what this group of kids did, I wouldn't have to worry about jail. My dad would have beat me twice as hard and let whoever he could find watch, and probably sell tickets. You cannot blame just the parents. Society says these little darlins can't handle a good pop on the ass. Horse hockey! My daughter gets a spanking if she does something that warrants it. Time out can work, but sometimes a good old fashioned smack on the bottom works best.

you see now we agree. a movie it's always very superficial. u can't reduce the deep psychological and social content of a book in a 2 hours movie.

public school man, it's like someone else stated, your not going to understand it unless you was there. my school was a battlefield, i used my skateboard more as a weapon then i did riding it.
there is no pre-selection, if you can climb the moutain and hold it, then your king of the jungle, but there is always someone ready to knock you off.

totally agreed, my friend.