Cry Baby
Recommended in one my reviews was to watch Cry Baby, as it relates to the book I am illustrating the cover for at the moment. The Outsiders talks about the divide between the social classes through the two gangs: the Socs (Socials) and the Greasers. Similarly portrayed in Cry Baby through the two gangs; the Squares and the Creepers. Both the Socs and the Squares are part of upper class society who wear light colours - ofter checkered shirts, pale trousers and cardigans. Whereas the Greasers and Creepers are the lower middle class of society portrayed wearing blue jeans, leather jackets and greased back hair. Even though Cry Baby is comedic/musical interpretation of a divide and the Outsiders translates the book seriously, they both contain similar motifs and symbols to convey the division. Mainly through CARS. This is what I am focusing on for the cover, illustrating the conflict and un-balanced medium within society. Even though Cry Baby wasn't a particularly good film, it gave me another perspective into the perspective of the social gangs in 1960s America. The Outsiders film was good for me to view to visually take in the story as well as reading the book, seeing how the film director translated the prose into moving image and how the main themes in the book were conveyed to the audience.
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| Cry Baby film still: The "Squares" |
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| The "Creepers" |
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| Film Still from 'Cry Baby' |
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| The Outsiders film still: The "Greasers" |
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| The "Socials" |
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