Literary Views on the film "Stand by Me"

Literary Views on the film “Stand by Me”

     The movie “Stand by Me” is directed by Rob Reiner. It was released worldwide by, Columbia Pictures, August 22^nd, 1986. This movie stars, Wil Wheaton as Gordie Lachance, River Pheonix as Chris Chambers, Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp, and Jerry O’Connell as Vern Tessio.

     Throughout the film, many various camera angles were used. This created a very realistic effect for the viewer, making them feel like they’re in the film with the characters. In the scene where they boys are walking across the bridge with the train tracks and they hear the train coming, the notion of filming between both the boys and the train creates suspense because you know that the train is right behind them and you’re also wondering if the train is going to hit them or if they’re going to make it across alive.

     Symbolism plays an important role in this film. The train tracks symbolize the boys’ journey to finding the dead body. At the beginning, it also represents their path to becoming heroes. In the scene where the deer approaches Gordie, the deer symbolizes innocence and purity. This could also represent a similarity with Gordie’s unique personality.

    Similar to the film, “The Goonies”, each character in this film portrays their own unique personality. In this film, each characters personality reflects their home and personal life. One example from the film is; Gordie is the main protagonist of the film and is portrayed as a shy and self-conscious character. His older brother meant the world to him. He felt like his brother was more of a father figure to him then his own because he felt his father didn’t’ care for him which lead him thinking he caused the death of his brother. As the movie progresses, the boys mature with it.