I realize this film is one of the main reasons we have dark satire teen movies, but I didn't find it funny at all. I love Cry Baby (1990) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). Everyone, from Mean Girls to Scream, have done this style better. I wasn't a huge fan of But I'm a Cheerleader (I'm not the target audience) but at least that got some laughs out of me. Here - absolutely no comedy.
Also, while the ending of this film is meaningful, the alternative ending would have been more realistic. A lot of the plot point about being frustrated with cruelty of adults and the arc of Christian Slater's character never get their true climax. The movie tries to be funny and fails and it tries to be edgy and never gets there. The reason why Rebel Without A Cause was so impactful was because the edge was always there. In other words, this movie spawned a genre but is a flat piece of art we can leave in the 1980s.
Also, while the ending of this film is meaningful, the alternative ending would have been more realistic. A lot of the plot point about being frustrated with cruelty of adults and the arc of Christian Slater's character never get their true climax. The movie tries to be funny and fails and it tries to be edgy and never gets there. The reason why Rebel Without A Cause was so impactful was because the edge was always there. In other words, this movie spawned a genre but is a flat piece of art we can leave in the 1980s.