Of the three films, East Eden is the only one James Dean ever saw, and I think it's the best acting job of his career. Because of CinemaScope, he's very handsome while the California scenery has never looked better. It's the first major starring role of James Dean's career, one of the three significant films before his tragic death at the young age of 24, and he steals every scene.

How James Dean acted, moved, and did things differently, he was breaking through barriers like no one had done before or ever since. Marlon Brando demonstrated The Method, and James Dean took it to the next level. Without question, James Dean abused a lot of rules when it came to conventional human behavior because everything he did in three films was unthinkable. Yet he influenced a generation of actors who wanted to be the next Marlon Brando.

Giant is a timeless classic and an epic one at that. This is James Dean's final picture. I've wondered how many more classic films were left in him and how many Oscars he would've won. James Dean's Jett Rink is a complicated character and steals the show whenever he appears.