The Outsiders Novel vs. Movie

The movie adaptation changed from the novel. The movie didn’t even start with an introduction, but  just a pointless fight at a local gasoline station. How am I supposed to know who the characters are?!? And I feel that the actors did good as their characters but I felt like Johnny and Ponyboy looked too young and Johnny seemed younger than Ponyboy. The actors gave a good representation of trouble-hood teens. I also noticed that the director changed a couple things from the novel onto the movie. Personally I think the book is better because it gave more detail into what Ponyboy was thinking. Other than that the novel was amazing and the movie was alright(in my opinion).