I believe when you apply this movie to our generation the meaning changes, but indeed there is a meaning, and with that, an effect on the people who watch it.
This is a movie that analyzes relationships on a personal level and not just on the surface. We see Jim's family interact with him. We see the possible product attitude that kids can develop when parents are so oppressive. I would argue in this day and age that Jim acts the way he acts (not saying that it is good or bad) because his parents are on the controlling side. His mom decides to move whenever she feels like it or whenever Jim screws up. This would definitely create a unique environment for a child to grow up in.
On the other hand, people probably would probably say that the parents are not being harsh enough. This is because teens are being rebellious and depicted as immature. This is understandable considering how society felt about their youth at that time.
There is something unusual about the process of becoming an adult. Teens are finding themselves and when they lost it can be seen that the succumb to conformity in any generation and in any environment. We see the kids in this movie conforming with the rest of the school. Everyone is following Buzz and not even Buzz knows where he is headed (ironically it is off a cliff). Buzz even says he doesn't know why he is doing this but "you gotta do somethin".
This movie is definitely relateable in terms of situation and environment. The writing is kind of awkward and the meaning mysterious, but in the end the setting is very real feeling, even though it was 60 years ago.
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