Boyz-In-Hood Analysis

Off the top of my head, one movie that had a impact on me was Boyz-In-Da-Hood. The film was about a young man who had made an agreement with his mom...that if he kept getting in trouble he had to go live with his dad. Upon living with his father, he was exposed to things he didn't see living with his mother. His father was quite the intelligent man, and was able to keep him out of trouble. Some of the lessons his father taught him stuck with me to this day about how to be leader, He spoke on Gentrification in a clip in the film. Towards the end of the film, The young man was walking to the store with his friend and his friend was killed. At this point he was given a crucial fork in the road and had a very difficult decision to make. Rather
to help his friends retaliate or stay out of trouble. Luckily he made the right decision, he actually in the heat of the moment chose to help apprehend the killers with his dads gun. But luckily his father caught him before he left the house with the gun. But the young man still snuck out of his bedroom window to join the pursuit. While they were riding trying to find the suspects, he had a change of heart and told his friend to let him out the car. That's what always stuck with me, the decision he made saved his life in the end. No matter how upset we may get we need to keep a level head and do the right thing. He loved his friend dearly, but knew that if he chose to continue to pursue the culprits, he would became part of the grand scheme and it would eventually cost him his life too. Everybody has Choices