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Straight Outta Brief Summary: Extraordinary
Straight Outta Compton is a movie about a group from Compton, California that revolutionizes music and pop culture and changes and influences the life of hip-hop forever. The group NWA (Nigga’s With Attitude) consists of: Easy E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, MC Ren, Arabian Prince, and the D.O.C. NWA’s album “Straight Outta Compton” is about their life while living in Compton and they way their were treated and harmed by police brutality in Los Angelos. With the guidance of their manager, Jerry Heller, the group make their way up the industry while recieving fame and fortune. This film was directed by F. Gary Gary. F.Gary Gary has directed many films along with Straight Outta Compton such as: A Man Apart, Crack House, The …show more content…
One of the biggest impacts was that Ice Cube role was actually taken by Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Junior. I believed he played his role very well. It’s a plus that he looks so similar to his father, but also that he was able to pull off some of the facial expressions that Ice Cube makes himself. The role for Easy-E was played by Jason Mitchell. I believed Jason Mitchell did an extroadinary job playing this role. He made you actually believe that he was Easy-E and had similarity looking like Eazy-E which is a plus. Jason Mitchell was involved in other films such as Contraband and Broken City. Jason Mitchell is a rising actor in this industry. The Dr. Dre role was taken by Corey Hawkins. Corey Hawkins has been involved in many films. Some films and shows Corey Hawkins has been Romeo and Juliet, Iron-Man 3, and the Walking Dead. Oddly enought, Corey Hawkins wasn’t the only member in the cast to appear in the Walking Dead. Aldis Hodge who played the role of MC Ren and Neil Brown Jr. who played the role of DJ Yella also appeared in the hit tv series The Walking Dead. Oddly enough, they were all on the Walking Dead at different moments in the show and were not on the set at the same times. Paul Giamatti, who stars in the role Jerry Keller, is known for playing many sleezy roles. In this film, he was NWA’s manager who was stealing money from them. Which ultimately is a big factor when the group breaks up. Paul Giamatti was involved in many successful films including: Saving Private Ryan, San Andreas, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Saving Mr. Banks, Rock of Ages, and many
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