are two young African-Americans in the films “Boyz N The Hood” and “Do The Right Thing” respectively. Both films were released around the same time period‚ with DO THE RIGHT THING being released in 1989‚ and BOYZ N THE HOOD in 1991. Both films are coming of age tales for Tre and Mookie‚ they both reside in a low-income‚ predominantly black neighborhood. Both films share a common theme: the idea of hopelessness and survival as a young black male in the “hood.” Both men are a product of what can only
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Despite the incoherent special effects and relying on clichés about young black men‚ Boyz N The Hood is an inspiring and thought-provoking film‚ which features riveting performance by Cuba Gooding Jr. Synopsis Boyz n the Hood: The story opens on a normal South Central‚ Los Angeles day. Tre styles is a smart kid whose pride and slick mouth in school causes his teacher to take disciplinary actions and calls his mother. As a result Tre’s mother Reva‚ decides the best thing for both of them would be
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Boyz N the Hood‚ the first movie from director John Singleton‚ is an intriguing and insightful look into the machinations of black culture‚ dealing particularly with South Central Los Angeles‚ California during both the mid 1980’s and early 1990’s. Rather than focusing on one aspect of the black experience in the inner city‚ the film instead splits its narrative to follow the intertwining lives of three young‚ black men as they mature and adapt to the unique challenges of their surroundings. Singleton’s
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Lizeth Leon 10/13/2012 Film 160-5070 Boyz N the Hood Boyz in the Hood" is a film that protray’s social problems in South Central Los Angeles. Tre‚ Ricky‚ and Doughboy are the main characters in this film that grow up together in their neighborhood or as they called it "the hood". All three characters struggle with different internal issues which helps them grow as young men. Tre is a good student who has dreams of furthering his education by going to college. With guidance from his father
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Film Review May 18‚ 2012 Boyz N the Hood The film‚ “Boyz N the Hood”‚ written by John Singleton in 1991‚ exhibits the upbringing of young African American teenagers who are brought up in less than ideal living conditions in their neighborhood. The film compares the distinctions between the lifestyles of Tre Styles and his friends’‚ Darren and Ricky Baker. Singleton demonstrates the importance of patriarchy and the focus on the teenagers to exhibit hegemonic masculinity while living in the
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For my paper on the movie Boyz N the Hood as well as the reading Black Freedom Fighters in Steel‚ I will find a common theme that is used in both and explain how they used that theme in their work. The common theme that I found that was used in both the movie and the book is how the characters dealt with the oppression that was in their lives. The characters from the movie Boyz N the Hood that I will be referring to are Doughboy‚ Officer Coffey‚ and Shalika. The characters that I will be using
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“Boyz N the Hood” is one of the many films from the 1990’s that displayed gang violence among African-Americans in urban areas such as “Juice‚” “South Central‚” and “Menace II Society.” However‚ “Boyz N the Hood” is known for more than just depicting violence. The Library of Congress had place it on preservation in its’ National Film Registry and even referred to it as “culturally significant” in 2002. Never realizing it after watching it the first few times‚ this film gives a perspective on what
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Boyz n the Hood directed by John Singleton is viewed as one of the most influential films of its time. The film has sparked a new genre of films such as Menace II Society‚ South Central‚ and Baby Boy. In each of these films‚ similar to Boyz n the Hood‚ is the portrayal of the struggles that African Americans in ghettos face‚ and how they deal with the thought in the back of their minds that there is no way out. The setting for Boyz n the Hood takes place in South Central Los Angeles in a neighborhood
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Amad Elia CIN 303 Response to Boyz N the Hood and Review by Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times The more times I viewed this film‚ the more I became captivated by the poignant message Singleton is trying to convey in Boyz N the Hood. The poignant message is the impact that a father has on a young urban African American individual living in the ghetto and subsequently the impact of being fatherless in the ghetto. In fact Boyz N the Hood includes‚ among many social topics‚ a
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John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood‚ is a film that strongly illustrates violence‚ drugs‚ family life‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ and education. The movies opens with a statement “One out every 21 Black American males will be murdered…most will die by the hands of anther Black male.”(John Singleton) This film concentrates less on the conditions imposed on the Black community and more so on two central themes‚ the lack of respect and inability to take responsibility. Throughout the film people show blatant
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