The Get Down, a Netflix original, is a reminder of the hardship the Bronx borough was given by a poor mayoral leadership and ignorance of the borough itself.
As soon as you press play, The Get Down has you hooked. Immediately, you are fastened to your seat by the main characters hip-hop vision of his younger self. In Ezekial's (Justice Smith) rap lyrics, you are brought into The Get Down's setting of the Bronx, its crime, poverty, poor school systems, and lack of leadership.
The Get Down begins obscurely but we are promptly made aware of our setting, history, and the problems we will face with Ezekial. Security is later given to us that these problems are not ours anymore but of the characters only. We are introduced to the main characters
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In The Get Down, you will face challenges with each character in which they learn about their sexuality, their dreams, who they are in the streets, and their battle with morality.
The Get Down is a series in which no one can say was not directed wonderfully. Each character feels real and the problems they face will leave you questioning their responses to each situation throughout the first six episodes.
Once you've finished the last episode you will find yourself wondering what is next for the South Bronx, hip-hop and Mylene and Zeke.
We end the first part of the Get Down with some unity between Mylene and her family, but it also leaves us with unanswered issues that will have us intently waiting for the launch of the second part.
All in all, The Get Down is beautifully crafted, with exceptional acting and history storytelling that anyone can relate to whether you've lived in New York City or not. Until the second part, we can only imagine the mess Zeke will bring upon himself and wonder how he'll get himself out of
While reading the “Thug” novels, you may either know the characters, or you may be a character, or you want to know the characters.
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
People have goals everyday, believe it or not some people think that dreams aren't worth it. I believe that it is worth it to dream because it gives a person a goal, it makes them feel good, and it makes them stronger. I know this from The Pearl, A Cubs video, the Susan Boyle video, and We Beat the streets.
John Singleton’s 1991 film Boyz n the Hood is a portrayal of a struggling black community in South Central, California. The film most closely follows the lives of Tre, Doughboy and his brother Ricky, all of which are young black men who are presumed to be in their senior year of high school. While the 1990’s may have been a time of economic prosperity for the masses, the underbelly of the country struggled. The film aims to carve out a place for the strife of black communities in the cinematic canon by shedding light on the urban landscape that traps its inhabitants. This exploration of the myth of upward mobility is intertwined with a multitude of issues that affected black America at the time. Through plot and symbolism, Singleton poignantly touches on all these subjects. However, I offer the criticism that he should have simply picked one or two of these issues instead of trying to cram them all into one film.
Boyz N the Hood was a film created to convey an anti-gang message as well as to provide societal members an in-depth look at life in “the hood” so he or she can expand their culturally awareness of identifying societal issues (Stevenson, 1991). Upon the debut of “Boyz N the Hood” violence erupted at theaters across the nation, resulting in multiple shows pulling the film from scheduled showings to alleviate future violent behaviors (Stevenson, 1991). The film profoundly illustrates the realty of the events revealed within the storyline that frequently occur on a daily basis within every impoverish community; however, is overlooked by the individuals who are not directly involved and or affected (Leon-Guerrero, 2016) Children of lower socioeconomic status often are raised in ghetto neighborhoods where they often witness, crime, violence, gang activity, abuse, and drugs (Leon-Guerrero, 2016). Ghetto communities envelop tumultuous cycles of violence and substance abuse creating a pervasive occurrence within the residents of the community. This is prevalent in lower developed communities that unfortunately many children and the youth populace indirectly inherit and sadly conform to, as there are no other means to an end for them (Leon-Guerrero,
This installment of the popular series enters its final chapter and promises to live up to previous episodes as this time the future is at stake.
the major theme of his novel. "' I'll take you down a peg before I get
The book finishes with the letter Jekyll wrote for Utterson being presented to us as though he is reading it. Utterson is to rejoin Poole in the house at the stroke of midnight, no later, in order to call the police and inform them of the murder. We will start the chapter three weeks after the discovery of the corps.
...e not left with much of an ending, but we can only hope as readers that this will progress the narrator forward in his life.
In the movie “Boyz in the Hood” director John Singleton, paints a clear image of the problems that happen very often in the African American communities. The movie deals with issues such as: the importance of a father in a young man’s life, the ongoing violence of black on black crime, and how black people are put in situations where they are put to fail and not succeed in life.
It is for this reason that laws were made to increase punishment against what was known as “urban” crime. Although times has changed, there are still many stereotypes around both white and black individuals. Society has filled television shows as well as movies with content that exposes the tension and humor between the African-American and Caucasian race. Films were being made where two males of different races would develop an everlasting friendship, which was a rare occurrence in the 1900s. However nowadays, racial animosities are being shown in film for the reason that it would attracts audiences to buddy films, even though inequality is still present. For instance, in the movie “Get Hard”, Kevin Hart’s character Darnell, is an African-American man, who is struggling to expand his car washing business as well as to provide a better education and home for his daughter. It is also shown that Darnell’s cousin is an ex-convict living in what is known as “the hood”. Whereas, Will Ferrell’s character James, is shown as an extremely wealthy man, who is a senior fund manager that has tons of money to spend. As one can tell, instantly the movie demonstrates the inequality between the two races, demonstrating that Caucasian are generally more well off in comparison to
The characters in Things Fall Apart are not black and white: they are flawed, redeemed, frustrated, assertive, violent, reasonable, and genuine. These traits are determined by perspective, and the a...
The show was said to be a bittersweet ending. People were saddened that such a vital piece of South Dakota’s history was ending, but as the saying goes, the show must go on.
The 1993 film falling down provides a look into two separate men’s lives in the course of one day. Although the movie was highly acclaimed for it’s portrayal of the new human situation, the covert and overt racism, sexism, and classism leave a sour taste in this viewer’s mouth. The movie comes across as a lame attempt to show the “White man’s ever growing burden.” The audience is expected to feel a compassion for both lead characters. The message that is supposed to be portrayed is similar to films of today such as fight club and American beauty. All three pointing at what they see as specific flaws yet offering up no real solutions to these problems. With these flaws in this system pointed out Michael Douglas’ character William Foster is held up as a martyr. He is not portrayed as a real villain through out the story.
Deep down inside everyone has the same desire – to do what one wants whenever he or she chooses to and to not have to worry about anyone or anything else. Along with this desire to be able to do what ever it is that one wishes to at any given time, a person wants to be successful at what they do. The type of success that a person wants may be measured in money, property, fame, or even the entourage that follows him or her. This kind of lifestyle is only truly lived by a certain kind of people – gangsters and mobsters. For the rest it is just a dream to be able to live such a life, but for gangsters and mobsters this lifestyle is reality. But these gangsters can go around doing anything they want without the fear of consequences, which would, for most people, lead to long-term prison sentences. We are commonly shown in many movies and television shows that gangsters can just walk into an alley and beat up whoever they wish and be able to leave as if nothing ever happened. In “The Gangster as Tragic Hero” by Robert Warshow and “Our Mobsters, Ourselves: Why The Sopranos Is Therapeutic TV” written by Ellen Willis the gangster’s middleclass part of his or her lifestyle is brought out along with this “dream” reality at the same time.