In this essay I will be supporting two movies that has a very controversial issue. Controversial can happen all over, in many different situations. It’s a very deep disagreement that’s typically, prolonged. My first choice was “Straight out of Compton”. This overview will tell you everything about this film. When this movie first dropped it was worldwide. A lot of the most famous people play a part in it, rappers to be specific. This movie is rated the number one top controversial movie ever made, and certainly one of the most that’s hated and disliked. It’s a shocker and has explosive flicks. This movie promotes historic scenes. This movie also will influence others in a way, or even change the way of thinking. One of the main concentration …show more content…
This film speaks for itself and tells you about life in the “hood”. In 1988, a noteworthy new gathering reforms music and popular culture, changing and affecting hip-bounce for eternity. Straight Outta Compton recounts the genuine story of how five youthful social agitators - outfitted just with their verses, swagger, bluster and crude ability - confronted the specialists that intended to hold them down and framed the world's most risky gathering, N.W.A (Niggaz With Attitudes). Also, as they talked reality that nobody had. The film takes off in Compton, city 20 miles or so south and some light-years from the Hollywood sign. A reference point of dark achievement in the 1950s, Compton had turned into an image of depression when Eazy-E, which is the famous American gangster rapper from back in the day, shaped N.W.A., and here basically fills in as a signifier for a poor, dark range under the police boot. Before sufficiently long, the eager strivers transform into hot properties who, after an excited flounder in distinction, confront arranged realities, alongside vocation characterizing intersections. For Eazy, that incorporates holding with the gathering's supervisor, Jerry Heller, a consultative betrayer who turns into each white trickster who has ever skimmed the finish off dark ability. "Straight Outta Compton," blends contention with its ruthlessly legit delineation of life in …show more content…
The comparison and controversy issue between these two movies was a little sticky and risky than most all the way around. The main plot and summary of the two were based on the mean of the streets. Both these films were also based on a true story. They both speaks for itself on how things are and what things really mean. These two rated R movies has a very similar resemblance. The films commit itself to crime, racial and a lot of discrimination. The situations that were observed in the movies still is an ongoing aspect in modern day. All the racism and police brutality are the world’s controversy issue today. In the movies cops were killing politics with no sentenced time or little if they got any. They were beating our politicians with no punishment. In this world today, police are seeming not to help us but making us build up angry among each other. It was a lot of misconduct in these two films. The violence by police were very active by members. In these movies the police wanted people to separate and thought they should have their own territories. The police department abused so much of authority in these films that they both are classified and viewed as the most hated crime / drama related
The film observes and analyzes the origins and consequences of more than one-hundred years of bigotry upon the ex-slaved society in the U.S. Even though so many years have passed since the end of slavery, emancipation, reconstruction and the civil rights movement, some of the choice terms prejudiced still engraved in the U.S society. When I see such images on the movie screen, it is still hard, even f...
Kody Scott grew up in South Central L.A. during the nineteen-sixties and seventies, soon after the creation of the Crips. Raised in poverty without a father, and a full family raised solely by his mother, Kody Scott led the stereotypical “ghetto” life, a poor and broken home. However he does not blame this on his own personal decision to join the Crips while only eleven year’s old. The allure of the respect and “glory” that “bangers” got, along with the unity of the “set”(name for the specific gang) is what drew him into the gang. Once joined, he vowed to stay in the “set” for life, and claimed that banging was his life. After many years of still believing this, he eventually realized that the thug life was no longer for him, and that gangs were a problem on society and the “Afrikan” race(page 382-383).
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,
Intolerance and violence are interconnected, as they are both acts of passion and hate. There is a fine line between the two and they can often become one. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Intolerance is itself a form of violence.” Intolerance has shaped the violence in our society for years and should not be overlooked as it is one of the most controversial and imperative issues that needs to be resolved. Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, and Do The Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee, are two admirable films that explore the world of intolerance and violence. In Pleasantville, the colorless town has their world turned upside down as people and things begin to gain color through unknown knowledge that has recently been introduced. As a result, a powerful window-breaking scene is shot where the “noncoloreds” destroy what can be considered the safe house of the “coloreds”. Similarly in Do The Right Thing, the main character, Mookie, breaks the window of the white-Italian pizzeria, owned by Sal, as a result of a brawl that ended in the death of a Radio Raheem, a young black man. With these scenes, both films raise the controversial question of, “What was in fact the right thing to do?” Gary Ross and Spike Lee both examine the world of intolerance through a violent scene, in which Ross portrays it as a clearly unacceptable action through his use nondiagetic sound and camerawork, while Lee leaves it up to the viewer to decide through his uses diagetic sound and camerawork, but is perceived by me as the right thing to do.
Google the phrase “the best hip-hop movies” and the search engine will return a plethora of various films with multiple artists and actors and similar background stories. Hip-hop and film have been linked for over 30 years. Before hip-hop was a popular culture, a collection of movies helped to spread the latest elements to larger audiences. To define a “rap movie,” one must consider the role that rap plays in such a film. For some, the mere presence of a ‘rapper’ constitutes a ‘hip-hop’ movie, while others consider rap to be an overall major theme of territorial appropriation and a search of identity. Common elements of drugs, crime, and vulgarity paired with sexual dominance and an attitude of hating the police can be found across several of these works, while even more encompass activities such as graffiti and b-boying to express their appreciation for the culture. A ‘hip-hop film’ cannot be defined simply; it is instead any compilation of work into moving picture format that expresses how those within the culture are currently living, producing, and expressing themselves. A movie such as ‘8 Mile’ is more generally known for expressing this first ‘common element’, displaying the struggles of poverty seen in both America and France, as well as the brutality and hate that exist often between opposing hip-hop fans. Conversely, ‘Wild Style’, recognized as the genre’s best film, displays an initial look at the four main components: MCing, DJing, graffiti, and breakdancing.
Spike Lee is brand name when it comes to the film industry. When you try to ask any group of people their opinion about this man, you will probably receive numerous positive responses from the film community as well as the African American community. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) is a film that illustrates how racial conflict can become a reality while showing the repercussions that come with racial segregation. Spike Lee uses a number of tools to write and produce the film in order to ensure the message reaches his intended audience in the best way possible. The use of location, soundtrack, and dialogue is abundant in this film. Therefore, this film analysis paper is for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989). It is a film in which racial segregation ignites riots in a neighborhood dominated by the black population. The heightened scene of this film analysis is where Spike Lee throws a trash can and it is from this that hell breaks loose and riots begin.
The Birth of a Nation (1915) is one of the most controversial movies ever made in Hollywood, some people even consider it the most controversial movie in the long history of Hollywood. Birth of a Nation focuses on the Stoneman family and their friendship with the Cameron’s which is put into question due to the Civil War, and both families being on different sides. The whole dysfunction between the families is carried out through important political events such as: Lincoln’s assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Kan. D.W. Griffith is the director of the movie, and him being born into a confederate family in the South, the movie portrays the South as noble and righteous men, who are fighting against the evil Yankees from the North, who have black union soldiers among them, whom overtake the town of Piedmont, which leads the KKK to take action and according to the movie become the savior of white supremacy. During this essay, I would focus on the themes of racial inequality, racism, and the archetypical portrayal of black people in the movie, which are significant especially during the era when the film was released.
...s such as Brighton Rock, They mad me a fugitive, Noose and No Orchids for Miss Blandish, it isn’t clear whether these films reflect the mood and tone of the nation or influence it. Although the Blue Lamp was an obvious form of police propaganda, did it change the way in which people viewed the police? Maybe, but then again the BBFC had regained stability and had hardened its certification process after the media and government uproar, so a lot of the spiv movies that would have been recently passed now didn’t stand a chance. And finally, it is important to remember that as with any public controversy, especially surrounding films, most of the hysteria was upheld by people that, more than likely, hadn’t even seen the movies. They are just the vociferous public who wish to feel that they have a part to play in a debate, despite not knowing what they are talking about.
Swedenburg, Ted. "Homies in The ‘Hood: Rap’s Commodification of Insubordination." Rpt. in That’s the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader. Ed. Murray Forman and Mark Anthony Neal. New York, NY: Routledge, 2004. 579-591. Print.
I watch the movie Straight Outta Compton in the comfort of my home on Netflix. Its based on a true story about a group of friends trying to become rappers. I will review the camera work, the acting and the storyline.
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 often the case that media and more specifically, film, perpetuates the stereotypes of black men. These stereotypes include not showing emotion, being physically aggressive, embrace violence, supposed criminality, associated with drug use, lack a father figure, sexually exploit women, and others. In the film, Boyz n the Hood, Tre’s father, Furious Styles, encourages Tre to demonstrate loyalty to other people in relationships, resist aggressive behavior, and foster and exhibit sexual responsibility. Thus, throughout the film, Tre challenges the society’s stereotyped norms of black masculinity and what it means to be a black man.
The first social issue portrayed through the film is racial inequality. The audience witnesses the inequality in the film when justice is not properly served to the police officer who executed Oscar Grant. As shown through the film, the ind...
... supremacist gang, to rioting in an Asian owned grocery store, to finally brutally murdering someone. We observe as family ties become increasingly strained in every way, the viewer can easily conclude that Derek’s racism as well as his eventual influence on his younger brother ultimately contributed to their own downfall. As controversial as this movie maybe for the offensive language and brutal violence, it is a movie that deserves to be seen, and even discussed. It really provides insight into some factors within society that cannot be contained by the law or even deterred by even the harshest punishments. Even though American society is becoming more modernized as time goes by in terms of tolerance, racism will unfortunately always be prevalent in society and inevitably it will also lead some individuals to violently express their distorted mentalities.
As a fan of cinema, I was excited to do this project on what I had remembered as a touching portrait of racism in our modern society. Writer/Director Paul Haggis deliberately depicts his characters in Crash within the context of many typical ethnic stereotypes that exist in our world today -- a "gangbanger" Latino with a shaved head and tattoos, an upper-class white woman who is discomforted by the sight of two young Black kids, and so on -- and causes them to rethink their own prejudices during their "crash moment" when they realize the racism that exists within themselves. This movie does provoke a dialogue on race that, according to author and journalist Jeff Chang, "has been anathema to Hollywood after 9/11. " During the first viewing of this movie, the emotionally charged themes of prejudice and racism are easy to get caught up in. (125) Privilege is inclined to white males through every facet of our everyday lives that inconspicuously creates racism through classism.