Boyz N the Hood | Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II

Boyz N the Hood | Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II | Harsh Realities of South Central

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Boyz N the Hood

	Boyz N the Hood Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II Sony Pictures, 1994 average customer review:based on 118 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An Unforgettable Drama

The 1991 classic film "Boyz N The Hood" is an unforgettable masterpiece. "Boyz N The Hood" takes place in South Central, Los Angelas and is the story of 3 boys turning into men. The three friends, Tre, and Ricky and Doughboy, who are half brothers, have to deal with the harsh reality that is South Central and the consequences of their actions. Throughout the whole movie they deal with different choices to make in their lives and the effect of these certain choices. The movie is very touching, depressing, and can teach you a lesson all at the same time.

You start out with Tre and some of his friends walking to school, and Tre ends up getting into a fight which lands him at his father's doorstep, due to a written agreement between him and his mother. His father, Furious Styles, tries and successfully teaches Tre to be responsible and teaches him about things he will deal with throughout his life. Ricky and Doughboy, on the other hand, don't really have anybody to teach them the ins and outs of life. This really has an affect on both of them later on in the movie. Doughboy, early in the movie, ends up in the pen at the early age of ten. 7 years pass, and Doughboy returns. It's from here when the story really picks up. It takes you through the daily lives of all 3, with Tre and Ricky trying to get into college and Doughboy hanging out all day on street corners with his friends. Toward the end of the movie, Tre's endurance is definitely put to the test, along with everything his father tought him. The ending is a serious tearjerker, or atleast it was for me. To see what happens, you'll have to rent it.

The bonus DVD comes with a few cool extra features. It includes the awesome video "Growing Up In The Hood" by Compton's Most Wanted. It also has a nice documentary on the movie. The documentary is lengthy, and very informative on how the movie came about. Audio commentary is included on the first disc, with John Singleton, the director, talking about different parts of the movie. He claims that most of what he used in the movie was taken from his own childhood. Alot that happened in the movie did happen to him, like his father raising him and teaching him about life. The picture is good, the sound is good, everything is brilliantly crafted in the drama. Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut do a good job at portraying Tre, Doughboy, and Ricky. Lawrence Fishburne and Angela Basset also do a good job at playing Tre's mother and father. All of the actors did a fine job at playing their roles.

So I say atleast rent the movie, if you're still skeptical about it. It's a great movie, and will definitely keep you in your seat the whole time the movie is playing. Everything is made wonderfully, there's no doubt about it. However, if you're easily offended by racial comments, I don't think you need to watch this movie. Many racial comments are made about Caucasions, so like I said the easily offended should not view this movie. Other than that, this is a great movie that anybody could enjoy. It even adds jabs of humor throughout the movie, which kinda takes away from the drama a little bit. So, get this movie, it'll be worth your money spent.

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Harsh Realities of South Central

The critically acclaimed Oscar nominated 1991 release "Boyz 'N the Hood" wonderfully desplicts the harsh realities of living in South Central Los Angeles. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Lawrence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett. This wonderfully written plot explores the lives of three young men strugging with everyday living. Two of them, while struggling to stay lawful citizens, hold high hopes of leaving that neighborhood and pursue higher dreams. Little do they know that their actions affect the community and their families. This film never holds back on the harshness of the violence and the environment. Each character holds their own persona that makes this film more powerful. The actors perform their characters beautifully, especially Gooding and Fishburne. All express wonderfully the individual everyday struggles. Such tremendous film quality makes "Boyz 'N the Hood" worth watching. Other films with similar theme followed shortly after this release ("Menace II Society", "New Jack City"), but none surpass this one. Many audiences will feel its powerful message after viewing.

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In Los Angeles.

I grew up in Los Angeles. Lot of gangs. The gangs I talk of were school gangs. I don't know how it developed, but it seems as though high school students started to develop their own crews or gangs. This seems to have led to abnormal crime rate in the city, even though the authorities were cracking down on the popular crips and bloods.

Well, the movie touches base on the Crips and Bloods, but ignores the high school crews.

This movie is sad, but adds light to the situation in Los Angeles.

Who knows how to stop it. Maybe it's a phase. Maybe it's long lasting.

Well, see the movie. There is still lots of safe places to go if you're a traveller.

-Calvin

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Sure It's a Great Movie but...

One of the things few people notice when watching Boyz N tha Hood is that the plot is just a rehash of Cooley High. Basically Ghetto quasi-intellectual has a friend that is really good at sports and got a scholarship. And while this quasi-intellectual kid is around in the movie he makes some girl lose her virginity.
Even though this movie's plot is just a rehash it is important to judge a movie on its own merits rather than contrast it to others. Boyz N tha Hood is a good movie in its own right. The acting is very good. Even Ice Cube who has today been relegated to cheap black comedy and lame action films did a fine job. However this movie does have its plotholes, for example why did Cuba's character have to move from the nice parts of town to the ghetto? But that is all ok.
What this movie is, is Cooley High for a new generation. Set in a different city, a different decade, and with a different soundtrack (the soundtrack of the former movie was Motown). This movie was entertaining and one could truly feel sorry for the characters who lost their lives for no good reason. Unfortunately this movie mirrors the reality of the life people face in the ghetto.

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