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Actors: Omar Epps, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Rappaport
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Higher Learning |
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Omar Epps stars as Malik, a college freshman track star. In this gritty account of racism, date rape, and finding identity, we see how Malik's group of friends clash with campus security and neo nazis in this harrowing tale from director John Singleton. Fishburne is riveting as the professor who teaches Malik valuable lessons in responsibility and life.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Higher Learning |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
- general coming of age story
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Age group
- trouble in college
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- lesbians!
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
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