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Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Kyme, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Samuel L. Jackson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about School Daze |
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Mission College is an historically black university. Dap, a student, is angry because the university administration keeps investing in South Africa, land of the apartheid. He tries to motivate his comrades by holding meetings in front of the university to the Dean's great displeasure. Dap's main adversary is Julian, head of the Greek fraternity whose would-be frat boys use to provoke on every occasion Dap and his politically aware friends.
Meanwhile, Half-Pint, Dap's cousin and a would-be Greek, tries to bear Julian and his tests destined to proove that he can be trustworthy. Dap is also having some trouble with his girlfriend Rachel who wants now to be part of the "Jigaboos", a sorority made up of dark-skinned students, opposed to the lighter-skinned "Wannabes". After an altercation with Julian during a parade, Dap is called in by the Dean of Mission College and asked to stop his political activity at once. Written, produced and directed by Spike Lee in 1987.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of School Daze |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Black
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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