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Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Boyz N the Hood |
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This film is about four black youths growing up in south-central los angles.
--sam oldershaw, Resident Scholar
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Boyz N the Hood is an amazing movie based on true events that took place in a very violent neighborhood in East L.A. The story is about 3 black men brought up in a violent comunity of Eastern Los Angelas. (Cuba Gooding Jr.) has lost a friend who was murderd by a horible East L.A. gang.
--Cody Chysik, Resident Scholar
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this movie is about one of the toughest hooods in the whole of america where if the cops and coke don't get you then the guns will probably will.
--chelsea templeton, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Boyz N the Hood |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 23.3%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 36.7%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- vigilante hunting down criminal(s)
Criminal enemy is...
- gang conflict
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Main Adversary
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- A huge amnt of foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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