1991 Directed by John Singleton
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Boys in the Hood, Парни южного централа, Boyz'n the Hood, la loi de la rue, Los Dueños de la Calle, 鄰家少年殺人事件, Boyz n. the Hood, Boyz n the Hood - kulman kundit
Politics and human rights Crime, drugs and gangsters Underdogs and coming of age drugs, violence, crime, gritty or cops racism, african american, powerful, hatred or slavery school, teacher, student, classroom or kids surfing, teenager, friendship, adolescents or kids family, emotional, emotion, touching or kids Show All…
I researched John Singleton's films prior to this one because I just had to know what other amazing things he directed/wrote that led him into making this wonderful film.
As it turns out, this was Singleton's directorial debut and not only that, but directing this led him into becoming the FIRST African American and youngest director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Like how amazing is that?
Not only is the film a great cultural impact, but Singleton literally made history. And after watching this for the first time, it's obvious that he earned it.
Another thing I didn't know was that this was Cuba Gooding Jr's first leading role in a movie, along with Ice…
This movie just further prove to me how lucky I am. How lucky I was to be the daughter of the only person in my family who had the opportunity to go to college, how lucky I am to actually be in college, to had never had to beg, steal or kill to get something I needed.
But I can’t say that I was 100% away from this lifestyle. Growing up, most of my family lived in the hood. On occasions I spent time there. So I know just how it is. I have lost numerous family members and family friends to this sort of violence. It’s honestly a scary world we live in today. “Bullets don’t have names on…
Structurally so audacious - no plot to speak of, rather a collection of scenes centered around communication which nevertheless do link up in a remarkable set of backs and forths. That way, it both paints a portrait of a world, while also being able to sit outside of it and show the world for what it is - just another prison.
Sometimes there are films that are harder to relate to than others. Growing up in Scotland I was about as far removed from the war-zone of South Central's Crenshaw as you could get. I'd be lying if I said I understood the troubles and tensions that seemed inherent for residents there, and it's something I'll probably never understand.
John Singleton's film was a force of nature back in 1991. It was controversial not because of the violence or the way he depicted life in "The Hood", but because so many people saw it as the death of the American Dream for a whole generation of America's forgotten young. It was grim viewing for some. Violence everywhere, with little hope for…
still the only film to render me shitpostless?? like anything i could say would be unworthy of this films impact?? even last year all i said was something about cuba gooding jr. forehead wrinkles
If you watch this film without a stupid foolish-looking knowing grin plastered on your face, there is something wrong with you. The match up of script, acting and direction here is sublime, creating an unbelievable sense of truth. John Singleton really hits this one out of the park.
This film also has one of Fishburne's very best roles.
You can just feel its palpable influence over urban music to come. It's all here, all the truth and all the myth. This film captures a certain civil hood religion in a bottle, stumbling upon something sacred.
If you want to take a drive through 90s African-American cinema, make this your first stop.
At 23, John Singleton has crafted an audacious, colossal coming-of-age film that is both specific and universal in its exploration of Black masculinity and the crises faced by its larger community. Released in 1991, Boyz n the Hood exposes a sad, and cruel social study on Black masculinity and how they’ve became victims of a wretched institution that facilitates an endless, ongoing cycle of violence, abuse and racial prejudice. Singleton proves that his age is not a hurdle in rendering a mature undertaking of such sensitive, controversial issue. It’s a film that is altogether probing, urgent, and completely fresh and modern even on a 21st century perspective. Also, there’s an unquestionable force behind every line delivery and movement that I…
