This is an affecting film 35 years later, because it deals with subject matter we've heard on the news and seen portrayed in media ever since. The commentary from the opening scene as well as the final message taken away could be just as true today, that violence among young, Black men is devastating to the community. What this movie did so well was to create that community, make it feel lived in, and then demonstrate how commonplace and standard violence can be. It also illustrates how pointless it is, as lives are lost over escalated squabbles. It opens a window into a world that feels very real. Also, the only thing I really knew about this movie before I watched it, because it's on the poster, was that Ice Cube wears a Tigers hat. Despite the facts, Cube is from LA, director John Singleton is from LA, and the entire film takes place in a five block radius in South Central LA. A frivolous thing given the heaviness of the rest of the film, but it will never not be distracting to me.
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