![]() ![]() ![]() By spreading wisdom, peace, and compassion like Tre’s father, Jason, we can all make society a safer place to be. People being killed because of their beliefs, their relationships, the color of their skin, and anything else that separates us, is such a heavy subject, but one that needs to be looked into more. Everyone gets so swept up in what’s going on in other parts of the country, and other parts of the world, and not focusing on what’s going on in their own backyard. But right before he’s set to move away, the same rival gang takes his life.ĭoughboy then delivers the line that packs the most punch: “Either they don’t know… don’t show… or don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.” With college around the corner, Tre couldn’t be more excited as he is finally getting his wish of leaving the West Coast with his girlfriend, Brandi. After a brush up with a local gang at a drive- in, shots are fired into the night sky, and Tre tells Ricky, “I gotta get out of LA.” Theatrical Poster. As the boys grow up, it is evident to see Tre is struggling growing up in LA. Tre meets his newest friends, Doughboy and Ricky, who he grows up with throughout the film. While Tre’s father is a wise, peaceful man, he can’t help but to show Tre the on-going violence after a robber breaks into their house in the middle of the night. His mother, very unhappy, sends him to live with his father across town. The film opens with a young Tre in school, where he gets into a fight with a classmate. However, with all this going on- screen, the message is really what’s buried in the dialogue, rather than the action. The story follows main characters Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), Tre’s dad, Jason (Laurence Fishburne), Doughboy (Ice Cube), and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) on how the boys grow up despite experiencing gang violence, drug use, and poverty. Twenty-nine years ago, Singleton set out to make a film that would tell the story of African American teens growing up in South Central Los Angeles. In 2002, the United States Library of Congress selected Boyz N The Hood for preservation in the National Film Registry, a program established as a way to preserve films deemed important enough to be kept for future generations.John Singleton released his worldwide sensation Boyz n the Hood back in 1991, but the message he sends is still relevant today. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival and the audience reacted with a 20-minute standing ovation. At 23 years old, he was the youngest nominee ever for Best Director, and the first black director to be nominated. John Singleton would go on to gain Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Boyz N The Hood showed the world a glimpse into a culture that was just starting to explode in pop culture, and it would be the launching point for the careers of many leading actors, including Regina King, Ice Cube, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne and Cuba Gooding, Jr. Narrating a story inspired by his own, he brought many issues to light revolving around race, violence, and the struggle for a better future. Written and directed by Singleton, Boyz N The Hood shook tradition with its gritty storytelling and raw portrayal of the lives of three young men growing up in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. ![]() John Singleton stunned the world with his debut film Boyz N The Hood.
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