Boyz N The Hood Essay

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Faith Ramos Professor Timothy Conley Film 1 2 June 2024 Exploring Social Realities and Cultural Commentary in "Boyz n the Hood" “Boyz n the Hood" is the project of John Singleton that launched his career at a mere 23 years old when he wrote and directed this film. Not only has the film guardered many awards, it has become the most prolific Black film in the 20th century. It was nominated for multiple ‘Official Oscars’ and ignited the ability of many African American urban stories to be told on the big screen by African American writers and directors. Through Singleton’s lens, we learn so many crucial themes that run through the Black community in Los Angeles and other urban areas. Singleton tells the story of Tre Styles life in South Central Los …show more content…

Each character had a different type of camera angle used which created a personability and different type of audience impact. For example, high-angle shots were used for Furious, which created a feeling that he was important and larger than life. With Tre, we saw close-ups of his face to illuminate the emotionally invoked reactions to violence, social injustices, and the loss of his best friend. Tre’s mom was always shown in extremely close-ups, emphasizing her powerful dialogue, and her candor. Doughboy was always shot with a medium and/or close-up depending on the type of scene, but he was always the center, leader, and driver, and when he was in a scene he always had the last line of dialogue. His perspective was consistently heard as if it were a social commentary on what was taking place in the black community. Ricky was always shot with a football, child, girlfriend, friends, mom, or brother, showing how connected he was to the others in the story. The stylized character shots intertwined from scene to scene provided a sense of closeness to the characters and made the audience feel like we were part of the story. The sound design was innovative, lending

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