Character Analysis Of The Movie 'Blue Hill Avenue'

From well-respected Director Craig Ross, the film Blue Hill Avenue is a story about four tight knit friends living in the streets of rough a 1980’s Boston. The main characters of the film are Tristan, E Bone, Simon, and Money, these four characters grow up together hustling the streets. After finding a way to make money the four characters go from small time hustlers to big time dope dealers under the guidance of their supplier, Benny who is the main villain of the film. Through the adventure of the storyline, these four friends highlight the characteristics of what it is to embrace traditional masculinity and what it is to be a man.

In the begging as they introduce the characters, I realize that in a group of men there must be an element

Simon is the big tough character you can expect any group of men to want in the group. He is a calm character but can turn into a powerful and aggressive person that demands respect in an instant. In the scene where Tristan challenges Simon on being fearful of benny, Simon quickly reminds Tristan exactly who he is talking to by throwing the drink at Tristan who is the leader and in command. Simon demonstrates one characteristic that all men value and that is Power, Men are expected to be strong bold characters, and Simon uses these

E-Bone is about action he does not like to sit around and wait for problems to come to him he likes to go to it. In the scene where all four of the characters have a meeting deciding on how to deal with benny, E-bone suggests that they should go to benny directly and kill him. Now of course going that way can result in a suicide mission but men don’t question things, men are supposed to be about action. E-bone is demonstrates the male characteristics of defying authority. What makes a man is what he is willing to do to get things done and E-bone is the one to do what is necessary because he is thirsty for