But the influence of Scarface and other movies of that kind are apparent. This is way more gritty and no one will tell you that it is a feel good story.
#Menace to society parody movie#
And I say seem, because while the surface may suggest that, this is a whole different beast of a movie and a story. Especially when it seems like they are similar. Not just because it wasn't their influence, but because people like to compare movies. Now it's too late.Back then the Hughes Brothers would never even name Boyz'N'the Hood. "My grandpa asked me one time if I care whether I live or die.
Ultimately one can only hope that more people hearing these kinds of stories, and developing an understanding of the people involved will help to reduce racial prejudice and violence. Menace II Society is such an important film to see in order to gain perspective about the lives of the people that actually live in these areas of the country, that get written off as being crime-ridden hood gang lands. While I could identify with his need to get revenge in certain situations, it was unfortunate how he would resort to armed robbery in order to take what he wanted Caine says he is the way that he is because of how his father was a drug dealer, and his mother was a junkie We even get to see how this bad influence does have an impact on kids in the story as they curse, want to drink beer, and play with guns Despite holding his own and acting tough there is more to Caine as we see that the man that basically raised him is now in jail, and Caine is paying his kindness that he showed him forward by helping raise his son Then the owners profiling the two friends ends with a tragic confrontation, which O-Dog thinks is funny and he ends up bragging about having a tape of himself murdering someone Since these two friends basically have an obligation to act/be tough, they end up being intimidating to the owners of an Asian owned convenience store. For instance, there is a scene where some cops apparently just wanted to beat up the main character Caine and his friend O-Dog, and dump them off in a possibly dangerous Latin neighborhood While the story takes place in a black neighborhood, there are touches of racial politics woven in which shape the mindsets of these people.
For instance a money dispute early on suddenly leads to our main character's father gunning down a friend of his
You notice right away that the majority of men in this community never want to show any signs of weakness, and would often lash out at each other in violent ways. You never knew what was gonna happen, or when." "It's funny like that in the hood sometimes. But after following their story and reflecting on this environment they were in, I feel like I did gain a better understanding of their reality. I often found myself stunned by the reckless choices these characters were making. Menace II Society gives us an inside look into the lives of the people within this black community. Having seen 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood' a couple times growing up, it was crazy to finally see how that hilarious parody chose to poke fun at this powerful urban drama. "Being a black man in America isn't easy. Brought up in a cycle of crime and violence on the streets of South LA, a High School graduate must decide if he can bring himself to leave all he knows behind.
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