1991 Directed by John Singleton
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Boys in the Hood, Парни южного централа, Los Dueños de la Calle, Boyz'n the Hood, la loi de la rue, 鄰家少年殺人事件, Boyz n. the Hood, Boyz n the Hood - kulman kundit, Boyz n the Hood - Jungs im Viertel, Τα Παιδιά της Γειτονιάς, Los chicos del barrio, Los dueños de la calle, Boyz n the Hood : La loi de la rue, החבר'ה מהשכונה, Fekete vidék, Boyz n the hood - Strade violente, ボーイズ'ン・ザ・フッド, 보이즈 앤 후드, Chłopaki z Sąsiedztwa, Os Donos da Rua, A Malta do Bairro, Ребята с улицы, Жестоки момци, ลูกผู้ชายสายพันธุ์ระห่ำ, Artık Çocuk Değiller, Хлопці на районі, Đường Đời, 街区男孩, 街區男孩
France
Cannes Film Festival
USAR
France12
Netherlands12
PortugalM/12
UK15
AustraliaM
FinlandK-16
Germany16
AustraliaMA15+
Netherlands12
Netherlands12
Australia
Finland
France
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal
UK
USA
I researched John Singleton's films prior to this one because I just had to know what other amazing things he directed/wrote that led him into making this wonderful film.
As it turns out, this was Singleton's directorial debut and not only that, but directing this led him into becoming the FIRST African American and youngest director to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Like how amazing is that?
Not only is the film a great cultural impact, but Singleton literally made history. And after watching this for the first time, it's obvious that he earned it.
Another thing I didn't know was that this was Cuba Gooding Jr's first leading role in a movie, along with Ice…
Structurally so audacious - no plot to speak of, rather a collection of scenes centered around communication which nevertheless do link up in a remarkable set of backs and forths. That way, it both paints a portrait of a world, while also being able to sit outside of it and show the world for what it is - just another prison.
This movie just further prove to me how lucky I am. How lucky I was to be the daughter of the only person in my family who had the opportunity to go to college, how lucky I am to actually be in college, to had never had to beg, steal or kill to get something I needed.
But I can’t say that I was 100% away from this lifestyle. Growing up, most of my family lived in the hood. On occasions I spent time there. So I know just how it is. I have lost numerous family members and family friends to this sort of violence. It’s honestly a scary world we live in today. “Bullets don’t have names on…
Sometimes there are films that are harder to relate to than others. Growing up in Scotland I was about as far removed from the war-zone of South Central's Crenshaw as you could get. I'd be lying if I said I understood the troubles and tensions that seemed inherent for residents there, and it's something I'll probably never understand.
John Singleton's film was a force of nature back in 1991. It was controversial not because of the violence or the way he depicted life in "The Hood", but because so many people saw it as the death of the American Dream for a whole generation of America's forgotten young. It was grim viewing for some. Violence everywhere, with little hope for…
still the only film to render me shitpostless?? like anything i could say would be unworthy of this films impact?? even last year all i said was something about cuba gooding jr. forehead wrinkles
"You can cry in front of me."
Much like Do the Right Thing, its social importance and its devastating final act tend to overshadow how personal, funny, and entertaining the journey there is. Untouchable screenplay, legendary debut, Furious cinema.
