Boyz N the Hood: "Can we talk about... ?" Write your name at the top. Finish the question with ONE idea for a topic. You may write one more sentence, but it shouldn't be another topic/question. by Tyke O'Brien

Leo Cao

2024-10-08 16:05:13 UTC

Can we talk about why John Singleton chose to use baby noises (happy then sad) during the scene when Ricky got shot?

Hana Hartman

2024-10-08 18:18:38 UTC

Can we talk about the importance of sex, relationships, and having/ not having children to convey themes in the movie?

Ben Yoo

2024-10-08 18:25:15 UTC

Can we talk about the use (and absence) of music during Ricky's shooting?

Katelin Kinne

25kinnek — 2024-10-08 18:29:34 UTC

Can we talk about the way the film tries to define and critique the idea of masculinity?

Carl Li

2024-10-09 01:45:25 UTC

Can we talk about the use of plastic images and their meanings (football, meditation balls, etc)?

Amanda Cheng

2024-10-09 02:25:10 UTC

Can we talk about the cycle of violence and whether the film suggests it's inevitable or escapable?

Ludovico Cordara

2024-10-09 02:41:06 UTC

Can we talk about the "cycle" that black Americans are depicted as being stuck in and what caused it/ why its getting worse as decades go by?

Sarah Iturbe

2024-10-09 03:05:11 UTC

Can we talk about how Trey's relationship with Furious emphasizes the importance of a father figures for young boys in marginalized communities?

Casey Augenstein

2024-10-09 05:01:23 UTC

Can we talk about the role reversal we see take place between Reva and Furious as Tre grows up?

Nicholas Dermovsesian

2024-10-09 05:38:02 UTC

Can we talk about how education is depicted as a path to escape suffering?

William Koh

2024-10-09 16:04:22 UTC

Can we talk about how many lives gang violence in that time period affected nationwide

Josephine Fellows

2024-10-09 16:09:02 UTC

Can we talk about the way the film introduces each character to the audience after the "seven years later" without even mentioning their names?

Sarah Rude

2024-10-09 16:09:37 UTC

Can we talk about the use of water in the break in scene?

Sage Billock

2024-10-09 16:09:56 UTC

Can we talk about the intersection between gender and violence?

Will Bissonnette

2024-10-09 16:10:39 UTC

Can we talk about Furious' philosophy and his possible inspirations?

Nichelle Walker

2024-10-09 16:10:42 UTC

Can we talk about how the beginning of the movie started with kids who normalized the violence in their everyday life?

Arek Kedeshian

2024-10-09 16:10:44 UTC

Can we talk about the use of alcohol in the film?

Luna Remulla

2024-10-09 16:10:50 UTC

Can we talk about how innocence is depicted?

Caydence Acker

2024-10-09 16:10:57 UTC

Can we talk about how the same cop from when Tre was younger points a gun to his chin when he's grown and has the same mindset that he hates black kids in the hood even though he himself is black.

Anthony Chang

2024-10-09 16:11:27 UTC

Can we talk about Furious's quote, "They want us to kill ourselves," and how that's shown through the use of gang violence and the Black on Black racism depicted through the Black cop?

John Battaglia

25battagliaj — 2024-10-09 16:11:51 UTC

Can we talk about the scene where Furious tries to educate his fellow "brothers" and why his attempts to keep everything black owned have been unsucessful.

William Koh

2024-10-09 16:12:06 UTC

can we talk about kendrick Lamars story telling of Compton in the 90s on his project good kid m.a.a.d city

Sofia

tobrien28 — 2024-10-09 20:37:48 UTC

Whether we as audience members are supposed to validate or condemn Doughboy's decision to retaliate?

Natalia Pradhan

2024-10-09 20:37:53 UTC

Can we talk about the recurring noise of helicopter noises and police sirens even in scenes where we cannot see these tangible elements?

Ethan Park

2024-10-09 20:38:09 UTC

Can we talk about the differing interactions Tre has with the black policeman and the gang member who gave back the football?

Brandon Cheng

2024-10-09 20:38:29 UTC

Can we talk about the usage of varying geographic locations in L.A. for different scenes?

Armand Carre

2024-10-09 20:38:40 UTC

Can we talk about the very prevalent cycle of violence in the movie? At first Dough Boy and the crew question why there's so much violence, then, they contribute to the cycle of violence and get caught up in it.

Kelsey Lin

2024-10-09 20:38:46 UTC

Can we talk about Doughboy's epiphany at the end and the cycle that he fell victim to?

Em-Ni

tobrien28 — 2024-10-09 20:39:18 UTC

...why Singleton decided to end the film the way he did (with Doughboy's murder and the epigraph "Increase the Peace")?

Charlotte

2024-10-09 20:39:30 UTC

Can we talk about the lottery ticket? What did it symbolize when he scratched the last box and then got shot?

Ridley Tolleson

2024-10-09 20:39:52 UTC

Can we talk about how religion and innocence are depicted throughout the movie?

Malcolm Cook

2024-10-09 20:40:15 UTC

Can we talk about Tre's emotional episode and how it reinforces themes of the film?

Charlie Simonian

2024-10-09 20:41:36 UTC

Can we talk about the symbolism of gun ownership/violence throughout the film?

Olivia Childs

2024-10-09 20:42:46 UTC

Can we talk about how Treys father furious scenes before during and after the killing of Ricky? (it was if if he already knew what was happening, and the way he was depicted in the film just adds to that notion),

can We also talk about the baby in the scene with Ricky's baby mama, and mother crying over him?

Hiwot Fasika

2024-10-09 20:46:44 UTC

Can we talk about the significance of brotherhood and how it changed throughout Boyz N the Hood?

Lawson Holland

2024-10-11 05:53:04 UTC

Can we talk about the use of a black cop to convey the conventional systematic racism of what is usually portrayed by a white male cop, both in movies and in the real world? What does a black cop inflicting racism onto another black man say about how societal roles influence oneself, especially in an authoritative role?

Emily Hsiao

2024-10-11 07:07:36 UTC

Can we talk about how religion is portrayed/viewed in different ways (Brandi, Doughboy)?