The sort of young men that see death on daily basis, so their own has become less and less threatening with each body dropped. And that being the case, this Hughes Brothers movie brings us into the world of young gang bangers, the unhinged types. I believe wholeheartedly the same is true for film. The way through to truth is often paved through great literature. So for a white guy from the far East Coast of Canada who does actually want to empathize, a film like Menace II Society isn’t simply a bit of crime-thriller entertainment from the hoods of South Central Los Angeles, it’s a true learning experience. Similar to how the terrible treatment of Natives in Canada has also done the same thing for their culture and their people for generations. What so many don’t realize, or care to consider, is the fact so much of what happened in the past is what informed and created the conditions of modern day ghettos, underprivileged neighbourhoods, high crime rates, and more. I’ve always found the situation for black people in America fascinating, in a tragic way because of how they’ve been treated from day one. Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Glenn Plummer, Reginald Ballard, Khandi Alexander, Jada Pinkett Smith, Saafir, MC Eiht, Pooh Man, Vonte Sweet, Cynthia Calhoun, Clifton Powell, Ryan Williams, Too $hort, Dwayne Barnes, & Bill Duke. ![]() ![]() Starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L.
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