Boyz In The Hood
After
watching Boyz In The Hood I became extremely attached to it. I saw it as a story about a character
(Trey) that is trying to live out his dreams of going to college and playing
football while also growing up into a man. Like all teenagers Trey had his struggles and problems that
he had to deal with. He grew up in
a bad neighborhood where gangs were prevalent, his parents were divorced and at
this point his life can go either way.
This
movie starts off with Trey as a young boy, 10 years old, getting kicked out by
his mother and forced to live with his father. His father is tough on him, which is just his way of raising
Trey. Trey reunites with some good
friends that he hasn’t seen in a while and his father tells him that these kids
may be up to no good in the future.
Trey really doesn’t know what to think of the situation because he’s so
young.
Seven
years pass by and Trey and his buddies are still friends and celebrating
Doughboy’s release from prison. At
this point Trey is really the only one who has some sort of positive future
ahead of him and has to make the decision to strive and prosper or stay in the
hood with his childhood friends.
This movie means a lot to me mainly because having to choose between
friends or success can be very difficult.
These are his childhood friends that he’s known his whole life. I as well have friends like that, who
I’ve known for 15 years. Now that
we are older we are all going our separate ways. Boyz In The Hood appeals to me because my friends and I are
going through a similar situation.
Yes our situation isn’t technically as serious and life threatening, but
it still involves making decisions.
We are on our own, and can choose any direction in life. Trey had his parents supporting him,
but at the end of the day it was Trey’s decision to choose college and football
or gang life with his buddies.
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