Boyz 'N the Hood- "You think you tough"
This is a scene from Boyz n the hood which was released in 1991 (24 years ago). This scene is a glance of police brutality and treatment of black youth at the time. Surprisingly the officer that is harassing the characters is a black male himself. This links to one of Ice Cube's lyrics as a NWA member "Black Police showing out for the white cop". Considering this is an Ice cube movie that is probably a demonstration of what happened in reality and his personal experiences as a young African American living in the US. Comparing this historical text to a contemporary text shows both similarities and differences. The treatment that black males receive from police is similar and this shows the continuous ongoing issue with police brutality. Straight Outta' Compton shows similar scenes regarding the police and their unfair treatment.
One realizable difference is that black officers now are less likely to harass young black men due to their awareness of the black lives matter movement and issue. The current brutality issue is mainly with racism and white officers harassing and troubling young innocent males. The Boyz n the hood movie seems to tell story well due to these issue being present at the time, meaning the movie was told from first hand experience allowing it to be as a reliable and successful as it was.
In the scene you can see as the clip reaches the end the character named Trey shows emotion as tears run down his face. This use of media language and shot shows the emotions of the character regarding this issue allowing the audience to empathize with him and see his perspective when facing such a huge unjust problem. This in comparison to SOC shows different emotions within this issue. SOC looked at the issue differently and showed an emotion of anger with tracks such as 'F the police'. These tracks showed their anger towards the police and their treatment. To see the difference here you can clearly see that Boyz n the hood comes at this issue with a different emotion, from the tears you can see that this is an upsetting issue rather than an angered one. The contrast in emotions shows a wide variety of feelings within this field. This shows the difference within time. The historical text showed more of an emotional upsetting view whereas the contemporary one showed more of an anger one showing that over time this issue has not be resolved resulting in young black males being angry or fed up rather than upset.
One realizable difference is that black officers now are less likely to harass young black men due to their awareness of the black lives matter movement and issue. The current brutality issue is mainly with racism and white officers harassing and troubling young innocent males. The Boyz n the hood movie seems to tell story well due to these issue being present at the time, meaning the movie was told from first hand experience allowing it to be as a reliable and successful as it was.
In the scene you can see as the clip reaches the end the character named Trey shows emotion as tears run down his face. This use of media language and shot shows the emotions of the character regarding this issue allowing the audience to empathize with him and see his perspective when facing such a huge unjust problem. This in comparison to SOC shows different emotions within this issue. SOC looked at the issue differently and showed an emotion of anger with tracks such as 'F the police'. These tracks showed their anger towards the police and their treatment. To see the difference here you can clearly see that Boyz n the hood comes at this issue with a different emotion, from the tears you can see that this is an upsetting issue rather than an angered one. The contrast in emotions shows a wide variety of feelings within this field. This shows the difference within time. The historical text showed more of an emotional upsetting view whereas the contemporary one showed more of an anger one showing that over time this issue has not be resolved resulting in young black males being angry or fed up rather than upset.
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