“Straight Outta Compton” is a documentary film directed by F. Gary Gray. This film was a hit in the industry and marked the box office for more than two-hundred million tickets sold for “Straight Outta Compton.” “Straight Outta Compton” was nominated for over thirty awards for their outstanding cast and music involvement. The story is about an upcoming rap group called NWA in the late 1980’s. Their music contradicted, very controversial subjects like police brutality, violence, and gangs. The group was from Compton, California, which has a very high crime rate, which includes: murder, rape, burglary, assault, robberies, etc.. “Straight Outta Compton” big theme is about protecting their First Amendment, Freedom of Speech and
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F*ck tha Police is a single that critiques law-enforcement by showing the police as a mockery. The song protests, police brutality and racial profiling (Imdb, Straight Outta Compton). From the beginning of the group’s career together, they provided controversial music that relies on the police. On their tour in Detroit, the group received a notification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s saying that if they were to play the song “F*ck tha Police” they would be punished by the law, which is contradicting the First Amendment. One of the FBI’s statements was that this song should not be played because of the way the song highlights that it’s “Advocating violence and assault.” NWA acknowledged this threat, but did not follow through and ended up playing the song anyway during the concert. In the result of this song, the crowd went into a frenzy. There was police enforcement in the crowd and after the song was over you could hear an explosion of gunshots and the policeman then rush the stage. This entire scene you are viewing as one of the members in the crowd, while everything around you is going amuck. Since this scene had so much to capture, the camera goes into cut shots. This scene was particularly dark, since it was at a concert. The show then ends abruptly and the members of NWA rush off the stage. At the end of the scene you see that the police have arrested …show more content…
You’re watching this scene from the point of view of one of the interviewers themselves. The editing is impactful here because of the way they use the 180 degree rule. This scene was lighted well. There were many camera’s there since it was an interview. Often you would see flashes of several cameras going off. The camera switches back and forth from the interview to the interviewer’s themselves. Here is where Ice Cube delivers an important line that states, “Our Art is a Reflection of our Reality.” This delivers an impactful statement about their art and their culture. Lots of people discourage the group’s music because of the involvement of gangs and violence. Since the group was not afraid of being arrested, when this particular scene came up I could tell the group had something to say. When they compose their music, they don’t explain where they are coming from. They were given the opportunity to explain themselves during this press conference. In a scene earlier you see the group driving past a group of citizens destroying the group’s album. NWA is famous for telling their stories. After his statement earlier, he goes on the say that he refers himself as a journalist, reporting what is going on in the neighborhood. His honesty is crucial to the story of
F*ck tha Police is a single that critiques law-enforcement by showing the police as a mockery. The song protests, police brutality and racial profiling (Imdb, Straight Outta Compton). From the beginning of the group’s career together, they provided controversial music that relies on the police. On their tour in Detroit, the group received a notification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s saying that if they were to play the song “F*ck tha Police” they would be punished by the law, which is contradicting the First Amendment. One of the FBI’s statements was that this song should not be played because of the way the song highlights that it’s “Advocating violence and assault.” NWA acknowledged this threat, but did not follow through and ended up playing the song anyway during the concert. In the result of this song, the crowd went into a frenzy. There was police enforcement in the crowd and after the song was over you could hear an explosion of gunshots and the policeman then rush the stage. This entire scene you are viewing as one of the members in the crowd, while everything around you is going amuck. Since this scene had so much to capture, the camera goes into cut shots. This scene was particularly dark, since it was at a concert. The show then ends abruptly and the members of NWA rush off the stage. At the end of the scene you see that the police have arrested …show more content…
You’re watching this scene from the point of view of one of the interviewers themselves. The editing is impactful here because of the way they use the 180 degree rule. This scene was lighted well. There were many camera’s there since it was an interview. Often you would see flashes of several cameras going off. The camera switches back and forth from the interview to the interviewer’s themselves. Here is where Ice Cube delivers an important line that states, “Our Art is a Reflection of our Reality.” This delivers an impactful statement about their art and their culture. Lots of people discourage the group’s music because of the involvement of gangs and violence. Since the group was not afraid of being arrested, when this particular scene came up I could tell the group had something to say. When they compose their music, they don’t explain where they are coming from. They were given the opportunity to explain themselves during this press conference. In a scene earlier you see the group driving past a group of citizens destroying the group’s album. NWA is famous for telling their stories. After his statement earlier, he goes on the say that he refers himself as a journalist, reporting what is going on in the neighborhood. His honesty is crucial to the story of