Rap Mile Of many films made about well-known Hip-Hop culture, film 8 mile by Curtis Hanson is showing Eminem and his autobiographical story as one of the most successful. It’s one of the best hip-hop movies and a great example how did artistic talent meets with commercial achievement. It had received an Academy Award for one of the best songs “Lose Yourself” and Eminem was the first who made that happen. The major elements of the film 8 mile are roles of MC and Race as well as their place in Hip-Hop culture as demonstrated by Curtis Hanson who was managing the picture. 8 mile is made around the underground rap battles which take place in Detroit where MC’s presented themselves as creators of modern poetry named rap. In the narrative problem
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It refers to an 8 Mile road near Detroit which was a boarder between the White and Black neighborhoods. The interesting thing is that the separation might be understood as metaphorical and physical because it separates two completely different communities. A good example that shows the difference between these cultures is when B-Rabbit and his friends visit their injured friend Cheddar Bob, the location was in the White neighborhood. Good comparison is done by Curtis Hanson showing the viewer that the White neighborhood is slow, ordinary and it only lasts a short two minutes compering to the rest of the film it mostly located in busy and fast Black neighborhood with night club such as Detroit Stamping and The Shelter. Also, the 8 Mile Road separation in this case sign between aspiration and reality. B-Rabbit, if not succeed, could end up with ordinary life but he’s goal was to become a part of the 7 Mile road and Hip-Hop scene. During the days mostly spend in the Black neighborhood B-Rabbit finds many inspirational ideas for his art, places like The Shelter and The stamping factory specially. He looks over at the golf club, gun range and liquor stores – those places look very low maintenance which is a sign of poverty. During the beat in his headphones B-Rabbit then put lyrics notes on a mostly filled piece of paper which means that he is inspired and writes them regularly. The lyrics written eventually become a famous song named “8 mile” which was the soundtrack of the film named after the B-Rabbit’s bus. The lyrics of the song show that life in Detroit is full of frustration. Crime in Detroit is also one of the main aspects of the film. On one hand it introduces a rape and murder crime towards a young girl, but during the film B-Rabbit and his friends found another source of inspiration to the rapper’s lyrics by burning down the house where the crimes took place.
It refers to an 8 Mile road near Detroit which was a boarder between the White and Black neighborhoods. The interesting thing is that the separation might be understood as metaphorical and physical because it separates two completely different communities. A good example that shows the difference between these cultures is when B-Rabbit and his friends visit their injured friend Cheddar Bob, the location was in the White neighborhood. Good comparison is done by Curtis Hanson showing the viewer that the White neighborhood is slow, ordinary and it only lasts a short two minutes compering to the rest of the film it mostly located in busy and fast Black neighborhood with night club such as Detroit Stamping and The Shelter. Also, the 8 Mile Road separation in this case sign between aspiration and reality. B-Rabbit, if not succeed, could end up with ordinary life but he’s goal was to become a part of the 7 Mile road and Hip-Hop scene. During the days mostly spend in the Black neighborhood B-Rabbit finds many inspirational ideas for his art, places like The Shelter and The stamping factory specially. He looks over at the golf club, gun range and liquor stores – those places look very low maintenance which is a sign of poverty. During the beat in his headphones B-Rabbit then put lyrics notes on a mostly filled piece of paper which means that he is inspired and writes them regularly. The lyrics written eventually become a famous song named “8 mile” which was the soundtrack of the film named after the B-Rabbit’s bus. The lyrics of the song show that life in Detroit is full of frustration. Crime in Detroit is also one of the main aspects of the film. On one hand it introduces a rape and murder crime towards a young girl, but during the film B-Rabbit and his friends found another source of inspiration to the rapper’s lyrics by burning down the house where the crimes took place.