Boyz N the hood (1991) directed by John Singleton explores the environment of South Central Los Angeles and reveals to the audience the living conditions of the citizens living there. For the three main characters Darren, Rick and Tre each of them had all gone through the same battle of the mind which is the challenge of living in the hood environment and their response to the living conditions. Through out the movie the way that this psychological battle was displayed by shot type, each characters decisions, and the temptations that are in that environment.
The shot selection was important in showing the character’s conflict. For the close up shots it was about the character social or personal commentary about their situation. Examples …show more content…
The examples that were definitely dealt with the psychological conflict is Tre’s scene when he was expressing his frustration at Brandi’s home of being tired of all of the trial and tribulations that living in the hood has caused him to experience. As well as the effects of constantly being worn down without their being much hope of having a brighter future. The constant struggle is an important factor in the battle of the mind because it brings endurance into the forefront of decision making process. This daily struggle will eventually lead to the breaking point, which will then force the decision of what will and will not be tolerated to occur. When the breaking point happens it is easy to make rash decision in the heat of the moment that can force an unwise outcome. The scene shows how the constant battle of the mind has affected him on an emotional …show more content…
His decision to become a professional athlete was his way to ward of the temptation and some other underlying issues of living in the hood had expose him to because he was focusing on his goal. One example of Ricky displaying his focus on the interview with the college recruiter and was told to get a 700+ SAT score, Ricky’s demeanor was focusing on the next task at hand to be able to reach his goal. For his solution for battle of the mind focused toward being cautious to not get any additional problems that would prevent him from being able to achieve his dream. For the most part to he was able to avoid trouble, but circumstances that weren’t expected changed his
The shot selection was important in showing the character’s conflict. For the close up shots it was about the character social or personal commentary about their situation. Examples …show more content…
The examples that were definitely dealt with the psychological conflict is Tre’s scene when he was expressing his frustration at Brandi’s home of being tired of all of the trial and tribulations that living in the hood has caused him to experience. As well as the effects of constantly being worn down without their being much hope of having a brighter future. The constant struggle is an important factor in the battle of the mind because it brings endurance into the forefront of decision making process. This daily struggle will eventually lead to the breaking point, which will then force the decision of what will and will not be tolerated to occur. When the breaking point happens it is easy to make rash decision in the heat of the moment that can force an unwise outcome. The scene shows how the constant battle of the mind has affected him on an emotional …show more content…
His decision to become a professional athlete was his way to ward of the temptation and some other underlying issues of living in the hood had expose him to because he was focusing on his goal. One example of Ricky displaying his focus on the interview with the college recruiter and was told to get a 700+ SAT score, Ricky’s demeanor was focusing on the next task at hand to be able to reach his goal. For his solution for battle of the mind focused toward being cautious to not get any additional problems that would prevent him from being able to achieve his dream. For the most part to he was able to avoid trouble, but circumstances that weren’t expected changed his