We all know that Black people have been stereotyped since the 1600s. But, who or what created these stereotypes? Well known movies, such as ‘Juice (1992)’ and ‘Menace II Society (1993)’ have influenced young men into thinking that crime is the best way to make it in society. All they see is that to win the girl and to have all the cash is to commit horrendous crimes and spend a few years in prison. Not only are blacks portrayed negatively in the US, but also in the UK. Movies such as ‘Precious (US, 2009)’ and ‘Honey Trap (UK, 2014)’ both have similar values (broken home) and are also around the same time period. There is no doubt that other countries feed off media, but who is feeding off of who? Or is the representation of blacks the same
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Children of black families have been depicted in a numerous amount of ways (mostly negative). Childhoods usually mold the adult (Psychoanalytic Therapy). In the movie ‘Precious (2009)’ a young teenage girl was sexually abused by her father (twice), and ended up getting pregnant by him (twice), due to the relations her father had with her, her mother became bitter against Precious which left her feeling worthless and unwanted. Her childhood affected how she perceived herself and her lack of confidence. For Precious her true identity lied in the pages of her journal and in her imagination. In one of the scenes of the film, Precious looks in the mirror and imagines herself as a blonde haired white woman who is slender instead of looking at her true beauty in the mirror. Although the British black film called ‘Honey Tap (2014)’ is filmed 3,700 miles away, it is much similar to ‘Precious’ than any other US movie. The relationship with the young teen and her mother also affects her view of herself. The mother gave her up at a young age and returning back to her she’s lost and without her mother’s guidance she ends up going down the wrong road. There is a scene in this film also where the young teen looks in the mirror and tries to imitate the girls she wishes to’ hang’ …show more content…
In the US 35% of gang members are African-American. In Britain, only 2.7% of crimes are committed by blacks, but the percentage of Asian crimes committed is way higher, but the blacks are likely to get searched twice the amount compared to them (sounds familiar). In film such as ‘Colors (1998)’ two white cops are trying to stop a gang fights. The gang is consisted of adult black males. In another UK film called ‘Shank (2010), a group of teens are out for revenge against another teen gang that killed one of their members. In one scene of the film ‘Colors’, the gang of Crips (mostly an African- American gang founded in Los Angeles) do a drive by on a group of Bloods (founded in Los Angeles, primarily an African- American gang). The scene was quick short and to the point. Compared to the film ‘Shank” when a group of juvenile black boys chase down an even younger black male on motorcycles and on foot to murder him. The group of boys were aggressive, overdramatic, and careless in this scene. The almost twenty-year period between these two films have changed definitely, but the same factor of violence. It went from less forceful with still the same impact of death to an exaggerated death. In this situation it is an eye for an eye. The effects of films with black violence can cause groups of people in areas where blacks are not as populated can view blacks in a negative way as the film portrays
Children of black families have been depicted in a numerous amount of ways (mostly negative). Childhoods usually mold the adult (Psychoanalytic Therapy). In the movie ‘Precious (2009)’ a young teenage girl was sexually abused by her father (twice), and ended up getting pregnant by him (twice), due to the relations her father had with her, her mother became bitter against Precious which left her feeling worthless and unwanted. Her childhood affected how she perceived herself and her lack of confidence. For Precious her true identity lied in the pages of her journal and in her imagination. In one of the scenes of the film, Precious looks in the mirror and imagines herself as a blonde haired white woman who is slender instead of looking at her true beauty in the mirror. Although the British black film called ‘Honey Tap (2014)’ is filmed 3,700 miles away, it is much similar to ‘Precious’ than any other US movie. The relationship with the young teen and her mother also affects her view of herself. The mother gave her up at a young age and returning back to her she’s lost and without her mother’s guidance she ends up going down the wrong road. There is a scene in this film also where the young teen looks in the mirror and tries to imitate the girls she wishes to’ hang’ …show more content…
In the US 35% of gang members are African-American. In Britain, only 2.7% of crimes are committed by blacks, but the percentage of Asian crimes committed is way higher, but the blacks are likely to get searched twice the amount compared to them (sounds familiar). In film such as ‘Colors (1998)’ two white cops are trying to stop a gang fights. The gang is consisted of adult black males. In another UK film called ‘Shank (2010), a group of teens are out for revenge against another teen gang that killed one of their members. In one scene of the film ‘Colors’, the gang of Crips (mostly an African- American gang founded in Los Angeles) do a drive by on a group of Bloods (founded in Los Angeles, primarily an African- American gang). The scene was quick short and to the point. Compared to the film ‘Shank” when a group of juvenile black boys chase down an even younger black male on motorcycles and on foot to murder him. The group of boys were aggressive, overdramatic, and careless in this scene. The almost twenty-year period between these two films have changed definitely, but the same factor of violence. It went from less forceful with still the same impact of death to an exaggerated death. In this situation it is an eye for an eye. The effects of films with black violence can cause groups of people in areas where blacks are not as populated can view blacks in a negative way as the film portrays