In the movie Rize, an escalation of positive impact to a battle of two distinct styles of dancing, takes over the inner city of Los Angeles known as Watts. “Tommy the Clown” implements a company, and later a style known as “clowning.” that is taken up by adults and children of all ages, backgrounds, and physical statuses within the community. Based on an analysis of such a plot, the title “Rize” could be inferred to rhetorically describe the movement that this ‘clown’ began, “rising” from a solo act at children’s birthday parties, to the most influential person within the city.
Of course, the most relevant point to discuss is whether or not Rize accurately portrayed themes of ‘hip-hop’ within its plot, and the confident answer to this analysis …show more content…
Identity is defined as the conception of beliefs, ideologies, and groups that generate the psychological composition of a human. The thoughts that are generated with the reality of a missing father figure, therefore define, or weaken, one’s self-identity. In rap culture, lack of father figures is an underlying commonality. Songs such as 2Pac’s “Papa’z Song” quote You’ve been gone a mighty long motherfuckin’ time/For you to be comin’ home talkin’ that ‘daddy’s home’ shit/We been gettin’ along fine just without you/Me, my brother, and my mother/So if you don’t mind, you can step the fuck off, Pops…fuck you. In Rize, part of the struggle within families of the community was often the lack of a father more many young men, translating their emotions into anger and their actions into violence. “Tommy the Clown”, the founder of the main group portrayed, battled this ‘missing piece of identity’ by actively participating in several children’s lives, acting as both a role model and a father. This gave the kids a sense of belonging, and demonstrated identity being …show more content…
At the local “Battle Zone” concert that Tommy began, MC’s were seen introducing each dancer, delivering clever lines to ‘pump up the crowd’. Graffiti could be seen on street corners, in music videos that were produced for the clown groups, and on items such as the clothing that the dancers wore during their performances. Background music and music for all of the clowning entertainment was solely DJing and rap from famous artists, such as Eazy E. And b-boying, being the most common, was seen in nearly every clip of the movie, as children and adults together took on moves such as “the stripper dance”, “one-two-step”, “stanky leg”, and other common ones, within a circle as the audience closed in around
Of course, the most relevant point to discuss is whether or not Rize accurately portrayed themes of ‘hip-hop’ within its plot, and the confident answer to this analysis …show more content…
Identity is defined as the conception of beliefs, ideologies, and groups that generate the psychological composition of a human. The thoughts that are generated with the reality of a missing father figure, therefore define, or weaken, one’s self-identity. In rap culture, lack of father figures is an underlying commonality. Songs such as 2Pac’s “Papa’z Song” quote You’ve been gone a mighty long motherfuckin’ time/For you to be comin’ home talkin’ that ‘daddy’s home’ shit/We been gettin’ along fine just without you/Me, my brother, and my mother/So if you don’t mind, you can step the fuck off, Pops…fuck you. In Rize, part of the struggle within families of the community was often the lack of a father more many young men, translating their emotions into anger and their actions into violence. “Tommy the Clown”, the founder of the main group portrayed, battled this ‘missing piece of identity’ by actively participating in several children’s lives, acting as both a role model and a father. This gave the kids a sense of belonging, and demonstrated identity being …show more content…
At the local “Battle Zone” concert that Tommy began, MC’s were seen introducing each dancer, delivering clever lines to ‘pump up the crowd’. Graffiti could be seen on street corners, in music videos that were produced for the clown groups, and on items such as the clothing that the dancers wore during their performances. Background music and music for all of the clowning entertainment was solely DJing and rap from famous artists, such as Eazy E. And b-boying, being the most common, was seen in nearly every clip of the movie, as children and adults together took on moves such as “the stripper dance”, “one-two-step”, “stanky leg”, and other common ones, within a circle as the audience closed in around