Analyzing Evil: Bishop From Juice

[@lovelee1772]

Once Bishop got the gun, the movie literally turned into a horror.

[@Ch33s3Gritz]

Primm's hood cinema, eh?

[@tonyjackson1114]

@@Ch33s3Gritzboyimreallybouttagiveittoyopicklechinahhh

[@XxDatBoyFly1xX]

Eh, more like a thriller

[@lamonesjr5563]

Fax 📠 this low key was a horror film

[@psycho-mantis8316]

"Cuz I already got it mother fu**er!"

[@Sweet_Z_Official]

What makes this character so terrifying is that, this can actually happen in real life. Once you get the juice, you can't get enough of it.

[@aaroncohen2700]

Can happen? More like did happen, does happen, and will happen.

[@rell0778]

Aka King Von, except King Von was at least loyal to friends and family

[@brianstanton2721]

​@@rell0778damn yeah RIP von I never thought about that. That's a spot-on comparison

[@brianstanton2721]

Killin the OPs was intoxicating to von

[@zaicraf]

@@rell0778No, Von was nothing like Bishop, a better comparison would be Yummy, same gang, same city, except yummy was executed by his own gang and was only 11.

[@girldaddividendinvestor]

In the 90's, I grew up with so many Bishops. So easily turned, so fragile, so violent. They're all gone, or in jail now. Great video, perfect analysis.

[@Dayonetheone]

Same here.

[@chico9805]

Everyone knew at least one Bishop growing up, completely unpredictable guys.

[@skylarmccloud4080]

Ditto

[@thekidd2189]

Facts

[@timothybrown8424]

This dude named Sergio that I worked with was wild so I stopped hanging out with him. His twin brother was G, so I felt like he was trying to compensate and make his own lane. And the sad part is that their dad was a cop. Hopefully he's not trying to be a savage anymore for the sake of respect.

[@MrSaiyan1]

Bishop hugged his friend’s mom at the funeral when he’s the one that murdered him 😪 one the coldest villains ever

[@seanburton6904]

That shit happen everyday b. Smh

[@seewhativescene]

"Think you Scarface, but you ain't see the end of the movie" ​@@seanburton6904

[@seewhativescene]

Killa Cam aka Rico aka Po got popped in DC because they believed the movie was real ​@@seanburton6904

[@seewhativescene]

Exiled from Harlem but he dared to test fate, ended up killed in road rage. Is that who you wanna b poser? ​@@seanburton6904

[@seewhativescene]

You right though, I watched this movie at the theater as a shorty 🤨🤨🤨​@@seanburton6904I be lurking around to this day lol

[@mandem3426]

That “I am crazy” monologue Bishop gave while he was at the locker with Q always gets me

[@crisdorcas4655]

Unfortunately this is a couple people I know

[@TSPOWELL89]

One of my favorite Villains. 2Pac was excellent in this role. R.I.P

[@raymondsims7042]

Agreed he was fantastic

[@richardnewborn3821]

fa sho

[@nasirwest6502]

This showed me how good of an actor he was !

[@leelee6946]

I remember this movie. The part where he consoled Raheem’s mom and girlfriend was chilling. Power is one heck of a drug.

[@rickeybernard8156]

He was cold asf for that.

[@jvonte07]

That was actually Raheem’s mother and sister he was consoling and that made that whole scene chilling af

[@brainspin7518]

Yeah. Tupac had great facial acting/expressions. It is the main reason why we got a lot of close ups w/the dialogue throughout this film . Omar was great too.

[@Calicapenergy88]

Yes. I was even afraid of bishop lol 2pac played him well. That was the coldest thing a person could do

[@frankdeleon4209]

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Simple truth

[@84blizzle]

I think it's worth mentioning that Ernest Dickerson had to reshoot the ending due to studio input. It's on KZbin if you look it up, where Bishop is hanging from the building and tells Q he can't go to jail when he hears the sirens, so he let's himself lose from Q and dies. The point was he'd rather commit suicide than go to jail and end up like his father.

[@AdolphSaxOfficial]

Never knew that, but that sounds like a more powerful ending. To drive home the fact that at his core, Bishop was just a scared kid who gave up long ago.

[@owenfolks6]

​@@AdolphSaxOfficialright, and it would've fit his mentality more. Just as he praised the guy in the movie they were watching for having control over his fate until the very end, I would think Bishop would take a similar route and end his own life purposely by letting go.. as opposed to begging Q to pull him up.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Top of the world

[@anthonyclark9441]

​@@owenfolks6that's the reason why that Scene was in the Movie in the first place. So it would explain to the audience the choice that Bishop makes at the end. Damn Studios never think about these things when they interfere with a Writer and Director's visions for their work.

[@84blizzle]

@anthonyclark9441 I forget the exact reason why they didn't go for it, but I remember it being one of those things where they felt it was too bleak that he wanted to die.

[@Docmananoff]

That fall from the building actually saved him from the fate of ending up just like his father. The backstory was that his father was molested in prison and Bishop in jail without a gun would be a victim as well. He never found out that Steele lived and told everything, so Bishop had no idea that his life was over at that point.

[@jasonfoley6502]

Which is why the hispanic guy and his cronies always tease him.

[@blove88]

There's actually an alternate ending where Q is trying to pull him up and Bishop doubles down by saying he refuses to go to jail and allows himself to fall. So it lines up.

[@cptfreeman8966]

I must've missed that part wtf

[@Docmananoff]

@@cptfreeman8966 Radamez and the crew were taunting him about it, and it’s a part of the film synopsis but not fully explained in the movie.

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

@@blove88 That’s the original ending but the director ultimately wasn’t allowed to go with that ending

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

Another character that’s similar to Bishop is Nancy from The Craft. They both came from broken homes, both social outcasts, and both wanted power. Once they both get a taste of power (Bishop with the gun and Nancy with black magic), they descended further into the darkness and were destructive (to their friends and to outsiders alike).

[@darrenkey207]

Damn, that's a good comparison 😮

[@Kay-kg6ny]

Wait that's a great point, all the parallels are there!

[@bena_ipolit]

Another great parallel is Andrew from the movie Chronicle. I actually look at Chronicle like a reboot of Juice lol

[@joshuainadagbo4771]

Crazy i just seen a meme that said “the craft is just Juice for Goth chicks” 😂😂

[@skylarmccloud4080]

Great Connection, I've seen both and never connected those dots. At the same time that's the back story for a lot of antagonists

[@_The_Archive_]

Fun Fact: Omar Epps stated in an interview that Tupac wanted to stay in character so much that he would aggressively ask cast and crew to call him "Bishop" instead of Tupac on-set.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Yep... That's method acting. Daniel Day-Lewis took it much farther than that! He broke his rib filming _My Left Foot_ cause he slumped in a wheelchair for so many hours.

[@rellyrell1522]

​@@gi7685 I was going to say this

[@Zeroshiki]

​@@gi7685If he hadn't started up with Suge, half of that shit wouldn't have happened. He still would've rapped about growing up poor and being harassed by the cops, but he wouldn't have been fighting as much as he did. Suge just liked chaos and wanted to be seen as something of a mob boss, he ran a lot of people from the label, especially after Pac died. Nobody wanted to sit there fighting and dying for nothing, but Pac was willing to, probably because of his pride and ego, as well as being so young. As soon as he thought about leaving and getting into filmmaking, he was conveniently killed and never got to grow up and change, like a lot of other rappers from that era.

[@sadetwizelve]

Tupac was ironically the embodiment of a fake thug.

[@apollosungod2819]

Tupac lived in California before coming to NYC and auditioning by chance for Juice which some of the NYC ppl who hate Tupac have made comments about outside NYC ppl coming to make money in NYC and years later in 1999 Black Rob and Puffy made a song making comments like that

[@phenom504]

Tupac was incredible as Bishop. Juice is a classic.

[@SiriusBMermaid]

Growing up in the South Bronx and Spanish Harlem in the 90s, this movie did a great job describing the environment at that time. There were a lot of guys I grew up with that were like these characters. Their parents were either on drugs or alcohol so they had to learn to survive by stealing or selling drugs. Tupac did a great job with this character. Now the South Bronx and Spanish Harlem seem like a two whole completely different places from the 80s and 90s. The violence is not as obvious as it used to be.

[@reinhartdagr8108]

The crime in NYC in general is not what it used to be for a plethora of reasons. But for NYC, the spike in murder in the last 3 years is bad and still sad. There’s still Bishops coming up out here and young men dying.

[@ButtersCCookie]

You are absolutely right. It's not as obvious! I spent a couple of years in a Criminal Investigation Unit. All the cases and I have witnessed (3rd party). The Investigators were outstanding. No bullying, no bravado. The perps, weren't calculated or deviant necessarily. A bad day, a thin line. I have never met any other group more evil, than those in Aviation. From Pilot to Mechanics. Homeland Security compared to Federal Aviation Committee. It's NEVER obvious.

[@johnallenbailey1103]

I'd rather live in Harlem than most places in this whole city, tbh

[@jack604]

What a horrible environment, handy work of liberals, don't take pride in raising your kid in a criminal infested neighborhood, vote different

[@theartist8291]

From the south Bronx as well, glad to see more of my fellow Bronxnites

[@jalenchildress716]

Absolutely love that you show appreciation for black media and the characters that come from it. Thank you sir!

[@JayCity10]

Nino Brown gas to be on deck next. He is evil personofied.

[@b.b.3406]

Absolutely agree.

[@NatTurner328]

You forgot “massa”, boy.

[@jalenchildress716]

@@NatTurner328 lmaoooo ok “ nat turner “ get yo hotep ass on somewhere you niggas are so corny 🤣

[@jjeaze]

​@@NatTurner328what an edge lord you are. Kudos on your racist comment 👏🏽

[@TheITinFIT]

I had no idea Bishop and Syndrome from The Incredibles were the same person! 😄

[@fly8641]

xd

[@Gator159]

I hope someone gets fired for this blunder

[@RayFog1]

@@Gator159 they’ll be the next instalment of analysing evil

[@compt2n310]

Thug life

[@qkomodo9098]

I was so confused, too

[@theantone7476]

Oh my gosh, Bishop. Tupac was so damn good in this role, compelling and frightening. Every time Bishop appeared on screen when killing his friends, I was terrified. Just shows how good Tupac really was as an actor

[@desmondclark3193]

Stuff like this really happens. There was a kid in my neighborhood who turned into Bishop. He went around town shooting any and everyone. Even his friends.

[@deathbywords]

😮 where are you from? If u don't mind me asking...

[@desmondclark3193]

@@deathbywords Duchess County New York

[@jeanemlicar]

What became of your friend if you don’t mind me asking?​@@desmondclark3193

[@Serge-cm5my]

​@@desmondclark3193That boy shouldn't have been on the street. Someone should've called the cops of him ASAP. We need to stop giving haven to criminals in our neighbourhoods.

[@lol26837]

@@desmondclark3193stuff like that does happen in ny I’m not rlly surprised

[@VividManify]

One of my favorite horror perspectives ever. Your friend from day one just snaps and he is killing everyone and you don't know why! And you're next!!!! Very well analyzed. His father being sexually abused in prison is a big variable I never gave that much thought to.

[@keithpowell1902]

Bishop's story is that he's tired of people messing with him. This happens everyday no matter if you're black, white or whatever. People have a breaking point.

[@wattsnottaken1]

So true

[@ButtersCCookie]

It's not just about being messed with. It's about being seen. How he's seen.

[@Lyoko920]

@@ButtersCCookieI think it’s both-that people see him as someone they can mess with. Seeing him as someone they can gang up on, who they can do whatever they want to without having to answer to anyone (including him).

[@brandonwilson9101]

Mixed with poverty and the fact that he seems to taking care of himself..you see how his household was in comparison to his friends..the scene where he gives his dad the $5 before he goes to school when it should be the other way around was interesting as well..damned good movie

[@GetPreparedandReady]

Facts!

[@VideoGamesAndTheWorld]

Bishop was a very scary guy once he started following a path of crime. He loved the thrill of it, the power it provided. Once he got the juice, he was corrupted beyond repair.

[@MrRobjs83]

he did a spot on performance as a very realistic type of sociopath

[@VideoGamesAndTheWorld]

@@MrRobjs83 yes he did. He is totally missed. R.I.P Tupac

[@rickeybernard8156]

It's weird hearing a high schooler being constantly called a man. At the end of the day they were kids, and they feared they wouldn't reach adulthood. Hits close to home knowing this movie parallels to life so accurately.

[@mauricesantinomf]

he is a man once a boy reaches puberty he is a man calling them kids doesn't change the fact that they're young boys

[@IceyDio]

They were young boys exactly. I don't think highschoolers are considered "men".

[@DialloMoore503]

They’re adolescents. Technically no longer kids.

[@KevcolaTV]

The fact that Juice & The Craft are the same movies on different ends of the spectrum is crazy.

[@nevaehlheaven]

You know they had real witches on that set to make it more "authentic"?

[@ikecreates]

Damn never thought of that. Good observation!

[@ikecreates]

@@nevaehlheaven lol “real witches”, you mean crazy feminists.

[@paulkendrick4153]

What? WTF how lol

[@j.i.nthenobody54]

@@paulkendrick4153a character gets a taste of power and gets corrupted by ut

[@LadyKayye]

I’ve seen this movie countless times and never considered any of these thing about this character. He’s definitely a villain. Tupac’s performance was an 11! I can’t imagine another Bishop.

[@marlondavis9450]

I’ve seen this movie plenty of times & completely missed the part about his dad being a punk in prison. See this is why I follow your channel, you catch things most of us overlook. Now I kinda understand why Bishop went crazy like that. If I knew that happened to my pops I’d be mad at the world too.

[@ichigokurosaki1081]

It turned from a hood movie into a horror movie once Bishop got the gun

[@raymondsims7042]

Now this is a great one!!!! I didn’t think about you doing a video on him but he was an absolutely incredible villain. Man Tupac was bloody talented!! What a legend

[@TheVileEye]

Sorry about the mix up everyone the titles been fixed now! I'm the greatest at creating crossovers with these auto fill features KZbin gives me. EDIT: Fixed it a second time. A moment of Vile truly good title type, thanks.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

You good man! The video is awesome! And please do Ramsay Bolton!

[@lifeisgood7745]

It’s cool man that was real funny😂

[@WSendam]

No worries man we all make mistakes but I can’t lie it was funny as hell 😂 ❤

[@SupposedlyAlive]

Sorry to tell you Vile, but it's Bishop from Juice, not Juice from Bishop 😅

[@artziehaul1985]

Lol you're good. That was honestly pretty funny haha.

[@larkzpured]

what an interesting live adaption of The Incredibles

[@HITSONERR]

In the orginal ending of Juice Bishop doesn't slip out of Q's grip at the end. He hears the police sirens approaching and chooses to fall to his death rather than go to prison. He did not want to end up like his father.

[@williewhite1161]

Juice is still to this day a very underrated movie. And Tupac was a very underrated actor. Thank you.

[@jayxtacee5695]

He was scary. Tupac was a great actor, would have definitely won an Oscar had he lived longer. RIP

[@blacksuede]

2pac was a spectacular actor that this movie basically felt like a horror film.

[@rickeybernard8156]

Yeah it's definitely arguable for a horror film. He was sinister.

[@seventhkeyomegasghost8233]

You can tell the director of the movie liked Halloween. The scene where Q goes down to the river and Bishop appears out of the shadows behind him like Michael Myers did to Laurie in the original Halloween was no coincidence.

[@blacksuede]

@@seventhkeyomegasghost8233 Same director of Demon Knight

[@seventhkeyomegasghost8233]

@@blacksuede He directed quite a few episodes of Dexter and made Bones as well which is why cast Raheem in the lead of that movie.

[@MrRobjs83]

yeah he was a real psycho in this

[@arturopineda1997]

I'd recommend analyzing Franklin Saint from Snowfall. His story follows the classic Icarus arc but where he ends up at the end of the show is unique but even more tragic than most other drug kingpins.

[@r23williams1]

Hell yeah.

[@Housesider]

Snowfall was great, one of the best series I've ever seen, and I'm glad I was there from the beginning. Franklin Saint definitely deserves an episode, but honestly he could do eps on multiple characters from that show lol

[@zackmckenzie3582]

Agreed!

[@darrengordon-hill]

​@@HousesiderOh boy - glad I gave it a chance

[@gregviews]

Franklin story is fcked up, he accepted what happens to him at the end

[@lifeisgood7745]

Tupac played syndrome so well, what a iconic character he is

[@artziehaul1985]

😂

[@thedude4672]

Because he f'd up just like Bishop did

[@BrandonHaymon]

New York babble

[@thecringeprince2040]

Tupac himself was an iconic character

[@BrandonHaymon]

@@thecringeprince2040 Tupac was not a character he was a person a human being. New York babble

[@queenleorobi8253]

Bishop is a representation of so many young boys and young men in society. It was obvious that Bishop was a victim of neglect, outsider, and social isolation from his father’s mental state. I didn’t understand this film at 10 or 11 years old, however now that I am over 35 I completely understand how “Bishops” are created.

[@scottv8124]

One of the greatest musician turned actor. And a great writer of poetry. He was a true artist. RIP

[@angelmunoz34]

The face on Bishops face after the locker closes is just haunting 💀

[@julia2k8]

💀

[@randyrichmondiii3415]

2pac was an incredible actor he should've been in more movies

[@mchko4291]

Maybe he could have if he didn’t-

[@chriscormac231]

@@mchko4291 take some nasty shots?

[@nikolai0875]

​@@chriscormac231💀💀💀

[@crazychase98]

If he wasn't a scumbag gangster he very well could have been

[@randyrichmondiii3415]

@@crazychase98 2pac wasn't a thug or a gangster. It was a character he got caught up in playing that led to his death A lost soul really

[@ameersaahir6400]

I've watched Juice many times, and is one of my favorite movies. I've never thought about his father in the movie, and how it might have affected him. Great Insight as always..

[@dgotguts]

You a god for doing Bishop, this performance by Shakur shows his immense potential in acting so sad he died so young!

[@kinggoku56]

Another hot video Vile! Bishop has always been a character that you hate but also feel for. But I feel if Q were able to save him from that fall that still wouldn't have been enough to bring him to drop those crazy intrusive thoughts. Bishop was a character that was already been consumed by evil and the power from it so if Bishop didn't die that night, he would've gotten killed by the next guy with the juice

[@CuriousByChoice1389]

When Raheem handed Bishop that gun, you could see Bishop hold that gun with such power like Thor's hammer was handed to him. Bishop love the feeling of power which it gave him with the gun. He loved how scared Steel looked when he aimed the gun at him. Once he tried to use the same method on Q, which he asked Q "Are you ready to die? Q showing no fear but pure courage says Yeah. Just at that moment, You see the look on Bishop face show signs of disabelief and confusion that Q faced his fear tatic dead on with a gun aimed directly in his face. Near the end when he gets disarmed from Q and drops the gun. You see his power is taken. Now he goes from pursuing Q to running away from him. As the rooftop battle ensues. You notice Bishop always goes for a weapon while facing off with Q. While Q who usess just his fist and who is also wounded by a bullet wound to his arm. First Bishop wields a 2 x 2 wood plank as a weapon to attack Q, then once that was lost. He grabs an iron pipe to defeat Q. Which he also loses after being disarmed again. You can tell Bishop was not a fighter and only was powerful with a weapon.

[@DamningTooth1]

Love your work, Vile Eye! Great video as always. I know you get lotsa suggestions but I would especially like to see these 3 get analyzed at some point: - Joe Cooper (Killer Joe) - Nino Brown (New Jack City) - Jake "The Muss" Heke (Once Were Warriors)

[@petermcmanus1215]

Man, I’ve never seen the Incredibles but Syndrome looks a whole lot like Tupac

[@petermcmanus1215]

I love the character of juice from the movie bishop

[@Zeroshiki]

Can someone explain this joke to me, I don't get the comparison.

[@darrengordon-hill]

​@Zeroshiki guessing the original title was incorrect

[@rickeybernard8156]

Fun fact: Pac's haircut is purposely cut to resemble the Bishop chess piece in the game. His role also parallels with the abilities and restrictions as well from what I hear.

[@capricornqueen322]

I heard that too, but that was the style of the late 80s and early 90s. Big Daddy Kane wore his hair similarly.

[@thugmonk9837]

That's not true. Pac had been rocking that hair style since he was 17. There's an interview of his on KZbin recorded at his high school and he has the same hair style. It was just popular back then. It was called the gumby I believe. It wasn't just for the movie

[@rickeybernard8156]

@@thugmonk9837 is the not the same exact style you're talking about. It's modified, but I'm not arguing about it. Have a nice day.

[@moneyman4740]

@@thugmonk9837 cant be black if u dont know the diff between a regular hightop fade , and the juice hightop fade , pac didnt have that design in his fade before Juice

[@moneyman4740]

@@bbqfetus-the_don_grilluminati not even gon lie bro im only 23 but im jus cultured 😂 we all kno the diff type of fades

[@millygia7930]

This is my favorite movie of all time thank you for choosing this Tupac was a AMAZING villain

[@gazem_3211]

Man, he really changed since he stopped being Mr Incredibles number 1 fan.

[@nonyodambiz]

I remember watching this as a kid and it having a significant impact on me and how Ive learned that monsters arent born, they are made. This was also my first introduction to Tupac, believe it or not. Great artist, was taken too soon.

[@TheAfterHoursLV]

You’ve been blessed with the perfect tone of voice to cover this content. Always feels so symmetrical right off jump.

[@Eliii0903]

I really liked how they switched Syndromes race up to be sure to be diversive! What an excellent sequel

[@Reyma777]

Bishop falls into the darkness during his final moments never to return. Even had Bishop survived he would have always been trapped in darkness as he fell too far into selfishness, and criminality. Excellent Villain analysis as always . Villain Profile Suggestions: 1. Frank Underwood/Francis Urquart (House of Cards) 2. 001 (Squid Game) 3. Petyr Baelish (A Song of Ice and Fire) 4. Frank Gallagher (Shameless US 5. Marty and Wendy Byrde (Ozark) 6. Dudley Smith (L.A Confidential) 7. Lorne Malvo (Fargo) 8. Idi Amin (Last King of Scotland) 9. Kratos (God of War series) 10. Eric Cartman (South Park) 11. Father (Full Metal Alchemist) 12. The Sons of Anarchy Gang

[@ButtersCCookie]

Malvo, Petyr and Shameless ain't evil. Varga was evil.

[@esai2hottie]

I second Marty and Wendy Byrde! Such a great way to portray the greed and lust for money / power in people.

[@Reyma777]

@@ButtersCCookie characters analyzed by the Vile Eye aren’t always necessarily evil.

[@reginaldrichmond9485]

It would be cool if he did Nino brown from new jack city.

[@cholericimp1358]

Frank is not evil.

[@MrDHWong1989]

Tupac was quite a talented actor and I really enjoyed the level of dimension he brought to the character of Bishop. Had he lived, it would have been interesting to see what other acting roles he could have played as he grew older.

[@botortamas]

Please do an in-depth long review on Ghost Tommy Kanan and Tariq from Power in a similar way you did with the characters of breaking bad. That’s the one I can’t wait for !

[@Chief-et6xk]

That will take awhile he doesn't do characters whose source matters isn't finished

[@rellyrell1522]

Listen I requested this character for months and He finally listened to me. I need to personally thank you for doing this video. You guys can thank me later

[@JayCity10]

I'm waiting for Nino Brown to appear.

[@b.b.3406]

I'm waiting for Rico from paid N full! I hope we get it by Halloween. The day Alpo got killed.

[@erroneouse1929]

Lmao, he probably doesn't know you exist and did this video randomly, the world don't revolve around you or me my guy

[@rellyrell1522]

@erroneouse1929 Nahhhh Legit lobbied for this for like 7 months lol. He probably never even saw Juice like most people who watched this video. They just saw Tupac and clicked it lol j/k

[@skyofthelivingdead]

Juice has always been a horror to me since I first saw it when I was like 9. Bishop is literally treated like a traditional horror boogeyman in after he gets the gun. He just appears without warning.

[@PrinceAliTheGreatest]

Syndrome’s casting looks awesome in the Incredibles remake!

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Great movie... Ernest Dickerson isnt just a great DP but director! Pac was a born star. Missed now more than ever!!

[@tasiaalex9169]

Always been afraid of this movie because it hits home.

[@reduXstereo]

It's kind of haunting especially for those of us who are black American living in poverty.

[@b.b.3406]

Great choice in villain...... waiting on Rico from paid n full! AKA Alberto Alpo Martinez. Sure to be a classic!

[@JayCity10]

I'm still waiting for Nino Brown, from New Jack City. I'm amazed, that he hasn't been analyzed yet.

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

PAC definitely should’ve got nominated for a Oscar for this role he killed it

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

A person's environment can make or break them and this film showed just how real it is for this type of stuff happens in real life and Bishop's death is also symbolic like he falls into the abyss of darkness consuming his soul in the end.

[@TheWanderer1000000]

This has to be the best portrayal of a villain ever. In all of movie history and I mean it. You could never beat this movie in sympathizing with the villain and wanting him to survive. Even hoping that Bishop would stop the madness and his lust for revenge that everyone feels at least once in their life. I believe Revenge is the D.N.A. of humanity. Everyone that has ever been wronged this badly, may become like Bishop. It's up to you to stop. Only you can stop. Even though in my opinion, he was completely justified for killing that gangster.

[@BigHenFor]

Revenge is not the sum of humanity. Revenge is not the sum of being human. Revenge is the distortion of the human drive to relate oneself to others, as the response to rejection from others. It's the dysfunctional response to not being seen as legitimate and ones self worth being tied to that. So, Revenge is a choice to agree that you are not legitimate, and won't be legitimate unless you act as those who reject you. Revenge is the choice not to choose your own agenda, not to recognise your own worth, on your own terms, but to buy into another's distorted vision of reality. To accept victimhood, but then to create more victims. Humans have the capacity for good or for evil, but we live in ways that deny how we co-create our reality. We barely live consciously. We follow when we should lead, and lead when we should follow. By not questioning ourselves and the world, we can't see straight. Question more.

[@jrgenvellesen7800]

Would love to see a video covering Vergil from Devil May Cry. While he isn't the most sadistic or evil villain out there, the way he pursues power at the cost of both his own humanity and the well-being of others, is fascinating. As well as how his ideology is challenged by both Dante and Nero, both of whom embraced the humanity Vergil rejected for so long.

[@WSendam]

I second this we need him to cover Vergil ❤️

[@reduXstereo]

Never seen this channel do video game characters.

[@antiseize11]

I'm glad someone is explaining this, cause this was really good movie, not realizing how deep it goes

[@tycrane2539]

Had a teammate in high school just like Bishop. Dude coulda went to the league but could not control himself. Dude is in a wheelchair now and still as unhinged as ever.

[@areyousorrynow]

i've always said Juice is a horror movie. thank you for this breakdown of Bishop's character.

[@Taj_Rahine]

I’ve never seen The Incredibles but clearly that movie is way more intense than I thought it was.

[@dominiquecoats384]

Oh wow. I guess Bishop and Syndrome have a lot in common.😄

[@seriousx3021]

Bishop was consumed by darkness literally at the end.

[@damianstarks3338]

Once again you have taken me back to my childhood I miss the 90s.

[@pogo8050]

I think the fact Tupac was so naturally charismatic and likeable makes him sooo much scarier when he turns against the rest of the crew. Like he managed to gain everyones trust effortlessly, to the point its actually unbelievable that he would go against them and now you can never know when he will turn against you.

[@yaboigaming123]

How long do y'all think it'll take for him to notice that the title's wrong?

[@Nobody-pq6bw]

What we really need to do is stop commenting about it, see how long we can let it ride.

[@thegreatmonacage3782]

Once it's mentioned another hundred times or so

[@jayclay6762]

Man you pick the best subjects for your analyzing evil videos. I love em. Keep em up.

[@ellis7622]

Tupac would’ve become a hell of an actor if he hadn’t been killed. He had such natural screen presence.

[@iamcasihart]

I was about 13 when this film came out, and already such a Tupac fan. This is his greatest role. Had he lived, I believe Pac’s acting prowess would only grow and further improve. He likely would have been a philosopher and a leader for justice and reform. I’m excited to watch this video essay. ❤

[@zymeerwhitman8761]

You was 1979?

[@thedude4672]

It's sad how much this mirrors Tupac's real life and why his ended.

[@maximbelmont4641]

I disagree. Pac issue was that he was incredibly loyal to the wrong people. If Pac acting like Bishop (in the entertainment industry,) he would be alive. Cause Bishop was all about himself & no one else.

[@BrandonHaymon]

New York babble

[@BrandonHaymon]

​@@maximbelmont4641exactly. It's a fucking movie 😂

[@MrBronx61]

@@maximbelmont4641 💯💯💯

[@Crimson28]

Multiple people have said Tupac started acting like Bishop after the movie premiered, like he stayed in character throughout his career.

[@BrandonHaymon]

And multiple people are clowns haters jealous talentless bums from new york sir. New York babble

[@myronsanders4563]

Marlon Wayans worked w/ him on Above the Rim. He said of 2Pac "He's like a Method Actor that never turned it off"

[@BrandonHaymon]

@@myronsanders4563 Well it's called talent beta troll something that you don't have that's why you are jealous of him. Pac could was actor a rapper a activities a thug a soldier the realiest human being to ever lived. 2pac was everything that you wish you can be but you never could be. Because you are a beta troll with new York talking points that really getting old the video is not even about pac. It's about bishop the character in the movie juice but go ahead keep trolling. New York babble

[@GreatPharaohImara]

His family says otherwise…

[@BrandonHaymon]

@@GreatPharaohImara No his haters like you says otherwise lier. New York babble

[@matthewmulugeta5265]

Tupac played this role so well, he was a good actor and I wonder where his acting career would’ve went if he were still alive

[@bakshotcruz5361]

2pac portrayed Bishop so perfectly! The way he turned from “hey his a cool guy” to “😈” him looking at Q at the funeral. Him taking out his own homies one by one is just insane 💀

[@aridddle]

It's creepy how eerily similar bishop's life parallels Tupac's actual life and possibly death as well

[@LiShuBen]

How so?

[@aridddle]

@kenjay4355 Tupac was never really the thug he portrayed in music and in front of cameras. Many artists that knew him have said this, but he dove deep into the facade probably for many of the same reasons as bishop, and it eventually got him killed

[@darrelljones3965]

Nah don’t fall into that narrative

[@BrandonHaymon]

New York babble

[@pesocheco]

Yea despite him never actually being a gang banger or even a “nerd choir boy” as casuals think. He was a crazy hood ninja in simplest terms. Bishop was a part of his many personalities

[@brandonpotts54]

Bishop gained a very small bit of power and lost his mind. So we should never be shocked at the horrors people commit when they gain absolute power.

[@Nugzz187]

Let me tell you something this is one of my favourite movies of all time and when that gun gets introduced it's a straight horror movie no doubt

[@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047]

Syndrome jokes aside, Bishop was always a fucking menace. It's a shame Tupac didn't get to act in more movies.

[@Python-xs2iv]

He did, he was in other movies

[@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047]

@@Python-xs2iv MORE movies. He had an impressive filmography given the time he was in the business, as I'm sure you know.

[@Python-xs2iv]

@@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047 Above The Rim and Poetic Justice are pretty good

[@reduXstereo]

Tupac's role in Above The Rim was like a multiverse version of Bishop.

[@DeeDaKaang1]

I had never heard anyone use the term Juice before this movie, but I believe they named it Juice, because that's what the entirety of Bishops adolescent mind focuses on.....He really wants to be Raheem / Q two guys who are extremely popular and lucky with the ladies. Instead he begins the movie stranded on the bottom of the totem poll barely above Steel. He knows it & uses a weapon as the ultimate equalizer.

[@rellyrell1522]

Juice was definitely used growing up in NYC

[@DeeDaKaang1]

@@rellyrell1522 Oh ok, I'm from DC. I guess it was a local slang

[@MistyDusker]

That's a great point. Only watched some clips of the movie recently but thought about how Raheem/Q/Steel (maybe) have relationships with women and stand out on their own. Raheem has respect from the neighborhood, Q is a DJ, and Steel is the jokester who cooks with liquor. Bishop seemed like he was lacking something so he chose violence to stand out.

[@myronsanders4563]

1 scene you see the pecking order of the crew as they're walking in Manhattan together: Raheem and Q are in the front. Bishop and Steele in the back. Raheem is an Alpha and the unquestioned leader of the pack, Q is popular as the Local DJ/Mixtape extraordinare and is smashing a grown Woman who's a Nurse. Steele is the youngest and the fat kid they Crack jokes on, but at least he provides the crew relief w/ Food and shelter from his parents apartment when they are cutting school. Bishop is rendered useless of the 4. The opening scene w/ him nearly getting jumped by Rademes and his crew, and his mental state makes him moreso a burden then anything. He's a loose cannon and a overgrown child that needs to be watched over. He has no purpose in that crew and needs to stand out. That changes in his mind 1nce he holds that gun

[@boddyman]

​@@myronsanders4563he was the Killer in the group

[@zae_thefilmman]

An episode I've been waiting on since the menace 2 society episode. great work!

[@Spuggky45]

RIP Tupac. The world still misses you.

[@key0777]

I had unhinged friends just like Bishop, luckily they never got their hands on a gun while around me that I was aware of.

[@wendellglenngaa9515]

Excellent analysis on Bishop. I agree with an earlier comment here, Idi Amin from "Last King of Scotland" would make up a real thoughtful analysis, and a less violent but equally fascinating analysis would be on the subtly evil and manipulative Duke Brothers in "Trading Places" (which celebrated its 40th Anniversary this year).

[@GreyJ47]

Great video as always. Tupacs portrayal of Bishop was bone chilling. I would love to see you analyze Rico/Alpo from Paid In Full

[@b.b.3406]

Thank you for saying that I knew I couldn't been the only one. Would love to see a video on Rico/alpo from paid N full

[@GreyJ47]

@@b.b.3406 Right! Considering it’s based on a real person who did whatever he could to be on top of the drug game. Killing his best friend and multiple people as well, it would be super interesting to see

[@dudesupremeX]

‘Juice’ is My favorite movie. Top 2. Bishop was a fleshed out character not just some crazy person, they gave him life. This is a great breakdown

[@madebydante7869]

Deadass got the movie after seeing you had a video for it just so I can watch this one Man that was a trip

[@CantRead1]

Tupac played Syndrome so well.

[@BrandonHaymon]

New York babble

[@cholericimp1358]

​@@BrandonHaymonWhat's your fucking problem dude?

[@chrisb7831]

It's a shame they didn't go with the intended ending for Bishop's death. It's much more fitting and gives him an additional layer that isn't present in the original cut.

[@bornimusic]

“Stalwart, but altogether preventable evil.” - Perfectly put. 🙏🏾

[@bonesbrigante]

I dont know who you are or where your from but this is the best analysis of this movie and what its like for a young black man to grow up in this type of environment

[@thegreatmonacage3782]

Life must've been tough for Syndrome after Incredibles

[@brokenpsylens7938]

This character is a mind fuck because he parallels what Tupac actually became in so many ways😳

[@nolipgloss1343]

Well.. I have watched this film many times when I was younger and just realized I've never seen it. I didn't recall Bishop's dad even being in the film. This is very insightful and sending me on off on rewatch as an adult.

[@kbennett2587]

Great acting from Tupac did in this flim. As scary as Bishop is and how intense Bishop is. Tupac gave Bishop a depth of humanity something to feel pitty for in the character. In a werid way Bishop is almost Shakespearian in his brutality and his tragedy.

[@forthebigwin]

Bishop's story/character arc might be more relevant today than ever in modern society