90s HOOD Movies NEVER Had Happy Endings! | Film Criticism

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[@serenitymoon825]

THIS!! Part of the reason it took me so long to even start watching hood movies is because they seem to never have happy endings. Menace II Society messed me up for the longest

[@deb8911]

So much was going on in the streets in the 90s that I think filmmakers were hyper focused on providing a cautionary tale for people in the life that they didn’t care about the happy or sad ending…just the most realistic or jarring ending for the viewer. Beyond scared straight, film edition.

[@deb8911]

Dead presidents has the saddest ending for me…really disturbs me…especially skip

[@ChargingGuy]

Facts. I know this is a probably a common thought but Anthony’s ending was the saddest. He served this country and thought that robbing an armored truck would help take care of his family. His old lady wouldn’t get rid of Cutty, his mom was consistently on him, and the stuff he witnessed in Vietnam

[@antie4924]

I would put some of these in the classic "tragedy" category where the heroic downfall represents poetic justice for the events in the rest of the film. Contrast that against films like Friday, Above the Rim, and White Men Can't Jump that have a satisfactory ending for the main character. To me, the grittier the story, the more you need that challenging ending for the main character.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Hey!!!! And FACTS!!!! ❤️

[@jsmacks11]

Friday is more of a comedy movie that takes place in the hood. It has a more lighter tone so it really isn't a Hood drama movie like the others. Above the Rim has a positive ending. The worst thing is Marlon Wayans is now a murderer and he probably faces a bad outcome of either jail, death, or a deeper spiral into street life.

[@terrancegallemore6864]

The tragedy in boy in the hood was Ricky got kill for no reason.

[@dajanedior]

You all are so right about Boyz in the hood it was no reason for doughboy to get killed they could've had him change his life around because of what happened to his brother then open a center with tre and his dad

[@67psychout]

That would be a Disney movie

[@incognit01233]

​@@67psychoutWe don't deserve happy endings? We just should swallow weaponised trauma and propaganda like it's a medicine? Calle when they show a black American movie that's not hood, about banging, sex, drugs, nihilism, being ignant, or a church movir. 90% of us don't even live in a city or a violent suburb. And most naive impressionable knuckleheads think that what's it means to be black and try to live down to that.

[@ExtreemDreemer]

They were definitely going for realism in these films and realistically, the ending was justified. It can go two ways: have a somewhat happy ending to show that you can overcome circumstances, or have an unhappy ending to show that this is exactly what will happen when you keep going down the wrong path.

[@TheHeadNinjainComics]

I think they were trying to point out the kind of consequences that can come your way for being about that life. By that logic, Kane should have lived long enough to move out the hood in Ronnie in Menace II Society.

[@jsmacks11]

The thing is Doughboy by murdering Ferris becomes in the cycle of violence in the community. He most likely would either go to prison or get killed. I'm guessing he was most likely murdered for killing Ferris and his people since he died shortly thereafter.

[@DTowns1Finest]

In my opinion Doughboy dying is symbolic that the cycle will continue....ricky's son is in the house with his mother who clearly was kicked out and his grandmother who already ruined two sons whom was buried two weeks apart. they already didnt hold ricky accountable for anything and now him dying has cause a standard to be put in his son life that is unfair and the severity of the question "what will happen to ricky's son" more prevalent than ever. once again a boy is around brenda with no male role model.

[@isaiahhawkins4802]

I feel U guys about people stealing your work, but U guys are doing such great work people are going to claim your great ideas/theories for their own. Its dead wrong but it should be expected. Please just keep doing what U guys are doing cuz ya killin the fan theories/thoughts, after watching your videos it makes rewatching these movies even more fun

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@DestinysChild-vn5hm]

Friday was a hood comedy classic and it had a happy ending

[@DestinysChild-vn5hm]

Don't be a menace the wood above the rim Friday poetic justice were hood movies with happy endings

[@BlackShogun]

I guess I never thought about it. Those hood movies probably served as cautionary tales because America was grappling with perceived rises in crime and a glorification of the culture at the time. Either way these are among my favorites though because I like sad films lol. Pans Labyrinth, Children of Men, Boyz N Da Hood, Menace II Society etc

[@dajanedior]

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH I WAS HAVING A HARD DAY AND NOW I AM BEYOND HAPPY THANK YOU SO MUCH 🥰💗

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@damianstarks3338]

Thanks for bringing this fact about 90s hood movies to my attention once again you two have taken me back to my childhood.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@waterdog737]

Hittin the depression endings checklist tonight 😂😔

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@aka4god]

There is no such thing as a happy Hood movie. However, a lot of the endings from the moves mentioned did have a happy ending. ****It's important to note that just because it's a Tragic Movie doesn't mean it has a Tragic Ending.**** Poetic Justice, Jason's Lyric, Jersey Drive, Above the Rim, South Central, and Boys in the Hood all had happy endings. The Main Character survived, made better decisions, or even made it out of the Hood.

[@KokettaKnowles]

It's sad that Jason lost his brother...he always protected him and this time he didn't for Lyric. It's going to hit him hard later.

[@blacknbougie8021]

Hell that's how I fell in love with this channel ‼️ the Kane & O- Dog alter ego theory. After that, I watched the Queen & Slim theory. I was hooked 😫 NOBODY does fan theories like AA🖤

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@jwalk31]

Ok, I got it. Here's the ending for New Jack City: Nino actually goes to jail, but for not a long as he should, let's say 8 years. The cops arestill salty about it. So 8 years go by, he's out on good behavir... someone picks him, goes back to the old neighborhood. Everyone knows he's gettin out. It's almost like a celebration to most of the peple.. He and theperson who picks him up get out of the car.... BOOM!!!! He's got. Blown away. Who did it??? The little girl he used as a shield at the wedding!!!! She's a teen now and been waiting for this moment, O-Ren Ishii style!!! THAT'S the ending that makes it happy!!!

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@sherrylatrice8733]

I'm so glad y'all are talking about this. I always wondered why hood movies had to end so tragically. If I had a choice, I'd prefer you do a breakdown for Set It Off rather than Poetic Justice. To this day, I still don't understand the point of that movie. 😂

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@queenscarlettpimpsunkiss..5537]

I ain't gone lie.. I Think alot of us don't think much about how Tragic the end of Set it Off could actually be.. We think.. Well. The Money & The Chance at the man.. & new motivation with her friends as her guardian angels... But.. think again with Heits influence... Amongst thinking about the phonecall between her & The Banker Guy, after her breakdown in the motel......... Baybeh what if Stoney actually left that phonecall & went & killed herself 🤡🤡🤡😭😭😭😭

[@walk_er]

Y’all clutch for this one I think one of the reasons they do this is to show that they don’t condone the criminals that the movie revolves around. Some of the times it’s just a tragic ending for a positive movie like higher learning. This topic right here is why I hate the movie precious because literally nothing good happens for her it’s just trauma.

[@keptbygrace6221]

I read the book for Precious (Push)when the movie came out. I wish I hadn't done that. Absolutely haunting.

[@marvinwhittaker]

"Strapped" was kinda sad when Bokeem Woodbine and Q from Moesha was in the store and they're wrestling with the gun and it goes off and struck the little girl.

[@brandonbates9259]

They weren't wrestling for the gun lol Fredro Starr character got mad with the store clerk for the way he made his sandwich,so he started to point his gun and wave around like a fool...The gun went off and shot the little girl,this was at the start of the movie before Bookeem & Fredro's characters were beefing

[@akeelahtf9845]

I can't find this film anywhere. I've never seen it.

[@marvinwhittaker]

@@brandonbates9259 My mistake. It's been a minute since I've seen the movie so I forgot, but the only thing I remembered is when the little girl was shot.

[@a84c1]

Out of all the stories from tales from the hood the one that is relevant today is the Krazy K Story.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

I think they all still apply... :-)

[@messiahjohnson6950]

On the doughboy and fudge point; me personally, I like to think that fudge isn't from an all-too-alternate universe. As in, perhaps fudge is from an alternate universe BUT, he did live doughboys life, BUT he didn't get killed. Doughboy, in that universe, maybe became a recloose after getting his revenge/ surviving his brother's death. Got his GED (if he didn't have it already) before going to college and being a super senior who games the system by racking up debt FOREVER. Simply, I think it's unnecessary for his life to be completely different for things to have gone different, using the butterfly effect theory; the smallest change can make the biggest difference. Also, doughboy wasn't a dummy! If I'm not mistaken, he spoke of books in boyz, and I don't think it was simply to make a point about enriching one's self within the institution. I think doughboy, even with his circumstances, could've been like fudge - based off personal experience, and the friends I have left who changed their lives to do better. I wasn't far from doughboy when I was 17 and 18, and at 21 I am far from a fudge. I think it's completely plausible to go against your environment, even when it seems all too late, and still survive it to prosper in the end. Thank you for this video, bringing us these discussions, and etc it's nice to have found insightful KZbinrs such as yourself.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@messiahjohnson6950]

Also, to your point about Jason's Lyric; Josh died, Momma fired, great video yall!

[@nogalistanineties9237]

Set it off is the saddest of movie of all time for me especially that cleo (queen latifah) getting shot up that part brings me and my homegirl the shakes

[@AxiomAmnesia]

And the song they're playing is so sad!

[@nogalistanineties9237]

@@AxiomAmnesia oh the song I have set it off directors cut on dvd and my mom will hear me watching it in the living room and she'll be in another and everytime that Cleo scene starts she knows it cause the song comes on and she ask me to mute that part

[@kwadwotuffour5529]

The first one to have a happy ending was, 'Friday'., which I understand changed the whole mold

[@icecreamtonyo4219]

From the way I saw how the final scene ended on poetic justice, it wouldn’t be a depressing ending or a sad ending where something bad happened, so I wouldn’t really count poetic justice as not having a happy or a better ending as the film did end in a more of a positive note than other films, so yeah if it was me personally I would remove poetic justice from this list or I would have not even thought about trying to include that film onto this list in the first place

[@EugeniusTay]

I hated the accents in Jason's Lyric. We don't talk like that. And nobody from Houston moves to Dallas. Houston is so big that moving to the other side of town is enough of an escape.

[@brittanywillis6567]

I thought the main storyline of the best man was that Harper wrote a book exposing the friend group, Jordan got an early copy, and everything culminated at Lance's bachelor party.

[@javonrob1]

I actually had my coworkers comment that all the movies i introduced them to never had a happy ending. I never even thought about it until they said it. I think as kids we were conditioned to believe that we dont get happy endings so it seemed appropriate

[@BRIENB31]

For a long time, I didn't know Doughboy died. I originally saw the movie on Bootleg VHS. The picture was so stretched that I never saw caption. I was like, stay gold, Doughboy .

[@oji6021]

South Central was the only one. Dad got his son back

[@jinx724]

I think what's funny is this is a big reason why i never watch hood movies...im pretty sure its why as a child my mom didn't let me watch the movies.... i still haven't seen any hood movies or many black movies at all tbh. I've always been very far removed this this black experience. I use to be sad about it as a teen because i can't get involved in these convo (yes im aware i can watch them now i couldn't as a teen and i choose not to as an adult). But someone made a comment about how they didn't realize all the movies they put someone on to had a sad ending and they said as a child they were just conditioned to think they wouldn't have a happy ending.... so.... But, i do like watching ppl break down the movies!

[@OfficialDay72300]

50:43 no one died and the wedding happened

[@kadeemjones30]

I wanna know the same thing what was Poetic Justice about? Like what was the story? I think most people were just excited about 2pac and Janet Jackson being in a movie together

[@watitduful]

Like the dialogue! I’ve always peeped that out as well with the hood movie thing. Even now, you can watch any of these hood movies out here and it’s always the same exact theme. It’s beyond cliche at this point and the genre to me is dull and boring. I also think, especially at that time, that hood movies were used as a means of programming to reinforce certain stereotypes as well as pushing the idea that the hood and ghetto are the epitome of the black experience thus reinforcing self defeatism and low expectation along with a misguided view of what it means to be black. All in all, great analysis.

[@iamstrangepeaches]

Is there going to be a channel shift from hood movies to more Urban Cinema from the 90s like soul food, waiting, beloved, A thin line between love and hate ...?

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Great question! This channel will continue to be the more hard core hood films/comedies/dramas. Our other channel Heit & Cheri (Sub here if you haven't already: kzbin.info ) covers movies like the ones you named. Of course, there's some overlap of content, but generally speaking, that's the plan. And then the third channel (Axiom Amnesia 2.0: www.youtube.com/@axiomamnesia2.0?sub_confirmation=1 ) will be covering more mainstream films.

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[@calvinwoolfolk324]

I always thought friday juice n boys in the hood was a multiverse to higher learning because ice cube omar epps n the characters from boys from the hood n juice have simlar roles in each movies n they kinda did this in the dont be menace movie with wayans bros too lol 😂😂😂😂

[@calebriley6774]

Poetic Justice was not a happy ending because I still don’t know if Chicago made it back home.

[@robjones-bagley3025]

Yaw got one of the dopest and most consistent channels i love all yaw videos been following for a few years now. Keep it up 💙🩵

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@mechelle230]

The best man movie was really about harper and his book that he had written that happens to come out when his best friend’s wedding was happening. Harper was the main story and the sub story was lance and mia.

[@boobabyboo2]

I wholeheartedly believe that a lot of these movies are why Black people praise “struggle love“ and “ride or die” culture so much and don’t know how to have healthy relationships with each other………..

[@johnniesactingchannel9117]

So glad somebody pointed this out which is why I love Soul food so much because even though it wasn't a hood movie technically but it had hood elements plus a black cast and it was a nice pace from the other movies I loved, like boy n da hood, Menace 2 Society, Set it off, Playas Club, and more 👍

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Well Big Mama died though... That was sad, but not the ending I suppose.

[@Band00hunid]

It's like an expressional and emotional based "bad guy" always just took the W in those hood movies , love and basketball is like one of the only few hood movies that had a feel good moment ending with Monica and Q getting back together and eventually having a kid

[@RuckBuckington]

Um love and basketball isn't a hood movie. Black is not synonymous with hood.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

It all depends on whether the term 'hood movie" is being used to discuss movies about the hold or movies that people from the hood or hold adjacent like. At the end of the day, why split hairs on this? Of course we know hood isn't synonymous with Black. 🙄. The thing is, our word choice here on KZbin is deliberate because of multiple different factors, like the algorithm etc.

[@RuckBuckington]

@@AxiomAmnesia splitting hairs? Ok so the brothers, love Jones, breaking all the rules, the best man, the best man holiday what category of movie are those? Bcuz love and basketball fit in perfectly with the aforementioned movies. Its not "splitting hairs" to differentiate those types of movies from hood movies.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

I already answered your question and explained why. You're arguing something that we actually agree upon... except the part about splitting hairs.

[@RuckBuckington]

@@AxiomAmnesia i was confused at first but I used context clues. It didn't make sense because the word "hold" was used instead of hood. Like love and basketball isn't a hood movie but it is a hood classic. Essential viewing for our community. Akin to knowing howta play spades or knowing how to lectric slide or using a wash towel. I understand what being said now.

[@marcdollah9032]

The main story of “The Best Man” was Harper hints it being called “The Best Man”

[@tyeshiataylor]

Great video guys! If Caine didn’t get “got” he would’ve went to jail because O-dog kept showing the tape. So even if he did go to ATL with Ronnie I feel like he still would’ve went to jail. I also wonder how did they find him at Ronnie’s house just as he was leaving. Menace 2 Society is very realistic because people do die when they’re trying to change. 🤷‍♀️ I feel like Caine was stuck he had good sense just around the wrong people. Because when he got shot the first time and O-dog came over it seems like Caine was going to chill in the house. (Side note): There’s an actually a clip after the shooting where Ronnie and Anthony are sitting on the stairs I’m guessing waiting on the police.

[@queenscarlettpimpsunkiss..5537]

Chile. Alot of these movies have the theme of , "well I survived".. 😅😭😭😭. And when you really think about that. That's kind of sad AF.. and a lot of black people in general function like that whether they are from the hood or not.. a lot of the collective is just grateful to be surviving.. and that's truly something to think about

[@B-THKFL]

BAPS is an exception! Maybe because it’s a comedy (similar to Friday).. P.S. I love y’all videos. I been binging all day!

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@nicholasjordan7334]

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” - Orson Welles By that standard South Central is a happy ending.

[@mygameishonesty9030]

If the main character/main focus prevails, it's a happy ending, even if some sad events take place before.

[@keptbygrace6221]

The first time I saw Set It Off, I thought Vivica's character was going to jail. I never thought Stoney would be the only one left alive. 🥺

[@sdk0524]

Josh died! Momma fired! I’d love y’all’s take on Paid in Full.

[@ARenae-vo4ch]

Breakdown Poetic Justice 🤞🏾 I always assumed Jason’s mother got fired. Now thinking about it, Jason confronted Josh about stealing from her but never mentioned him getting her fired. This was also before he met Lyric and I think he told her his mama works at Frenchies, not used to. I could be wrong though🤷🏽‍♀️ Josh died, mama fired😂

[@valateanmitchell3265]

I don't like sad endings but interesting endings that leave you thinking are pretty good. Ruby's Bucket of Blood was a weird ending and Eve's Bayoue was a bittersweet ending. John died, Mama fired.

[@jamibess9367]

Thanks!

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Thanks so much for supporting the channel!

[@prettiamazin8068]

Menace II Society: kanes baby and lil Anthony should make a part 2 called "still a menace" 😂

[@AxiomAmnesia]

😆 with ODog as the big uncle showing them the ropes! 😂

[@ParisFinley]

Josh died, mama fired 😂😂😂!!! I cannot! The 90s hood movies wore my young a** out back then and scarred me for a long time. The first movie that made me cry was South Central and it was at the end when Bobby is face to face with Ray Ray. And maybe it's Glenn Plummer's I don't want to say impediment or lisp, but the way he says 's' words like 'sh' made me infantilize him, and I was all of about 8 years old balling hearing him confront Ray Ray and trying to keep Jimmy from following that same path. The whole speech was moving and did it for me 😪, but I thought that had a happy ending at the time. Jason's Lyric was another one that made me cry. I knew Josh was the antagonist, but I still felt empathy for him and I remember seeing Treach cut him, I ran out of the room cause that was too much for a 9 year old to bear 😅! Although I was happy to see him get revenge on the other guys, I knew his life banked on Jason being there and when he was like " I ain't got nothin'!", my lil young a** was balling again like I was at a funeral 😂 and left the room, which is what I would always do when I would cry during a movie, cause you know your siblings would tease you for that 😂. Boyz in the Hood, I didn't watch the movie but my oldest sister and mother did. I remember walking in on the part when Ricky is being killed, but I hadn't watched the movie so I wasn't invested in the character, so it didn't break me like I'm sure it would have. Between these hood movies, after school specials and 'The Awakening', I just wanted no more parts. I have only one brother and although we weren't teens just yet, these movies and what was going on in Chicago (sadly still), made me feel that was going to be my brother's fate. So when my mama walked in with 'The Inkwell', I instantly started crying and was like I don't want to see another one of these movies where there's killing in it. But then she assured me Inkwell wasn't one of those, and of course it wasn't 😂😂. But those movies coming out back to back, and with gang violence prevalent, was tramatic and stressful asf back then. I'm 38 now, but these movies traumatized me as a kid. They're all classics and have their place and I love all the movies to this day, but when you're living in a time when children not that much older than you are being killed (Yummy) and other children killed in drive-bys, it does a number on your psyche. Great breakdown again ❤✌🏾!

[@GRUSTLER]

Have you guys ever did a movie break down of Get Out?

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Not yet, but we've done NOPE on this channel. There are three videos.

[@mccolycoken]

Yall fan theory on Menace (is O Dog Cain alter ego?) had a resurgence recently and been all over social media and I knew exactly where the source and question came from

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Yes, over the past years, it goes viral every so often! ❤️

[@SlentVce]

I love the Cain and Odog theory honestly. It reminds me of Fight Club

[@AxiomAmnesia]

It's funny because Fight Club came later. After so many people mentioned Fight Club, I finally watched the movie. Heit had seen it, but I hadn't.

[@watitduful]

13:55 interesting theory! However, it’s clear that O-Dog was not an alter ego. For example, in the living room discussion with the grandparents earlier in the movie, both Cain and O-Dog’s individual presences were acknowledged (grandpa noted to O-Dog that he’s heard stories about him).

[@AxiomAmnesia]

All I'll say here is that you should consider watching the multiple videos on thus. They're gonna playlist on this channel. We've addressed all the objections like this multiple times.

[@GordyLove365]

Wait a minute! We had ONE good movie with a happy ending. The Wood (technically a hood romcom) but still a hood movie lol

[@AxiomAmnesia]

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[@hduece78]

Poetic justice has a closure ending not a tragic ending. However it has tragic situations that justice and lucky experienced. Set it off has a closure ending. South central has a closure ending. Boyz in the hood has a closure ending. Jason lyric has a closure ending Belly was a dry ending.

[@KokettaKnowles]

I watched one of your theory videos and I love how original and on point they are. Thanks for sharing.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Glad you like them! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ohsobashful4763]

I commented on the guy on TikTok video and said you got this from Axiom Amnesia. He never responded. This was months ago.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Yep, of course he didn't respond... 😆

[@ebert311]

Part 1 - I think that the morality plays have always been a part of telling stories. If we go back to the 70’s, we had black heroes rising from the slums full of pimps and hoes. Fast Forward to the 90’s… The stories talked about the people who were still in those slums but are not heroes. The appeal of your channel is the multiverse question of “What if….” What are the directors trying to say? Back in the 70’s, they were saying that we need to see ourselves a strong people in a world that is not glamourous. The commentary for South Central is redemption. For Boyz in the Hood…it was regret. In Menace II Society…it was about morality. The people who died were among the most moral while the people who lived had to hold on to the grief. Poetic Justice…is about relationships. It’s the spark that starts a relationship and what brings people together. Relationships with our friends and how we change. It was watching a growing relationship between two broken people. I wouldn’t say this one was negative. They got it together. Set It Off . Greed. As they kept doing robberies, they all changed. The movie did have some interesting feminist themes. Jason’s Lyric…the movie was about the romance, but the real story was about the brothers. (Mom lost her job) The boys were damaged and one found an escape with his girl. New Jack City (one of my ultimate favorites). The answer to this question is Ice T’s reaction to Nino Brown’s death. Indifference. Nino died but the drugs didn’t die. There will be another Nino and more death. “Just Say No” was flawed back then. What were we saying “Yes” to? The ending was a question mark. Belly…man, that movie is messy. I agree that it wasn’t great. It was a music video that was turned into a movie. (I wrote this line before you said it…) This is did end well. Sincere made it to Africa with his family. He only got shot in the leg. Tommy found redemption from the Reverend.

[@cabbitness1983]

breakdown poetic justice for real! we need to hear your take on what actually happened to chicago (not a happy ending for him!) lol.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

N i forgot that lil boy is Freddy from moesha although he didn't play on the all the time. He was pm the show 1st season. He had the twist n his hair .

[@JusticeLong3317]

32:59 I do not feel that Jason’s Lyric was a happy ending. Especially when you think about it from the mother’s perspective. Her husband went off to war and came back a different man, one of her children has killed multiple people and then offed himself. If we follow the idea that Jason and Lyric are indeed dead at the end of the film then the mother has essentially lost everyone in her life to gun violence. Her husband and her children are all dead. If we follow the idea that Jason and Lyric are alive at the end it’s still sad. As there really is nothing that showed that Jason overcame his trauma (in fact he’s probably more traumatized now that his brother is dead) and the mother has essentially lost everyone she’s ever loved. Her husband is dead, Joshua is dead and her remaining son has abandoned her. Just a side note: I actually prefer y’all’s fan theory of the film to the common interpretation of the film. I feel that in many ways Jason’s Lyric was about how unhealthy codependency is. With Jason, Joshua, and Lyric ultimately dying at the end of the film I truthfully feel that would have sent the message more clearer. I feel that the common interpretations is kind of having your cake and eating it too. To me Jason’s Lyric should have a tragic ending. 53:00 I’m not sure if I would call it a Hood Movie. But there’s as a 1999 movie called “Asunder”. Starring Michael Beach, Debbi Morgan, Blair Underwood. I rolled my eyes watching the ending because it was so predictable. There’s this trope in black films that I have noticed that I have called “The Darkskin serial killer” trope. In which there’s usually three main stars in the film. One of them is a dark skin man, and the other two are a lighter skinned or light skinned couple. The Dark Skin man terrorizes them throughout the film, he kills some white or light skin woman and eventually meets his end. Films like Jason’s Lyric, No Good Deed, and Asunder all fit into this sort of trope. So when I watched that film I rolled my eyes because I knew how it was going to end. JOHN DIED, MAMA FIRED

[@Durtyredd89]

Yall forgot bout dont be a menace

[@empressgoddessprst]

8:53 That's Deep. I didn't think that Kane died either

[@calvinwoolfolk324]

I think fresh is like a hidden sequel to the wood because in the wood he moved to another city n school n he have the same name in both movies but his nickname was fresh in the fresh movie n ever tho fresh was more dramatic n the wood more comedy but I feel they kinda in the same universe just the movie dope because the character Stacy from the wood plays in the dope movie too lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

Fresh could be the unofficial prequel to The Wood. He moved from New York to Inglewood & made friends with Slim & Roland.

[@WhentheBehelitScreams]

Another situation with Stonie is she's definitely wanted. So her time is numbered.

[@ChargingGuy]

Dead Presidents is one of the most depressing movies ever made. The only “good” in that movie happened at the beginning

[@nysadeanbagby3519]

i think that 90 hood movies are tragic because it’s a reminder that 9 times out of 10 the people in the hood don’t make it out alive and also there are so many factors that let to hood people demise

[@NiDuke2032]

I just wanna say, Boyz in the Hood be having me hot every time I see that movie. I can't stand how the mother treated Doughboy but put Ricky on a pedestal. She is the reason why both of the boys got what happened to them. She is the definition of a toxic mother

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

I agree. She lost both of her sons as a result of her favoritism. She favored Ricky because his father was the one who got away & her relationship with Doughboy’s dad was horrible & she took it out on Doughboy.

[@NiDuke2032]

@@therealmarlonbellamy yes. I can't stand her

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@NiDuke2032She’s one lf the worst movies in movie history along with the following mothers: Carol from South Central Khalia from Losing Isiah Wanda from Holiday Heart Cassey from Woman Thou Art Loosed Victoria from Madea’s Family Reunion Jennifer from Daddy’s Little Girls Mary from Precious

[@ertfgghhhh]

Why would they have a happy ending? When you are in those situations, bad endings follow

[@keptbygrace6221]

Exactly. Tragedies are part of real life, especially for certain metro areas in the 90s.

[@TheRealBlackarrot]

Above The Rim has a pretty happy ending

[@Cashcrop91]

I mean, most real life hood tails end in tragedy. You can’t kill a bunch of folks or sell a bunch of bricks without any static or recoil. Even just being a civil bystander in the hood ends in tragedy most times than it should. These films were supposed to be visceral to steer the youth from going down that road. But unfortunately it inadvertently made the youth want to live out their favorite movie.

[@Du808-o8k]

90s did have happy ending lyric from Jason lyric in Monica for the player club is still alive..

[@ebert311]

Part 2 - Friday…yeah, Ice Cube got Nia Long. That’s the end of that discussion. Tales from the Hood. It’s another moral tale and it depends on the character. It was happy endings for people who were hurt and got their revenge. New Jersey Drive. The director didn’t like the movie and I think that made this movie a negative movie overall. Above the Rim. Hmmm. Here’s what you should do. The guy who wrote the screenplay for Above the Rim, also wrote New Jack City and Sugar Hill. So…are these three movies connected? Anyways, it ended well. Higher Learning depends on the character. Malik didn’t win. Remy didn’t win. Kristen won. She found her strength and her voice. I think there was some portion of happiness in this one. The Wood. This was positive because it was about brotherhood and accountability. Best Man also ended positive. It’s a good movie. You mentioned stories and the amount of them in a movie. I think that people lean towards the one that hits them the hardest. In the Best Man, I leaned towards the good moments I had with a female friend that I couldn’t have. Waiting to Exhale. I can’t speak on that one. Ha ha But it ended wrong for me. There was suppose to be a sequel to this flick. Whitney Houston’s death ended that dream and that made it a bad ending for us all. Dead Presidents was negative, but it was a morality tale. He had chances to turn away as did all of the others. But he chose poorly. Fresh…last one you covered. He was going to be in witness protection with his sister. He met with his dad and his dad yelled at him making him cry. So, I think it will end better because he will be in a better place. Movies you missed…. Juice, White Men Can’t Jump, Candyman, 187, Deep Cover, Clockers… Maybe Girl 6 and Crooklyn as well. I watched to the end but forgot the phrase. Mama Cried John Died or something like that. Sorry.

[@chrishenry2900]

Do, a movie review on the movie, lockdown, with Master p. Richard t. Jones. And d'andre bonds.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

Yes.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Please you guys need to do there are no children here..this movie is right up yall alley..

[@AxiomAmnesia]

I need to get that!

[@queenscarlettpimpsunkiss..5537]

For South Central In Particular. I think the ending & throughout the film. The emphasis they are focused on is 'The Chance'.. cuz Alot of 'Hood Ppl' feel like they have no chances. Let alone .. 2nd or 3rd chances.. so it's like.. by the end.. specifically.. Bobby has a chance of getting off parole & changing his life.. Jimmy has a Chance. Ray has a chance and new enlightenment to influence a change in his ways.. That movie specifically. Is about Chances.. which I feel is necessary.. and also.. Can be problematic to a certain extent

[@hduece78]

New Jersey Drive has a testimonial ending. When I think about those movies that has those Hot Boyz is one of them. Even after the tragedies and losses I still made through and got a second chance.

[@cabbitness1983]

so basically, "non-hood" movie endings be like "and they all lived happily ever after!" hood movie endings be like "welp...at least one of the main characters made it to the end credits."

[@AxiomAmnesia]

You might have a point.... LOL

[@calvinwoolfolk324]

Ok well non hood movies sounds like superhero movies n hood movies sound like horror movies lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cabbitness1983]

@@AxiomAmnesia that's what it sounds like though lol. Even though when the credits roll, we (usually) never see the results of these characters. But with non-hood movies, there is an underlying sense that the characters resolved whatever conflicts they had in the movie/ their lives. Whereas with hood movies, there are questions that aren't addressed fully. I said this in Axiom's south central video, I'd love for og Bobby and Jimmy to have the ultimate happy ending, but realistically- as it's portrayed in the movie itself- that was highly unlikely because they glossed over so many things (and let's be honest, little Jimmy should have lived with nurse Shelly. That would have been the true happy ending).

[@cabbitness1983]

@@calvinwoolfolk324 @AxiomAmnesia that's what it sounds like though lol. Even though when the credits roll, we (usually) never see the results of these characters. But with non-hood movies, there is an underlying sense that the characters resolved whatever conflicts they had in the movie/ their lives. Whereas with hood movies, there are questions that aren't addressed fully. I said this in Axiom's south central video, I'd love for og Bobby and Jimmy to have the ultimate happy ending, but realistically- as it's portrayed in the movie itself- that was highly unlikely because they glossed over so many things (and let's be honest, little Jimmy should have lived with nurse Shelly. That would have been the true happy ending).

[@mishuhhh]

The beginning of Poetic Justice throws me off every time 😂

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

It’s overrated in my opinion.

[@Aries16603]

What threw you off? It was simple, she lost her love one and felt she could never be in love again until she met lucky.

[@mishuhhh]

@@Aries16603 not that lol ..when it shows the movie they’re watching.

[@Aries16603]

@@mishuhhh they were in a drive-tru movie?? I’m confused at what you are confused about. That part was kinda irrelevant. It was just to introduce Janet and Q-tip in the movie.

[@mishuhhh]

@@Aries16603I get what you’re saying..them being introduced..but I don’t watch poetic justice often. So when I do and I turn it on, when I look back at the screen and see the movie they’re watching I think for a split second I chose the wrong movie. Then it cuts to Janet and them 😂 that’s what I meant by it throws me off every time.

[@constanceficklen5678]

Josh died, momma fired lol

[@BratFest_atTiffanys]

Hey you two ❤ Happy Holidays 💌🎁🎍

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Hey hey!

[@bobbit3100]

I love these fan theories!

[@naturalista74]

I think that Poetic Justice and Queen and Slim were somewhat similar. The main characters were together out of circumstance. Neither one of the couples loved one another. I appreciate the theory about Menace to Society with O-Dog and Anthony.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

Hmmm... That's an interesting parallel. I never really thought about the similarities between those two films. I love it! 🤩

[@gothamqm]

Y'all forgot about "Juice" ((DEFINITELY not a happy ending), & idk if it qualifies as a hood movie, but would "Love & Basketball" fit in here?

[@AxiomAmnesia]

LOL You're right about juice, and Love & Basketball came out in 200, so that just missed the cut!

[@constanceficklen5678]

Ok guys, about O Dogg being Kain’s alter ego, what about the conversation they had with Wax in the car? I did watch the breakdown but I may have missed if y’all addressed this.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

You missed it. You should probably pay attention the next time you watch.

[@willanbel]

I don’t remember New Jack City. I had to be like two or three when I saw it and that’s how I got my nickname as a kid. G-Money

[@bobbit3100]

I think the ending of new jack city was a happy one given the situation.The old man sacrificed the rest of his life for the future of his community

[@AMAC922]

How many moms have Jennifer Lewis played???

[@AxiomAmnesia]

All of em! 😆

[@Mr.Jones41]

I can’t wait for y’all to do New Jersey drive…

[@AxiomAmnesia]

❤️

[@Sureokay]

Tales from the hood has the worst ending ever. Ain’t nothing worse than finding out you burning for an eternity, like are you serious? You can keep the shiiiiiiiiiit.

[@512thirds]

Cover The Sixth Man with Marlon Wayans and Higher Learning, please.

[@AxiomAmnesia]

We have a full two or three hours breakdown of Higher Learning on this channel. ☺️

[@emotionlessjazz7277]

My theory about poetic justice is his name is lucky because the concept is you’re lucky if you have justice as a black man. ❤