"It's Called Gentrification" | Boyz ’N The Hood

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

I loved how he talked to them all so respectfully, both young and old. He wasn't blaming anyone just trying to educate

[@hidan407]

Yeah, the young one showed him respect back when he took his shades off to look him in thr eyes man to man.

[@KayDub-t6v]

You do realize it's a movie right and not real life?

[@jonjone661]

@@KayDub-t6vthat’s obtuse, no one is debating if the scene is fiction or non-fiction, they are clearly actors. The message however is what the original comment was referencing, particularly in the respectful way it was being conveyed. Unless of course you do not believe lessons can be derived from works of fiction.

[@KayDub-t6v]

@@jonjone661 you must be part of the fake outrage safe space group. Way to take it to the next level. Literally proving my point. If it was real it MIGHT be obtuse. But it's NOT. Can you not DISCERN the difference? Did you just learn that word and couldn't wait to use it? Holy shit that was an incredibly dum response. Cue the sad violins over a make believe scenario. Good grief. Do you walk around with tissues? Wow.

[@KayDub-t6v]

@@jonjone661 the point was it was acting that was the scene. He was supposed to talk that way. The original commenter was acting like it was a real life scene and it wasn't. Can you not understand the difference? The fact I even have to explain this is just mind boggling.

[@jaxsonsdad79]

The thing I appreciate about this…is that no one is really WRONG. Furious is right about the end result, the old man is right about the immediate circumstances that contribute and the young brotha is right about having no choice but to have to survive in a situation he didn’t choose but inherited. We always have simple answers and lay superficial blame but it is never that simple.

[@jaycaldwell654]

Now this is a quality comment ✊

[@jeremyhopkins577]

That's what great dialogue is all about.

[@alertgasper]

very true. if the young brother doesn't survive his present, his future plans mean nothing. as we see later on in this fine movie

[@voyeursquid7904]

One thing that Furious has right...is that there will always be people who have more influence and power using these different generational issues to divide and conquer for their own material gain.

[@dubiouscaesar3709]

I think the same applies with the cop, although he's very un-pc and abrasive, he comes across like a guy who quite possibly recognizes the systematic issues, but also as someone who knows that you have to take some responsibility for your own actions, seemingly fed up and p*ssed off with young black men shooting each other over a game of dice etc.

[@igg3937]

Laurence Fishburne went from playing Jimmy Jump in King of New York, one of the most flamboyant and unhinged gangster characters you'll ever see on screen, to the calm and academic Furious Styles just a year later in Boys 'N The Hood. Brilliant actor.

[@claypearson8380]

Facts 😂

[@MickeyNutz54]

Let's not forget about Cowboy Curtis from Pee Wee's Playhouse😂

[@BriBailey-ol5rs]

Don’t forget bumpy Johnson too

[@MrJuhs91]

Morpheus

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

​@@BriBailey-ol5rshe played Bumpy several years later.

[@Neo-oq3rx]

I love how Furious ain’t just teaching the young generation he teaching the older generation too

[@hihowareyouthen]

Right? I love the moment where Furious begins to get through to the older man 3:55

[@niallpike1456]

Furious is more than a father, he's also a very wise man, and spokesperson. Gives the greatest advice

[@wonderpookie]

Well said.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Respect

[@Joe-uw5rv]

@@hihowareyouthen Except that Furious made no sense.

[@lilPopper]

The fact that Boyz "N The Hood is in The National Film Preservation Foundation shows that is more valuable than the Oscars or any popular film and tv awards. This film, among others in the Foundation will be around forever.

[@J.Gainez]

@Harold Paulle why are you so upset?

[@J.Gainez]

@Harold Paulle no wonder your wife makes you sleep on the floor, she doesn’t want you stinking up the couch she made you buy

[@brandon27025]

You don't say WHY it's a valuable film award.

[@laminage]

Folks of The Caucasian persuasion saw this movie and were blown away. In this movie Furious talks about Korean Folks and in Do The Right Thing, The Corner Men, talk about Sonny who is from Korea and does so well for himself. Then in St. Elmo's Fire, both Billy & Kirby work for Mr. Kim a successful Korean Businessman.

[@karmatt3098]

I like the movie because they talk funny.

[@100barbelve]

Gotta love the instant respect Furious gets from the gangsters, sounds like they been talking about the billboard amongst themselves for awhile

[@Incognito-vc9wj]

That nonsense wouldn't fly nowadays.

[@100barbelve]

@@Incognito-vc9wj not sure what you mean, kind sir

[@ML-kx9gz]

I feel ya young thug, it's crazy that it's a movie and totally make believe, it seemed so real, rofl

[@Tipi83]

They weren't gangsters. :D

[@targetegrat]

Most of the gangsters in the 90s generally didn't bother civilians. They were like Omar from The Wire.

[@prestonlindbeck1197]

Three decades later, a lesson still falling on deaf ears.

[@Stridewise]

I don't know man crack and shooting in south LA is way lower than it was when this came out

[@UKBornin1971]

Bingo

[@AgentExeider]

@@Stridewise Yes, but take a loot at how many black aborted babies there are every year. Remember Furious said, if you take away a people's ability to reproduce. So that means both creating a situation that causes them to die young, before they procreate, and create an environment where the idea of procreating is repulsive and thus encourage abortions. It's still preventing new black from being born, and keeping the population rate of black people under control. Case in point, I remember 30 years ago when this movie came out, how black people make up 16-18% of the population, now it's only about 12%, that means as time goes along there are LESS black people per capita. That's the population reduction agenda at play.

[@jasonmaclean719]

@@Stridewise now it's the homeless and drugs from the cartels, yet no one in power cares

[@shrim1481]

Blacks people are the only group of people that don't grow and evolve.

[@garvwadhwaney306]

I love how we can see the reason why Tre is so intelligent and academically-inclined. He got it from his dad.

[@crims1er327]

Smart enough to play dumb enough to live

[@BadNFlu3nz]

his mum too, though

[@l00tur]

It’s all about the support or lack thereof that you surround yourself in. If you gonna surround yourself with broken people then you’ll end up broken too, same deal for those with supportive parents and a community. We are only products of our upbringings

[@BillClay88]

He has two smart loving parents. We should all be so lucky.

[@davidtawse6765]

Intelligent in what regard??

[@targetegrat]

Its amazing to think that Lawrence Fishbourne played this role Boyz n the Hood. Then went on to play Ike Turner and Morpheus. 3 different styles. The man has range in his acting.

[@dw8840]

He also played a jheri curl wearing cowboy on Pee Wees playhouse

[@joepermenter7228]

He was supposed to be Jules Winfield and Zeus in DH3 but SLJ cut him off both times. Once supposedly due to audition, the latter because of salary desire.

[@manual.focus1]

Mandela effect his last name is “ Fishburne” but I also remember “Fishbourne”

[@targetegrat]

@@Steverodriguez825 Exactly. I'm mad I forgot about that role.

[@waltersvg]

He was also in Apocolypse Now

[@hidan407]

4:30 I always liked that he showed furious respect by taking off his shades and look him in the eye man to man.

[@kfmeighty9]

Was he a family swan? He has the SF hat on .

[@hotboxyay9029]

@@kfmeighty9Probably. A lot of the gang members were real members. You can sort of look at a few extras and get that vibe that some of them probably didn’t need a script.

[@PrinceK2007]

Dude knew Furious was a real one

[@adamquiles2468]

I liked how the old man addressed "that crack rock and shit" he really wanted for his community to be better than it was

[@charlesgerety1403]

They are to busy in racist conspiracy theories

[@valuecalc]

Adam, he knew that the young folks destroyed themselves with it. Drugs were the method of choice for quick thrills and a quick end. Bullets were next.

[@Sangria]

That's Grady right there

[@stevenmanchester2104]

@@Sangria was half expecting Fred Sanford to come rolling up in his truck.

[@slimj091]

And the only thing he was willing to do to make it better than it was was pointing a stick and blaming someone else... While the community was in decline before those kids were even born. Hell it was in decline when he was a kid.

[@RileyFreeman_]

“It’s the 90s we can’t afford to be afraid of our people anymore man” ohhh if only you knew what ur in for 30 years down the road 💀

[@Gundam04]

If only that were true

[@Dasmoose15]

4:30 still rings true 30 years later and the only thing they know.

[@davidcook680]

Does appear it's just what they are. Learning to read is acting white. Understanding simple math. Thats acting white like the asians. Knowing who your daddy is. Thats lame.

[@bene3443]

Oreo's have reproduced into a million carltons in every upper middle class suburb. It is shocking what 1 generation of wealth can do in such a short time.

[@B4NDllKOOT_]

The soul is lost

[@xFlared]

Morpheus freeing minds in early 90s.

[@Scott-n2x1j]

Who is Morpheus- - ?

[@SkankHuntForty2]

It didn't matter. The illegals gentrified South Central LA and pushed out all of the black people. The blacks can thank the Democrats for having lost their "black communities".

[@judgeprime3730]

​@@Scott-n2x1jwhhhaaaaa??? Come on now, buddy you need the red pill immediately 😂

[@Scott-n2x1j]

@@judgeprime3730 Are you Furious you can't learn Lawrence Fishburnes cast name?

[@chriso8193]

@@judgeprime3730 You need a Black Awakening. Fishburne did his first movie as a kid back in 1972. Morpheus was just to get that white dollar.

[@ZaptheZombie]

This is literally the best scene in the movie. It literally has the same plot as those “and everyone stood and clapped” posts except it feels real, none of it feels forced or preachy. It’s just some dudes talking about the problems they’re facing in the world

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

And you know for a fact conversations like these happened all the time in early 90s LA

[@chriso8193]

@@BananaPhoPhilly Don't shit on Black Men. Positive is positive and there are tons of Black Men in the LA Community that did a lot back in the 80's and 90's.

[@_____case]

"The only part that's universal is the math." Truth.

[@elevatedgame3016]

💯💯 , if I may add frequency of ones vibration to the language of the universe

[@MrTee12]

Not necessarily. It varies.

[@Unicysis]

I think the universal language is faith, the same way anybody in the world understands the word, “TAXI”. In that case, let faith be passed from one group to another

[@stvargas69]

Math is universal. Many ways to get to 1 answer. They just want you to do it the way they approve

[@hammurds]

That’s such bs

[@clarkvelasco4697]

Neo: So what did you do when you were still in the Matrix Morpheus? Morpheus: I was Furious, all the time...

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Man, John Singleton left his mark on the world with this one. Furious is a great dad and Tre was blessed to have both parents love him and care about him. You can tell that Furious was like a father/mentor to Ricky as well. Doughboy could've been saved but he didn't try hard enough unfortunately.

[@sidneyrodrigues728]

No strong and responsible father to reign in his rage. That's what doughboy needed.

[@Soldierboytrey]

Doughboy needed a loving mother like Ricky had. Ricky his whole life was had his mother behind him and she never thought anything of Doughboy which was why he turned out into the person he was

[@jazzyladyjae7669]

@@Soldierboytrey This whole movie was so sad to me, it left me feeling disturbed for quite awhile. .... The Saddest thing about Dough boy was having a mother who Spewed so much resentment towards her Our child - all Dough boy wanted from her was her Acknowledgment, Affection, Attention & Acceptance... Furious couldn't reach him, he was far too gone; lost in his own brokenness. 😔

[@losmit2194]

We got a problem here????

[@luismiguelgarciazaldivar2857]

​@@losmit2194nowadays, they do not make films like these anymore

[@martinishot]

Months after this movie came out John Singleton was a guest on the Tom Leykis Show. He talked about how when he was growing up they would sometimes see box cars full of automatic weapons and ammunition just suddenly showing up on old deserted railroad tracks.

[@johngilmore697]

What are you babbling about?

[@martinishot]

@@johngilmore697 That was not babbling and you have reading comprehension problems.

[@johngilmore697]

@@martinishot Y'all motherfuckers need to gangbang them books..

[@martinishot]

@@johngilmore697 Now that was truly babbling. later on after I heard that show in 1990 I started to hear other people who grew up in Crenshaw district like Singleton or Compton or North Long Beach etc. describe that also as part of their memories during their childhood. Box cars of automatic weapons just showing up apparently in the middle of the night. in later years this would be joined by massive amounts of crack cocaine available to distribute in these areas. The distribution of crack cocaine into South Central eventually made headlines and became an important congressional investigation.

[@johngilmore697]

@@martinishot I don’t want sweet punani action, I want to take your bishop and grind you down

[@stolensentience]

“Gun store, liquor store, gun store, liquor store, where tf you takin me!?” Also lmfao at dude just sippin on a half gallon of milk at the end on a midsummer day😂

[@realSrvBhtngr]

He makin use of that pastoral European genes planted into his ancestors 150 years ago

[@90srocked22]

The milk was because he was an athlete. You don't see it as much now but back then athletes drank a lot of milk

[@MikeDunn]

Milk is one of the best thirst quenchers. What are you on about?

[@stolensentience]

@@MikeDunn especially after it’s been sitting in the sun 🤣

[@kingeditsmv8996]

​@@stolensentience he's prolly lactose intolerant

[@patrick4662]

"Rick, its the 90s. We can't afford to be afraid of our own people anymore man." Uhhhhhhhhhhh

[@fudgematthew33]

Yeah...

[@axnyslie]

Less than one year after this movie was released the LA Riots happened.

[@herooflight7931]

If only that could be true

[@datboi9539]

"And they say it's the white man I should fear, but it's my own kind doing all the killing here."

[@JazzTheCat]

I like how they was just standing by the billboard and somehow drew a crowd

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

Probably out of Curiosity. Considering that it was 90’s and no phones or electronics to distract them

[@pianospawn1]

This is pretty normal for anyone born last millennium. Poor neighborhood, nothing to do, unusually dressed man in a strange car turns up, your gunna go have a look.

[@heman5077]

The mf is screaming and shit lol come on now

[@lang8097]

Lol before the scene u can see the old head idly standing by XD

[@warlaker]

Anybody who's not a homie is gonna be checked out

[@bubediscuss]

Laurence Fishburne brings so much wisdom to this role that we don't even notice the age gap between him and Cuba Gooding is only 6 years irl

[@jpmnky]

The guy always looked and acted older than his age. In Apocalypse Now he was only 14-15 years old. Dude looked like he was 25. He’s what 26-27 here? He looks 40, put some white on his beard and he could pass for 45. I think his character is 34 in this movie.

[@toptenguy1]

DAMN, for real? wow...

[@phillyeaglesforlife5127]

@@jpmnky He was 17 in Apocalypse Now and 28 in Boys N The Hood

[@tdestroyer4780]

@@jpmnky It cracked

[@prestonmcleod1726]

I remember my dad telling me listen hard on this scene. Didn't understand @ the time, but the older I got & the more I watched the movie, I finally understood the message. Gentrification is at a all time high to this day.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

So is black crime.

[@Mike77787]

Not sure if it’s the nostalgia of this movie watching it as a kid but man it just seems like there was something different about films like this you don’t see today. The mood, the dialogue, the message. 🔥

[@rogaken]

Nah. Directors, scripts, actors just aren't good anymore.

[@SalemGhassanHanna]

To be honest, most films back then weren't as good as this. Classics are remembered for a reason. I'd say 90% of movies of ANY era are just there to be enjoyed and forgotten in their time.

[@tudyloco1726]

Movies are rushed these days and some of the characters are actually born and actually live this environment most people portray it but don't know it

[@tudyloco1726]

It's a natural lingo game recognize game back your background and where you come from

[@clarkness77]

We sound like our parents lol

[@martinrios2488]

Still one of my favorite movie scenes ever. The messaging is on point.

[@lostinlife8033]

That " do we have a choice?" "No" Hit hard

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

Laurence Fishburne is incredible in this, as he is in all his roles. He plays the character so well i forget i'm watching a movie, he's so believable and it's actually 100% truth what he says. He was born for this role, everything about him is perfect.

[@GregMoress]

I know exactly, what you mean.

[@kaylons]

​@@GregMoress nice one

[@pauly260]

My parents generation had Atticus Finch as the role model of the perfect dad; we had Furious.

[@hostilebogeyinbound]

Fishburne was amazing in Apocalypse Now.

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

@@hostilebogeyinbound you've just blown my mind, I never even realized that was him, the guy on the boat playing drums? I should have known this LOL I love his drumming skills too and watched it many times lol

[@tonysnow9688]

Million dollars worth of game ,knowledge and or education message in this scene still reigns true til this day 💯✌🏾

[@losmit2194]

Thats whats Going on. In my Bankroll Fresh voice!

[@jimmiepurifoyiii9095]

Especially when you think about what students at Howard University were dealing with a few years ago with colonizers using the campus as an outdoor gym/dog park!!!

[@charlesgerety1403]

It's a terrible message

[@valuecalc]

​@@jimmiepurifoyiii9095, colonizers?

[@jimmiepurifoyiii9095]

@Pizza Pie From Urban Dictionary: A person of Caucasian origins who is not helping to improve life for the people of color in the 21st century (mainly African Americans). They see nothing wrong with events such as segregation, slavery, and the wars started in Africa due to the ridiculous ways of trade with whites.

[@genaroayala8100]

Every kid should have this kind of dad. Respect!

[@Kozinskowitzky]

One that promotes a victim mentality? Nah

[@Chunky-qs4jl]

@@Kozinskowitzky Huh? How dare you misinterpret the noble intentions of Furious? He was not coddling anyone with a victim mentality, he was enlightening his son and companions about the harsh realities of their society and empowering them to rise above the adversities they face. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, he was instilling in them the strength and knowledge to combat the systemic injustices that plague their community. It seems your feeble mind cannot comprehend true empowerment when it stares you in the face. Educate yourself before spouting such ignorant drivel! 😈🔥

[@Smickerthc]

@@Kozinskowitzky Your interpretation of Furious' actions couldn't be more wrong. He wasn't promoting victimhood but rather empowering his son and friends to confront and overcome the challenges they face. Before you communicate, try listening with your mind, not just your ears. Wisdom might find you then.

[@toontown9854]

@@Kozinskowitzky Star of David talking about the Victim Mentality ?

[@Kozinskowitzky]

@@Smickerthc “joined KZbin 2 months ago” ok troll boy

[@disruptapps]

Morpheus was always an idealistic, truth-telling and inspirational leader no matter which version of the Matrix he was in.

[@johndong7524]

He didn't tell them the truth. The old man did. All Furious did was shifting the blame instead of accepting responsibility.

[@MrAden1307]

@@johndong7524 Wow! It really shows your own issues when you say something like that. Forgetting it's a movie with scripts and dialogue lines for each of the characters. And then a overall message the director is trying to show. And all you can come up with is responsibility. Wow, you have no idea of government schemes. If no guns, cocaine or booze was ever in those places. The locals would never be drawn to them. The government knew that. It's only you who doesn't 30yrs later. Go back to sleep

[@johndong7524]

@@MrAden1307 Excellent example of blame shifting that I was talking about. Didn't the government also tell you to "Just Say No"? )) No one forced you to touch any of those things. People are perfectly capable of making their own decisions based on logic and free will. Stop blaming the government and accept some responsibility for your own actions.

[@MrJabez89]

That milk must be so warm and gross

[@anonymousf454]

I hate warm milk, I even add ice to milk...gotta be cold

[@mdillard79able]

Yuck

[@isaiahdaniels5643]

Dude probably had stomach issues all night.

[@Jeffrey49225]

Everything was weird in the 90s

[@m4ssee]

Yeah, I have no idea what this scene was about because I was too distracted by the nasty ass milk. And they wonder why we don't respect these "people"...

[@bossshun9]

The message is still strong to this day. You can easily destroy anything if you deny it the ability to improve, reproduce, enhance, and uplift. So, let this message continue to spread all over the internet and into the minds of young people.

[@charlesgerety1403]

Blame it on the white man

[@googlefearsaltmedia218]

Or just dont do business with black people.

[@elduderino2404]

When he spoke about liquor stores and gun shops……he left out abortion clinics

[@patwiggins6969]

@@elduderino2404 2020 abortion statistics. Southern States like Alabama and Georgia was overwhelmingly blacks had the highest percentage. In pretty much every other state whites had the higher percentage of abortions

[@patwiggins6969]

@@elduderino2404 planned Parenthood don't go to the hood. That's been in the news a lot lately about how black women don't have the same access as middle class white women do to reproductive health

[@yorkshire3939]

As a white dude, my father told me back in the late 80s that Furious was 100% right about this and the army. You gotta respect truth no matter who or when it's spoken.

[@infernocanuck]

@@Kozinskowitzky Thank you, exactly. What is more likely, that it is a conspiracy of non-blacks to put up liquor stores and gun stores in the hopes that black people will buy them and destroy themselves, or people who simply see a demand for guns and booze and profit from it. No one was forcing anyone to smoke crack, drink all day and shoot each other. The drug dealers, the liquor and gun store owners, could be put out of business easily. No demand, no supply.

[@pituparanoico]

@@Kozinskowitzky nah, the only victim mentality is the sionist and genocide state of Israel Free Palestine

[@bigz2008]

@@Kozinskowitzky exactly, he even mentioned other minority community like Koreans. Italians and Mexicans. how come it's only the black neighborhood that are affected by his consipiracy bullshit? black people need to take a good look at themselves and regonize the fault of their own culture and blame everything on racism. not saying racism don't exist but they existe for every other minority races. but they were able to overcome that. everybody, everybody but the black community...they have no excuses

[@beastvader]

​@@Kozinskowitzky Spoken like a typical irrational and inhumane zionist. The council officials who approve the liquor and gun stores are never black. But you already knew that.

[@FranK-tg7ou]

@@Kozinskowitzkybro everything this movie says is right There doesn’t have to be a demand, if those in power dictate, to put stores there And everybody knows the property value does decrease soley because of people being black in a neighborhood It’s not “victim mentality” people are actually just victims of a country that wants to keep them down because it keeps those in power at the top and it keeps the middle and lower classes divided

[@Alex-xz4im]

"There is always business, just not always in here." I feel that in my heart my brother.

[@xscythe67]

"The human conscience died with Robert, Martin, and John" - Lawrence Fishburn. He's speaking the truth, yet no one cares. Even outside of the film, only 1% of the black community actually sees the true messages of the film.

[@walkerfreighttv3548]

Fishburne was 30 and Cuba was 24😂

[@Inbraneinthememsane]

Well the idea was that fishburne is depicted as 40-45 and gooding jr as 17 I think they managed well

[@walkerfreighttv3548]

@@Inbraneinthememsane no one said they didn’t

[@BirdGang6]

Yeah it’s remarkable how believable they were as father and son! A timeless movie!

[@Afrocypher9590]

And dat's impressive too, pure *acting* at its finest.

[@QuesadillaLover]

​@@Inbraneinthememsane fishburne is supposed to be a young dad, I think he had him at 17 in the movie. So he'd be 34

[@kaylabattle9532]

It's because of this movie I was aware of Gentrification.

[@jermainelatimer804]

I didn't get then too, until I personally started seeing it

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

And that's why movies are so important. Same thing with Rain Man (1988). It was that flick that made the word autism became mainstream and people started to research more about it.

[@K-newborn]

maybe stop blaming whitey

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

me too, Kayla. Laurence Fishburne is the man! I'm not even religious, but if he got talking i'd prolly follow him to church to hear him out. Intense and interesting fella! It's so real it doesn't even feel like he's acting here does it?

[@joesmith5159]

better than truning neighborhoods and countries into 3rd world dumpos which is what happens to white areas infected by poc

[@sodothehivesonhisleg]

You can really tell he was a Black Panther member in his youth, and is carrying their work and vision forward, just entirely on his own. He stands out like a being from another reality where things are as they should be.

[@woopoganntnt7379]

acting like being a black panther is a good thing lol

[@coh2conscript851]

@@woopoganntnt7379 Racists destroying themselves and blaming others is a very popular thing.

[@mhm6262]

@@woopoganntnt7379why were they bad?

[@BlackIce3190]

@@mhm6262They were violent racist assholes who only spread hate.

[@90srocked22]

He's definitely your classic, TV show black dad while most of the people who live around him are thugs.

[@johndong7524]

The old man is right. It's the people who live in the neighborhood are the ones responsible for it. Stop shifting the blame and accept some accountability for the action. No one is forcing you to use or sell drugs.

[@brandonjohnson3284]

Nigga it's a literal curse. I bet you got some curses hanging over your soul that's hard to escape from. It's not as simple as stopping. Tell america to stop fighting wars overseas, watch how you get laughed at. It's not feasible

[@JFP1988]

And continuing to treat people like victims just makes them believe it and feel hopeless to change.

[@Phlebstick]

The most important scene in the movie

[@wonderwoman5732]

I agree to the power of INFINITY ♾️♾️♾️♾️♾️

[@jschannel6962]

This was extremely important especially in the 90s

[@BDRose]

That's Fred Sanford's friend

[@Rockyinlp]

​@@BDRose yep, that was Grady.

[@BDRose]

@@Rockyinlp I forgot

[@Zehahahahahahahahahahahaha]

The guy with the Raiders cap was in Doughboy's party too

[@bernardtroy33]

So many gems in this one scene...the office scene " do we have a choice?...no!...."Rick it's the 90's can't afford to be afraid of our own people anymore!. And the whole gentrification explanation and the old man not seeing the bigger picture💪🏿...still a very powerful scene! Rest in Power Mr. SINGLETON

[@AlwysBclosing]

“Gentrification is when a bunch of skinny Jean wearing mf’ers move in and start opening up vegan coffee houses and open mic spoken word nights at all my favorite bars. Cronuts and bullshit” - Furious in 2023

[@losmit2194]

Damn Furious you were way ahead of time!!!!

[@alexbeardsley751]

That dude had some balls to wear a SF hat in Compton, even back then. No wonder he had a target on his back...

[@pineapplexpression]

There's no Hoovers in Cpt anyways so it wouldn't really matter.

[@alexbeardsley751]

@@pineapplexpression Hoovers?

[@JazzTheCat]

@@alexbeardsley751 Hoover crips

[@alexbeardsley751]

@@JazzTheCat ah! thanks for the info!

[@pineapplexpression]

@Alex Beardsley its a south central gang that has one set represented by SF orange colours. I thought that was wat u meant.

[@r2rchannel593]

Just thought about the inconsistencies in Rick's character how is he all cautious and scared just to be in compton but so cool and relaxed when you got people out there with guns trying to kill you.

[@TheCrazykid439]

seems intentional, trying to display cognitive dissonance in ricky growing up in the area

[@TheCrazykid439]

@@Guts_Chris oh my mistake!

[@thebigbop5866]

But he knows his part of the hood, he's been walking it every day, despite what's going on in that scene he's pretty comfortable taking a piss there, probably done it hundreds of times in the area, he's never needed to go for a piss and been worried about making a run for it after.

[@KingJT80]

he only reason it changed is because he was talking shit to gang members from an opposing hood of his brother. most likely they were Crenshaw mafia bloods (tre got in an argument with that kid when he called him an african booty scratcher in elementary and that kid said he was from Crenshaw mafia) and him and Tre were living in the rolling 60s neighborhood because they lived in south central. thats why they were scared to even be in compton Ofc they couldnt straight up say this stuff back then in the movie because that movie actually caused gang fights and crips and bloods shooting at each other after the movie would let out in L.A. in those days. i actually remember that. i was only 11 when this came out but went to a west Seattle middle school and we had a lot of somoan and Asian bloods that went there

[@mikem591]

That’s a good insight. Ricky was suddenly very weary when he was in Compton, but was acting kind of naive when the bloods were chasing him and Tre around their own neighborhood. He might have had a false sense of security when he was in his own neighborhood. Almost like it was just part of living there, though Tre knew they were in mortal danger, having experienced those same bloods point a gun at him.. Maybe Ricky wasn’t as naive as it was perceived at the end of the film, he just tragically misread the danger they were in.

[@peterponcedeleon3368]

Suppliers simply sell where there is demand. If demand falls, supply will dry up. Don't blame others for your bad habbits.

[@Validtruth-u8u]

Exactly

[@KNOTTYBUDS]

I'm a white dude. Grew up in middle class all my life basically. I first saw this movie in High-School, and this and Menace II Society really opened my eyes to how the world looks to others. But this speech was always one thing that really stood out to me. It really opened my eyes to how unfair the system is, and how broken it is. And not only that, it also takes the younger generation to start making it better too. Like, I never used to think about, "Oh, but how did the Crack get here? We don't ship it here." Or, "they want us to kill ourselves." It literally made me look around my own town and compare it to others for me to say, "Oh shit. He's right."

[@Professor__S]

Makes more sense then ever in 2023, except instead of crack it's fentanyl.

[@KNOTTYBUDS]

@Professor__S yupp. Crack definitely died down, and now opiates/opioids are the new pandemic. But yeah, this whole scene is just perfect. It's still relevant to this day.

[@johndong7524]

Stop shifting the blame. No one forces people to use or sell drugs. It's a choice they make. The old man in this scene is right.

[@KNOTTYBUDS]

@johndong7524 It must be nice to have the privilege to judge other people's choices in life. Must be nice to live in a place where the annual income for most households is more than 10,000 dollars. And I was talking about Crack specifically. Not drugs in general. It's an important distinction to make in this context. (80s-90s Los Angeles. Specifically, the inner city.) You should look into the CIA and the Crack epidemic. They'll deny these allegations, of course. But the more you read about it, the more you realize that there's actually a lot of evidence to support it. Hate to be the one to inform you, but the government isn't *always* there to help you. And as a recovering addict, it's pretty disappointing to hear someone's view on addiction be so black and white. "You do drugs? You bad."

[@johndong7524]

@@KNOTTYBUDS Cry me a river.

[@Woodyj1983]

Furious was half right. We have to hold ourselves accountable for the bad choices we make. Can't blame someone for what you do.

[@Aristocratic13]

Crack was intentionally and there is someone to blame for that. There name is The CIA. They released a pressed about it decades ago.

[@brianmeen2158]

Accountability is nowhere to be seen these days .

[@tareklegrand7747]

Just because there's drugs in the country doesn't mean you should sell it. Same things with gunshops

[@JFP1988]

Just because there are gun shops and dope slingers doesn't mean you have to buy it.

[@skully8692]

I smell mayo

[@marcusnelson1094]

When that old man started pointing his finger at the youngsters I was weak🤣🤣🤣.

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

Old man mannerisms. I'm 30 and sometimes I do similar things.

[@valuecalc]

Marcus, he was ashamed of the drug-dealing youth in the community. Typical. Youngsters were likely getting shot left and right.

[@marcusnelson1094]

@@valuecalc trust me, I know. I grew up around this stuff.

[@valuecalc]

@@marcusnelson1094, it's the elderly who often know best, but youngsters refuse to learn anything from them. I'm sure you've noticed that, too.

[@marcusnelson1094]

@@valuecalc 100% agree. They definitely do know a lot and seen a lot even before the trouble came to their neighborhood. Back before my time that same neighborhood my uncle lived in was beautiful. Everybody got along, kept the neighborhood clean, etc but as the older ones left then they left those houses to their grandkids and most of them didn’t keep up the property.

[@geraldbelak9112]

Furious spit FACTS! AND why does the dude in the Raiders hat, look like Dave Chapelle!?

[@armkidmustang]

This is probably one of the most underrated scenes in cinematic history in my opinion

[@theshield44]

Underrated movie, too

[@vernonrobinson1685]

Rick, this is the 90s, we can't afford to be afraid our own people anymore. That's some real ish.

[@gr8m887]

Laurence Fishburne is a national treasure

[@mikedawolf95]

Crazy how true this is. My mom grew up in Pilsen, Chicago and it used to be a rough area. Now I got an office job in Pilsen and there’s fancy $2000 apartments, the streets are all nice and clean, and nice stores and restaurants popped up there.

[@GoneFishin610]

Then we drive a few blocks down or past some train tracks and it's suddenly the hood again. Big cities really have this happening and we don't even know.

[@WOGBOY]

so you would rather live in a shithole with tons of crime ?

[@moonrunrs]

Thank goodness for that. You can go to work in Pilsen in safety rather than being in danger. You have a job -- and it's in a stable area.

[@martinrios2488]

I’m from the Chi and lived around the tri Taylor area. I know what you mean. Pilsen Went from hood to bouje.

[@r5t6y7u8]

So what happened in Pilsen? According to this scene, the Koreans at "Seoul to Seoul Realty" bought the land, removed the black criminals and brought in Asians... who happened to have high math scores.

[@lelouchehashirama6265]

Growing up in LA this shit hits hard because you can still go to Compton and this same conversation being had today.

[@daloin87061]

Same in Kansas City Missouri

[@brandonisner5214]

One of my favorite scenes in all of film. No exaggeration. And Tre's Beetle cabriolet is so tight.

[@vincentthompson1608]

Tre and Ricky didnt even want to get out of the car for fear theyd get GOT. Sad but true statement of just how unsafe we feel around our own people sometimes.

[@HeckyEOA89]

0:18 dayyyyum baby got more cake than Duncan Hines man lol

[@stevenwinterhill3623]

🤣

[@curtiswhiteheadjr1322]

“My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.” It’s legal for Black folk to read now. We can have a book in our possession and keep our fingers in 2022. #TheyWroteItAllDown y’all. ✊🏽

[@MDCJ59]

Preach, Brother!

[@DrezzyEFTP]

Hosea 4:6 excellent bible verse

[@woopoganntnt7379]

you black supremacists are weird as hell

[@JBrander]

Morpheus' boss chair looks pretty nice tbh.

[@thee_morpheus]

I was young and learning

[@Gphazor]

Furious: "You boys want to see something?" Tre: "Do we have a choice?" Furious:"...no." you know right then a lesson was going to be told

[@supersnow17]

30+ years later and not one of y'all MF's listened and learned from this message.

[@justinquaylepate1358]

Lawrence Fishburne; truly a legendary actor

[@ColonelMetus]

RIP❤❤😢😢

[@justinquaylepate1358]

@@ColonelMetus did he die?

[@ColonelMetus]

@@justinquaylepate1358 yeah

[@justinquaylepate1358]

@@ColonelMetus oh no! When?

[@Rorschach97]

He's not dead

[@johnsmith7298]

They move into a neighborhood, destroying it making everyone leave, then young people move in taking a risk trying to make it better - GENTRIFICATION.

[@poormanssoderbergh3914]

The most vital scene of the movie, singletons thesis statement. Beautiful. It’s a shame he only got to make a handful of personal statements before being shoved through the studio system. RIP to a great one.

[@hihowareyouthen]

Very well put! It's a great scene in a movie full of them (the home invasion scene with the roaring saxophone is another standout for me). I can't believe how young Singleton was when he made this - it'd be a truly incredible accomplishment at any age but for him to be THAT young blows my mind.

[@spiral8003]

Drugs, liquor stores, guns, you can find this in every poor part of each country. It's more of a class thing.

[@TylersRapPromo]

My homeboy invited me over to his grandmas and for the first time I experienced gentrification. Now I’m watching this movie and get what he’s talking about

[@ordoabchao4202]

JD Vance brought me here from his Joe Rogan interview

[@mattheweuqnicurzeid7154]

here in Jacksonville, three neighborhoods in District 1 have been gentrified; Springfield, Brooklyn and Murray Hill. They were all crime ridden in the past.

[@abefroman8821]

I'm here because of Vance but I remember all the commentary of this movie from back then

[@arycorvette884]

Morpheus spitting facts and handing them redpills

[@BIGSEXXY62677]

Lmao!!

[@sanctuary8396]

Morpheus was offering Red Pills to all those who would listen, a decade before the Matrix.

[@YD-uq5fi]

What Grady said was much closer to the truth than what Furious said.

[@aaronbrochu]

They import drug's for money. So who's buying the drugs. The black's it's called supply and demand

[@DAILMCDAVID]

Good googlie goo !! He wasn't a big dummy

[@OldAussieAds]

I'm going to have to watch this movie again as an adult. It's more thought provoking than I remember.

[@Leon-qh9br]

just watched it I lived through similar as a young adult but in my 30's im mature and this all still holds up

[@jamestoney6599]

"It's everyone else's fault my community refuses to stop fighting each other and unite." A tale as old as time...

[@Pitttdog]

why is there a gun store and liquor store on each corner.....because there is demand. No demand, no business no liquor store and no gun store. No demand means no drugs, no drug dealers. No drug customers, no drugs being bought. Who forces demand? No one. It comes from the individual person and community. Its not other peoples fault, just yours. Why isnt this in Asian, Indian, areas? Not enough demand and a strong work and family ethic.

[@chc2650]

Cap, plenty of Asians will tell you about their abusive alcoholic parents/grandparents.

[@TraustiGeir]

This movie is so much more than I ever expected.

[@Capt_Pete_Mitchell]

It’s written and acted so well. This movie hit me hard watching it as a teenager and damn even more so now as a 40 year old.

[@wingman4717]

Such an underrated scene. Still resonates today and should be freakin taught everywhere.

[@macdaddy11c32]

2:09 Well spoken. United we stand, Divided we fall

[@ThornOfHearts]

And to this day nothing has changed, and if it has it's only gotten worse

[@alexs.7158]

You know it’s kinda crazy the foreshadowing for this movie and Snowfall. On the last episode with Frank and Leon you eventually see a set with kids that films for this movie here. The last episode was in 1990 the same year this movie was being directed.

[@thomasbrown3356]

Grady a fool. LOL "Yeah, that's them. Uh, huh."

[@mitchellstowers5251]

You build your community, that’s why when brothers get out and do good they move.

[@RobGradyVO]

2:02 howd I never notice dude was just drinkin a Whole Litre of Milk

[@ADCC-qp2gk]

Property value changed now, everything is expensive to live even the ghettos now days in America .

[@jayoneokc]

Naw ghetto is still cheap it's the economy that has got bad and worst

[@ClayLud]

@@jayoneokc I wire houses in this exact area of LA and they are expensive today. 500K is still a ripoff evn if other spots are going for 900k. Steep is steep.

[@AmbassadorHyūga]

All this time later and my people still haven’t learned. We’re still doing the same thing now we were doing 30-50 years ago smh 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@balduccioliv]

Your people lmao

[@bertmert7749]

Crazy how true everything furious is saying turned out to be true it’s honestly pretty sad

[@jerryblair4106]

I love what Fishburn said what is happening right now.A great role he hit the nail on the head.

[@mw4507]

What’s the lesson here? Do not invest in areas that are majority black? Isn’t that the whole point of red lining? So, you invest in the community, its gentrification. If you don’t invest it’s red lining

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Some people complain about where they live but also don't want it to change.

[@alexarmstrong578]

People have choices and some are harder than others. People could choose not to drink, do drugs or to not have children out of wedlock.

[@MeelatchiDaibukti]

That reminds me of an image I saw once from a courtroom. The judge, the security guy, and the accused in handcuffs. All 3 of them black men. And how their choices in life brought them all there. Not their fucking environment, not their street, their choices.

[@willumbermarchant5510]

I never noticed how much the NPCs in GTA San Andreas move like the extras at the start of this scene. Seriously, look at the movement path and how the shoulder positioning. Uncanny.

[@wsxfafoxws]

I’ve always loved the shot of furious saying to the young gangster to think about his future as the G swigs his 40 oz.

[@JFK-ir7yz]

I mean, you need to respect your community in order to help it grow and thrive.

[@TheOzMan91]

2:46 Who was it that called Ricky "milk boy?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@natebravo6804]

I'm weak lol. Never caught that before

[@Sukiipod]

Facts bro lol

[@SHADYBAD1]

And to this date 2023,they still don't get the message

[@gangstarapcoretrance902k6]

I like how the 2 gangstas are drinking 40s while Ricky is drinking a whole milk.