Boyz N The Hood

Boyz N The Hood

Boyz N The Hood is a movie about the problems encountered by young black males living in inner-city Los Angeles. The story chronicles the high school life of three friends, two of which are brothers and one of which is the main character. Ricky and Doughboy are the brothers who live in a single-parent home. Ricky is an All-American football player who has plans of going to USC. Doughboy lives his life in the streets, selling drugs, participating in violent crimes, and drinking. Tre lives with his father, who is a strong influence in his life, but maintains contact with his mother. Furious, Tre's father, teaches Tre how to be a strong black man who has goals and takes responsibility.


This movie is old, but the themes are still prevalent today. The movie opens with the quote, “1 in 21 American black males will be a victim of murder. Most will be killed by other black males.” This is the main point that John Singelton, the writer, is trying to convey. The black struggle starts within the black community. The black community brings itself down in many ways. Because of this, society doubts them and writes them off. This isn't fair to the black people like Ricky who are trying to do the right thing but are brought down by the negative stereotypes that surround entire race. This is symbolized in the movie when Ricky is unexpectedly killed. Coincidently, he was killed by another black male.
The key conventions of this film trailer are that it has a voice over sad music to connote death and crime.

The film poster has many key conventions like the release date at the bottom the title and the production blur just above the release date.