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WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM
PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Frames the film as one of his first and formative encounters with Will Smith.
About 0 min into the transcriptArgues its mainstream action framing made it more radical and accessible.
About 8 min into the transcriptSays the final action beat is the movie’s most rewatchable because everything comes together there.
About 40 min into the transcriptCredits the stars’ improv for making the film feel alive and funny.
About 48 min into the transcriptSays it is one of the first cable movies he kept wanting to revisit and that he related to Trey.
About 0 min into the transcriptLogan says the film shaped his understanding of the NBA, college, and high-school recruiting.
About 0 min into the transcriptLogan argues the film gives women almost no redeeming qualities and treats them as users or objects.
About 16 min into the transcriptHighlights the opening's reference to poverty and the Reagan era and argues the film shows how badly the crack era hit Black communities.
About 0 min into the transcriptSays Nino is visually and socially irresistible even though the life is unstable and doomed.
About 24 min into the transcriptSays Ice-T is early in his acting career and not perfect, but still effective enough to carry the role.
About 72 min into the transcriptTHEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT
Will’s run after this film makes him the bigger winner overall.
Bad BoysIt should be seen as a mainstream action movie with Black leads.
He Got GameIt reinforces the film’s transactional view of women and does not redeem them.
He Got GameThe film portrays women as leeches or objects with almost no redeeming quality.
He Got GameHe likes the ending and wants the ball to go in for a multiverse version.
He Got GameRay Allen’s maturity made him a better fit than Kobe.
He Got GameHigh-school players became much more visible later through the internet and social media.
New Jack CityNo one really wins; the neighborhood, the dealers, and the police all lose something.
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