Group 2 :
How are men, women and their relationship presented in this movie? What’s the movie’s message here?
In this movie boys lead very different lives. Tre is an aspiring college man, Ricky an American football player, Doughboy a dealing gangster. The film offers an insight on racial inequality, drugs, sex, and gang violence.
Relationship between Tre and Brandi:
Tre’s girlfriend, Brandi, has resisted Tre’s demands to have sex with her, mostly due to her own beliefs as a Catholic.
- but he is playing games, pressure force her to have sex with him, but she’s more intelligent than Tre , she doesn’t want children when she’s young, she wants to be educated – wants to see the life.
There is a scene in which Tre came home and cry in front of Brandy – he never thought he cry in front of a girl. He shows her his feelings.
General relationship between men and women in this movie:
All based on sex. Women have to take care of the children.
Men and women are presented:
- women are often more successful (like Tre’s mother)
- Father has to teach his son to be a real man
- There is a scene about a woman who is drug addicted and nobody cares about her – her little child walks alone on the street
- Tre treats his mum different, in another way like he treats other girls. He has more respect in front of his mother – (telephone call)
- Women are often described by the men as: bitches, whore, they are only good for sex …
- Women love their children but they don’t listen to their mother
Violence is no solution; it produced only counter- violence.
Alban,Magdalena B., Simon K., Marina
