Boyz in the Hood is a hood classical. This movie is a great film full of life lessons. Cuba Gooding Jr. does an amazing job as the lead. It shows the struggles of a young black living with his single father. The whole movie does a nice job of displaying the trials and tribulations of the hood. There is a scene where Trey and his father’s home is getting robbed and the police took a very long time to arrive at the home. His father and the black cop have an intense moment when the officer claims, ‘...it was a shame you didn’t get him. It’d be one less n****r on the streets. This shows that there is a systematic prejudice in law enforcement against black people. It is an issue so deeply rooted that African American officers pick up on this and often buy into it to fit in with their white co-workers. This issue is seen again when years later Trey, as a young adult, gets pulled over by the same officer. The officer is very abrasive and confrontational with Trey and his friend. Many young African American men are faced with this problem every day and have no outlet. Trey goes to talk to his girlfriend where his emotions get the best of him.
That's a good point to focus on--racism among cops. But this response is mostly summary. Relate it to other films or to real life incidents and how Singleton is trying to make a realistic depiction of life in South Central LA. What is his goal in doing this? How does the film fit in the bigger picture?