Nowadays this generation kids don’t have no chores or responsibilities which get them in trouble America is failing with cps and people that think discipline is abusing a child
True . Because I still do chores in my parents house . Because I had a option they said I either do chores or pay one of their bills . The reason why I chose chores because I wasn't planning on paying no bills until I got my own place and get a decent job . I was working at 1st before the pandemic but I about to get back on schedule working again real soon until I find another job . It takes time for that to happen .
@@jswizzle29 Agreed. Great movie. They are excellent together. Wish they did more roles opposite each other. I think Akeelah and the Bee was the only other I can think of
I remember my dad use to keep me busy with chores and it taught me responsibility and to stay out of trouble as well. God rest his soul. I miss you dad.
Join the club! My Father died of Cancer in 2013 and he also made my sister and I do chores, we hated him for it then but it was a blessing now. I've seen shows like Hoarders and How Clean Is Your House (UK) as well as a lady named Auketerina who cleans houses for folks who are depressed, lonely, sad, or don't try because nobody visits them. She is a miracle worker.
A man like Furious doesn't give whoopings. He doesn't need to. He raised Tre to fear losing his father's respect more than any punishment. Like a real father does.
*good father. There's a world of difference. All the rest leaves you fucked up forever and with compromised morals, or no discipline, or just pure hate and bitterness. God knows how many men become extremely insecure and violent because they had horrible fathers. Fathers can fuck people up so badly and leave them wandering around the rest of their lives with those experiences and lash out against others because of it.
@@raulquiroz7492 well he ain’t there cause he got an A on his math test. I think he’s there cause he’s basically in trouble. Plus the first thing he let him do is go say hi to his friends 😂😂
The opening scene when He told tre to get the leaves up. He asked Doughboy and Chris to do it and they said no. He was trying to help doughboy and Chris out. Give them some structure. Furious was a great dude.
His ma is a lioness, she recognized he need a man in the boys life and delivered him to his dad a pillar of strength regardless of her feelings for dad . So many women would not do that to spite the dad and destroy the children. Its a great scene...
That's because unlike so many men he was stable, trustworthy and dependable. He owned his own business, owned his own home, was consistently in his child's life and treated his son's mother with respect. Probably paid his child support on time too.
that’s because his father was actually an active parent despite them not being together. a lot of men feel once the relationship with the mother is over, then so is their responsibilities as a father.
I just watched this movie for the first time today and let me just say, Ricky’s death absolutely destroyed me. The way Brenda and Shanice were crying over his lifeless body on the couch…this is definitely a hood classic masterpiece.
@@hitek9too255 they are real life people. Why would I call them by the names of their characters that they are performing as instead of calling them by their real names of who they are really are?
Or we can say we need less mothers like her these days. Pay attention how she was given custody and I'm sure would of received child support,but then gives the child back to the father which I'm sure he would of received no such support. She never admits her failure as a parent and then later on in the movie when the boy is much older and a better young man thanks to his father, she wants to request that he spends time with her.
@@nowgo_ weak!? He is speaking about the art of storytelling and the ability to have MESSAGES in your art. Menace to Society was similar to fucn Scarface. Just another gangsta movie. This is something different dum dum! Smh
Angela Bassett was always someone's mom in a movie .In this movie she was Treys mom,in Notorious she was Biggy's mom,In Akeelah and The Bee she was Akeelah's mom and in Black Panther she was Tchalla's mom
@@anthonyhenderson3625 😝😝😄👍👍👏👏👏👏👎🔥🔥 On the side note to remind me a lot like Hattie McDaniel not speaking bad but on the positive side she knew where she was good at and where her Talent was shine the most👍👍👏👏👏
When I was a kid, I never understood how the mom could just leave her son like that. But now that I am 30, with a a 7 yr old son, I understand completely. If I saw my son was going down the wrong path and I did all I could for him, I would need to do whats best for him and absolutely have his dad step in. His dad raising him with rules and discipline helped shape him into the man he became.
The mum tried having some werid claim on him when he grew up and she tried taking him back when Tre was like 18. It was werid and the father rightly said he ain't no baby anymore you lost your chance.
@@kincaidwolf5184i think tre had it good with either parent... because his mother was positive and educated putting him on game as well with motivational speak... it's important to have a good father and mother.
5:55 I love how he immediately shuts that attitude shit down and gets in his ass right off the bat! Boy don’t look at me funny when I ask you to do something! He put an end to that real quick!
Drake, can't you at least have some empathy for those that do? This film opened my eyes , I had no idea there were areas like it in the westernised world. No film has ever shocked me as much as this one
Exactly . Like bish, we can’t climb on top of ourselves and get prego 🥴💀💀 (well maybe some are willing to poke holes in condoms and con a baby out of a man) she set her geeky looking ass straight w/ that one .
@@MrFunkhauser Seeing as how she has a classroom full of kids with dead fathers or no fathers in the household, that's a pretty justified question to ask. 😂
Reba understood the assignment. She sent her boy to stay to with his father, so he could learn the essentials of manhood. She also went on to live her best life. Shout out to BOTH OF THEM for being great parents.
Actually, a key part of the film is that the mother becomes distant, and once Tre becomes older and seemingly successful, she tries to get him to live with her. He doesn't want to, and she can't understand that Tre is now a grown man and she lost her time with him.
Trey was one of the lucky ones in the hood who had a mom and dad to put him in the right direction. His dad told him when he was young that he was going to see what was going to happen to kids growing up without a dad or a mom living a lifestyle they shouldn't be exposed to.
Angela's character being annoyed and assertive at the teacher was justified. The teacher was using various stigmatism in her means to "help" Tre. Tre got issues and Reva knows she need to nip it in the bud. Sending Tre to live with his father Furious is the best decision for her son. There's a reason why his nickname is "Furious".
@Paulo HernanndizzGood catch in the initial start of the phone call. The minute the teacher asked about Reva's employment status, she instantly jumps to a condescending statistic mindset.
@Paulo Hernanndizz to be fair in that neighborhood I'd love to see the statics of employed going for their masters. Teacher probably has never seen that.
Love this scene, the connection a kid can have with his parents, even though the forms to express it can vary from parent to parent. Also I forgot how gorgeous Angela Basset was when she was young.
I think the best part about these scenes is that it shows how much different single moms behavior was in the 80s and '90s. Even well educated women that were bosses didn't have to say that they were bosses. She obviously knew that she can't teach her son how to be a man, so she resorted to the Father which was the right thing to do.
Being a child of the 80s and 90s to a single mother, there is a huge difference in the way single moms are allowed to behave. They don't call it the dead beat dad era for no reason. Women are to blame for a portion of this though, because back in the 80s and 90s women could just request full custody and would be granted it with full impunity, and the dad would get slammed with unreasonable child support fees and would have to go to court and fight for visitation rights. A single mom held all the cards and lots of dads would just bail. For the few dads that stuck around and wanted to be in the life of their kid, they had to put up with a bunch shit. That's why this scene is important because it captures a glimpse of what it was like. Trey's mom is allowing him to go live with his father, and furious is even thanking her for it. Nowadays it's much different. A court will typically order split custody of children, which means the kids will have to live with mom for a week, then dad for a week. The only times you see full custody now is if it proven one parent can't provide a home to the kids, in which case they will be responsible for paying child support. Any other living arrangements can be negotiated. The woman no longer gets all the say and determine the outcome of who gets the kids.
Bonus points that both parents have good respect for each and couldn't live together due to differences. But ultimately knew their child need structure in their lives. She came with Trey at a time where Furious was on the road to bettering himself as a man.😊
@@dvg4868 that’s what i was referring to. He didn’t deserve that. I didn’t really even wanna put that out there but it’s not like it’s a secret i guess.
One of the few movies, very few, I cried when seeing it. Great acting, great cast, great directing. Real life. Rest in Perfect Peace & Power Brother Singleton.
@@DjTIMEJD they got brave and empowered now that joe rogan got away with saying the n word. I wouldn’t be surprised some of them are even celebrating it lmao
Angela Bassett 🥰🥰🥰 In this scene it had to be Laurence Fishburne in his prime to be able to handle sitting in the car with her and not beg her back because that’s what I would’ve done OMG
Angela Basset is downright so gorgeous in this role that it’s sick and wrong. What on earth happened to make Furious walk away from that? Dude must have F’ed up somethin’ fierce!
@@marcuscato9083 when I watch this movie when it came out that’s exactly what I felt like damn he’s a stud and he’s holding strong but boy you better run back to that woman what’s wrong with you lol and what did you do?
Treys dad knew when he asked those other boys the rake his yard for money they wouldn't do it because they had no example of hard work and discipline but still asked to see what they'd say
The instrumental by Stanley Clarke "Father & Son" is just stellar here. Nearly makes me cry. This film is a true masterpiece, and even still today it holds up both in message, and poignancy. Just beautifully directed, produced, shot, cast, and scored. They certainly don't make em' like this anymore!
One thing I didn't pay attention to much first seeing this movie is when Furious offers Tres friends to pick up leaves. Chris brushes him off while Doughboy mentions Chris works for his uncle which meant he most likely sells drugs for him lol
Point how the teacher asks the mother about her education and intelligence. This isn’t just showing the ‘life of Tre Styles’ but is showing in general, the racial tension between white and coloured people. How inner city people are perceived. And how the teacher says ‘His father?’ Assuming that black inner city folks, by stereotype, are raised without their fathers/single parent. Etc. Singleton was a genius🙌🏼
It’s not racist to notice patterns though. Today over 70% of black children don’t have a father in the home - is it racist to say this fact? Of course not .. Btw racism exists between all groups! I find it comical how some only think racism exists between whites and blacks
Yeah we don't say coloured anymore. It wasn't okay back then and it isn't okay now. It's racist. And by the way since you're probably not aware of this seeing as how he use that outdated word, it's not okay to call Asians Oriental anymore either. It's 2023, get with the program.
Lmao I love how accurately the movie portrays black families growing up in this time period. It was some real shit being a younger dude and how you didn't wanna go stay with your pops cuz you knew he didnt fuck around and didn't play that fuckin up in school or around the house bs. You knew you was gon have to do chores and get lectured and shit. Lol. Memories man
@@WWETHROWBACKWILSON That's good. Though I probably don't have to tell you, you should continue to cherish that relationship as long as you can. My dad passed away in thos past Christmas. I remember when he sat me down years back to watch this movie because he wanted me to learn from it.
I'm 42 years old I remember my sister & I went to go live with our Dad at 11 & 12 years old that was back in 1991 that was the happiest day because I was missing my dad we didn't wanna live with our mom anymore because our living conditions was terrible our Electric and gas was getting shut off and we couldn't stand our mom boyfriend. We had to get from over there. We did our chores did an little bit of yard work we didn't get no Allowance 😂. Dad was an little strict on us but I'm glad he was because he kept us from going down the wrong Road my dad taught us how to keep the house clean and pay bills and go to work everyday even taught us how to Drive. Also taught us how to stand up for ourselves. My dad still lecture us in our 40s 😂 dad always gonna be dad I'm thankful that he still with us will be turning 75 next month
“I can’t teach him how to be a man. That’s your job!” Perfect. Very self aware woman - she knows her strengths and limits as a female . She knows only men can raise boys to be men . Feels like our society now is trying to pretend this isn’t true Great movie!
What, you think every father takes on that job and does it well? Hell, with some fathers a boy would be better off learning how to me a man from his friends, not his dirtbag dad. And moms can teach plenty of stuff as well.
@80s_Boombox_Collector Single mothers are horrible mothers. I know, because I was raised by one. Ended up a simp, and a pathetic pacifist. I needed my father. Despite him being a drunk, he taught me my worst enemy is myself. My mother taught me a victim mentality. In the process of unlearning all that shit. So you can stfu with all those lies.
Dad was a wonderful person. Was there for him and raised him right. Mom was smart. She didn't want him dead, locked up or a drunk. She knew she couldn't raise a man.
When I was younger, I thought tre’s mom was a selfish woman. I thought “why is she sending him to the hood around other bad kids and trouble. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized “damn she was a reasonable and smart woman who knew her son needed a positive male role model”.
This is whats missing in society nowadays! My dad was had me working from sunrise to sundown. It instills a work ethic and teaches understanding and respect. Kids nowadays dont even take the trash out ffs! Its the parents fault, they've become to soft.
That’s because the government makes it seem like working your children or disciplining them in anyway is neglect or abuse nowadays. Hearing stories of parents having their children taken from them has turned a lot of parents soft and it will only get worse. Harmless Things I was doing at 16-17 like sneaking out to drink a beer children are now doing at 12.
Bro out of all chores the one I hated the most was folding everyone’s clothes 😂 dishes and mowing the lawn is all good but folding clothes god damn I hated that shxt 😂
That was such a good movie ...this was always the most powerful sence for me .The mom realized that Tray needed his father to know how to he a man and it shows how all there lives turned out US MEN IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE TO DO BETTER AS FATHERS FOR OUR CHILDREN
Lowkey wish we got a movie on Reva and Furious whole relationship. The way they talk with each other and the way they parent tre, I would watch a whole 2 hours of them and their whole relationship. Chemistry is so strong
A lot of this movie focuses on the father-son relationship, but it also has great scenes with Reva and not only shows how amazing Angela Bassett is at acting, but shows how Trey had 2 very stern, loving parents in his life who didn’t fight and yell in front of him.
I love this movie. It portrays how a strong positive father makes a difference in a young boys life and at the same time, it also highlights the negative effects of having an absent father.
This scene was so underrated, there are so many different aspects of life going on. The crazy part is this scene shows so much of life that its often over looked.
The true message of this movie is about how powerful dads are. We see these boyz never actually grow up, they just get taller, because even grown they have no Father or direction. Tre is the exception, and even he stumbles, but finds his way again.
I was so concerned with how dark Doboy was and how lightskinned Ice Cube is, I completely missed the equally unrealistic color change of young(and dark) Tre and Cuba Gooding. Amazing
You know black people change colors from winter to summer lmao I was technically a dark skin child it depend on being in the sun... I was a dark baby I came out dark but now I'd have to focus to get real brown
That right there saved his life and he mad haha. Gotta love fathers. RIP pops I don’t know where I’d be if you weren’t like this to me. Can’t ever repay you for all the lessons you taught me. I was angry as a child but I am so GRATEFUL as a man now ❤
This movie was my childhood. Going back to it every couple years, makes me tear up how much more i understand it and reflect upon it on my own life. I feel like everyone else who lives in the ghetto, NEED to see this movie. Definitely my top 3 of all time
Something I noticed is towards the end you see young Doughboy and lil chris on their skateboards BUT you notice lil Chris is on down on one knee as he scoots off, thats symbolic to seeing him in the wheelchair later in the movie.
I like how instantly his pops is like, alright you want to be a spoiled smart ass. I got something for your ass…rake these leaves and don’t look at me funny if I ask you to do something. Instantly checked his ass after he said “do what? with that tone of voice…great father.
sssshit at 6:30 when the music kicks in I got tears in my eyes such a beautiful scene with the dropping of leaves like autumn and life passes by in the hood.... Powerfull!!
Every black chick always claim theyre educated and or going to school late AF. That don't mean shit, nothing comes of it. They just end up working for the DMV.
His father keeping him busy with chores all the time taught responsibility, discipline, and kept his ass out of trouble. Good job pops.
Like my father did when I was living with him. Wash dishes, sweeping, cut grass, change oil.
Nowadays this generation kids don’t have no chores or responsibilities which get them in trouble America is failing with cps and people that think discipline is abusing a child
@@zaysworld7783 nah, some of us still do chores
And whooped that ass and kept him out of the penitentiary.
True . Because I still do chores in my parents house . Because I had a option they said I either do chores or pay one of their bills . The reason why I chose chores because I wasn't planning on paying no bills until I got my own place and get a decent job . I was working at 1st before the pandemic but I about to get back on schedule working again real soon until I find another job . It takes time for that to happen .
Angela Basset and Lawrence Fishburne’s on screen chemistry is magnetic.
Just watch them in What's Love Got to Do with it....
@@jswizzle29 Agreed. Great movie. They are excellent together. Wish they did more roles opposite each other. I think Akeelah and the Bee was the only other I can think of
@@Ashley_Magnolia Yep. They need to reunite on screen together again. It's been far too long.
Wouldn’t go that far.
Strong black king and queen.
I remember my dad use to keep me busy with chores and it taught me responsibility and to stay out of trouble as well. God rest his soul. I miss you dad.
Join the club! My Father died of Cancer in 2013 and he also made my sister and I do chores, we hated him for it then but it was a blessing now. I've seen shows like Hoarders and How Clean Is Your House (UK) as well as a lady named Auketerina who cleans houses for folks who are depressed, lonely, sad, or don't try because nobody visits them. She is a miracle worker.
Not anymore 😂
we really need Fathers like Furious in 2022 even more than in 1991, RIP John , you made a classic for the ages
Who died?
@@shakeeranoel4320 he isnt dead lol
@@youhaveayds8975 that's what I thought lol
@@shakeeranoel4320 im saying !!😂
there are plenty of fathers they just arent promoted
His daddy's name was Furious, you know those whoopings were just ungodly. 😭
"Don't look at me funny if I ask you to do something!"
He was teaching him work ethics and being responsible and clean where you live seems harsh as a kid but he was lucky to have his father in his life
I mean he was Ike Turner.
@@ambiencemusic376 he was teaching his son as furious, but he was teaching the one as morpheus.
A man like Furious doesn't give whoopings. He doesn't need to. He raised Tre to fear losing his father's respect more than any punishment. Like a real father does.
This scene really shows how important it is to have your father in your life
Really? Tell us more, Mr. Science.
@@johngilmore697 versus the Angry Black Woman who don't need no man. Can't even discuss anything without being defensive.
@@emp0rizzle Details, halibut breath!
@@emp0rizzledamn you went out of you way to demean black women when they weren’t even apart of the conversation
*good father. There's a world of difference. All the rest leaves you fucked up forever and with compromised morals, or no discipline, or just pure hate and bitterness. God knows how many men become extremely insecure and violent because they had horrible fathers. Fathers can fuck people up so badly and leave them wandering around the rest of their lives with those experiences and lash out against others because of it.
I love how he made his son rake the leaves right away like damn man let him settle in first.
leaves
this aint no fuckin free ride man
@@deathrager2404 😭😭😭😭
@@raulquiroz7492 well he ain’t there cause he got an A on his math test. I think he’s there cause he’s basically in trouble. Plus the first thing he let him do is go say hi to his friends 😂😂
Man was on the front lawn waitin for his lil ass with a rake in one hand and a wave in the other
‘Boy don’t look at me funny when I ask you to do something’.
Man tht shit hit home I use to hate tht shit. ...make you do stuff even if you don't want to like in Life lol
Music to my ears.
The mother's facial features are insanely beautiful. She looks like she came out of ancient artwork
Of course...she is Angela Bassett....
She was fine as hell back then and is still very good looking 30+ years later. Can’t park for shit though.
On my life but I don’t look at her that way I look at her with respect like she was my own mother or aunty
@@Glopdemonwhat’s the parking reference for?
@@deagle2yadome6962:43?
Never noticed the foreshadowing for little Chris, as he rides away on his skateboard.
“$5, lol man that aint shit!” 😂 Even Furious was laughing
$5 in 1991 was more like $10.
@@Alvin_Vivian This scene is set in 1984.
Yeah but it was honest money he was offering Doughboy , Not dirty money were he was out there saleing Drugs and Robbing people
Shit they should've took the 5 bones and maybe they wouldn't have got locked up for stealing.
@@markvgarcia never really thought it that way till you put it that way homie!
The opening scene when He told tre to get the leaves up. He asked Doughboy and Chris to do it and they said no. He was trying to help doughboy and Chris out. Give them some structure. Furious was a great dude.
His ma is a lioness, she recognized he need a man in the boys life and delivered him to his dad a pillar of strength regardless of her feelings for dad .
So many women would not do that to spite the dad and destroy the children.
Its a great scene...
Only in a movie unfortunately, most females will keep the kids from perfectly good dads all because they are trying their damndest to hurt the dad
That's because unlike so many men he was stable, trustworthy and dependable. He owned his own business, owned his own home, was consistently in his child's life and treated his son's mother with respect. Probably paid his child support on time too.
Most modern women are but merely children themselves.
Well said and 100% agree with other comments made here.
that’s because his father was actually an active parent despite them not being together. a lot of men feel once the relationship with the mother is over, then so is their responsibilities as a father.
2:43 yo y’all peep her parking? Hit the curb and everything 😂😭
Furious turned away to laugh after she did that 😄😄
That's that single mom driving style
Yeah I just caught that. I wonder if it was in the script..? Though not sure why it would be
@@brianmeen2158
They used a stuntcurb
tre wasn't even in the passenger seat for that shot, lmao
I just watched this movie for the first time today and let me just say, Ricky’s death absolutely destroyed me. The way Brenda and Shanice were crying over his lifeless body on the couch…this is definitely a hood classic masterpiece.
Ne seri jovicu film je sranje iz devedesetih!
@@nebojsanebojsa921 Alo bre! Pazi šta prićaš! Ovo je legendarni film iz devetdesetih!
It hits harder when you have a relative with the name Ricky who went out the same way
@@JVC_00 Ma sta se ulizujes amerima na engleskom,plako si uz film i te gluposti.. Ne zanima mene film vec tvoje slihtovanje njima!!
Man not even tryna sound insensitive but Ricky was an idiot throughout the movie I felt more sorry for dough boy tbh
They need to do more movies together. Angela and Laurence were the best onscreen pair in black cinema
Yea they was
Absolutely.
Refer to them as their characters not real life people.
@@hitek9too255 they are real life people. Why would I call them by the names of their characters that they are performing as instead of calling them by their real names of who they are really are?
@@CapricornGilbert Because they're not playing Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. It's that simple. It also takes away from the movie.
Doughboy as a kid is hilarious lol
Word!💯😂🤭
Bad ass little boy . Damn shame he ended up being a crip loll oh the circumstances
@@questionmarkx3208 yea yea 🥴
@@questionmarkx3208 yeah smoking weed and listening to crappy pop rap, thank you for your service you gladiator of the streets
Lol
Need more fathers like Furious these days now more than ever.
Or we can say we need less mothers like her these days. Pay attention how she was given custody and I'm sure would of received child support,but then gives the child back to the father which I'm sure he would of received no such support. She never admits her failure as a parent and then later on in the movie when the boy is much older and a better young man thanks to his father, she wants to request that he spends time with her.
@@sammyjr6989 in real life if trey stayed with his moms instead of going to go learn from his dad, he would’ve been like doughboy.
@@Jstacksxxx That’s true. She probably wouldn’t have known his real dad and even if she did, she wouldn’t have let go of her cash flow.
Big azz Fax!
Instead we got more doughboys
One of the realest movies you will ever see.
Nah this is weak compared to menace 2 society
Nah this movie goes hard idc what any one says 😮💨🔥
Have you ever seen kids? That movie is the same
@@Fitforacting "KIDS" is NOT a greater depiction of inner city youth! ESPECIALLY black kids!
@@nowgo_ weak!? He is speaking about the art of storytelling and the ability to have MESSAGES in your art. Menace to Society was similar to fucn Scarface. Just another gangsta movie. This is something different dum dum! Smh
This was a great movie and the message was solid. Too bad it was lost on the idiots that thought it was glamorizing gang life.
Angela Bassett was always someone's mom in a movie .In this movie she was Treys mom,in Notorious she was Biggy's mom,In Akeelah and The Bee she was Akeelah's mom and in Black Panther she was Tchalla's mom
@@anthonyhenderson3625 😝😝😄👍👍👏👏👏👏👎🔥🔥
On the side note to remind me a lot like Hattie McDaniel not speaking bad but on the positive side she knew where she was good at and where her Talent was shine the most👍👍👏👏👏
Facts
Preach!
Yeah I scratch my head at those that think this movie glamorized gang life. It was the exact opposite!
When I was a kid, I never understood how the mom could just leave her son like that. But now that I am 30, with a a 7 yr old son, I understand completely. If I saw my son was going down the wrong path and I did all I could for him, I would need to do whats best for him and absolutely have his dad step in. His dad raising him with rules and discipline helped shape him into the man he became.
If only more kids were as lucky.
More kids could wind up like but u have moms who won't allow the kids to go stay with the dad for selfish reasons
The mum tried having some werid claim on him when he grew up and she tried taking him back when Tre was like 18. It was werid and the father rightly said he ain't no baby anymore you lost your chance.
She should have stayed in his life more. One parent might be better at providing structure and guidance than the other. But both parents matter.
@@kincaidwolf5184i think tre had it good with either parent... because his mother was positive and educated putting him on game as well with motivational speak... it's important to have a good father and mother.
5:55 I love how he immediately shuts that attitude shit down and gets in his ass right off the bat! Boy don’t look at me funny when I ask you to do something! He put an end to that real quick!
This movie transcends any racial barrier. Just a flat-out classic that everyone should watch! Love the script.
Can confirm.
@GuataGuata really really
no thanks, I have no experience of this urban jungle and I thank god I never had or will
Drake, can't you at least have some empathy for those that do? This film opened my eyes , I had no idea there were areas like it in the westernised world. No film has ever shocked me as much as this one
@@mysonisanembarrassment why are you here
“yes his father, or did you think we made babies by ourselves?” 😂😂
The understandably bitter sarcasm in that line. 😂
Exactly . Like bish, we can’t climb on top of ourselves and get prego 🥴💀💀 (well maybe some are willing to poke holes in condoms and con a baby out of a man) she set her geeky looking ass straight w/ that one .
rewatching it shes pretty damn mean for no reason, it sounds like the girl on the phone is confused like isn't his father already there?
To many women in the community think this way
@@MrFunkhauser Seeing as how she has a classroom full of kids with dead fathers or no fathers in the household, that's a pretty justified question to ask. 😂
Reba understood the assignment. She sent her boy to stay to with his father, so he could learn the essentials of manhood. She also went on to live her best life. Shout out to BOTH OF THEM for being great parents.
Leave her son so she can become successful yeah real selfless of her...
“She also went on to live her best life” a foreshadowing statement
Calling his mother a good parent right after saying she lived her best life is weird asf
Actually, a key part of the film is that the mother becomes distant, and once Tre becomes older and seemingly successful, she tries to get him to live with her. He doesn't want to, and she can't understand that Tre is now a grown man and she lost her time with him.
Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne are such a great time! Both ♌ Leo's. Such wonderful acting. They are a wonderful team.
Angela Bassett , Laurence Fishburne are great actors
Did they have to make Laurence look like Andre 3000 from Outkast in What's Love Got To Do With It
@@anthonyhenderson3625 good point with that hair.
Don't you'll miss the 80's and early 90's vibe? I know I do.
I sure as hell do.
Simple times
I didn’t live it
But i am sure i would miss it more than i would miss the current times in 10-20 years.
I really do! The movies look real back then - nowadays the movies are too glossy and polished
@@brianmeen2158because the movies now are all CGI
Trey was one of the lucky ones in the hood who had a mom and dad to put him in the right direction. His dad told him when he was young that he was going to see what was going to happen to kids growing up without a dad or a mom living a lifestyle they shouldn't be exposed to.
He is the definition of what a real dad should be
Angela's character being annoyed and assertive at the teacher was justified. The teacher was using various stigmatism in her means to "help" Tre. Tre got issues and Reva knows she need to nip it in the bud. Sending Tre to live with his father Furious is the best decision for her son. There's a reason why his nickname is "Furious".
It's a movie...
@@TheDeeStain You don't say...
@Paulo HernanndizzGood catch in the initial start of the phone call. The minute the teacher asked about Reva's employment status, she instantly jumps to a condescending statistic mindset.
@Paulo Hernanndizz to be fair in that neighborhood I'd love to see the statics of employed going for their masters. Teacher probably has never seen that.
@@kanegarvey848 Yeah, that was rare in the Inglewood area of LA at the time. Not sure if that's the case in these current times.
DAM YO DADDY MEAN..HE WORSE THAN THE BOOGIE MAN HIMSELF....😂😂😂😂😂😂! Gets me every time 😂😂😂😂
Love this scene, the connection a kid can have with his parents, even though the forms to express it can vary from parent to parent.
Also I forgot how gorgeous Angela Basset was when she was young.
You aint lying!!
Yes Angela was gorgeous
Well I hope you don’t think she is any less today.
Angela Bassett is still gorgeous at going on 65.
“Damn your daddy mean worse than the boogie man himself” AYOOO 😂😂😂😂
who does he think you is? kunta kinte? later tre.
@@deathrager2404 😂😂
Alot of young men in our community is missing a father like that and it shows. Fatherhood is necessary to guide young men as they grow
Forgot I was watching a UA-cam clip for a moment, I was fully invested and ready to watch the rest of the movie.
Fr
Thats how you know its a gem
No cap 😂😂😂
back in the day when the coolest movie of the time had an actual moral fibre and a lesson in integrity.
I always loved how even given the seriousness of the situation she still criticized his penmanship
“You gotta work on your handwriting.” 😂
Moms are good like that...
Constructive criticism is good for self-improvement. Self-improvement is a beautiful thing
Something I would do😂
A real mother 💯
I think the best part about these scenes is that it shows how much different single moms behavior was in the 80s and '90s. Even well educated women that were bosses didn't have to say that they were bosses. She obviously knew that she can't teach her son how to be a man, so she resorted to the Father which was the right thing to do.
In reality that choice is not an option, and the mother never gnna give up that check.
@@holisterbruxly4554 Not in all cases
Being a child of the 80s and 90s to a single mother, there is a huge difference in the way single moms are allowed to behave. They don't call it the dead beat dad era for no reason. Women are to blame for a portion of this though, because back in the 80s and 90s women could just request full custody and would be granted it with full impunity, and the dad would get slammed with unreasonable child support fees and would have to go to court and fight for visitation rights. A single mom held all the cards and lots of dads would just bail. For the few dads that stuck around and wanted to be in the life of their kid, they had to put up with a bunch shit.
That's why this scene is important because it captures a glimpse of what it was like. Trey's mom is allowing him to go live with his father, and furious is even thanking her for it.
Nowadays it's much different. A court will typically order split custody of children, which means the kids will have to live with mom for a week, then dad for a week. The only times you see full custody now is if it proven one parent can't provide a home to the kids, in which case they will be responsible for paying child support. Any other living arrangements can be negotiated. The woman no longer gets all the say and determine the outcome of who gets the kids.
Bonus points that both parents have good respect for each and couldn't live together due to differences. But ultimately knew their child need structure in their lives. She came with Trey at a time where Furious was on the road to bettering himself as a man.😊
The fact that his parents are divorced they seemed to be getting along pretty well.
You're on the right track @aidanfox8219 but I know all about divorce families with 2 or 3 kids anyway.
Movie is a classic. I feel bad for what Laurence Fishburne went through. He’s a great person.
What did he do through?
@@jayrockus2005 he has a bad relationship with his daughter, that could be it?
I love his movies but that doesn’t make him a great daddy lol
@@dionruffin3996 read about what the daughter did first mate
@@dvg4868 that’s what i was referring to. He didn’t deserve that. I didn’t really even wanna put that out there but it’s not like it’s a secret i guess.
I love how it seemingly took him hours to rake up just two bags of leaves.
The only leaves ON the block!
Lofl at both your comments. 3-4 sweeps with the rake and that yard is clean.
I know right! Look how small that yard is. It would've taken 10 at best
Everyone in this film did so well at portraying their roles
One of the few movies, very few, I cried when seeing it. Great acting, great cast, great directing. Real life. Rest in Perfect Peace & Power Brother Singleton.
0:14 LMAO that game went south, quick!!
Everything goes south in an instant in shitholes like that. If that were in the 90's, someone would have gotten a cap in their ass!
@@SuperN1ntendoChalmers then go cry BLM
@@IKnowImGayWhenISayThisBut damn, that was one of your fellow white supremacist trolls.
@@DjTIMEJD they got brave and empowered now that joe rogan got away with saying the n word. I wouldn’t be surprised some of them are even celebrating it lmao
I love how happy furious was to see his kid
Those jazz solos are so beautiful and nostalgic
Angela Bassett 🥰🥰🥰 In this scene it had to be Laurence Fishburne in his prime to be able to handle sitting in the car with her and not beg her back because that’s what I would’ve done OMG
"Sorry, baby. You know there ain't no positive black females in these movies."
My BM still look good but I ain't begging to have her back. We done. We might smash again in the future but I ain't going out of MY way for it😁
Angela Basset is downright so gorgeous in this role that it’s sick and wrong. What on earth happened to make Furious walk away from that? Dude must have F’ed up somethin’ fierce!
@@marcuscato9083 💯
@@marcuscato9083 when I watch this movie when it came out that’s exactly what I felt like damn he’s a stud and he’s holding strong but boy you better run back to that woman what’s wrong with you lol and what did you do?
Treys dad knew when he asked those other boys the rake his yard for money they wouldn't do it because they had no example of hard work and discipline but still asked to see what they'd say
Watching now from a fathers POV and all I can say is that this was a powerful movie . RIP John Singleton
The instrumental by Stanley Clarke "Father & Son" is just stellar here. Nearly makes me cry. This film is a true masterpiece, and even still today it holds up both in message, and poignancy. Just beautifully directed, produced, shot, cast, and scored. They certainly don't make em' like this anymore!
This score for the movie is killer
Damn never knew it had a name..gotta find it now
One thing I didn't pay attention to much first seeing this movie is when Furious offers Tres friends to pick up leaves. Chris brushes him off while Doughboy mentions Chris works for his uncle which meant he most likely sells drugs for him lol
Wow, Angela Basset is stunning. Even today!
Facts
I adore Angela Bassett like legit the only woman I would tear the world down for she exudes excellence every role.
Angela Bassett hasn't aged at all. She's still fine as hell in her 60's
Man she's so beautiful
Black don't crack
Nah
Point how the teacher asks the mother about her education and intelligence. This isn’t just showing the ‘life of Tre Styles’ but is showing in general, the racial tension between white and coloured people. How inner city people are perceived. And how the teacher says ‘His father?’ Assuming that black inner city folks, by stereotype, are raised without their fathers/single parent. Etc.
Singleton was a genius🙌🏼
Thank you!
I mean in fairness they were separated
It’s not racist to notice patterns though. Today over 70% of black children don’t have a father in the home - is it racist to say this fact? Of course not ..
Btw racism exists between all groups! I find it comical how some only think racism exists between whites and blacks
Yeah we don't say coloured anymore. It wasn't okay back then and it isn't okay now. It's racist. And by the way since you're probably not aware of this seeing as how he use that outdated word, it's not okay to call Asians Oriental anymore either. It's 2023, get with the program.
Lmao I love how accurately the movie portrays black families growing up in this time period. It was some real shit being a younger dude and how you didn't wanna go stay with your pops cuz you knew he didnt fuck around and didn't play that fuckin up in school or around the house bs. You knew you was gon have to do chores and get lectured and shit. Lol. Memories man
I’m 30 yrs old now! And I’m glad to still have my father around to teach me many things
@@WWETHROWBACKWILSON That's good. Though I probably don't have to tell you, you should continue to cherish that relationship as long as you can. My dad passed away in thos past Christmas. I remember when he sat me down years back to watch this movie because he wanted me to learn from it.
I'm 42 years old I remember my sister & I went to go live with our Dad at 11 & 12 years old that was back in 1991 that was the happiest day because I was missing my dad we didn't wanna live with our mom anymore because our living conditions was terrible our Electric and gas was getting shut off and we couldn't stand our mom boyfriend.
We had to get from over there.
We did our chores did an little bit of yard work we didn't get no Allowance 😂.
Dad was an little strict on us but I'm glad he was because he kept us from going down the wrong Road my dad taught us how to keep the house clean and pay bills and go to work everyday even taught us how to Drive.
Also taught us how to stand up for ourselves. My dad still lecture us in our 40s 😂 dad always gonna be dad
I'm thankful that he still with us will be turning 75 next month
Lawrence Fishburnes and Angela Basset one an incredible actor and the other an incedible actress
“You tell her to go jump in a lake momma?” 😂
“I can’t teach him how to be a man. That’s your job!”
Perfect. Very self aware woman - she knows her strengths and limits as a female . She knows only men can raise boys to be men . Feels like our society now is trying to pretend this isn’t true
Great movie!
Well said 👏
What, you think every father takes on that job and does it well? Hell, with some fathers a boy would be better off learning how to me a man from his friends, not his dirtbag dad. And moms can teach plenty of stuff as well.
Grow up kid. Not everyone has both parents
@@AndrewLaReal true
@80s_Boombox_Collector Single mothers are horrible mothers. I know, because I was raised by one. Ended up a simp, and a pathetic pacifist. I needed my father. Despite him being a drunk, he taught me my worst enemy is myself. My mother taught me a victim mentality. In the process of unlearning all that shit. So you can stfu with all those lies.
Dad was a wonderful person. Was there for him and raised him right. Mom was smart. She didn't want him dead, locked up or a drunk. She knew she couldn't raise a man.
When I was younger, I thought tre’s mom was a selfish woman. I thought “why is she sending him to the hood around other bad kids and trouble.
It wasn’t until I was older that I realized “damn she was a reasonable and smart woman who knew her son needed a positive male role model”.
True
She lived in the hood too though
@Paulo Hernanndizz no you wasnt shut up
False
@Paulo Hernanndizz that never happened lol
This is whats missing in society nowadays! My dad was had me working from sunrise to sundown. It instills a work ethic and teaches understanding and respect. Kids nowadays dont even take the trash out ffs! Its the parents fault, they've become to soft.
That’s because the government makes it seem like working your children or disciplining them in anyway is neglect or abuse nowadays. Hearing stories of parents having their children taken from them has turned a lot of parents soft and it will only get worse. Harmless Things I was doing at 16-17 like sneaking out to drink a beer children are now doing at 12.
Get over yourself boomer. You guys raised the generations that raised "kids today." So much for "successful parenting".
Bro out of all chores the one I hated the most was folding everyone’s clothes 😂 dishes and mowing the lawn is all good but folding clothes god damn I hated that shxt 😂
"$5..man that ain’t shit!" 😂😂
When furious leans in for the kiss to mama and she melts 😢❤ wish they where together in this movie 💯🙏🏾
That was such a good movie ...this was always the most powerful sence for me .The mom realized that Tray needed his father to know how to he a man and it shows how all there lives turned out US MEN IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE TO DO BETTER AS FATHERS FOR OUR CHILDREN
Lowkey wish we got a movie on Reva and Furious whole relationship. The way they talk with each other and the way they parent tre, I would watch a whole 2 hours of them and their whole relationship. Chemistry is so strong
Troubles? I ain’t got no troubles 😂😂 young doughboy was funny as hell
A lot of this movie focuses on the father-son relationship, but it also has great scenes with Reva and not only shows how amazing Angela Bassett is at acting, but shows how Trey had 2 very stern, loving parents in his life who didn’t fight and yell in front of him.
Anglea & Laurence arguably have the besr chemistry of a actor & actress Ever in cinemas.
I love this movie. It portrays how a strong positive father makes a difference in a young boys life and at the same time, it also highlights the negative effects of having an absent father.
Let's be honest, 95% of the kids raised by mothers AND fathers don't wind up as trash.
@Lee Brown Look up prison statistics, clown.
It's not 95 BUT a good majority dont
Damn, Tre's moms and pops both raised him well, her for making him own up to his word and pop dukes coz ya know that's Furious Styles lol
This scene was so underrated, there are so many different aspects of life going on. The crazy part is this scene shows so much of life that its often over looked.
I love how they showed that even though they were no longer together tray's mother and father still clearly loved and respected each other
This movie is insanely deep on so so many levels that it simply can't be described in words!🌟💯
The true message of this movie is about how powerful dads are. We see these boyz never actually grow up, they just get taller, because even grown they have no Father or direction. Tre is the exception, and even he stumbles, but finds his way again.
I was so concerned with how dark Doboy was and how lightskinned Ice Cube is, I completely missed the equally unrealistic color change of young(and dark) Tre and Cuba Gooding. Amazing
Doughboy
Then magically Ricky went from being left handed as a kid 2 right handed as a teenager
Cuba did a wonderful Job but his brother is better at acting like a hood nigga
You know black people change colors from winter to summer lmao I was technically a dark skin child it depend on being in the sun... I was a dark baby I came out dark but now I'd have to focus to get real brown
Why errr u concerned?
More parents need to push responsibility on there kids . Look how his friends turned out . Obviously his method worked. Great dad
angela never ages still beautiful 32 years later
That right there saved his life and he mad haha. Gotta love fathers. RIP pops I don’t know where I’d be if you weren’t like this to me. Can’t ever repay you for all the lessons you taught me. I was angry as a child but I am so GRATEFUL as a man now ❤
Amazing. Back when parents did what parents do. Look out for their children. ✌️
This movie was my childhood. Going back to it every couple years, makes me tear up how much more i understand it and reflect upon it on my own life. I feel like everyone else who lives in the ghetto, NEED to see this movie. Definitely my top 3 of all time
She had to roll over the curb didn’t she to make it a hood film lol classic !
All that space n all😂
Chris riding the skateboard on his knees take me back
Same, a lot of rolled over fingers and great memories.
that foreshadowing...
Something I noticed is towards the end you see young Doughboy and lil chris on their skateboards BUT you notice lil Chris is on down on one knee as he scoots off, thats symbolic to seeing him in the wheelchair later in the movie.
Teaching his son responsibilities at an early age
Rest in peace Mr. Singleton.
One of the most important movies of my youth. I try to teach these youth what it means to have a work ethic and being self-reliant.
I like how instantly his pops is like, alright you want to be a spoiled smart ass. I got something for your ass…rake these leaves and don’t look at me funny if I ask you to do something. Instantly checked his ass after he said “do what? with that tone of voice…great father.
@Elias HeronBons hahaha 🤣
sssshit at 6:30 when the music kicks in I got tears in my eyes such a beautiful scene with the dropping of leaves like autumn and life passes by in the hood.... Powerfull!!
"I'm studying to receive my masters degree" That white lady feeling salty as hell. 😆
Every black chick always claim theyre educated and or going to school late AF. That don't mean shit, nothing comes of it. They just end up working for the DMV.
@@Your_friendly_racist_neighbor Better than being 50 and counting on your fingers
If that's you then you're in the minority that sounds like a personal problem not our fault
@@Your_friendly_racist_neighborwhiteppl racis bro its the truth.
Boyz n the hood will always be a timeless classic for me. So much heart.
2:05 Reba put that teacher in her place and spoke facts. "She is employed and getting her Master's Degree". 👍👍👍
“Man that aint shit” 😂😂😂
Angela Bassett is absolutely gorgeous 😍
Still is
"Who he think you is, Kunta Kente!?"
Hahaha and he said it so Matter-of-fact too.
This worked because her character was a grown woman. Not a toxic female.
You aren't wrong, but it worked more because both parents understood the situation, despite their seperation, they were incredibly co-operative
This movie was my first time seeing Angela Bassett. I fell in love instantly. I was like that woman was incredibly beautiful. 😍😍
The driving over the curb still gets me.
Comes naturally - like being to stupid too change the batteries if a smoke detector
That’s me all day Lol