I don't think Menace II Society was a good movie :yeshrug:

[damaddwebba]

Y'all ain't reading my post. I have watched the same movie as y'all, but y'all acting like I don't know what the fukk happened. Yeah, he's the narrates in the movie because the movie is based on him. I still don't believe he made wise decisions. He realizes that until the end of the movie.

Am I wrong?

That was the entire point of the movie. Unfortunately this exact situation is what happens in a lot of low income (bad) neighborhoods. It can be very hard for a child to navigate all of these landmines when growing up. shyt friends, drugs, quick money situations, trying to keep up with trends and be part of the "hip" group.

Maybe you should go outside and start volunteering in some of these neighborhoods, start being a mentor to some of these youth, show them there is more to the world than their little hood and there is more to life than just making it to 22.

 

[HipHopStan]

"I don't think Menace II Society was a good movie "


TheColi:

 

[kwazzy100]

That was the entire point of the movie. Unfortunately this exact situation is what happens in a lot of low income (bad) neighborhoods. It can be very hard for a child to navigate all of these landmines when growing up. shyt friends, drugs, quick money situations, trying to keep up with trends and be part of the "hip" group.

Maybe you should go outside and start volunteering in some of these neighborhoods, start being a mentor to some of these youth, show them there is more to the world than their little hood and there is more to life than just making it to 22.

Im not shaming or blaming low income youth when they go into crime, I was checking Caine in particular because I've thought he was an average dude earlier in the movie. But Now I know was already about that life

 

[hayesc0]

"I don't think Menace II Society was a good movie "


TheColi:

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[Blankthawtz]

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Im not trying to or whatever, but when I watched it for the first time, I couldn't stand it. I was just too disappointed with Kaydee/Caine.

Before O-Dog robbed the store and his cousin got knocked for his car, Kaydee was an average dude focusing in school. It wasn't until his friends pressured him to gang-banging then he became more aggressive. The film does show that ever since he was a child, he has been no stranger when it comes to violence and drugs since his mom was a fiend and his dad shot a dude for money that was owed to him, but then his grand parents raised him and made sure he stayed away from trouble. The reason why Kaydee started to change was because of O-Dog and Wax. He got himself into deep but kept going down until at the very end he decides put his bad lifestyle to a stop and have a better life in Atlanta with Ronnie. Looking at the whole film, Kaydee did a lot of things with at least one of them is bound to effect later on in his life, and it happens to be when he didn't want to support the chick he impregnated and beat down her cousin. What really had me pissed was that KayDee had so many warnings about the bad lifestyle he was getting into by his grand-parents, teacher, Ronnie, and Sharif but he just didn't stop.

If the movie really is trying to make a point how people can be products to their environment, does that means he has no accountability for his actions? Don't get me wrong, Im not mad at dudes like O-Dog or Wax for being thugs, their lives were most likely worse and didn't had good guidance. But KayDee had school, a house over his head, and grand parents that looked out for him. But to me he threw it all away. It wasn't until he was shot and dying to realize he should had listened to the advice telling him to stop and focus on life. I just can't sympathize with KayDee. Boyz in the Hood was a way better movie. /rant

Tl;Dr :

Dislike classic movies for dumb reasons bruhs.

 

[Zero]

But wasn't that AFTER the robbery at the korean store?

 

[WesCrook]

Im not trying to or whatever, but when I watched it for the first time, I couldn't stand it. I was just too disappointed with Kaydee/Caine.

Before O-Dog robbed the store and his cousin got knocked for his car, Kaydee was an average dude focusing in school. It wasn't until his friends pressured him to gang-banging then he became more aggressive. The film does show that ever since he was a child, he has been no stranger when it comes to violence and drugs since his mom was a fiend and his dad shot a dude for money that was owed to him, but then his grand parents raised him and made sure he stayed away from trouble. The reason why Kaydee started to change was because of O-Dog and Wax. He got himself into deep but kept going down until at the very end he decides put his bad lifestyle to a stop and have a better life in Atlanta with Ronnie. Looking at the whole film, Kaydee did a lot of things with at least one of them is bound to effect later on in his life, and it happens to be when he didn't want to support the chick he impregnated and beat down her cousin. What really had me pissed was that KayDee had so many warnings about the bad lifestyle he was getting into by his grand-parents, teacher, Ronnie, and Sharif but he just didn't stop.

If the movie really is trying to make a point how people can be products to their environment, does that means he has no accountability for his actions? Don't get me wrong, Im not mad at dudes like O-Dog or Wax for being thugs, their lives were most likely worse and didn't had good guidance. But KayDee had school, a house over his head, and grand parents that looked out for him. But to me he threw it all away. It wasn't until he was shot and dying to realize he should had listened to the advice telling him to stop and focus on life. I just can't sympathize with KayDee. Boyz in the Hood was a way better movie. /rant

Tl;Dr :

For the record, that bytch was never pregnant to begin with. Turns out, she was hustling Caine for abortion money.

The Hughes Brothers confirmed this during the Director's Commentary.

So Caine died because of a lie

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

"average dude focusing on school"

he had clothes, a pager, sellin dope, and lookin after a 25-year old single mom who he tryna smash (and she like him) with the baby's daddy and his big homie locked up



but yes he was simply focusing on school. Curse dogg for dragging him into the street

Exactly. Op didn't think this through.

 

[BXKingPin82]

That was the entire point of the movie. Unfortunately this exact situation is what happens in a lot of low income (bad) neighborhoods. It can be very hard for a child to navigate all of these landmines when growing up. shyt friends, drugs, quick money situations, trying to keep up with trends and be part of the "hip" group.

Maybe you should go outside and start volunteering in some of these neighborhoods, start being a mentor to some of these youth, show them there is more to the world than their little hood and there is more to life than just making it to 22.

its what fukked my brothers and my sister up (theyre doing "ok" now) but they just dove head first into that street shyt, cause it was basically the thing to do!

 

[Black_Panther_JS]

Oh...

Okay...but if kaydee BEEN banging way before, why did he felt so scared when O-dog killed the shop owners and killing the dudes who killed his cousin?

Just cause you bang doesn't mean you kill people

But anyway it's cause O-Dog shot the dude for a dumb reason, and the 2nd thing is cause he ain't never kill nobody before

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

For the record, that bytch was never pregnant to begin with. Turns out, she was hustling Caine for abortion money.

The Hughes Brothers confirmed this during the Director's Commentary.

So Caine died because of a lie

so pap's menace ii society 2 isnt possible ?

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

"average dude focusing on school"

he had clothes, a pager, sellin dope, and lookin after a 25-year old single mom who he tryna smash (and she like him) with the baby's daddy and his big homie locked up



but yes he was simply focusing on school. Curse dogg for dragging him into the street

wasnt ronnie supposed to be around the same age as kaine?
i dont think she was that old

 

[HipHopStan]

Damn, OP.

 

[Jax]

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