Boyz n the Hood

This film is dedicated to John Daniel Singleton January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019), who sadly died from a stroke. May he "increase" the peace.

Boyz n' the Hood is a 1991 American hood crime drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his feature directorial debut. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, and Angela Bassett.

Plot
Tre Styles is sent to live with his father Furious Styles in South Central Los Angeles, which is surrounded by the neighborhood's booming gang culture.

Why It Increases The Peace

 * 1) It gives a very realistic portrayal of what it's like to live in the hood. From the drive-bys, the murders, drug dealing, etc.
 * 2) Great acting that kicked off the acting careers of Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Nia Long.
 * 3) It gives a good message about what could happen if you decide to go into the gang life and the hardship that can come from it as well as what could happen when someone doesn't have a parent to guide them.
 * 4) Ricky's death is pretty heartbreaking since he got a 710 on his SATs meaning he was going to go to college and get a football scholarship, and is especially sad when you remember that his son will now grow up without a father.
 * 5) Great soundtrack that consists of lots of gangster rap particularly from rappers who grew up in the hood including Ice Cube himself.
 * 6) The film is able to give this feeling of constantly being on edge, which was properly deliberate to show how paranoid someone can be when living in the hood.
 * 7) Chris as an adult was played by an actual paraplegic actor (Regi Green) which was also the result of a gunshot wound.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) As they run away after narrowly avoiding a drive-by shooting, Ricky stops to take urinate and then after unwisely suggests him and Tre split up, instead of keeping his wits about him, he casually strolls along doing another lottery scratch card. He soon gets spotted and killed by the drive-by shooters.

Reception
Boyz n the Hood received positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 96% based on 70 reviews and an average score of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Well-acted and thematically rich, Boyz N the Hood observes urban America with far more depth and compassion than many of the like-minded films its success inspired." On Metacritic, the film received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

It grossed $57.5 million in North America, and was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards, making Singleton the youngest person and the first African-American to be nominated for Best Director.

In 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.