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| Registered: April 10, 2007 |  Posts: 9 |
| | Posted: | | | | Since there are so many movie lovers out there, I thought this would be a great place to pose a question. I have a couple of nephews that are 9 and 10 years old. They are so utterly fascinated with the "gang" lifestyle and the gestures and the walk and the talk, but they're too young to fully understand. I'm wondering if there are any good "gang" movies that really show what being in a gang is about and how they're treated and what life is like, etc, etc. The fact that the movie will be gang-related means there will be violence and bad language, but are there any good movies that don't glamorize gangs and might be good for a 10-year old? Or if you have any other comments, that would be great. Thanks!!! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,372 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sorry, not up on my 21st century gang movies. My favorite gang movie is the Warriors. Shows what gang life was in the 70's/early 80's A more fun gang movie is the Wanderers but now we're stretching back to the 60's ... maybe even the 50's  Neither of which would help unless you wanted to show them how things have changed over the decades.  | | | | Last edited: by lyonsden5 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 13,203 |
| | Posted: | | | | I always liked The Warriors. Another good movie was American Me. I don't know that either is suitable for a 9 or 10 year old though. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting GhostMale: Quote:
Since there are so many movie lovers out there, I thought this would be a great place to pose a question. I have a couple of nephews that are 9 and 10 years old. They are so utterly fascinated with the "gang" lifestyle and the gestures and the walk and the talk, but they're too young to fully understand. I'm wondering if there are any good "gang" movies that really show what being in a gang is about and how they're treated and what life is like, etc, etc. The fact that the movie will be gang-related means there will be violence and bad language, but are there any good movies that don't glamorize gangs and might be good for a 10-year old? Or if you have any other comments, that would be great. Thanks!!! What exactly is your goal here? If its to show them how utterly stupid it is to get involved with a gang, then I would recommend finding the nastiest, most violent thing you can and scare the hell out of them while it will still do some good. Soft pedaling gang activity is definately not the way to go. | | | John
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Boyz N Hood 1991 top movie, top director . Keep in mind it is R rated . | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Suggest you try Boyz in the Hood aka Boys in the Hood. It's a gang film with a message. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreen forever: Quote:
Boyz N Hood 1991 top movie, top director . Keep in mind it is R rated . Like minds | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 467 |
| | Posted: | | | | Try "Blood in, blood out" or "Bullit". Both of them show the harsh life in gangs. |
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| Registered: April 10, 2007 | | Posts: 9 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
What exactly is your goal here? If its to show them how utterly stupid it is to get involved with a gang... That is exactly my point.  Thanks for all the feedback thus far... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 93 |
| | Posted: | | | | How about Blood In Blood Out? One of my favorite's  Rated R as well... But honestly, try to search for a documentary that played on National Geographic about the gang MS13... this was actually pretty tough to watch, because a "life" doesn't mean anything to any of the members of that one... and they're getting more and more members all over the US as well now. If you can't find it let me know, I recorded it and might be able to make you a copy... it was very interesting, very informative and very scary! | | | | - Life is just a form of animated death. |
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| Registered: May 16, 2007 | | Posts: 154 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
What exactly is your goal here? If its to show them how utterly stupid it is to get involved with a gang, then I would recommend finding the nastiest, most violent thing you can and scare the hell out of them while it will still do some good. Soft pedaling gang activity is definately not the way to go. Note to self: Don't take this guy's advice. Ever. Wow. | | | | Attracted to "svelte buoyant waterfowl". |
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| Registered: April 10, 2007 | | Posts: 68 |
| | Posted: | | | | You could also go with Bad Boys with Sean Penn. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Disney be Pimpin': Quote:
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What exactly is your goal here? If its to show them how utterly stupid it is to get involved with a gang, then I would recommend finding the nastiest, most violent thing you can and scare the hell out of them while it will still do some good. Soft pedaling gang activity is definately not the way to go.
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Don't take this guy's advice. Ever. Wow. Yeah, I imagine your advice from the South Sandwich Islands is much more valuable. | | | John
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 101 |
| | Posted: | | | | Wanna scare them? Ok here goes City Of God is the movie. May be subtitled but man it is intense. You may want to watch it first as it may be too violent for them. Any episode of OZ w*rks also. Results of gang activity if you are lucky enough not to be kilt (killed) . The Warriors was a great movie but it does kinda glamorize "the life". | | | | Sometimes you are the bowling ball, sometimes you are the pins. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pompel9: Quote:
Try "Blood in, blood out" or "Bullit". Both of them show the harsh life in gangs. Bullitt: 2 Disc Special Edition Regions: 1, 2, 3, 4 Released: 5/31/2005 Anamorphic 1.85:1 I'm guessing this is the wrong "Bullit"?  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 742 |
| | Posted: | | | | You could also give "Colors" with Robert Duvall and Sean Penn a shot.
"New Jack City" could work as well, although it's not connected to the typically depicted South Central style of modern street gangs.
"Menace II Society" also comes to mind.
And I heard that "Tsotsi" is supposedly very good as well, though I haven't watched that one (yet).
"Baby Boy" by John Singleton also makes a good effort.
And I remember watching a movie with Omar Epps a few years back, "Conviction" was its German title, about a gang member turning around, based on true events. That one should definitely bring your intended point across.
However, none of the movies covering this subject is IMHO suitable for 9 or 10 year olds. If they're actually already interested in this kind of "life style", I doubt that watching a movie depicting these events is in any way the correct approach. But then again, I don't have kids of my own, so maybe I'm idolizing ten year olds here... | | | | Lutz | | | | Last edited: by Darxon |
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