Dope [Blu-ray]

Great awesome movie

This movie is not just another stereotype about life in the hood. It's about a kid who is doing everything right, despite the fact that everyone around him was telling him that he was just another black kid from the wrong side of the tracks. To me, it's a critique of our society--the fact that a straight-laced kid has to go through the stereotypical hood bs in order to realize his worth AND realize his ultimate goal. For those who are simply looking for a good movie, Dope is incredibly well-written and executed, both gripping and funny, and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. An absolutely must-see!

My favorite ❤️ movie

THIS MOVIE IS DOPE. On a serious note this movie is brilliant. It follows the struggles of being black in a poor neighborhood but also challenges what it conventionally means to be black and what it can mean to be black. A great coming of age story. Very aware of old hip hop as well as modern hip hop (mentions of Casey Veggies). The acting is excellent and the story is brilliant but the soundtrack really blew me away. Big props on this film.

Dope is a movie about a young black geek, Malcolm, who wants to go to Harvard. He's intelligent, forward focused, and always has an end in sight. When faced with challenges Malcolm adapts to the situation. Because of this different people see him different ways. No matter he does he can never fit in. Despite this, Malcolm always achieves what he sets out to do.The directing was incredible, simple, colorful. Always added to the film and never took a gun.The writing was a great example of Chekov's gun being properly implemented (if a gun is shown in act one it must be fired in act two). The dialogue was realistic. The writer was clearly in no rush to get to key points in the film and let it develop organically and be character driven.Some of the nameless actors were pretty weak, but all of the leads were very convincing.To you, this might just mean it was alright. I will admit the reason I'm giving it five stars is partially out of bias. I related to Malcolm on a personal level. If you don't share my bias you will probably enjoy the movie less. Either way, the film is well made. I hope you get something out of it.

Dope is a 2015 American comedy-drama coming-of-age film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa and produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. It stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, Chanel Iman, Lakeith Stanfield, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, and ASAP Rocky. The film was also executive produced by Pharrell Williams and co-executive produced by Sean CombsFor starters, let's talk about this film’s soundtrack. Quite a while ago I made an observation of my own regarding the inclusion of Music related to the urban lifestyle (more specifically, music that has been released and is often associated with a person of color); to summarize, I noticed that in many movies there may be scenes here and there that use this kind a music to infer a tone of delinquency. If you ask me, this is unbelievably lazy and not to mention is subliminally racist. ‘Dope’ goes above and beyond challenging the use of this medium in a haphazard manner, and subsequently turns these opportunities on to its head. My only hope can be that this is taken to heart by individuals that are passionate about filmmaking and that this inspires some amount of significant change in this one element of plot development In the grand scheme of things.The nature of this story works to avoid making any of the characters portrayed as one-dimensional ; moreover, this film refuses to imply that people or either “good” or “bad”, and that instead the truth of this matter is much more complicated than people would like to accept. There is no implication that the characters shown have a cookie-cutter personality and an otherwise mundane or predictable life story. It would have been easy to forgo this route and instead willingly paint these individuals as self-serving and simple, and the absence of this is critically essential when deciding how to narrate what could be a reality for people observing this for the first time as a result of their own privileged existence.On the topic of privilege, the use of one of the only white characters present as a means of discussing social commentary when it comes to racial relations was absolutely ingenious. There is an exploration of the assumptions people make about the way in which they handle interracial interactions and this is done in a way that is seamless and respectful to the overarching plot. I imagine there are many people who will write this off as proof that “racism goes both ways”, and if that applies to the person reading my review then all I can say is this: I feel an immense sorrow for you. While this isn't a weakness, it is just worth saying that the understanding this white character has of information he is receiving from other characters Is never touched or elaborated on, but the choice to exclude this has real-world applications on its own. Many props to the director and the screenwriter for obviously taking this in to consideration.Lastly, this is a meticulous combination of events some people will use to justify the thoughts they have about a person of color and elements that will surprise your average backwoods racist; I hope - and when I say hope, I truly mean it - that there are many people who will watch this and accept the chance they have to broaden their senses and think more deeply about the perception some might have about the world around them. It’s just much too important - and perhaps even more so given recent current events.Intricately designed and wholesomely enjoyable: I would recommend!

This is one of those movies that everyone should watch. From the creativity, meaning, and message, it's a movie that goes straight to the heart. With a mixture of comedy and a slight thriller, I loved this movie and would watch it again.

My son recommended this and I was pleasantly surprised by this coming of age film with a nod to the 1980’s. Great production.