Instead, it comes across as a loving, though certainly raw and thematically gritty, portrait of the artists who changed the world by Never does it feel like a mere recreation of The film evolves organically and believably.
Straight Outta Compton never forces its narrative. Quick success, but with that success comes a growing strain and shady business dealings that will fracture it as quickly as it rose to the top. With Priority Records and begin work on their first studio album, Straight Outta Compton, an album which would include the singleį*** the Police, penned by Cube following the group's run-in with overstepping and abusive police, right outside the recording studio. Talent catches the attention of a manager named Jerry Heller (Paul Giamatti) who is particularly infatuated with E's talents. Together to collaborate on their first single which takes off and gives rise to one of the most powerful Hip-Hop groups of all time: N.W.A. Several would-be stars - including Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell), and Dr. Poetry of edgy lyrics and infectious beats, much of which was first scribbled down in a notebook before becoming the anthems of a generation ofĬompton, 1986. Returns to the roots, to a life of abuse at the hands of police, clashes on the street, and a mistrust of the social structure, all of which yielded a Certainly the commercial aspect of the music plays heavily into Reflection of it, but it's all created from the passions and experiences of the journey. Their music is sometimes a metaphorical representation of life, sometimes a vulgar and literal The center, the lifeblood, the beat of the film. As Ice Cube says in the film, "our art is a reflection of our reality." That's Music plays central to the film to be sure - from its soundtrack to the group's rise to stardom andīeyond - but the music is only the driving force behind a much more deeply rooted human interest story, the world in which the charactersĮxperienced life and from which they drew the inspiration for their music. Gangsta Rap in the late 1980s, is not about music.
Gary Gray's ( Law Abiding Citizen) fantastic film about the rise of hardcore Hip-Hop Reviewed by Martin Liebman, January 10, 2016 , Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell (XVI), Neil Brown Jr. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.įor more about Straight Outta Compton and the Straight Outta Compton Blu-ray release, see Straight Outta Compton Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on Januwhere this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation.
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. Straight Outta Compton Blu-ray delivers stunning video and reference-quality audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release
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