Film is a combination of technology and art. It then allows for the sharing of imagery and sounds with a worldwide audience. These advantages allow viewers to see an urban space in Los Angeles. They can then experience it from their perspective. Films can be seen to have a large impact on the generation of ideas and opinions. If the film’s content has been manipulated or altered to appeal to a particular view, it reduces the viewer’s ability and freedom to express their opinions.

Boyz N the Hood was nominated for an Academy Award. This film is a great example of the dual representations given to the southern Los Angeles population. The film gave light to South Central, where most of the residents are black. However, it may not have done enough to help the community. It created negative stereotypes that were reinforced and reinforced and also portrayed the wrong treatment of the population. The poorer black population is more prominently represented in film than the rich black population in South Central. This creates the impression that being black is synonymous with being poor. It is easy to guess the movie’s title. This makes it clear that the film will focus on males who live in ghetto neighborhoods where many poor people, including black and Hispanic, reside. The story centers on three teenage black teens who are surrounded by violence, drugs, and gangs. The viewer begins by seeing the three young people as children in Crenshaw and then as adults who are struggling to cope with the dangerous environment. Ricky, Ricky’s best friend, is shot to death by a gang member. Doughboy has been the victim of gang violence. Tre is forced to back out by his father, who coaxes him not into the cycle. The film shows how young black men are influenced by violence and resort to selling drugs in order to survive. Although the movie has some truth and raises awareness about South Central’s black experience it is still a disadvantage to residents because it perpetuates stereotypes about the city. It is rare to see black characters in films. Even when they do, it’s usually focused on the poorer and more difficult neighborhoods. This portrays black people as dangerous, who live in dangerous areas with high levels of crime and deaths. Because there is no film that shows black people living in successful neighborhoods, the only way they are represented is through ‘hood movies’. These movies show the black experience. Although there are few black movies that show the struggle of black communities, it seems like the only one. There is also the possibility that existing representations were exaggerated or misinterpreted. Black hood movies such as Boyz N the Hood have led the public to believe that dangerous neighborhoods are the result of watching them. These stereotypes influence how people view black people and set the tone for how they will treat them. The law and society react differently to black bodies when they consider them dangerous. Black people are subject to the stereotypes created by film about them. It is hard to get to grips with the minority when one is blinded to the assumptions that they have.

It is important to have films that represent minorities. However, it can be dangerous if there is only a small amount of representation. Among those few films, there are many that not only reflect negative views but also create racist stereotypes. If it has the power to discriminate, then film can be used as a tool. Black people are unable to get justice because of their fortified beliefs, which they have been denied along with other minorities. Black communities are currently facing problems due to mass incarceration as well as discrimination which leads to their destruction. Because of the inequalities facing the black community, it is harder to combat them. While the charges they are being charged with are not serious, it is easy for a black person to be treated unfairly in a society where black people are portrayed as dangerous.

Is freedom available right now? Christina Heatherton examines mass incarceration by the African American community in Los Angeles. Heatherton said that this was done to obtain benefits from the detention of this community. Broken windows theory describes why police in Los Angeles arrest and charge minorities for small offenses. They are motivated to make more arrests to achieve a greater quota. The minority is more likely to be subjected to mass incarceration due to poor representation. The city created a new class of people to use to lock up the minority that has become a problem in the community by targeting an easily identified suspect who committed minor offenses. This book explains how small crimes were celebrated in order to reduce the risk of more serious offenses that could be committed if they were not addressed. Los Angeles is now a ghetto-like city because of its homeless population. There is still a desire to capitalize on the cleaner image. More visible and active at the time they were accepted. Local judges sent them to hard labor after they had been convicted. Los Angeles convicts were placed under the control of guards and armed guards.

Los Angeles’s freeways have caused further discrimination against black residents. They literally split neighborhoods into two. Eric Avila’s book, “The Folklore of the Freeway” discusses the destruction of black communities. He criticizes the freeway systems millions of people use to destroy cultural centers and displace the poor and color. Los Angeles freeway drivers see the “image” of power. Avila says that this is what they see. It is also the view of people who have suffered because of the freeway’s construction. There is no need to worry about who the freeway will negatively affect. It’s normal to have little respect for black residents when it assumes they aren’t respectable or dangerous.

It was frustrating to discover that Windsor Hills, a South Central neighborhood with a large black population, was actually a dismal place. It was surprising to discover that there was an African-owned neighborhood and a rich population. Although it’s wonderful to see people of colour prosper and be financially stable, what is most concerning is that they have never been widely represented on film. It is important that all black people are represented in film. Current representations lead to biased public perceptions of the communities. The public would have less bias toward South Central if all black people were represented equally. If there was more respect and personal connection to black blondes, mass incarceration would be less accepted. But the lack of representation on film gives them a perception of the community as too dangerous to help.

Works cited

Avila, Eric. ?The Folklore and Revolt in Modernist Cities? The University of Minnesota Press published a book in 2014.

Camp, Jordan T., & Christina Heatherton ?Freedom Now! Struggles for Human Rights to Housing in Los Angeles, and Beyond The right to freedom was established in 2011.