![]() It causes unintentional laughter in a scene that is incredibly important and tense.ĭespite the misguided lighting, Menace II Society leaves an impact. Lighting here is borderline ridiculous, with red lights on one side, blue on the other, and the spotlight firmly planted over the table as the camera completes multiple spins. ![]() Late in the film Caine is arrested and put into an interrogation room. Unfortunately, the Hughes Brothers have a flair for the over-dramatic as well. When one of Caine’s family members is murdered in a drive-by, the body twitches and convulses as it lies on the street. Violence here is forceful, completely on camera. The Hughes Brothers direct a harsh, brutal film, one that hardly turns a blind eye to the events that occur regularly within the toughest sections of city. He is surrounded by crime and cannot get away, even to have his own graduation party. It creates a metaphor for Caine’s (Tyrin Turner) life, stuck in the ghettos of Los Angeles. Outside a fight is breaking out, inside people are kissing and groping each other in the open, and deeper in, drugs and illegal gambling occur. ![]() Menace II Society has a fantastic unbroken shot, one that moves through a house in which a party is taking place.
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