2. THE CHICKEN SCENE/OPENING:
• Chicken represents that the youth cant escape from the slums, a vicious cycle.
• Trapped between the police and gangs like Rocket, 360 pan shows the conflict.
• Birds eye view of slums shows there is no space
• Tracking shot of the chicken shows there is nowhere to hide
• Blue tint shows that the city is deteriorated.
• Extreme close up of the knife
3. LIL DICE TO LIL ZE MONTAGE:
• Fast paced MTV style editing shows recklessness of lil ze’s
youth.
• Low angle shows the power of lil ze.
• Good way of showing him grow up.
• Always holding a gun. Shows he’s obviously constantly involved
in crime as it has become the norm for his culture.
5. 60’S
• Golden tint throughout shows how positively they live
compared to the blue tint of the 70’s.
• Open spaces and spaces to play.
• Everyone protects each other and look out for each
other, they commit crime to help other people.
6. 70’S
• Acting older than they are – have to do things they don’t
want to so that they will be accepted into the gangs
• More people moved into the city and it became over
crowded
• Cramped spaces
7. THE RUNTS:
• vicious cycle: no change
• Kill lil ze to take over the drug business
• work way up in drug trade, work for lil ze
• drug dealers are their role models
• Act older than their age
