Boyz and the hood review analysis By Arshyarn Chaudhry

1. Empire
Boyz N The Hood
First Review

2. This reviewer refers to
the film as ‘masterfully
crafted’
The reviewer is pointing
out that movie is well
accomplished and
displays very well how
the black community in
South Central LA is.
‘Plight’ another word for
dangerous or unsafe
Focuses on the
black youth in LA
The reviewer has
rated the film five
stars
One of the headlines
on the movie poster
The reviewer delivers
the review in a formal
way and has less
informal lexis
Powerful descriptive
words, e.g. Shocking
To show that the film
has intense moments
which have shocked
the viewers and the
reviewer himself.
The narrative of the
film is told throughout
the review by the
reviewer, he highlights
key concepts in the
film, such as who are
the ‘boyz’ are.
And outlined what the
‘hood’ is.
The writer displays most of
the information on narrative,
actors, director, locations.
This highlights how the areas
are affected by violence crime
and gunfire.
Girl is disturbed in homework
by gunfire.
Panic on porches, he
highlights how the film
displays the underlying
message of how the people
need to take responsibility for
themselves to be perceived as
able to offer a solution.
He points out the way that Singleton (director) set the
layout of the movie.
How the film is typical to that of residents who live in
these areas, they are not wealthy, they are self
contained.
The reviewer is very
brief in terms of his
rebirth of the plot.

3. Second Review
Rotten Tomatoes

4. They leave their rating at 96%
Fresh rating is at 47 and rotten rating is at 2
The film clearly was rated as positive and
overall has a strong rating.
The register of the review is formal and
more academic in terms of choice of
lexis and writing skills
The genre, writer and
director are
highlighted by the
reviewer, duration and
the production
company
the reviewers highlight
briefly and in detail what
the film includes and how
it has been laid out
The paragraph includes
the community which the
film is focused on in this
case the black community
of South Central LA.
The reviewers speak
about how the film tries
to cram every single issue
in the black community
Into an hour and a half of
screen time.
The reviewers speak of
how some of the
elements of the film are a
bit forced.
The film review also highlights family
issues Tre and his father and Tre and
his Mother since he goes into those
parts of the city since he has a dispute
in school with another child at the age
of six.
The reviewers also include the
feedback from the audience to
show how the much the film
scored in the community.
93% liked it, 7% hmmm oh well.
The reviewer page includes pictures and clips of
the movie which indicates that the movie is very
good and appealing to the audience, compared
to the previous review which didn't include any
clips at all or pictures
The
reviewers
have a
section for
other
peoples
comments
and ratings
and their
opinions on
the movie.
They also
have
buttons
which
include
‘want to
see’ and
‘not
interested’