Black Boy has been one of the most interesting books we have read so far, but I must say Beat Street is an awesome movie. I was wondering what was the point of watching Beat Street since it is not so relevant to our reading, but now I have realize watching this movie gives us the determination to strive what we love and to give it your all. Beat Street takes place in the 1980’s where a couple of young men (boys) try to make their biggest dreams come true. Lee wants to be a famous break-dancer. Kenny wants to make it big with his DJ-ing skills at nightclubs and Ramon wants to express his love for graffiti.
This movie was really inspiring for people who have the passion for art. All the characters stood out to me but Ramon stood out for me the most. When you want to become recognized, you need to make some changes and even take some risks. Ramon definitely took risks. His father was unhappy of what he was doing and his girlfriend wanted to be together with his child. Ramon looked for any opportunity to express his art. Every time he saw a clean wall or luckily a white train he used it as his canvas. He showed and expressed his graffiti in that way. He took graffiti as something he would do for the rest of his life. People looked at graffiti as vandalism but he took it for something of his own. I think we can learn from this movie.
Awww... that is such a cute picture. Yes, I think the movie is inspiring in many ways to people who don't really think about street art and music.
ReplyDeleteWhy did we watch Beat Street? Well the class is called American Literature and 80's hip hop in the Bronx counts as American Lit. I think.
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