Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton
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F. Gary GrayKamera:
Matthew LibatiqueMusik:
Joseph TrapaneseBesetzung:
Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr., Lakeith Stanfield, Paul Giamatti, Orlando Brown, Allen Maldonado (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Mitte der 80er Jahre ist Compton, gelegen am Stadtrand von L.A., einer der gefährlichsten Orte der USA. Der Konflikt zwischen den rivalisierenden Gangs eskaliert zunehmend, der Handel mit Crack gehört zum Alltag und fast täglich sterben junge Afroamerikaner in den Straßen. Das als rassistisch bekannte Los Angeles Police Department greift hart durch und die Gewaltspirale dreht sich unaufhörlich weiter. Eine Thematik, die erschreckenderweise bis heute nichts an Aktualität verloren hat.
Die Hauptstadt der Gangs mit der höchsten Kriminalitätsrate des Landes prägt fünf junge Männer nachhaltig. Sie beginnen, ihre bitteren Erfahrungen in radikal ehrlicher Musik zu verarbeiten. In ihren Texten rebellieren sie gegen den brutalen Alltag, die Polizeiwillkür und ihre scheinbar aussichtslose Lage. Mit dem Album Straight Outta Compton geben N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) einer unterdrückten Generation eine explosive Stimme und einen neuen Sound, die das Land und die gesamte Musikindustrie bis heute nachhaltig aufmischen. Der Film "Straight Outta Compton" erzählt die kontroverse Geschichte des kometenhaften Aufstiegs der „World's Most Dangerous Group". Während Dr. Dre im Viertel als Genie an den Turntables bekannt ist und Ice Cube dabei ist, sich als herausragender Texter einen Namen zu machen, ist es doch der Kleinkriminelle Eazy-E, der mit Ambition, Street-Credibility und fragwürdigem Startkapital den eigentlichen Startschuss für N.W.A. gibt. Der Musikmanager Jerry Heller (Paul Giamatti) erkennt schon früh das gigantische Potential, nimmt die jungen Musiker unter seine Fittiche und gibt ihnen die Chance, ihre Message in alle Landesteile zu tragen. Als Straight Outta Compton die Charts stürmt, dauert es nicht lange, bis die ersten Streitereien um die Aufteilung der verdienten Millionen einsetzen. Schon kurze Zeit nach ihrem Aufstieg wandelt sich die Freundschaft der drei Rapper in knallharte Konkurrenz, die nicht nur am Mikrofon ausgetragen wird...
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I'm not a big fan of Hip Hop and Rap, but I don't mind. F. Gary Gray brought spirit to the film and definitely made the best film in the genre. On the one hand a gangster film about black people having a hard time in America, on the other hand the birth of the current stars in the Hip Hop scene. Ice Cube pulls the whole film, but also the young Snoop Dogg and Doctor Dre are great. There's a lot of swearing, the story is engaging and the action at the hotels after the concert is properly wild. A gritty, sad, engaging story that gave me goosebumps a few times. Fuck the Police. An exceptional experience that I must pay in gold. 90%.
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[extended] There was a lot of filmmaking talent nodding rhythmically at this Compton Brotherhood of the Cat's Paw, and it's a bit of a shame afterward that most of it went towards minimizing the classic ills of biopics covering longer periods of time. In other words, once again, there's as much trying to be there as possible and no proper time for any of it. The other strike is the supervision and high-five policy with the real-life inspirations roaming the set, making sure that no one accidentally besmirched their position as the downtrodden talented artists who succeeded regardless of the hostility of the white US in the early 1990s. Dr. Dre, M.D. in particular apparently had to hand out headphones on all sides to come out as the black Rikitan of the whole circus, to whom all the excesses were sooooo removed. But in spite of the merciless running time, the film just keeps trucking along and, most importantly, doesn't try to conform to white perceptions, doesn't apologize for anything, and speaks its own language.
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I was really surprised by how much this movie impressed me. It is well directed, it is a powerful statement, yet most of the time there is no sentimentality to ruin it. It is dramatic, it is historical, and it is interesting in terms of what you will learn. Well, I thought I knew a little about American rap, but it really is just a little. This is an excellent film, absolutely outstanding in terms of both acting and music.
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A brash, lively and authentic biopic that summarises everything about NWA from their beginnings in progressive hip hop to their break-up. It’s also quite thorough in its coverage of both the personal lives of the stars and the issues of racial intolerance and discrimination of the time. All this in a raw exhibition of Libatique's cinematography and superbly edited musical numbers. Also, the casting is excellent.
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If it was 20 minutes shorter or so and went deeper into the psychology of the characters, it would be worthy of 5*. The film stands on the typologically well-cast actors and an inventive direction that presents the nearly decade-long plot in a complex and purposeful manner, with the first hour being downright fantastic by setting the story in a gangster and racist hell where it's forbidden to have your own dreams. The rest of the film is a slightly routine recitation of events and the standard biopic motto of "who's going to screw who over more", but with the authentic touch of a controversial business and a good dose of emotion at the end, so satisfaction is definitely in order and Universal can proudly check off another great job in its most successful year ever... 85%
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