John Singleton, who rose to fame in 1991 after directing his revolutionary crime epic, Boyz N The Hood made history as the youngest nominee for achievement in direction at the Academy Awards. He still holds that record to this day. This guy is obviously the business. Because I enjoyed BNTH so much, I took it upon myself to see other films Singleton had directed.
One of which I just finished watching the other day was Baby Boy, starring Ving Rhames (Marsellus Wallace of Pulp Fiction) and Tyrese Gibson, a successful R&B artist. The film centers around Tyrese's character, a boyish thug named Jody trying to make a living in the ghetto of Los Angeles. Jody never had a father figure. His mother raised him on her own after his father, a drug dealer, left them while she was pregnant. Jody often acts a fool, but we sympathize because he has never had a father to guide him in the right way.
This is where Ving Rhames' character comes into play. An ex-convict who is starts dating Jody's mother. Jody does not approve. One night before his mother goes on a date, Jody argues she's making a mistake. Ving Rhames hears the dissaproval and confronts Jody in front of his mother. He snaps at Jody, urging he must overcome his Oedipus complex and understand that he has no right to interfere with his mother's free will. Do you agree that Jody's mother is making her own choice to be with Rhames or do you side more with Jody, who is trying to protect his mother?
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