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Themes: Social Inequality Mood: Gritty Mood: Serious Character Types: Mentor Sub-Genres: Social Drama Dialog: Colloquial Language Pacing: Gradual Build Cultural Impact: Frequently Quoted Cultural Impact: Influential On Urban Cinema Sub-Genres: Urban Drama Mood: Hopeful Mood: Emotional Cultural Impact: Cult Classic Status Themes: Racial Tensions Key Props: School Books Themes: Coming Of Age Themes: Gang Violence Flag: Strong Language Mood: Tense Time: 1980S Dialog: Narrative Voiceover Target Audience: Adults Character Types: Everyman Cinematic Style: High Contrast Lighting Score and Sound: Urban Soundscape Character Types: Rebel Narrative: Flashbacks Flag: Violence Pacing: Episodic Costume and Set: Modern Attire Mood: Thought-Provoking Score and Sound: Hip-Hop Music Score and Sound: Diegetic Music Character Types: Outcast Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera Work Dialog: Philosophical Discussions Cinematic Style: Long Takes Themes: Father-Son Relationships Target Audience: Teens Themes: Loss Of Innocence Pacing: Deliberate Place: Low-Income Neighborhoods Cinematic Style: Documentary Style Key Props: Guns Sub-Genres: Coming-Of-Age Drama Mood: Realistic Place: School Settings Themes: Friendship Flag: Mature Themes Flag: Disturbing Images Mood: Bleak Place: Urban Cityscape Flag: Drug Use Narrative: Real-Time Narrative Pacing: Unhurried Key Props: Basketball Costume and Set: Urban Settings Costume and Set: School Environments Dialog: Minimalist Dialogue Dialog: Inner Monologue Time: Present Day