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