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