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