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