Jason Shiga (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} shiga) wrote,@ 2002-12-12 12:28:00 |
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8 Mile Review
I just saw 8 mile last night. The rap battles were thrilling. I could feel my heart beating at the creative verbal play. I felt giddy leaving the theater. The battles consisted of the characters insulting each other in odd but imaginative ways for 45 second intervals. Even when Eminem went to work at the auto plant, he'd get into battles with random line workers. The climax of the movie featured Eminem's rap disparaging his opponent for coming from a loving two-parent family and attending private school. His opponent was speechless with shame and walked off the stage humiliated.
One of the less interesting story threads in the movie involved how his family deals with the threat of eviction. This storyline is resolved when the Mom returns home and announces she won $3000 in bingo.
I just saw 8 mile last night. The rap battles were thrilling. I could feel my heart beating at the creative verbal play. I felt giddy leaving the theater. The battles consisted of the characters insulting each other in odd but imaginative ways for 45 second intervals. Even when Eminem went to work at the auto plant, he'd get into battles with random line workers. The climax of the movie featured Eminem's rap disparaging his opponent for coming from a loving two-parent family and attending private school. His opponent was speechless with shame and walked off the stage humiliated.
One of the less interesting story threads in the movie involved how his family deals with the threat of eviction. This storyline is resolved when the Mom returns home and announces she won $3000 in bingo.
