Introduction

How are black people represented in the film Dope (2015) and what impact might this have on audiences?

Black people in film i feel are misrepresented, always addressed a as a gimmicky gangster or brash women with attitude problems. These roles are what the majority of black people are perceived to be. These controversial stereotypes can be very negative and can be very damaging to the black culture. This essay would undergo the ways in which the film dope (2015) has either reinforced or subverted these common stereotypes.  Dope (2015) is essentially Malcolm a geek, living in the bottoms (rough neighbourhood) with his band mates, where they find it hard to survive and fit in, in a tough area. They accidentally find out they have a large quantities of 'Molly' after they have been invited to a local drug dealers party, that went array.  I have chosen this as my primary text is because it very different to a traditional 'Hood' movies. The movie that i would be comparing it with is Boyz n the Hood (1991). Although, these films were produced at different times with a 24 year age difference, the two are very similar and undergo the same conventions in these Crime dramas. Dope (2015) is also a comedy so there should be some exaggeration in the film because of this.