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EspañolGET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' (FILM)
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'''Get Rich or Die Tryin'' is a motion picture starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Marcus, a drug dealer who aspires to be a professional rapper. It was released on November 9, 2005. Similar to the Eminem film ''8 Mile'', the story is a semi-autobiographical account of 50 Cent's own life. It was directed by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan [1] .
The film's protagonist is Marcus, a mild-mannered adolescent whose main concern is his adoring mother. But Marcus is knocked off-course after his mother is brutally killed, an incidental victim of a drug deal gone awry. He leaves high school and becomes a drug dealer himself, working for the local kingpin, Levar, and his subordinate Majestic.
Years later, after a stint in jail and a reunion with his childhood sweetheart, Marcus attempts to give up the drug trade and pursue his dream of becoming a rapper. After his release, Marcus must choose between the two paths thrown in front of him outside prison. Waiting for him to become his second in command in the drug trade is Majestic, who offers him a place in the front seat of his car. Bama, a comrade of Marcus in prison, also waits outside the prison with the intention of becoming Marcus' manager in the music industry. Marcus follows this path and begins recording songs under his life-long rap name: Young Caesar. In some of his songs Marcus includes criticism of Majestic, who then attempts to kill Marcus by sending a hitman to shoot him, and Marcus is shot 9 times. After recovering miraculously from this attack, his girlfriend Charlene gives birth to his child, and after Majestic picks up his baby in the hospital Marcus swears to kill him.
Before a rap concert, Majestic intercepts Marcus and attempts to bargain him out of performing the rap concert that will subsequently ruin Majestic's gangster life. Marcus ignores him and Majestic is shot while attempting to kill Marcus. Marcus walks out to cheers and performs the concert simultaneous to the ending credits.
The plot received many criticisms, being described as 'flawed' and 'ambiguous'.
(Dom O'Connell, Maidstone)
★ 50 Cent as Marcus
★ Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Majestic
★ Joy Bryant as Charlene
★ Omar Benson Miller as Keryl
★ Tory Kittles as Justice
★ Terrence Howard as Bama
★ Ashley Walters as Antwan
★ Marc John Jefferies as Young Marcus
★ Viola Davis as Grandma
★ Sullivan Walker as Grandpa
★ Serena Reeder as Katrina
★ Bill Duke as Levar
★ Mpho Koaho as Junebug
★ Russell Hornsby as Odell
★ Joseph Pierre as Uncle Deuce
★ Leon as Slim
★ Michael Miller as Dangerous
Main articles: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)
On October 27, 2005, movie posters for the film featuring 50 Cent with a handgun in one hand and a mic in the other were removed from billboards in Los Angeles school areas after complaints that they promote gun violence and gang activity. 50 Cent later responded that the controversy only further increased the publicity for his film. The two objects in the controversial poster were intended as symbols to represent the transition of the main character from drug dealer to rapper.
Controversy was further created when a 30-year-old man, Sheldon Flowers, was shot three times and killed in a cinema near Pittsburgh on November 9, 2005, after watching the film. The cinema stopped showing the film as a result. Also, a cinema chain in Toledo, Ohio, stopped after-midnight screenings of the film because of fears the violence depicted may prompt further civil unrest as seen during the 2005 Toledo Riot.
Samuel L. Jackson publicly turned down an offer to co-star in the film, citing that he did not want to lend credence to what he believed was an inexperienced and unproven actor.[2] Film critic Roger Ebert wrote of Jackson's decision: "Like Bill Cosby, Jackson is arguing against the anti-intellectual message that success for young black males is better sought in the worlds of rap and sports than in the classroom".[1] Jackson reportedly still thinks that rappers should not be in films, but has spoken with 50 Cent several times about it and has made amends with him.[4] The two later co-starred in the 2006 film ''Home of the Brave''.
1. RogerEbert.com
2. FemaleFirst
3. RogerEbert.com
4. SoundSlam.com
★ Official website
★
★
'''Get Rich or Die Tryin'' is a motion picture starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Marcus, a drug dealer who aspires to be a professional rapper. It was released on November 9, 2005. Similar to the Eminem film ''8 Mile'', the story is a semi-autobiographical account of 50 Cent's own life. It was directed by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan [1] .
| Contents |
| Plot |
| Cast |
| Soundtrack |
| Controversies |
| References |
| External links |
Plot
The film's protagonist is Marcus, a mild-mannered adolescent whose main concern is his adoring mother. But Marcus is knocked off-course after his mother is brutally killed, an incidental victim of a drug deal gone awry. He leaves high school and becomes a drug dealer himself, working for the local kingpin, Levar, and his subordinate Majestic.
Years later, after a stint in jail and a reunion with his childhood sweetheart, Marcus attempts to give up the drug trade and pursue his dream of becoming a rapper. After his release, Marcus must choose between the two paths thrown in front of him outside prison. Waiting for him to become his second in command in the drug trade is Majestic, who offers him a place in the front seat of his car. Bama, a comrade of Marcus in prison, also waits outside the prison with the intention of becoming Marcus' manager in the music industry. Marcus follows this path and begins recording songs under his life-long rap name: Young Caesar. In some of his songs Marcus includes criticism of Majestic, who then attempts to kill Marcus by sending a hitman to shoot him, and Marcus is shot 9 times. After recovering miraculously from this attack, his girlfriend Charlene gives birth to his child, and after Majestic picks up his baby in the hospital Marcus swears to kill him.
Before a rap concert, Majestic intercepts Marcus and attempts to bargain him out of performing the rap concert that will subsequently ruin Majestic's gangster life. Marcus ignores him and Majestic is shot while attempting to kill Marcus. Marcus walks out to cheers and performs the concert simultaneous to the ending credits.
The plot received many criticisms, being described as 'flawed' and 'ambiguous'.
(Dom O'Connell, Maidstone)
Cast
★ 50 Cent as Marcus
★ Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Majestic
★ Joy Bryant as Charlene
★ Omar Benson Miller as Keryl
★ Tory Kittles as Justice
★ Terrence Howard as Bama
★ Ashley Walters as Antwan
★ Marc John Jefferies as Young Marcus
★ Viola Davis as Grandma
★ Sullivan Walker as Grandpa
★ Serena Reeder as Katrina
★ Bill Duke as Levar
★ Mpho Koaho as Junebug
★ Russell Hornsby as Odell
★ Joseph Pierre as Uncle Deuce
★ Leon as Slim
★ Michael Miller as Dangerous
Soundtrack
Main articles: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)
Controversies
On October 27, 2005, movie posters for the film featuring 50 Cent with a handgun in one hand and a mic in the other were removed from billboards in Los Angeles school areas after complaints that they promote gun violence and gang activity. 50 Cent later responded that the controversy only further increased the publicity for his film. The two objects in the controversial poster were intended as symbols to represent the transition of the main character from drug dealer to rapper.
Controversy was further created when a 30-year-old man, Sheldon Flowers, was shot three times and killed in a cinema near Pittsburgh on November 9, 2005, after watching the film. The cinema stopped showing the film as a result. Also, a cinema chain in Toledo, Ohio, stopped after-midnight screenings of the film because of fears the violence depicted may prompt further civil unrest as seen during the 2005 Toledo Riot.
Samuel L. Jackson publicly turned down an offer to co-star in the film, citing that he did not want to lend credence to what he believed was an inexperienced and unproven actor.[2] Film critic Roger Ebert wrote of Jackson's decision: "Like Bill Cosby, Jackson is arguing against the anti-intellectual message that success for young black males is better sought in the worlds of rap and sports than in the classroom".[1] Jackson reportedly still thinks that rappers should not be in films, but has spoken with 50 Cent several times about it and has made amends with him.[4] The two later co-starred in the 2006 film ''Home of the Brave''.
References
1. RogerEbert.com
2. FemaleFirst
3. RogerEbert.com
4. SoundSlam.com
External links
★ Official website
★
★
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