Journal #2 - Analysis

The piece i chose to analyze is a movie called Friday starring Ice Cube and Christ Tucker. I was bored and hungover on Sunday trying to do some homework so I popped in Friday and laid in bed so I could come up with a proper analysis of the movie.

First of all, the entire cast of the movie Friday is black. This was a popular trend among black directors in the 90's and a few directors continue to produce shows this way. Its safe to say that the intended audience would be primarily black people considering the type of movie it is. However, the intended audience is not the actual audience. The actual audience is very diverse with people of all races loving this movie.

In the movie, Craig and Smoky are two homies that get laid off from their jobs on Thursday night. Smokey owes a drug dealer $200 and the movie focuses on their antics in trying to come up with the money. They get jacked, run from a drive by, get in a fight, and continually mess up every opportunity to get the money.

Their antics can be related to something three stooge like, only in a poor black neighborhood in '95 instead of white people in the 20's and 30's. Every time they have an opportunity to get the money one of them manages to do something unbelievably dumb to lose it. The relationships among character can also be related to the three stooges in that you have a fairly responsible character who comes up with plans and sticks to them, and a sidekick who ruins every plan. They stick together anyways because they're homies, much like the three stooges stuck together despite their mess ups. This movie is a perfect example of the way the art of comedy relates to even the most diverse populations over the span of 60 years in much the same way. This movie will continue to be a classic forever.