Because surviving, riding a bus and leaving a duffle bag of cash in a garden is way more realistic.
And all them dirtbag northern cac trash you capin for would beat your black ass to death if they caught you walkin in their neighborhood tryna rep.
The big difference is that YOU'RE an idiot.
Totally different films in EVERY way, from plot to production quality to budget to the talent involved. I don't think Set It Off was inspired by the great '70s Boston film The Friends of Eddie Coyle, or the novel Prince of Thieves.
this is an example of what RACIAL CONDITIONING can do..
Your response reads as if you are responding to a person who alleged that both movies are very similar or that my opinion is based on the notion that both films are the same. This isnt the case. Also, maybe the town stuck with you more because its a year old while the other is closer to a decade old?
What subplots are you speaking of? And how do you compliment one for its use of minimal characters while ignoring that the other may have used even less characters?
meh..
a crazy "i'm not going to jail again" character is just a crazy "i'm not going to jail again"
what subplot? Affecks character's searching for his druggie mother thing? falling in love with the bank manager? is that so much better than Jada working and scheming her ass off to the point of prostitution to support her brother or when she...falls in love with the bank manager?
the racial conditioning is in reference to the doll test given to black kids...between the black doll and white doll which look very similar which one is prettier, better, more appealing..what do the black kids pick..the white doll. Why? Because thats what drilled into our heads..if its all white then its all right
this is an example of what RACIAL CONDITIONING can do..
no i don't think affleck copied set off..but there are only so many plots and character types in heist flicks.
what... he stuck up for his friend and went to jail for him..like thats unseen and unheard of in black "in the hood films" which is my point that the town was just a white "in the hood" film.
really cuz the scene where jada pinkett reluctantly agrees to let that old dude fuck her for the tuition money was pretty raw and real especially the look on her face as he was doing it was very compelling.
it was a decent scene but it ended with the rote "if you don't do it i'll kill your girlfriend" threat. which is pretty common place in heist flicks when you think about it.
Jesus how many black in the hood flicks have you seen that in?
I think you need to watch the movie again because there are alot of great themes in it...it's not about black and white, dude, its about quality and Affleck brought it with the Town...and I don't fuck with anything other than chocolate black women. I just know good cinema
And ALL of those themes and plots are in just about every black in the hood film so i don't see any reason to see them as suddenly better in a all white film than in a all black film.
no i don't think affleck copied set off..but there are only so many plots and character types in heist flicks.
what he stuck up for his friend and went to jail for him..like thats unseen and unheard of in black "in the hood films" which is my point that the town was just a white "in the hood" film.
really cuz the scene where jada pinkett reluctantly agrees to let that old dude fuck her for the tuition money was pretty raw and real especially the look on her face as he was doing it was very compelling.
it was a decent scene but it ended with the rote "if you don't do it i'll kill your girlfriend" threat. which is pretty common place in heist flicks when you think about it.
Jesus how many black in the hood flicks have you seen that in?
I know good cinema too and The Town was a decent but not the OMG to die for film everyone made it out to be last year..
It was all cliched bullshit bro. Formulaic rehashed tripe. From the bad seed best friend, the savior love interest, the lead actor torn between the two. And on top of it all the writing was near terrible.
I understand what you saying man, but I agree to disagree. Now you are comparing the town to every "Hood" movie, not just Set It Off now. I didn't say it was the OMG movie either, but it was well written, well executed, and very engrossing. Of course, you didn't mention other black movies to compare to, but honestly, can you really compare it like that?
As for the Florist, it wasn't as cliche as you make it seem. The Florist, while a mob figure, was the replacement and caregiver to Affleck when he returned home and vice versa. The way I saw it, Affleck threatens to leave, it sets off chaos in so many instances...Renner knows that Affleck is the only person that can keep him alive and in control...The other friends look to Affleck as a brother...the babymama was only stable when Affleck was around and losing him meant she would be alone to fend for herself, which she fears more than anything...loneliness...The Florist loses not only a bank robber, but a friend, son, and simplicity...people fear change and the Florist couldn't risk trying to start over without Affleck, so he was going to kill the only thing that would force Affleck to stay in Boston... The whole 2nd half of the movie, all characters were dealing with ideas of change and consequences...I think it was very complex and engrossing..
But like I said, I thoroughly enjoyed Set It Off too...and the scene with jada was very intense...but Chris Cooper looking into the eyes of his son and not being aboe to give his son what he needs most was
FUcking sweet. 
