Higher Learning
John Singleton's "Higher Learning" was not only an extremely entertaining film, but one that dealt with many real life issues, such as: importance of college education, sexuality, racism, and social equality. Although there are many troubles that are created in this very intense and dramatic movie, there are barely any significant answers. This movie takes place at Columbus University and it focuses on the lives of three freshmen that have just entered the school. Malik (Omar Epps) is an African-American track star who is habitually challenged by sixth year senior Fudge (Ice Cube) and his fair-opinioned political science teacher Mr. Phipps (Lawrence Fishburne). Then there is Kristen (Kristy Swanson), who is a beautiful Orange County girl that is hauled in by a lesbian (Jennifer Connelly) after she is raped by a social contact. And then there is Remy (Michael Rapaport), who is a white male from Idaho whose inability to fit in anywhere leads him to a group of white supremacists. Although there are three separate stories going on throughout the movie, they are consistently linked in the sense of adolescent students attempting to find their right place, but sometimes, just like in real life, going down the wrong and immoral p
The second problem I had was that Remy (Rapaport), seemed almost unreal because in the beginning he was this lost guy trying to fit in anywhere and at the end of the movie he was this drugged up, psychotic skinhead who was willing to do anything to anybody for his group. In the big scheme of things I thought that this was a very thoughtful movie most of the time and it had good intentions behind it even though some things weren't cleared up. Fudge is a positive leader of the Black guys and he is one who really went to college to learn something, but at the same time he isn't about to let any of his boys get disrespected. He constantly tries to give him advice and offers help, but in no way will give him the easy way out. It was very entertaining, dramatic, and it kept you at the edge of your seat, waiting for what the next scene was going to be about. Rapaport, Epps, and Swanson were the three main characters, but the two that I thought were the most influential and best-acted were Fudge (Cube) and Mr. After Kristen is raped, she characterizes the young people of today's modern world by becoming mesmerized with the unique and unfamiliar, which in this case is lesbianism. And Malik, like a majority of young people without a sense of direction, plays the blame game and thinks nothing is his fault, even though he is blatantly not giving his best in track and school. Remy grows in the sense that he finds a belonging with a group, even though the group is "morally wrong". Just to name a few: the frat guy being the rapist, the white security guards are racist and the once outgoing female is a lesbian. In the beginning of the movie Remy had a hard time fitting in with anybody. Phipps (Fishburne) and especially to his girlfriend Deja (Tyra Banks). I would recommend this movie to everybody since it does bring up a lot of modern day issues, and I wouldn't hesitate to watch it again!.
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