He suits that mentor role, Furious Boyz in the Hood, even as Morpheus in matrix. He acts as the guide for the main character. He also has a calm aura about him.
The fact that he forced himself on her and thought he could just call her and apologize to fix it is insane🤦🏾♂️ & my boy busta was with all the smoke in here😂
As a future English teacher, I’m definitely gonna use Laurence’s line “what does that have to do with your ability to place a comma in its proper place, or put a period at the end of the sentence?”
No shade but Malik's mentality is an example of how a lot of black people behave, towards those who want to uphold a standard of excellence. How are you going to call me a sell out for not being lazy? Remy was also the first documented incel
Right! You see, Malik wasn’t humble. Once he stepped on college campus, he was very arrogant and expected everything to be handed to him on a silver platter. But once he got a reality check from Dr. Maurice and those around him, that’s when he got humbled. Malik went from an entitled athlete to a diligent student 💯
I wouldn't say so. The Remster seemed to have zero interest in girls. His reaction to Kristen's rape was more of morbid fascination than titillation. Besides that, there had been "incels" in cinema before. Robert De Niro portrayed one in TAXI DRIVER.
@@niabelizaire3596 Yes, Malik had a lot of valuable lessons to learn. But Kristen did too, in her own way. I mean, Malik didn't burst into tears at the registrar's office because he didn't get what he wanted. She grew up near Disneyland and she also would learn about the real world. So sad that being sexually assaulted would be a part of this. And the whole point of Remy, who I would say did NOT come to the school expecting privileges, is that he bought into the lie that he was being denied his "rightful place" because his "birthright" was being given away to Blacks, Hispanics and Asians who did not deserve it. This was a really brilliant film that I think about often with the things that go own in this country today.
It really is a privilege to even feel you have protection by your community and not feel you constantly have look over your shoulder due to lack of protection, great observation
From what I've learned going into the story, There's a major difference between Education and Knowledge: Education is the process of recieving or giving systematic instructions at a school or university. Knowledge is about collecting Facts, Information, and skills aquired by a person through experience or education, theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
John Singleton is just so good at story telling and not only telling the black perspective but everyone’s perspective this film really taught me a lot about filming other peoples emotions and not just our own
One of the most eerie things about this movie that stuck with me was this movie came out in 1995, the Columbine High School shooting happened four years later in 1999. Remy before he shaved his head, has a resemblance to one of those boys. That has always stuck when I watch this movie after that happened.
I’m here gurl! 🙂 this movie is amazing, I really think it should be shown in high schools today… there are so many lessons that are still relevant today. REMY’s character made feel sorry for AND -pissed- me off so bad because of the same exact reason, he wanted to fit in and be noticed by his peers so bad and ultimately; he became the bully he endured before spreading hate…..
Crazy to think that Tupac was originally was suppose to be in this movie and Baby Boy. If Tupac was in this movie, there would be three rappers starring instead of two (Cube and Busta Rhymes).
Pac Busta & Omar Epps were all staying in the same apartment complex while this movie was being done in 1993. Pac had just wrapped up Poetic Justice & finishing up his second album. Omar & Busta started filming shortly after. It was at this time that Busta got kicked out of Leaders of the New School & their label Elektra was gonna make him a solo artist canceling Leaders potential third album.
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS REVIEW! 1. Higher Learning 2. Set it Off 3. Waiting to Exhale These are my top 3 videos that you reviewed with greatness. I applaud you. Great job. I hope This video doesn't get taken down
my mother exposed me to the movie apart from the sa scene) when i was around 11 or 12. this movie was so real and so painful but so enlightening and important to our society. im not surprised that this film isn’t as critically known and acclaimed but it still means our society isn’t there yet.
This is such a good movie, it’s sad how this is really still relevant unfortunately. A interesting fact about this movie is that my mom saw this movie when she was pregnant with me and Tyra Banks character Deja was how my mom decided on my name, she just added the A and that how Adaija was born 😂
I remember watching this movie for the first time my Freshman year of college. I had to take this university 101 class and the latter half of the class was all about this movie and its themes. I will always remember this film and how I have actually met a few people in college that were kind of like these main characters. Thank you for reviewing this film! It’s honestly one of Singleton’s best to me.
I said the same thing. He was trying to fit in, but was too socially awkward. He would’ve went with whoever accepted him first, which is a dangerous space to be in mentally. You feel so rejected that you just want to belong anywhere even if it leads you to a dead end.
Remy's biggest issue ultimately was that he didn't know who he was, and couldn't fit in anywhere because of it. Scott took advantage of Remy's naivete once he realized he was too weak to be of any other use.
I started to feel bad for Remy because he did have a hard time making friends, and it didn’t help the fact that Dreads and Fudge were constantly picking on him either but once he started hanging with Scott and his friends, that’s when all of my sympathy for him went out the window.
This movie was always hard for me to watch, some of the topics and scenes were just too much for me. But, John Singleton is one of the best movie directors ever and may his soul rest in peace. I just noticed the school’s name: Columbus University, and now I see the tie in between the name of the institution and the issues the school had. Heck, the school was named after one of the most vile, evilest human being to ever exist. I’m surprised why Ice Cube’s character even attended that college, knowing the twisted history of Christopher Columbus. Again, a great breakdown,now I think I’m ready to watch this film all the way through this time. lol
I never rush to defend the man, but whenever I hear Columbus being called one of history's greatest monsters, I feel quite a bit of dissonance. I first learned about him when I was six years old, and I NEVER heard anyone speak of him as a genocidal lunatic until half a decade later, by which point many of my impressions about the world were fixed. How did Columbus's stock fall so far? Not only was the man a devout Christian, even to the point that he named his flagship after the mother of Jesus, but several generations of Westerners who were not bad people themselves grew up venerating him. I just don't understand it. Aren't evil people usually admired only by other evil people? Again, I'm not defending Columbus, but just struggling to understand how this all can be.
Every time I watch this movie, I think about how it was parodied in Don’t be a Menace to South Central with Malik actually dying 💀 (not funny, but still).
Another one my sister. You're a Legend. I loved this movie as well and it's a classic in my house. I especially Love when Cube and Busta rhymes played that Al Green "Let's Stay Together" I thought that was dope asf. Also, I think Kristen was a cool person just was sheltered like most whites from Surburbs, and Remy was misunderstood with the wrong crowds of White Supremacists. Lastly, Fun Fact: 2pac pose to played in 'Higher Learning' too, he was taking over the 90's film industry as well wish he could have. Shout-out to you Babygirl and one request can you do 'Poetic Justice' soon especially since it's 30 years for it😁
@@forthenostalgia The differing trajectories of Kristen and Remy - the two white protagonists - is something I just can't get past. It's as if Singleton believed there were just two types of white Americans: the saintly, angelic kind on the one hand, and the homicidal maniac on the other. What's most ironic is that, arguably, Kristen had more race prejudice inside her than Remy did when we were first meeting them. Of course, Remy was by far the more marginalized of the two and thus the one much more likely to become brooding and violent, but unlike Kristen he didn't seem to bring any latent xenophobia to the campus. He was just an awkward boy who was picked on and then was a little too quick to demonize his bullies. He also wasn't privileged to the same degree that Kristen was, but then again that fact might have helped to stoke his anger. In a way, stereotypes of whites in the minds of blacks seem to exactly parallel stereotypes of blacks in the minds of whites. You either get a condescending pat on the head as "one of the good ones" or you're labeled an antisocial thug. And, of course, in HIGHER LEARNING the white woman finds redemption while her male counterpart dies a criminal. Was there, indeed, some reverse sexism in the characterizations? And did lookism play a role as well? After all, Kristy Swanson is one of the most beautiful actresses of my lifetime, while Michael Rappaport looks like an overgrown elf.
@@SeasideDetective2 Remy wasn't really picked on, he was ignored. I agree with the Kristen assessment, she was a "benevolent" racist, clutching her purse, only hanging out in wht enclaves and all, Remy in the beginning was more willing to "mix" company at the dorms before he ran into the wht supremacist group.
Watched this movie before this video and it has to be a 10/10 it’s very real I liked how they turned a college boy into a killer it’s sad how these things happen in life but it teaches the lesson no matter how much life takes you, just keep running “without struggle there is no progress”
Whew!! Levels on levels on levels! It’s been a long time since I saw this movie and you are right: 2023 doesn’t seem too different from 1995, honestly not too different from the 30s-60s. One of the things that I took from this derives from a quote I heard from a song: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor (which to me means the road or path you take won’t be a straight shot and sometimes, it takes trials and tribulations to form you into a better person). With Malik, he came in with the everything’s a nail to a hammer approach (solving issues in the same manner in his case: anger and not taking responsibility for his actions). It took the help of the professor and Fudge to help mold him slowly but surely into a better person. And it is sad how Kristen basically gave Malik a silent n--r in the elevator but now a school shooting takes place, she regrets how she judged him. The main characters were trying to find their own voices but in different ways or due to difficult circumstances. This is why I tell future college students (with my second eldest nephew being one of them) is to have a discerning spirit when it comes to people. Not everyone has your best interest in heart which was Remy’s case. Great analysis as always!! Do you have New Jack City on your list of movies? I think Juice would definitely be a good one!
Yes, both of those are on my list to do. Youre right about teaching youngsters to be aware, not just with their surrounding but with people as well. The wrong connection can take you out this world or having you going out sad. I drill this into my kids all the time.
@@forthenostalgia Yes! I’ve been seeing a post about this dude who others say had so much potential and he used to be a model. He ended up hanging around the wrong ppl and according to others, either his drink was laced or the blunt he smoked was laced. He’s been messed up since then. There was a picture of him circulating on social media dressing very out of place. Other ppl laughed but what they don’t know is God can spin the block on us at any given moment. I pray that he accepts help and can get his life back on track.
Not you blessing us with TWO commentaries on one week! Thank you for your hard work and dedication! ❤ if you ever get a chance; may you provide commentary on The Fifth Element. As entertaining as that movie is; I don’t feel like overall message is talked deeply enough about. Or School Daze. Spike Lee put a lot of messages we should still consider today in that movie. Anywho, love your videos!
Oh my gosh, this was a wonderful discussion of this movie. Yes, the parts you mentioned pissed you off, also piss me off too. Glad you mentioned it at the end...but I was thinking, Remy was sheltered too but still from a different environment than Kristin. They both show their shelterdness in an almost similar but very different way.
Yeah, I'm wondering about that myself. Do men and women really react differently to their feelings of insecurity? Do the women become more vulnerable and thus sympathetic, while the men become defensive and aggressive and are shunned?
@@SeasideDetective2 great question/thought. I think the main difference between Remy and Kristin, though is, Kristin was raised in a warm, loving environment. Remy was sheltered too but in a much colder, environment with less love.
the cops treating remy like that made you mad but it reminds me of dylan roof and how the cops took him out for burger king and that was 20 years after this movie.
Thank you for this review. This is one of John Singleton’s best movies. Fun Fact: Scott played by Cole Hauser was also in 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Family That Preys & Yellowstone. Can we please get reviews on the following movies: Boyz N The Hood Poetic Justice Rosewood Shaft (2000) 2 Fast 2 Furious Hustle & Flow Four Brothers Black Snake Moan The A-Team
@niabelizaire3596 Agreed - soooo many strong, eye-opening/meant to inspire a smarter approach messages intricately woven into the fabrics of the film - topped with Lawrence's delivery 👏🏾
All movies have hidden messages even if you don't see it the first time. This one definitely had a message on racial tension. Job well done by all in this one.
I remember seeing this movie in theaters.. it was so good but such a wave of emotions! Especially the ending. Smh.. The actors in this was good & makes you feel like you were there in a way.. I've seen this film many times afterwards and I still get so emotional throughout the film. I think it's a good movie, but it can be hard to watch. Great breakdown of this film! Much love & appreciation to you & your content ❤
I like your thoughts about Remy, but I do kinda disagree with the aspect of him liking dark things means he was a dark person and likely to do what he did. I disagree because it sort of falls into the narrative that things like video games and rock music is what makes people do violent things, when that really isn’t the case. It really boils down to a mental health issue which I think you tapped on a bit. In no ways am I justifying what Remy did, it’s just the aspect of dark things like rock music means your going to be a violent offender. Great video overall and I love this movie
Honestly, I wouldn't even give him that because the 'Poor mental health just led to some bad decisions' reasoning really only gets used for violent white men. I think it's the fact that he couldn't build any genuine connections but would still blame everyone else for his own mediocrity and unlikability, like real incel behaviour
Your recaps and commentary are hilarious and insightful. Rare combo. I saw this movie in the theater and it was SHOCKING to see someone flip out like Remy...so when it actually happened several years later in Columbine, the movie felt prophetic. The cops were not prepared to deal with a white male teen shooter like that and the rest of the lily-white community had zero clues about the shooter's possible motive. If only they had watched Higher Learning first!
Fun Facts: Omar Epps & Kristy Swanson were also in The Program, one of Kristen’s friends was Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat & Remy’s roommate was played by Adam Goldberg (Harry from The Equalizer tv series).
Another great movie! I remember watching this in college a few years ago, I went to a PWI, and when the skin heads started dropping the n word the white folks in the lobby were shook 😳 while we the black folks were unfazed lol. Even tho Fudge and his crew had their faults I loved how they stood up for Moni and stood they ground. P.S. I loved Regina's character, especially when she saw Kristen holding hands, that "girrlll" said a lot without without saying much
Right...saying so much without say much at all. The way our non verbal communication works 😂 but how it all stems from being a necessity at one point...
Imagine this Tupac Shakur as Malik Gwyneth Paltrow as Kristen Leonardo DiCaprio as Remy Juliette Lewis as Taryn Michael Rapaport as the Cole Hauser's character as the head nazi. That cast would have been the most mid 90s teen/young adult movie in the 90s
I love you hearing your pov ❤. I recently did a project for my Race Class and Gender lecture class using this movie and the fact that college students today and the ones in my class still related so much of society today to the movie is wild 😣🥺
Seeing Michael Rappaport, a proud Jewish man, playing Remy who winds up joining a skin-headed neo Nazi set has always tripped me out. It's actually quite funny to me.
Remy was my favorite character regardless of what he did at the end to me he was a person that fitted himself with the wrong crowd and lowkey was bullied and picked on
This was a great review. When this movie came out, I was starting high school. But once I went to a PWI college, I saw firsthand the micro aggressions that exist. What I like about this movie is the character development. They were all significantly one dimensional at the beginning of the movie, but as the movie progressed, became more layered. Remy desperately wanted to belong, but was rejected by everyone except for white supremacists. Fun fact here is that the actors player the racists were all of Jewish decent. Malik was very cocky and used to everything being given to him. But he learned that you have to put in the work to be successful. Kristen was so naive and sheltered and had preconceived notions about certain groups of people. The cringey moment with Deja made me laugh. We know why it was left in the movie. Lol.
Love your channel, I binged watched every one of your videos this week after finding you in my recommendations. I wanted to request Dangerous Minds for one of your recaps
So many layers to this movie! I watched it again recently and it was mad triggering. Remy was a classic example of how uhh...certain people fail to cope with their mediocrity. Granted, he grew up in an abusive household, but still. He could have used the opportunity to build something for himself away from his father. Also, I think what makes this film so compelling and sadly still relevant today is the lack of justice for those who were victimized. I hated that Kristen didn't get justice and that Remy didn't spend life behind bars for what he did. But this is reality and it (should) give the viewer something to think about.
So this movie has me conflicted. I live in chicago and I can relate to christen. I probably would’ve been nervous about my purse too but you have to live here to understand. I think this movie imo gives me appreciation for the world now. Because people like remy would be cancelled. My dad and mom was born in Jim crow times so I have a comparison to my life now. This movie is uncomfortable thinking about the racism back when I was born. And umm mam why did you have to say over thirty years ago 😂😂😂 I was minding my business and got hit with a stray 😂😂😂😂
My parents were born during Jim Crow times as well. Its such a blessing to have a link to that because the stories that were told and the wisdom that was passed on...my parents made sure I was well aware and always kept my eyes open.
Seen this at the movies when I was 15. I was so excited because of the cast in the movie. The person i always felt sorry for was Remy even though you're not suppose to like him. He was different and did not know how to fit in with other people. It did not help Fudge was disrespectful to him when they lived in the same dorm. Remy became a ticking time bomb when he met the white supremacist gang. He felt he had to prove himself to Scott and that he was not afraid to kill somebody for their cause. I thought when he was alone on the rooftop thinking about the mistake he was fixing to make he was not going to do it. I don't believe he really bought into their cause because he was shocked when they beat up the interracial couple at the Halloween party. He was not built for that life and even looked at Malik and apologized before killing himself. I remember at a packed theater someone booed and another yelled stupid ass movie at the end credits. I don't think people were ready for what they just seen on screen, i know i wasn't and didn't know how to feel leaving the theater. This was like watching the movie Crash in 2004.The behavior in this movie still goes on today and John Singleton's UNLEARN message at the end has not happened today. 4 years later Columbine school shooting happened and i thought of this movie my senior year. Sad
I definitely need to do Crash. That was another film thats still relevant. I dont think Remy was a bad guy at first. He was lost and couldnt relate to people which made him desperate to be accepted by anyone...which ultimately led him to do bad things to prove himself.
I think this film so us the grim reality after high school , that your going to meet a lot of colorful characters when your in college or join the workforce things are going to be extremely different.
laurence gonna always play a strict educator 😂
Well not in Boyz In the Hood and Superman aka Man of the Steel in DCEU
Lol, you need to see him in "King of New York." Definitely not an educator in that movie. Haha.
He suits that mentor role, Furious Boyz in the Hood, even as Morpheus in matrix. He acts as the guide for the main character. He also has a calm aura about him.
@@kjreddragonwilliams27teku10Boyz n da hood he was a stric dad teaching his son, hence Educator 🤷🏽♂️
And he won an award for that role.
The fact that he forced himself on her and thought he could just call her and apologize to fix it is insane🤦🏾♂️ & my boy busta was with all the smoke in here😂
And no matter what Morris Chestnut do,he gon make sure he play a athlete 😅
🤣🤣🤣 Listen....11.5 throughout the whole movie.
I agree. He should have turned himself in to the law and allowed Kristen to testify against him. But he was either too scared or too proud.
Its so fucked up but I've seen this happen to girls I know irl. Predators apologizing thinking everything is fixed
As a future English teacher, I’m definitely gonna use Laurence’s line “what does that have to do with your ability to place a comma in its proper place, or put a period at the end of the sentence?”
No shade but Malik's mentality is an example of how a lot of black people behave, towards those who want to uphold a standard of excellence. How are you going to call me a sell out for not being lazy?
Remy was also the first documented incel
Right! You see, Malik wasn’t humble. Once he stepped on college campus, he was very arrogant and expected everything to be handed to him on a silver platter. But once he got a reality check from Dr. Maurice and those around him, that’s when he got humbled. Malik went from an entitled athlete to a diligent student 💯
Remy was not an incel
I wouldn't say so. The Remster seemed to have zero interest in girls. His reaction to Kristen's rape was more of morbid fascination than titillation.
Besides that, there had been "incels" in cinema before. Robert De Niro portrayed one in TAXI DRIVER.
" first documented incel" nope, Travis Bickle(Taxi Driver) was about 20 years before
@@niabelizaire3596 Yes, Malik had a lot of valuable lessons to learn. But Kristen did too, in her own way. I mean, Malik didn't burst into tears at the registrar's office because he didn't get what he wanted. She grew up near Disneyland and she also would learn about the real world. So sad that being sexually assaulted would be a part of this.
And the whole point of Remy, who I would say did NOT come to the school expecting privileges, is that he bought into the lie that he was being denied his "rightful place" because his "birthright" was being given away to Blacks, Hispanics and Asians who did not deserve it.
This was a really brilliant film that I think about often with the things that go own in this country today.
It really is a privilege to even feel you have protection by your community and not feel you constantly have look over your shoulder due to lack of protection, great observation
Then Ice Cube cast Remy in Next Friday as the slightly racist mail man as a gag 😂😂😂
So funny😂
Cube saying “run, nigga, run” has stuck with me all of these years
That's Curtis Mayfield playing in the background
Literally. I’m in college right now and loved this movie growing up. But it’s triggering now. Experiencing exactly what I seen.
From what I've learned going into the story, There's a major difference between Education and Knowledge:
Education is the process of recieving or giving systematic instructions at a school or university.
Knowledge is about collecting Facts, Information, and skills aquired by a person through experience or education, theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
John Singleton is just so good at story telling and not only telling the black perspective but everyone’s perspective this film really taught me a lot about filming other peoples emotions and not just our own
We’ll never get another writer like him :(
May he rest in peace
Omg so was Tyra just reenacting that “what is wrong with you” on ANTM 😂
You know what.. 🤔😂😂
I’m 21:48
Yeah 😂🤣😆
Can you please do Selena movie because Selena broke barriers in the Latin music world.
😂💯
John Singleton was a awesome director. Rest in peace Mr. Singleton ✊✊
One of the most eerie things about this movie that stuck with me was this movie came out in 1995, the Columbine High School shooting happened four years later in 1999. Remy before he shaved his head, has a resemblance to one of those boys. That has always stuck when I watch this movie after that happened.
I’m here gurl! 🙂 this movie is amazing, I really think it should be shown in high schools today… there are so many lessons that are still relevant today. REMY’s character made feel sorry for AND -pissed- me off so bad because of the same exact reason, he wanted to fit in and be noticed by his peers so bad and ultimately; he became the bully he endured before spreading hate…..
Agreed, it definitely should be shown in high schools…very important film.
Crazy to think that Tupac was originally was suppose to be in this movie and Baby Boy. If Tupac was in this movie, there would be three rappers starring instead of two (Cube and Busta Rhymes).
And I think Tupac would’ve done a good job as Malik too because he’s a really good actor
Yes West coast Rapper Ice Cube, East coast Rapper Busta Rhymes, and Tupac was both East and West.
Pac Busta & Omar Epps were all staying in the same apartment complex while this movie was being done in 1993. Pac had just wrapped up Poetic Justice & finishing up his second album. Omar & Busta started filming shortly after. It was at this time that Busta got kicked out of Leaders of the New School & their label Elektra was gonna make him a solo artist canceling Leaders potential third album.
Omar Epps is also a rapper, you know. He actually made a rap song with another rapper, though i can't quite remember the other person's name.
John Singleton was a prophet. Remy is so many young white men in the USA right now
Right wing propagandists got them by the neck right now. This movie needs more exposure now more then ever.
Sad but true.
@@spartacusmikeyno.
Remy isn't. Not true.
@mr.flashmystic1461 not true
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS REVIEW!
1. Higher Learning
2. Set it Off
3. Waiting to Exhale
These are my top 3 videos that you reviewed with greatness. I applaud you. Great job. I hope This video doesn't get taken down
Thank you 😊
my mother exposed me to the movie apart from the sa scene) when i was around 11 or 12. this movie was so real and so painful but so enlightening and important to our society. im not surprised that this film isn’t as critically known and acclaimed but it still means our society isn’t there yet.
Crazy how so many ppl never seen this movie. 5 Stars
I still haven't seen it yet to this day
This is such a good movie, it’s sad how this is really still relevant unfortunately. A interesting fact about this movie is that my mom saw this movie when she was pregnant with me and Tyra Banks character Deja was how my mom decided on my name, she just added the A and that how Adaija was born 😂
Lol same my moma decided to change the spelling and add a Ta so it’s Ta’Daiza!
@@tadaizalittlejohn3148 that’s hilarious! I wonder how many girls that are 27-28 and named some variation of Deja because of this movie 😂😂
@@packnetadaijaMy mom also got my name from this movie 😂
My name is Daja from the movie as well 😂😂
@@ashotoffacts1079 oh that’s awesome!!!
I remember watching this movie for the first time my Freshman year of college. I had to take this university 101 class and the latter half of the class was all about this movie and its themes. I will always remember this film and how I have actually met a few people in college that were kind of like these main characters. Thank you for reviewing this film! It’s honestly one of Singleton’s best to me.
Remi desperately wanted to belong as was willing to do whatever for acceptance.
Yeah he definitely was
I said the same thing. He was trying to fit in, but was too socially awkward. He would’ve went with whoever accepted him first, which is a dangerous space to be in mentally. You feel so rejected that you just want to belong anywhere even if it leads you to a dead end.
Remy's biggest issue ultimately was that he didn't know who he was, and couldn't fit in anywhere because of it. Scott took advantage of Remy's naivete once he realized he was too weak to be of any other use.
I started to feel bad for Remy because he did have a hard time making friends, and it didn’t help the fact that Dreads and Fudge were constantly picking on him either but once he started hanging with Scott and his friends, that’s when all of my sympathy for him went out the window.
Tyra screaming what’s wrong with you always had me 😂 like why she say it like that?
Busta had me hollering 😂😂😂😂
My college roommate and I were obsessed with Busta in this movie
This movie was always hard for me to watch, some of the topics and scenes were just too much for me. But, John Singleton is one of the best movie directors ever and may his soul rest in peace.
I just noticed the school’s name: Columbus University, and now I see the tie in between the name of the institution and the issues the school had. Heck, the school was named after one of the most vile, evilest human being to ever exist. I’m surprised why Ice Cube’s character even attended that college, knowing the twisted history of Christopher Columbus. Again, a great breakdown,now I think I’m ready to watch this film all the way through this time. lol
I never rush to defend the man, but whenever I hear Columbus being called one of history's greatest monsters, I feel quite a bit of dissonance. I first learned about him when I was six years old, and I NEVER heard anyone speak of him as a genocidal lunatic until half a decade later, by which point many of my impressions about the world were fixed.
How did Columbus's stock fall so far? Not only was the man a devout Christian, even to the point that he named his flagship after the mother of Jesus, but several generations of Westerners who were not bad people themselves grew up venerating him. I just don't understand it. Aren't evil people usually admired only by other evil people? Again, I'm not defending Columbus, but just struggling to understand how this all can be.
It’s weird seeing Micheal Rappaport doing this role because I’m more used to seeing him being a sort of sport commentator
Ironic that I saw him in the movie zebrahead before seeing him here.
He has mad range!!
@@blaqpirate I was just about to mention Zebrahead!
@@ashleydunnigan6832 he performed both roles perfectly!!!!
As well as being a huge Hip-Hop Supporter in real life.
I thought he was a real life white supremacist
Decades later and I still have the same question… who paid Super duper senior Fudge’s tuition?
Mr. Phipps showed him the game...im convinced and he stay on campus too...it was a loophole somewhere.
Most likely scholarship.
Every time I watch this movie, I think about how it was parodied in Don’t be a Menace to South Central with Malik actually dying 💀 (not funny, but still).
Yea 😂...and gotta do that one too
Can you please do Selena movie because Selena broke barriers in the Latin music world.
Watching your review reminds why I only have saw this movie a few times.
Fudge was the alternate version Doughboy
Malik needed Grammarly lol
I was thinking the same, lmao!
@BlackaveliX Lol exactly! How is he gonna say he’s not “dumb” but yet, he’s using poor grammar.
Another one my sister. You're a Legend.
I loved this movie as well and it's a classic in my house. I especially Love when Cube and Busta rhymes played that Al Green "Let's Stay Together" I thought that was dope asf.
Also, I think Kristen was a cool person just was sheltered like most whites from Surburbs, and Remy was misunderstood with the wrong crowds of White Supremacists.
Lastly, Fun Fact: 2pac pose to played in 'Higher Learning' too, he was taking over the 90's film industry as well wish he could have.
Shout-out to you Babygirl and one request can you do 'Poetic Justice' soon especially since it's 30 years for it😁
Remy surrounded himself with the wrong people for sure but he has prior issues as well. I liked Kristens character as well.
Can you please do Selena movie because Selena broke barriers in the Latin music world.
@@forthenostalgia The differing trajectories of Kristen and Remy - the two white protagonists - is something I just can't get past. It's as if Singleton believed there were just two types of white Americans: the saintly, angelic kind on the one hand, and the homicidal maniac on the other. What's most ironic is that, arguably, Kristen had more race prejudice inside her than Remy did when we were first meeting them. Of course, Remy was by far the more marginalized of the two and thus the one much more likely to become brooding and violent, but unlike Kristen he didn't seem to bring any latent xenophobia to the campus. He was just an awkward boy who was picked on and then was a little too quick to demonize his bullies. He also wasn't privileged to the same degree that Kristen was, but then again that fact might have helped to stoke his anger.
In a way, stereotypes of whites in the minds of blacks seem to exactly parallel stereotypes of blacks in the minds of whites. You either get a condescending pat on the head as "one of the good ones" or you're labeled an antisocial thug. And, of course, in HIGHER LEARNING the white woman finds redemption while her male counterpart dies a criminal. Was there, indeed, some reverse sexism in the characterizations? And did lookism play a role as well? After all, Kristy Swanson is one of the most beautiful actresses of my lifetime, while Michael Rappaport looks like an overgrown elf.
@@SeasideDetective2 Remy wasn't really picked on, he was ignored. I agree with the Kristen assessment, she was a "benevolent" racist, clutching her purse, only hanging out in wht enclaves and all, Remy in the beginning was more willing to "mix" company at the dorms before he ran into the wht supremacist group.
Watched this movie before this video and it has to be a 10/10 it’s very real I liked how they turned a college boy into a killer it’s sad how these things happen in life but it teaches the lesson no matter how much life takes you, just keep running “without struggle there is no progress”
Also Busta Rhymes is hilarious in this 😭😭😭
We gonna just gloss over that Tyra and Omar were a couple AGAIN in love and basketball?? TYRA HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING??
Whew!! Levels on levels on levels! It’s been a long time since I saw this movie and you are right: 2023 doesn’t seem too different from 1995, honestly not too different from the 30s-60s. One of the things that I took from this derives from a quote I heard from a song: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor (which to me means the road or path you take won’t be a straight shot and sometimes, it takes trials and tribulations to form you into a better person). With Malik, he came in with the everything’s a nail to a hammer approach (solving issues in the same manner in his case: anger and not taking responsibility for his actions). It took the help of the professor and Fudge to help mold him slowly but surely into a better person. And it is sad how Kristen basically gave Malik a silent n--r in the elevator but now a school shooting takes place, she regrets how she judged him. The main characters were trying to find their own voices but in different ways or due to difficult circumstances. This is why I tell future college students (with my second eldest nephew being one of them) is to have a discerning spirit when it comes to people. Not everyone has your best interest in heart which was Remy’s case. Great analysis as always!!
Do you have New Jack City on your list of movies? I think Juice would definitely be a good one!
Yes, both of those are on my list to do.
Youre right about teaching youngsters to be aware, not just with their surrounding but with people as well. The wrong connection can take you out this world or having you going out sad. I drill this into my kids all the time.
@@forthenostalgia Yes! I’ve been seeing a post about this dude who others say had so much potential and he used to be a model. He ended up hanging around the wrong ppl and according to others, either his drink was laced or the blunt he smoked was laced. He’s been messed up since then. There was a picture of him circulating on social media dressing very out of place. Other ppl laughed but what they don’t know is God can spin the block on us at any given moment. I pray that he accepts help and can get his life back on track.
Not you blessing us with TWO commentaries on one week! Thank you for your hard work and dedication! ❤ if you ever get a chance; may you provide commentary on The Fifth Element. As entertaining as that movie is; I don’t feel like overall message is talked deeply enough about. Or School Daze. Spike Lee put a lot of messages we should still consider today in that movie. Anywho, love your videos!
This is TOO relevant for today. Especially with how negligent policies are today.
I love Trya’s original nose. It’s so cute.
Tyra's son has her WHOLE original face....
Lawrence and Morgan freeman were the only actors I feel like I’m learning education when I see them act
This particular video was very impactful and inspired me to do my own introspection. Once again EXCELLENT JOB! I really enjoy your videos!
Oh my gosh, this was a wonderful discussion of this movie. Yes, the parts you mentioned pissed you off, also piss me off too.
Glad you mentioned it at the end...but I was thinking, Remy was sheltered too but still from a different environment than Kristin. They both show their shelterdness in an almost similar but very different way.
Yeah, I'm wondering about that myself. Do men and women really react differently to their feelings of insecurity? Do the women become more vulnerable and thus sympathetic, while the men become defensive and aggressive and are shunned?
@@SeasideDetective2 great question/thought.
I think the main difference between Remy and Kristin, though is, Kristin was raised in a warm, loving environment. Remy was sheltered too but in a much colder, environment with less love.
@@kwadwotuffour5529 That's fair. Still, Remy remained underdeveloped, even though the movie increasingly focused on him as it moved along.
Yeah….Tyra Banks and Omar Epps don’t have a good track record as a couple in films😂
Ikr. Tyra Banks can’t act to save her life.
@@therealmarlonbellamy yep exactly 💯
They're not meant to be lmao
@@yafriendsfriend Nope.
8:20 caught him with the bishop “ for one if I lose, I’ma beat yo ass. For 2 if I lose, ima beat yo ass” lol
the cops treating remy like that made you mad but it reminds me of dylan roof and how the cops took him out for burger king and that was 20 years after this movie.
Thank you for this review. This is one of John Singleton’s best movies. Fun Fact: Scott played by Cole Hauser was also in 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Family That Preys & Yellowstone. Can we please get reviews on the following movies:
Boyz N The Hood
Poetic Justice
Rosewood
Shaft (2000)
2 Fast 2 Furious
Hustle & Flow
Four Brothers
Black Snake Moan
The A-Team
Definitely Rosewood
Definitely "Poetic Justice"
Primms Hood Cinema.
I literally watched this classic again for the first time in yeeaaarrrs a few days ago. Thank you for this Nostalgia ❤
I rewatched this film last week on Tubi. I would definitely write a paper on Higher Learning 📝
@niabelizaire3596 Agreed - soooo many strong, eye-opening/meant to inspire a smarter approach messages intricately woven into the fabrics of the film - topped with Lawrence's delivery 👏🏾
All movies have hidden messages even if you don't see it the first time. This one definitely had a message on racial tension. Job well done by all in this one.
I remember seeing this movie in theaters.. it was so good but such a wave of emotions!
Especially the ending. Smh..
The actors in this was good & makes you feel like you were there in a way.. I've seen this film many times afterwards and I still get so emotional throughout the film.
I think it's a good movie, but it can be hard to watch.
Great breakdown of this film!
Much love & appreciation to you & your content ❤
Such a well written/directed film, it’s extremely sad that so many of the plots are still relevant in today’s world, smh 😂.
Such a great movie!! I saw it in the theater and I got the DVD!!
Excellent analysis of this movie! I seen this when I was 13 … love your content!
I watched this for the first time earlier this year, and all of the themes are so relevant still. If anything it's gotten worse, beautiful move
I like your thoughts about Remy, but I do kinda disagree with the aspect of him liking dark things means he was a dark person and likely to do what he did. I disagree because it sort of falls into the narrative that things like video games and rock music is what makes people do violent things, when that really isn’t the case. It really boils down to a mental health issue which I think you tapped on a bit. In no ways am I justifying what Remy did, it’s just the aspect of dark things like rock music means your going to be a violent offender. Great video overall and I love this movie
Honestly, I wouldn't even give him that because the 'Poor mental health just led to some bad decisions' reasoning really only gets used for violent white men. I think it's the fact that he couldn't build any genuine connections but would still blame everyone else for his own mediocrity and unlikability, like real incel behaviour
Your recaps and commentary are hilarious and insightful. Rare combo. I saw this movie in the theater and it was SHOCKING to see someone flip out like Remy...so when it actually happened several years later in Columbine, the movie felt prophetic. The cops were not prepared to deal with a white male teen shooter like that and the rest of the lily-white community had zero clues about the shooter's possible motive. If only they had watched Higher Learning first!
Fun Facts: Omar Epps & Kristy Swanson were also in The Program, one of Kristen’s friends was Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat & Remy’s roommate was played by Adam Goldberg (Harry from The Equalizer tv series).
One of the Nazis was in The Program too, he played as a football player on steroids, smashing his head through car windows on some crazy shit
XD
An absolute classic and a masterpiece. A fantastic view of how divisive college can be. Very underrated
I love these !! I genuinely don’t have the concentration to watch the full movie
Another great movie! I remember watching this in college a few years ago, I went to a PWI, and when the skin heads started dropping the n word the white folks in the lobby were shook 😳 while we the black folks were unfazed lol. Even tho Fudge and his crew had their faults I loved how they stood up for Moni and stood they ground.
P.S. I loved Regina's character, especially when she saw Kristen holding hands, that "girrlll" said a lot without without saying much
Right...saying so much without say much at all. The way our non verbal communication works 😂 but how it all stems from being a necessity at one point...
Tyra’s real hair
I love you channel my sister. Your analysis is so on point ❤
Sidney Poitier was originally considered for Professor Phipps
Really? I liked Laurence in this role though...
Imagine this
Tupac Shakur as Malik
Gwyneth Paltrow as Kristen
Leonardo DiCaprio as Remy
Juliette Lewis as Taryn
Michael Rapaport as the Cole Hauser's character as the head nazi.
That cast would have been the most mid 90s teen/young adult movie in the 90s
I can see it
@@Knight622ny Pac vs. Leo. It would've been awesome.
@@HL-tf2otLeo is too much of a pretty boy to play Remi. He probably would notvhsve gotten the role in Titanic if he played Remy.
Thanks, I just came back from lunch and you were right on time 😁
Girlll you HAVE to do deliver us from eva. I LOVE your commentary
Her commentary sucks.
Love this channel, your reviews/commentary are always on point! 💯
Thank you 😊
Excellent and deep analysis of this film which can and should serve as a teaching moment for youth today given all the various themes/plots.
I love you hearing your pov ❤. I recently did a project for my Race Class and Gender lecture class using this movie and the fact that college students today and the ones in my class still related so much of society today to the movie is wild 😣🥺
Omg! I remember this movie, what a trigger!
Yoo I remember watching this as a kid. It stuck with me. I remember the ending really well. I had no business watching it tho toooo young 😂
Love this movie! Omar Epps so good in everything he does. John singleton smashes it again! Great review, thanks
17:32 if she wasn’t telling the truth😂😂
And may I just say Regina Kings’s Bob was bobbing.
Seeing Michael Rappaport, a proud Jewish man, playing Remy who winds up joining a skin-headed neo Nazi set has always tripped me out.
It's actually quite funny to me.
Thank you cause I needed something to watch.
My favorite movie review you did. You're very knowledgeable.
21:08 who ever recorded this is legendary. This was on the jaqueese “star spangled banner” remix
How she said I don’t want him gets me every time.. 🤣🤣🤣
It takes a real sociopath to tell you what they plan to do to you but present it as it’s your choice on what you should do in a similar situation 😂
Great review sister I'm waiting for more...
Remy was my favorite character regardless of what he did at the end to me he was a person that fitted himself with the wrong crowd and lowkey was bullied and picked on
He really was... Fudge could've died, not Remy
Remy was not bullied or picked on. People just ignored him and did not accept him.
I know right, I thought I was weird. To me fudge was overbearing and somehow irritating.
This was a great review. When this movie came out, I was starting high school. But once I went to a PWI college, I saw firsthand the micro aggressions that exist. What I like about this movie is the character development. They were all significantly one dimensional at the beginning of the movie, but as the movie progressed, became more layered. Remy desperately wanted to belong, but was rejected by everyone except for white supremacists. Fun fact here is that the actors player the racists were all of Jewish decent. Malik was very cocky and used to everything being given to him. But he learned that you have to put in the work to be successful. Kristen was so naive and sheltered and had preconceived notions about certain groups of people. The cringey moment with Deja made me laugh. We know why it was left in the movie. Lol.
Lawerence’s Caribbean accent isn’t bad.
Love your channel, I binged watched every one of your videos this week after finding you in my recommendations. I wanted to request Dangerous Minds for one of your recaps
Thank you 😊...and Ill add that to my list..
Could you review "O" with Mekhi Phifer and Josh Hartnett? I loved that movie.
I love that movie. Columbine ruined the release though
Your my new favorite channel love your breakdowns especially A Thin Line Between Love And Hate.
PLEEEEASE do Menace II Society, Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice (I need to hear your commentary on this one lol), Juice, & New Jack City
Remy pointed a gun at cops and they ain’t do shit…same story, different day 🤦🏽♂️
He would have gotten a happy meal in real life
@@mismissy facts
Strange looking shotgun lol 28:15
Remy needed someone who just confronted him in a good way. And it doesn't happen
Can u do Beauty shop with Queen Latifah and also bringing down the house
I forgot how much was going on in this movie!
Another John Singleton classic i was a teen during his era of movies which helped
So many layers to this movie! I watched it again recently and it was mad triggering. Remy was a classic example of how uhh...certain people fail to cope with their mediocrity. Granted, he grew up in an abusive household, but still. He could have used the opportunity to build something for himself away from his father. Also, I think what makes this film so compelling and sadly still relevant today is the lack of justice for those who were victimized. I hated that Kristen didn't get justice and that Remy didn't spend life behind bars for what he did. But this is reality and it (should) give the viewer something to think about.
I thoroughly enjoy all your reviews❤❤🎉🎉
Ayyyy one of my favs I watched this when I was wayyy too young
So this movie has me conflicted. I live in chicago and I can relate to christen. I probably would’ve been nervous about my purse too but you have to live here to understand. I think this movie imo gives me appreciation for the world now. Because people like remy would be cancelled. My dad and mom was born in Jim crow times so I have a comparison to my life now. This movie is uncomfortable thinking about the racism back when I was born. And umm mam why did you have to say over thirty years ago 😂😂😂 I was minding my business and got hit with a stray 😂😂😂😂
My parents were born during Jim Crow times as well. Its such a blessing to have a link to that because the stories that were told and the wisdom that was passed on...my parents made sure I was well aware and always kept my eyes open.
Seen this at the movies when I was 15. I was so excited because of the cast in the movie. The person i always felt sorry for was Remy even though you're not suppose to like him. He was different and did not know how to fit in with other people. It did not help Fudge was disrespectful to him when they lived in the same dorm. Remy became a ticking time bomb when he met the white supremacist gang. He felt he had to prove himself to Scott and that he was not afraid to kill somebody for their cause. I thought when he was alone on the rooftop thinking about the mistake he was fixing to make he was not going to do it. I don't believe he really bought into their cause because he was shocked when they beat up the interracial couple at the Halloween party. He was not built for that life and even looked at Malik and apologized before killing himself. I remember at a packed theater someone booed and another yelled stupid ass movie at the end credits. I don't think people were ready for what they just seen on screen, i know i wasn't and didn't know how to feel leaving the theater. This was like watching the movie Crash in 2004.The behavior in this movie still goes on today and John Singleton's UNLEARN message at the end has not happened today. 4 years later Columbine school shooting happened and i thought of this movie my senior year. Sad
I definitely need to do Crash. That was another film thats still relevant. I dont think Remy was a bad guy at first. He was lost and couldnt relate to people which made him desperate to be accepted by anyone...which ultimately led him to do bad things to prove himself.
It’s so many Remys walking around
lot of people from boyz in the hood in this haha
I think this film so us the grim reality after high school , that your going to meet a lot of colorful characters when your in college or join the workforce things are going to be extremely different.