Poetic Justice by John Daniel Singleton

Abstract

The paper discuss about the film Poetic Justice by John Daniel Singleton. In critics point of view the reality is that probably Singleton has used this film only as a necessary experience for its subsequent maturation in the film genre. The main flaw of the film is basically the screenplay by Singleton's. The dialogues do not have the proper structure to hold the pretense of a protagonist who is strong in moments of inner reflection and poetic declamations. Poetic Justice is not the work from a director who was unable to keep his play in full control of his material; rather it is a picture that has made him consciously to throw out of his control. The film could be far more powerful if this was more focused on solely on the two major characters.

Poetic Justice by John Daniel Singleton

Introduction

John Daniel Singleton (Los Angeles, 6 January 1968) is the director, screenwriter and film producer U.S. It was directed and written by John Singleton, who named his film as Poetic Justice because of the fact that the major character Justice writes very beautiful poems that recited throughout the entire movie. The poetic Justice has been described as second for the three films John Singleton plans for making about South Central Angeles.

About The Author

Soon after, he was hired by Columbia Pictures to film Boyz n the Hood. Singleton was chosen for his own project, and this led him to, in his debut film, nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. In addition, Singleton was the first African American director and filmmaker youngest ever to be nominated.

Discussion and Analysis

There have been various films whose central theme and character were the contemporary African American women, among this one work are Poetic Justice by Singleton. This film is portrayed from the point of view of young women, Justice that is being played by Janet Jackson. In the beginning of this, she is shown on a date with her boyfriend. Unlikely the work in “Boyz N the Hood" the Poetic Justice is somewhat like a road picture portrayed from the early 1970s, where the characters are actually introduced and they are set off on the trip which becomes the journey of the discovery (Fox, 1993).

Plot

The young beautician Justice is a woman African-American , who lives in Los Angeles . Justice takes its name from the fact that his mother conceived while studying law at the University and is experiencing a strong psychological crisis due to the recent death of her boyfriend who was killed. Justice soon becomes the object of courtship by a young postman, Lucky, but has no luck and in the meantime he discovers that his current girlfriend is taking drugs, endangering the life of their daughter. Lucky decides to bring her daughter from her grandmother and organizes a road trip with his best friends Justice and Iesha and Chicago. Along the journey between Justice and Lucky body finally spark but things do not go as ...