American Me-Violence in Film

American Me is a film starring Edward James Olmos. It deals with the life full of violence, poverty, and crime that three friends deal with in L.A. There are many scences of violence in this movie including scenes where a man is burned to death, one where a man is sodomized with a shank, and yet another one where a young boy takes part in a drive by shooting in order to become part of a gang. I chose this movie because it was shown to me by a friend and it seemed to speak out about the types of violence that happens every day in our world.

"A life of violence is traced from the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s to the bloody streets of the 199os."-Rotten Tomatoes

The link that I have posted has a great, detailed description of the plot and violence of the movie.