Friday. You might think of the song by Rebecca Black, or Friday the 13th. Hopefully not the first one, the second one is slightly more acceptable.
But no, this Friday is the first in a series made by Ice Cube. They are great movies. Ice Cube made this particular movie in 1995. It's not as old as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I think it has just as strong of a following. That's just my opinion, because when I decided to watch this movie on television, my dad, who at that time was 43 said to me, "Friday? I LOVE this movie."
I was surprised he had seen it. Considering what the movie's main topic seems to be.
This movie is about living/growing up in a "hood". I never thought it was as normal as my own small town; I always thought it was more violent and gang oriented. But, no, the moms still yell at their kids to not slam the door, drama happens with neighbors, people are nice without really wanting to be.
And my favorite part, standing up to a bully. Ice Cube's character, Craig, is just a nice guy who is spending a Friday with his friend because he was fired from his job. Deebo, the neighborhood bully/thug, decides to come up to them, at which point they hide their watches and necklaces so he doesn't take them.
As the movie progresses, you learn a lot about the neighborhood and the two main characters, Craig and his friend Smokey, and how they saw their neighborhood as a neighborhood, not really as the ghetto a lot of other people would see.
You learn that not only Craig and Smokey but that a lot of people have a problem with Deebo. Eventually you find out that Deebo was hitting his girlfriend (That's what I assume she is, it's not made extremely clear). The girl Craig likes is the girlfriend's sister, and he has had enough of Deebo acting like he's all that.
Finally, Craig stands up to him, and knocks Deebo out. The funniest part? Craig is a lot smaller than Deebo.
Everytime I see that ending, I start laughing like crazy. It's so funny what Chris Tucker (as Smokey) says, and he does this weird little head thing. This movie definitely cheers me up on a boring day, and I love watching it on Friday, because, well, the movie is called Friday and it just seems appropriate.
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