Eminem: love him, hate him, or simply love to hate him?
Cassandra Kimberly, Charger Staff
Love him, hate him, or simply love to hate him.
Either way, Eminem is starring in the new movie 8 Mile, which was
released on November 8.
As an employee at the Carmike Highland 10, the only movie theater
in Cookeville, I have had to deal with thousands of people who wanted
to see this flick but were either too young or didn’t have
an ID to view one of the most controversial, rated "R"
films of the season.
I never really had an interest in seeing Eminem in his movie debut,
fearing that it would be another Britney Spears flop, but the mob
of fans who were sent away disappointed made me curious.
What was the big deal?
I decided to check it out for myself, hoping to understand why
people loved this rap artist so much.
The semi-autobiographical film captures the story of a young man
struggling with the reality of discrimination, chance of failure,
and a life of poverty that most people only hear about.
Eminem’s character, Jimmy Smith Jr., who was labeled a white
trash "wanna-be" in an African American dominated hip-hop
scene, proves himself as a true artist throughout the movie by pushing
forward when hard times only seem to get worse.
This movie is more of a journey for one’s true identity than
rapping for "underground" labels.
The photography and improvisations with hand-held cameras gave
an overall documentary-like feel of real life situations that left
the viewer asking, "Did that really happen?"
With Eminem’s acting skill and a talented producer such as
Brian Grazer, whose successes include Apollo 13 and A Beautiful
Mind, the Universal Pictures motion picture gave goose bumps to
even the most uninterested audiences.
This reality check is definitely worth seeing.
Just be certain that you have your ID ready or a parent willing
to see the movie with you.
Even I had to wait until I was eighteen to see this one...
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