We can even consider Ricky to be the primary protagonist of the film because he clearly has the biggest obstacles to overcome. For example, the biggest discrepancy between Ricky and Trey is the fact that there is no father who is there for Ricky. That being said, however, Furious did have a rather large impact not just on Trey, but on most of the boys around the neighborhood, Ricky included. This can be seen in the scene after Ricky and Trey had just taken their SAT’s and Furious took them to Compton to talk about gentrification. Furious uses the billboard in the scene to prove to the boys that everything in the neighborhood should be kept black, similar to what Muhammad Ali preached. What makes this scene so powerful is that Furious addresses the issue of conforming to the stereotypical image of the African-American in the hood who drinks liquor and shoots up other “brothers.” In this light we see how Furious acted as the voice of reason for many African-American youth in the