Against The Wall: Quality of Life Part 6

Quality of Life, as a true low-budget indie, is a remarkably polished film. Chronicling the lives of two Frisco graff writers (Vain and Heir) as their encounters with the law place strain on their friendship and ambitions, the movie takes a penetrating look at those involved in the underground graffiti movement, as well as their place in society.

While one character, Heir, considers straightening out his life by getting involved in advertising, bringing to light the difficulties involved in such a transition, his friend, Vain, unwilling to let go of the "bombing" lifestyle, heads into a tailspin, that eventually explodes in the film's powerful climax.

Despite the serious nature of the film, the movie has a lot of funny moments, which prevent it from being overbearing. The characters- artists at a crossroads- are complex and interesting, and a good balance, the more volatile Vain complementing the more level-headed Heir. Aesthetically, the cinematography, which mirrors the grittiness of the Frisco graff scene, is beautiful in its abrasiveness, and the soundtrack, featuring bay area emcees like Andre Nikatina and Top Ramen, helps set the mood. There's also some pretty ill fight scenes and the tags are top notch. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone interested in hip hop culture.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Graffiti

[Doser1]

its a characteristic of hip hop know your shit before you type

[geilehutte]

What an "hall of fame". *____*

[Ou812me2RS]

0:29 norm

[loofah76dbk]

Street rapping was great...there is some great music in this film.

[420SPLIFER]

they don't look like they're from San Francisco, they look and act like new yorkers.

[M1st3rm1g00]

Toper?

[tasgraff420]

@3sobol Yeahhhhhh i was beiing sarcastic........xxxxxxxx lol hehe

[fr8ARTruleZ]

@tasgraff420 the fuck? Caught Slippin is a real lame... it gives all the wrong and very negative aspects of graffiti and it's shit like that which causes people to hate graffiti... what was in that video wasn't even real graffiti. Toy shit n vandalism overall. Plus the uploader wouldn't even let people comment. Total joke.

[666SPEED44DEMON666]

1:11 what the fuck is that ANOK doin in that yard??

[3sobol]

@tasgraff420 ur fuckingsutpid if u realy think that u little fucking toy ass 11 year old

[unlike142]

1:04 song Bonobo - Change down

[eROWK1]

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