After B-Rabbit chokes in the middle of a rap battle, the film takes us on a path to discover who this character is. Some viewers will be upset by the neglect of the main character's sister, a little girl who witnesses violence, family fights, a mother who drinks and has sex with a young man, and other abusive situations. The film depicts a young Eminem playing the role of B- rabbit, a white rapper trying to make it in the dark streets of Detroit. Eminem's character has an unstable mother who's living with a boyfriend his age, and she speaks to her son in very inappropriate ways about her sexual relationship. Characters vandalize and burn down an abandoned house, and a character accidentally shoots himself. There is nonstop profanity (including frequent use of "f-k," "motherf-er," and the "N" word), violence, drug references, and very explicit sexual references and situations. Parents need to know that 8 Mile is a 2002 movie in which Eminem plays a version of himself, chronicling the tremendous difficulties he had to overcome to find success.
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However, overall it is an inspiring movie without too many delusions of grandeur.Īlso features a cameo appearance from acclaimed rapper Xzibit. If this movie has a failing, it is that it doesn't always explore the more dangerous areas of the genre racism, violence, social class and so on. The quality of the rap stands out, even to the uneducated ear, and those who have no knowledge of the rap scene will find that by the end they have gained an understanding of why rappers are so driven by what they do and why rap is so important to them. The film features Eminem in his first major screen role, and a fine job he makes of it too this is no pop star vehicle but a gritty urban drama of some merit. The movie 8 Mile is semi-autobiographical and won an Oscar. The story is tightly woven and the characters are given many layers of depth, especially that of B-Rabbit. The success of “8 Mile” however is less in its originality and more in its execution. It is the well-worn story of a kid from the wrong side of the tracks trying to make good. This film in many ways contains nothing new. His only goal now is to win the next rap battle and chase his future, but it will not be easy after his previous failure. More isolated than ever, he is severely beaten up by some of his rap rivals. Tensions even start to arise within his close group of friends. However, the upturn could never last he catches Alex being unfaithful with Wink, then he gets into a titanic battle with his mother's boyfriend and is thrown out.
Then his shifty friend Wink (Eugene Byrd) tells him that he can arrange to cut a demo for free but Wink has made boasts before and they haven't always been true. His life starts to look up when he meets an aspiring model called Alex (Brittany Murphy), who takes an interest in him. He takes a dead-end job, trying to save enough money to make a demo tape, but the rapping isn't going well he chokes in a local rap battle, making himself easy prey for the other rappers. He dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she's pregnant, and moves back into the trailer where his alcoholic mother lives with her rather unpleasant boyfriend. Eminem stars as B-Rabbit, an aspiring rapper from the wrong side of Detroit's 8 Mile, whose ambition is to secure a recording deal.