The articles describe the genre of neighborhood cinema and how members of society perceived it at the time. In the article "Producing Ghetto Pictures" by Craig Watkins, he explains that "the popular rise of the ghetto...the film cycle illuminates the complex relationship between the social transformations that characterized post-1960s black youth culture and the “evolution of popular media production” (171). ).It is suggested that this new wave of films was an attempt to promote change in moog and ideologies created from the civil rights movement of the late 1960s. Watkins argues that "the industry's sudden interest for ghetto narratives and its reliance on exploitation were a rapid response to new market opportunities and popular appetites made possible by currents of social change” (172). Not only that, but these films helped the industry make a lot of money from young moviegoers. Watkins asserts that “the language, fashions, cultural productions, and supposedly nihilistic lifestyles associated with ghetto youth seem to give life to the production of new popular cultural trends in the United States” (175). Despite the popularity and commercial success of the genre, Watkins refers to the period of origin of these films as the Blaxploitation era due to the exaggerated configurations of darkness (172). The films Boyz N the Hood and Menace II Society are two examples of ghetto films. which can be believed to be exploiting the conditions and way of life of those who live in the neighborhood. These films depict the lives of young African American men and how their lives are affected by living in violent areas with people whose lives are influenced by drugs and alcohol. Celeste Fisher conducted a study in which students of all races...... middle of paper ... defined the ghetto film movement throughout the time period and the beliefs that members of society applied to these films and to Africa. -Americans depicted in these films. Works CitedFisher, Celeste A. "'America's Worst Nightmare': Reading Menace II Society." » Black on black: films about urban youth and multicultural audiences. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2006. Fisher, Celeste A. “‘Increase the Peace’: Reading Boyz N the Hood.” Black on black: urban youth films and multicultural audiences. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2006. Reid, Mark A. “Black Comedy on the Brink.” » Redefining film noir. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993. Watkins, Craig. “Producing images of the ghetto”. Representative: hip hop culture and the production of black cinema. Chicago: University of Chicago P, 1998. 169-195.