Analysis Of Dope, Malcolm, And His Two Friends Jim

Stereotypes are a hard thing to shake when growing up in an underfunded suburb like Malcolm Moore. In the movie Dope, Malcolm, and his two friends Jim and Diggy get themselves into a dangerous adventure. Malcolm s primary goal throughout the story is that he gets into Harvard. The main subject of this movie is perception. The writer Rick Famoyiwa gives prime examples of the idea that what people perceive to be true and what is true is a constant conflict. In this film, Famoyiwa brings to attention the difference between perception and reality. One of these examples is when Malcolm is continuously sneaking his drugs into his high school, past drug dogs and a beeping alarm system. After passing through the alarm system many times, the officers assumed that the machine broke. Also, after passing the drug dogs, the police simply ignored the situation due to whom the dogs were barking at. These two events show that how people viewed Malcolm helped him succeed, he was seen as a band geek a nd a good kid and because of this; there was no suspicion from the officers. Overall, because his peers saw him as this good boy, he ended up getting away with quite a bit that someone who had a reputation or viewed as differently would not have. Next, Malcolm comes in a confrontation with a man who sells Designer bags while trying to get money for the drugs he has sold online. During this, he must pass a test to get the money he needs for Harvard. Malcolm must determine which bag is real