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Which is probably why I related so much with this film. Aspiring to become a filmmaker when everyone tells you you're an idiot for even thinking of it isn't easy. I hated every minute that I was there and felt trapped in a world there that I didn't feel welcome in or a part of. A farming community in the middle of nowhere, where my nearest neighbors where half a mile away. But through his experiences and how he works through his own personal problems, he starts to see his path better and more clearly. Conflict stirs in Rabbit's life as, through his bouts with stage fright and homelessness, he begins to question his ability to make it in the world of music as he wishes to nearly becoming content to simply abide life as he knows it. Mekhi Phifer plays Future, Rabbit's best ally and, in some ways, his father figure playing the role of the protective, guidance providing, loving role-model. Kim Basinger plays his alcoholic mother, miserable and bitter of where her life has ended up (in a trailer park, barely able to make rent or take care of herself). Eminem plays Rabbit, a struggling Detroit freestyle rapper trying desperately to make a name for himself in the bustling Detroit underground music scene. For those who've not yet seen the film, I'll give some background of the story.

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but ended up sitting through a movie that actually left me with a smile on my face. I popped it in, and I was all set and ready to hate every minute of it. But, after a time, I ended up renting it at Blockbuster for the hell of it, at least to give it a chance. And after hearing about Eminem's wife-beating and all around socially retarded mentality, I wanted less to do with 8 Mile on the probability that he may be receiving a percentage of the ticket sales.

In fewer words: I hate listening to constant bitching and dated slogans about bitches and benjamins.

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I personally despise rap and the 'culture' that it creates in society full of pumped up punks trying to act tough or 'hard', as they struggle in a societal structure that they perpetrate upon themselves. First off, let me start by saying that I in no way respect Eminem as an artist. But after reading such lines as 'if you liked this film, you know nothing about film' and so on, I simply couldn't contain myself. Now, I never really write reviews because everyone's opinions vary distinctly and it seems kind of pointless to try to show them the 'magic' of a certain movie if they refuse to see it, or to tell them how horrible it was as though I think that I'm really that much better of a director, writer, or whatever.

I was moving around IMDB just now trying to sort of fill in the blanks of some random credits that I'd missed in my movie catalog, and I ran across this review of 8 Mile from this college student in NYC.