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Rize tracks the fascinating evolution of the dance: we meet
Tommy Johnson (Tommy the Clown), who first created the style as a
response to the 1992 Rodney King riots and named it "Clowning", as
well as the kids who developed the movement into what they now call
Krumping. The kids use dance as an alternative to gangs and
hustling: they form their own troupes and paint their faces like
warriors, meeting to outperform rival gangs of dancers or just to
hone their skills. For the dancers, Krumping becomes a way of life
and, because it's authentic expression (in complete opposition to
the bling-bling hip-hop culture), the dance becomes a vital part of
who they are. Like Paris is Burning or Style Wars before it, Rize illuminates an entire community by focusing on an art form as a movement that the disenfranchised have created. But the true stars of the film are the dancers themselves: surrounded by drug addiction, gang activity, and impoverishment, they have managed to somehow rise above. The film offers an intimate, completely fresh portrayal of kids in South Central as they reveal their spirit and creativity. These kids have created art and often family where before there was none. This film is rated PG-13. |
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