This documentary essentially begins by describing how one certain part of Los Angeles was isolated from all of the other neighborhoods due to racial overtones. Of special significance was the policy of Mayor Sam Yorty who completely neglected the problems of racism and unemployment within that specific community which eventually resulted in the Watts riot of 1965. To that effect, the documentary then goes on to explain how certain street gangs within, most notably Watts and Compton, began to merge into the rival organizations known as the Crips and Bloods. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be an interesting documentary due in large part to the first-hand accounts of people who lived within the communities most impacted by these two gangs. Unfortunately, although it provides a general history of these two gangs and exposes the problems associated with them, I found it difficult to accept the remedies proposed at the end of the documentary as a lasting solution. At least, not as long as drugs remain so profitable, families lack a father figure and guns are so readily available. Despite this one particular criticism, I still found this to be an informative documentary and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of Crips and Bloods: Made in America
