Researched Evaluation of a Film

Bullet Proof Vest ' is a short film that explores the of gun violence and gang crime in the city of Richmond , California from the perspective of two young children living there . The short documentary film offers a unique look into the lives of a mother and her children trying to thrive and survive in one of the most dangerous cities in America . The film also introduces the Tent Cities that were implemented in 2006 in some of Richmond 's most dangerous parks where many homicides and body dumps occur in an attempt to

curb this activity and demand peace in the community . The film is an engaging look into the issue of gun violence , but the real story is the children that narrate the film The film is made more powerful and more touching by the young children featured in it and their youthful , yet insightful thoughts on the issue The film proves that , though young , children growing up in such a violent environment are very aware of the dangers that surround them and how these dangers affect their childhoods

The imagery in the film functions well to communicate the gritty tragic , dangerous environment that the child narrators are growing up in . Some of the first images of the film are of condemned or abandoned buildings , being seen while the children tell about hearing gunshots outside their house and what their parents have told them to do when they hear guns being fired . These two elements serve to put...