'Poetic Justice' 20th Anniversary: 5 Predictions From the Movie
On the 20th anniversary of its release, we look at how the movie captured what's happening today.
On the 20th anniversary of its release, we look at how the movie captured what's happening today.
On the 20th anniversary of its release, we look at how the movie captured what's happening today.
08/04/2013 - 00:33
(The Root) -- John Singleton's Poetic Justice was released in 1993 during a watershed period that saw a number of black films entering theaters. Janet Jackson starred as Justice, a poetry-loving hairstylist (the works of Maya Angelou were prominently featured), and Tupac Shakur played Lucky, a postal worker with dreams of making it big as a rapper.
Twenty years later, Poetic Justice continues to influence black culture. Here are five ways the movie predicted the future. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
