Bodied

Joseph Kahn's film "Bodied" examines the battle rap subculture with an emphasis on identity, political correctness, and the limits of free expression. The movie centers on progressive graduate student Calum Worthy as he does research for his thesis by delving deeply into the cutthroat world of battle rap. Kahn and Alex Larsen co-wrote the script, which explores the nuances of political correctness, cultural appropriation, and the hazy boundaries between derogatory language and creative expression. The film's dynamic direction gives the battle rap arena a rebellious character while capturing its excitement. The video employs incisive and thought-provoking dialogue to elicit conversations among viewers regarding the influence of language and the indistinct boundaries between artistic expression and insult.

I didn't go into this film with much expectations. It is good though. Well directed, shot and acted for the most part on what I would imagine wasn't much of a budget. This isn't a another 8 mile. 8 Mile was about the characters, this Is a movie about the battle rap scene, so it falls into a couple of traps such as awkward cameos from famous battle rap faces that were clearly thrown in for the sake of it so that battle rap fans could go "oh look there's *insert*". The plot is not the strongest but it does the job. The comedy & jokes are good, I laughed out loud a couple of times in a good way. It can be cringey and cheesey though, especially the last 30 mins. And unfortunately this film tries to go for "the deeper message" about cultural appropriation but keeps going for it then abandoning it and then coming back again. Some of the leftie angles this film went for I honestly thought were tongue in cheek until the movie progressed and I realised they weren't. All this said it was worth a watch, especially if you are a battle rap fan, it does show how this day and age this is more of a sport

It took me a few minutes to understand what was happening but it's not exactly what you think it is. It's remarkably pure...that we can access whatever part of ourselves we didn't even think we had...but always had a hint (of greatness) of. What a movie.

8 Mile doesn't have enough bars to keep up with Bodied. There is not a dull moment in this movie. It transitions from comedy to drama to comedy to drama to horror to comedy to action to comedy to drama to suspense to comedy etc..couldn't stop watching. Jackie Long & Calum Worthy performances were so good you would think they were really battle rappers. Script is full, all the characters matter. No misses. All hits. Joseph Kahn should get some gold in February.

I wasn't overly impressed. The sound wasn't the greatest and therefore couldn't understand some of the words they were spittin'. Also a few cringe worthy moments especially near the end. If rap battling includes making fun of people with serious illnesses then it ain't for me. It was funny and super cheesy at times, which I laughed out loud at.

Don't take it too serious, it's campy and fun, but not great or a 10, I've given out maybe 8-10x 10's ever.