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* Tre visibly fearing for his life at the hands of a ''police officer''. His subsequent emotional outburst in front of his girlfriend will definitely get the waterworks going.

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* Tre visibly fearing for his life at the hands of a ''police officer''. However, the officer does seem to show remorse upon seeing tears roll from Tre’s eyes. His subsequent emotional outburst in front of his girlfriend will definitely get the waterworks going.
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* "You're my only son and I'm not gonna lose you to no bullshit, you hear?" Best. Dad. Ever.

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* "You're my only son and I'm not gonna lose you to no bullshit, you hear?" hear? I love you, man." Best. Dad. Ever.
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** His fade-out and the title card: "The next day Doughboy saw his brother buried. [[WhamLine Two weeks later he was murdered.]]"

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** His fade-out FadeOut and the title card: "The next day Doughboy saw his brother buried. [[WhamLine Two weeks later he was murdered.]]"
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** His fade-out and the title card: "He was murdered two weeks later."

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** His fade-out and the title card: "He was murdered two "The next day Doughboy saw his brother buried. [[WhamLine Two weeks later."later he was murdered.]]"
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** FridgeHorror: Made even worse once you realize Ricky's son will grow up without a father to guide him. And the cycle continues...

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** FridgeHorror: Made even worse once you realize Ricky's son will grow up without a father to guide him. And the cycle continues...Unless, Furious becomes a father figure to him.
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* The opening title cards: "One out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime", followed by "Most will die at the hands of another Black male." All this is played over the intense sounds of arguing, gunshots, children screaming, and one child crying, "They shot my brother!" Cue the opening shot of a '''STOP''' sign. SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, indeed.

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* The opening title cards: "One out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime", followed by "Most will die at the hands of another Black male." All this is played over the intense sounds of arguing, gunshots, children screaming, and one child crying, "They shot my brother!" Cue the opening shot of a '''STOP''' sign. SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, indeed.
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* Ricky's death was probably all the worse for Doughboy when you consider the very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl. The fact that Doughboy later tries to rescue Ricky from Ferris and his thugs makes this even more touching.

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* Ricky's death was probably all the worse for Doughboy when you consider [[PartingWordsRegret the very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl.brawl]]. The fact that Doughboy later tries to rescue Ricky from Ferris and his thugs makes this even more touching.

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* Ricky's death was probably all the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl.

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* Ricky's death was probably all the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl.brawl. The fact that Doughboy later tries to rescue Ricky from Ferris and his thugs makes this even more touching.
* When Doughboy is about to kill Ferris, tears can be visibly seen coming from, which shows that vengeance won't bring his brother back.
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* [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome The film score qualifies as heartrending in and of itself.]]

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* [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The film score qualifies as heartrending in and of itself.]]
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* [[spoiler: Ricky's senseless death scene.]]
** Compounded and made doubly tragic when his SAT test scores are revealed. [[spoiler: He passed.]]
** FridgeHorror: Made even worse once you realize [[spoiler: Ricky]]'s son will grow up without a father to guide him. And the cycle continues...
* Doughboy's [[HeroicBSOD drunken breakdown in despair]] over [[spoiler: Ricky's death]] and society's apathy toward the plight of the 'hood.
** [[spoiler: His fade-out and the title card: "He was murdered two weeks later."]]

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* [[spoiler: Ricky's senseless death scene.]]
scene.
** Compounded and made doubly tragic when his SAT test scores are revealed. [[spoiler: He passed.]]
passed.
** FridgeHorror: Made even worse once you realize [[spoiler: Ricky]]'s Ricky's son will grow up without a father to guide him. And the cycle continues...
* Doughboy's [[HeroicBSOD drunken breakdown in despair]] over [[spoiler: Ricky's death]] death and society's apathy toward the plight of the 'hood.
** [[spoiler: His fade-out and the title card: "He was murdered two weeks later."]]"



* The targets of [[spoiler: Doughboy's revenge for Ricky's murder. Made especially heartwrenching when two of them are shot as they crawl away, in agony, one pleading that he didn't kill Ricky before being shot.]]

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* The targets of [[spoiler: Doughboy's revenge for Ricky's murder. Made especially heartwrenching when two of them are shot as they crawl away, in agony, one pleading that he didn't kill Ricky before being shot.]]



* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Ricky's murder]] for the death.
** Worse is [[spoiler: Doughboy telling Tre his mother wants nothing to do with him anymore after Ricky's death]]. FridgeHorror sets in when you remember [[spoiler: she (inadvertently) lead him down that path of destruction and later on would lose him as well]].
* [[spoiler: Ricky's death]] was probably all the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].

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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Ricky's murder]] murder for the death.
** Worse is [[spoiler: Doughboy telling Tre his mother wants nothing to do with him anymore after Ricky's death]]. death. FridgeHorror sets in when you remember [[spoiler: she (inadvertently) lead him down that path of destruction and later on would lose him as well]].well.
* [[spoiler: Ricky's death]] death was probably all the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].brawl.
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** Worse is [[spoiler: Doughboy telling Tre his mother wants nothing to do with him anymore after Ricky's death]]. FridgeHorror sets in when you remember [[spoiler: she (inadvertently) lead him down that path of destruction and later on would lose him as well]].
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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Ricky's Murder]]for the death.

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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Ricky's Murder]]for murder]] for the death.
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* [spoiler: Ricky's death] was probably all the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].

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* [spoiler: [[spoiler: Ricky's death] death]] was probably all the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].
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* [[Ricky's death]] was probably all that worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].

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* [[Ricky's death]] [spoiler: Ricky's death] was probably all that the more worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].
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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Ricky's Murder]]for the death.

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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Ricky's Murder]]for the death.death.
* [[Ricky's death]] was probably all that worse for Doughboy when you consider the [[spoiler: very last interaction the two brothers shared was an acrimonious brawl]].
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** LaurenceFishburne himself said that overnight, the role made him "father to a generation of fatherless children."

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** LaurenceFishburne Creator/LaurenceFishburne himself said that overnight, the role made him "father to a generation of fatherless children."
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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Rickys Murder]]for the death.

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* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Rickys Ricky's Murder]]for the death.
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* Tre visibly fearing for his life at the hands of a ''police officer''. His subsequent emotional outburst in front of his girlfriend will definitely get the waterworks going.

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* Tre visibly fearing for his life at the hands of a ''police officer''. His subsequent emotional outburst in front of his girlfriend will definitely get the waterworks going.going.
* Doughboy's mother's treatment of him from him and Ricky getting into a fight to after [[spoiler: Rickys Murder]]for the death.
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* [[YourMileageMayVary Arguably,]] the targets of [[spoiler: Doughboy's revenge for Ricky's murder. Made especially heartwrenching when two of them are shot as they crawl away, in agony, one pleading that he didn't kill Ricky before being shot.]]

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* [[YourMileageMayVary Arguably,]] the The targets of [[spoiler: Doughboy's revenge for Ricky's murder. Made especially heartwrenching when two of them are shot as they crawl away, in agony, one pleading that he didn't kill Ricky before being shot.]]

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