History Film / Bodied

* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After Megaton is defeated by Adam in the final battle, even he is won over by Adam's skills and tells him that he was honored to share the stage with him.]]

Adam Merkin (Calum Worthy) is a white graduate student at Berkeley who starts the film working on a graduate thesis on the use of the N-word in battle rap. In his process of researching, which includes attending rap battles in person, he becomes so immersed in the scene that he decides to become a battle rapper himself.

''Bodied'' won the People's Choice Award of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (where it premiered), alongside Fantastic Fest's 2017 Audience Award. Exclusive streaming rights for the film were acquired by [=YouTube=] Red in January 2018, with a limited theatrical release in November of that year.

** Subverted with Adam and [[spoiler:Behn]]. [[spoiler:While Behn used hard-hitting fictional bars, Adam opts to use actual personal details about him, cementing his commitment to winning and his betrayal of Behn's trust. Adam is shocked that he's unable to settle differences after the fight ends, seeing the insults as "just battle rap", but Behn tells him that not only do words have consequences, but battle rap has become an outlet for genuine anger and cruelty for Adam and not just an act. This marks the end of their friendship.]]

* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After the final battle, even Megaton is won over by Adam's skills and tells him that he was honored to share the stage with him.]]

-->[[spoiler:"That little love tap? That was real touchin'. ''But I just murdered my own friend so you should know that I don't feel nothin'''!"]]

* WhatTheHellHero: After their battle, Adam talks to [[spoiler:Behn]] hoping that they're "cool" despite all the terrible things he said because "anything goes" in battle rapping. However, [[spoiler:Behn sets the record straight that while he respects him as a writer, they are no longer cool. He calls Adam out for deluding himself into thinking there wouldn't be consequences for what he says, and also thinking that everyone who's criticizing him is wrong so he doesn't have to consider that he might not actually be a good person after all. He ends their friendship, and [[OptOut leaves the battle rap game]] to return to his job and family.]]

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:After Adam defeats Behn, a couple of other rappers begin heckling both of them. Behn and Adam immediately team up to take them down.]]
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After the final battle, even Megaton is won over by Adam's skills.]]

-->[[spoiler:"That little love tap? That was real touchin'. ''But I just murdered my own friend so you should know that I don't feel nothin'!"'']]
* TheUnreveal: A minor plot point involves Adam not yet having picked a battle rap name. [[spoiler:In the final scene, he says that he's finally figured out his battle rap name. He looks up to the camera and says "My name is--" before the credits roll and Music/{{Eminem}}'s "My Name Is" plays.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: After their battle, Adam talks to [[spoiler:Behn]] hoping that they're "cool" despite all the terrible things Adam said because "anything goes" in battle rapping. But [[spoiler:Behn says no, and calls Adam out for deluding himself into thinking there wouldn't be consequences for what he says, and that everyone who's criticising him is wrong so he doesn't have to consider that he might not actually be a good person after all. He ends their friendship, and [[OptOut leaves the battle rap game]] to return to his job and family.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Meet Oakland's newest battle rapper.]]

''Bodied'' is a 2017 battle rap comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by {{Music/Eminem}}, reportedly loosely based on his life.

The film is about Adam (Calum Worthy), a white graduate student at Berkeley who, while working on a graduate thesis on the use of the N-word in battle rap, becomes a battle rapper himself.

His passion isn't exactly met with open arms -- his girlfriend Maya is taken aback by the perceived misogyny of the raps, and his father (a professor at Berkeley) doesn't take the idea seriously.

As he climbs up the ranks, his passing enthusiasm turns into a competitive obsession as he earns success and sparks outrage alike.

''Bodied'' won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award alongside Fantastic Fest's 2017 Audience Award. Exclusive streaming rights for the film were acquired by [=YouTube=] Red in January 2018, with a limited theatrical release in November of that year.

* StopBeingStereotypical: Adam and his friends stop by a sushi restaurant where Prospek works as a chef, but the owner kicks them out for making fun of Prospek (even though Prospek takes the jibes in good humour, noting that ignorant white people wouldn't even notice [[IdenticalLookingAsians a Korean working in a Japanese sushi restaurant]]) and even roundhouse kicks Che when he tries to approach him. Prospek berates his boss for playing into the stereotype.

* BittersweetEnding: Adam defeats Megaton, earning him respect and fame as a battle rapper, but at the cost of his girlfriend, his friend and mentor Behn, his scholarship, his home, and his relationship with his dad.

''Bodied'' is a 2017 comedy-drama directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by {{Music/Eminem}}. The film is about Adam (Calum Worthy), a white graduate student at Berkley who becomes a competitive battle rapper while working on a graduate thesis on the use of the n-word in battle rap.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Adam becomes friends with Prospek and his friends after defeating him in a rap battle. Prospek even compliments him on his "creative Asian jokes".
--> '''Prospek:''' Shit, at least you knew I was Korean instead of calling me "chink" the whole time. Far as I'm concerned, that's culturally sensitive by battle rap standards.
* EnemyMine: After Adam defeats Behn, a couple of other rappers begin heckling both of them. Behn and Adam immediately team up to take them down.
* GracefulLoser: After the final battle, even Megaton is won over by Adam's skills.

* TheUnfettered:
--> [Adam gets up after being punched in the face, bleeding from his mouth.]
--> '''Adam:''' That little love tap? That was real touchin'. ''But I just murdered my own friend so you should know that I don't feel nothin'!''
* TheUnreveal: A minor plot point involves Adam not yet having picked a battle rap name. In the final scene, he says that he's finally figured out his battle rap name, and it's- ROLL CREDITS.

* WhatTheHellHero: After their battle, Adam talks to Behn hoping that they're "cool" despite all the terrible things Adam said because "anything goes" in battle rapping. But Behn says no, and calls Adam out for deluding himself into thinking there wouldn't be consequences for what he says, and that everyone who's criticising him is wrong so he doesn't have to consider that he might not actually be a good person, after all. He ends their friendship, and [[OptOut leaves the battle rap game]] to return to his job and family.

* BittersweetEnding: Adam defeats Megaton, earning him respect and fame as a battle rapper, but in the process he's lost his girlfriend, his friend and mentor Behn, his scholarship, his home, and his relationship with his dad.

* WhatTheHellHero: After their battle, Adam talks to Behn hoping that they're "cool" despite all the terrible things Adam said because "anything goes" in battle rapping. But Behn refuses to do so, calling Adam out for deluding himself into thinking there wouldn't be consequences for what he says, and for choosing to think that everyone who's criticising him is wrong so he doesn't have to consider that he might not be a good person, after all. He ends their friendship, and [[OptOut leaves the rap game]] to return to his job and family.

'''Bodied''' is a 2017 comedy-drama directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by {{Music/Eminem}}. The film is about Adam (Calum Worthy), a white graduate student at Berkley who becomes a competitive battle rapper while working on a graduate thesis on the use of the n-word in battle rap.

* BittersweetEnding: Adam's win against the film's BigBad Megaton earns him respect and fame as a battle rapper, but in the process he's lost his girlfriend, his friend and mentor Behn, his scholarship, his home, and his relationship with his dad.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Adam becomes friends with Prospek after defeating him in a rap battle. Prospek even compliments him on his "creative Asian jokes".

* EnemyMine: After Adam defeats Behn, a couple of other rappers begin heckling both of them. Behn and Adam instantly team up to take them down.

--> '''Prospek:''' An [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts old martial arts master]] doing a spin kick in the middle of a sushi restaurant!? Really? Do you even know how much of a fuckin' stereotype you made us look like? You set Asians back a hundred years!