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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Higher Learning (1995) is the third film from Academy Award-nominated director John Singleton, following Boyz n the Hood and Poetic Justice. It's often considered Singleton's first "White" film, although the main protagonist is still Black.Malik Williams (Omar Epps), Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson), and the mysterious "Remy" (Michael Rapaport) are freshmen at the fictional Columbus University somewhere in Southern California. While at first glance the school appears to be a highly idealistic, utopian sort of place, there are seething undercurrents just below the surface that will become more prominent over time. Surveying the campus's colorful mosaic of student life is Dr. Maurice Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), a West Indian immigrant turned political science professor who mentors both Malik and Kristen.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })As the story progresses, three lives gradually come to be changed forever. Malik becomes more and more disillusioned with the supposed promise offered by higher education, while Kristen and Remy are both radically transformed by their sometimes traumatic and always bewildering experiences.Also features rapper Ice Cube as the charismatic Fudge, and Jennifer Connelly as the feminist Taryn. | |
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Affably Evil: Scott and his gang are dangerous and ominous looking criminals. They also are the only people who treat Remy remotely well. Ironically, this leads to Remy becoming much worse than them. | |
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Ignoring racial tensions causes unaddressed resentments, which will inevitably boil over into violence if left unchecked. The fact that the film came out shortly after the LA Race Riots and just before the OJ Simpson murder trial is not irrelevant. | |
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Ambiguously Bi: It's never really made clear if Kristen is actually bisexual or just curious. Aside from the merest teasing of a sexual relationship with Taryn (although it's implied that they did), some hand holding, and a kiss (which may or may not have really happened), we only actually see her have sex with men. Of course when she was having sex with her boyfriend she was thinking of Taryn. This lends a dollop of subtext to the scene in which Dr. Phipps is discussing his students' various backgrounds. | |
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