This paper will discuss the idea of film playing a part of in the media in the creation of stereotypes of harshness in Black identity. By examining some of the film, which led to this, we can learn much about blacks are portrayed as 'hoods' or associated with crime in some or another. By making this distinction in film, we can learn how this image is clearly projected in black culture by white dominated media. 4 pgs, bibliography lists 3 sources.