Italiano's vs. African Americano's

Last week in class, we had watched a really eye opening movie called, The Bronx Tale. I cannot even begin to describe how amazing it was, considering it had a mob theme to it and all the social awareness you would witness throughout the whole thing. Right at the beginning of the movie, it distinctly showed the differences between the Italian neighborhood and the African American neighborhood, by closing in on the area, the people, and especially the kind of music played to set the tone. Back in the day, racism was a big part of the overall society, which lead to many miss happenings and caused many riots to break out. In the movie, C's, the main character's, friends decided to bring harm upon an African American guy that was just simply riding through the Italian neighborhood by pounding him until he couldn't get up anymore, which lead to some of the black guys egging the teenagers club, which then finally lead to the Italian boys to put one of the shops on fire by throwing Molotov cocktails in it. This was like a domino effect, one event happening after another; and not for the better. By having a father, and a father like figure, Sonny which was also a mobster, he learned the values of life and how to live by them. He was taught that he should stick to his kind by his father, but taught to look beyond the horizon by Sonny. He was really one of the only person's who accepted African American's just the way they are, especially when he started liking a black girl. He realized that the smaller things in life didn't matter anymore, and that no matter what color, race, or gender you are.. you should follow your heart and do whats right for you and nobody else.