Lose Yourself...

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2009)

My friends and I rented this movie the other day for two reasons. The first one is that we all like Eminem very much and have listened to all his songs (except for the new album, Relapse) at least 20 times. My favorite is ''Like Toy Soldiers'' in which Eminem describes conflicts with other rappers and with the recording industry ''Murder Inc.'', but I also like the song ''Superman'' in which he talks about one-night stands with girls. The second reason was that, judging by Eminem's rapping style, it would have something to do with street gangs and all. Well, if this can rejoice you, it does have it's gang themes, but there is hardly any violence, because it is a drama. It talks about B. Rabbit (his real name is Jimmy), which is interpreted by Eminem, who did an awesome job in this movie. I really mean it! He was very good and deserved an Oscar. By the way, 8 Mile won an Oscar for the song ''Lose Yourself'' which was written for this movie and that song is very good. It's probably my favorite after Superman and Like Toy Soldiers. Anyways, Rabbit wants to become a Rap artist, and what follows in the movie is his road to respect as a white rapper living in a black neighborhood. Fight duels, rap battles and everything else is a rendez-vous in this movie, but what steals the show is the awesome job the actors did on 8 Mile.