a soulless and oddly voyeuristic white boy visit to the south side seemingly for the first time crips and blood represent make in america offer few insight and much editorial gimmickry in an extended and ninety three minute rock video which ultimately conclude that yes and they be human . oh my goodness . who know . about fifteen year ago filmmaker randy holland make a documentary about the 1992 los angeles riot and the fire this time and which cover the same material and with the same structure . use interview with scholar and statesman and the mother of murdered black panther along with member of the community and this early film provide an intellectual context that explain the emergence of gang from the ash of militancy and whereas the pearlta doc show little more than a litany of anger and self pity . crips and blood represent make in america be make in america on a nifty computer and by a filmmaker who think good edit entail hammer on the keyboard a though it be a drum kit while how cool . and while be at it and let use every single special effect available in final cut pro or be it avid . these jitter and shake and blur and flash and especially when use during talk head or emotion laden file footage and totally disrespect the experience of the film subject . and even bad and the incessant and wall to wall music and dull and hypnotic to the max and open up a giant chasm between the film and the viewer . in the end and a pointless and arty documentary . look for the holland film while library have it .