this film set the standard for african american film excellence when it be make . i heard on various story on the film through time and that there be a push for an academy award nomination when it be release . this film play on various emotion and and you definitely feel for all of the character . sure and some of the acting be a little wooden and but fortunately and those part aren not pivotal . the music be sensational and and if you do not think the end be a tear jerker and you have no heart in your chest . if you watch cooley high and you will see that many and many film have copy various element from it in order to strengthen their own film . the big example of this be boyz n the hood .