Abstract Dynamics: Tupac Resurrection in Peace

November 15, 2003

Tupac Resurrection in Peace

It was real tempting to just lead this post "Tupac : Resurrection, tragedy". But that's misleading in the wrong way. Its a damn good movie, and the tragedy is in the story itself, not film. Two thirds of the movie follows Tupac's path through life and fame as a trouble young political leader, truly a son of the Black Panthers. And them bam, Death Row records enters the picture and the dark side wins. Shit, damn, motherfucker. Its depressing.

The flick tries not to drop the blame on Suge Knight, but its the story and we all know it. The bright eyed political insights of Mr. Shakur were always in danger of being seduced by the violent rage of the gangster life. And Knight took him straight from prison into a world that could only emerge from the vicious crossbreeding of Hollywood with organized crime. The result was death, tragedy.

Then of course the big question, resurrection. The movie spends a straight forward 5 minutes on his death. And it spends and hour and a half with Tupac voice narrating as if its the now. It opens with him talking about getting shot, in New York, while panning over scenes from Vegas where he was shot again and killed. The effect of course is to make it seem that he is still alive. Its done well.

And it begs, screams really, the question, did he fake his own death? Its turning into quite a conspiracy theory. And when the movie is called "resurrection" and features a scene where the camera pans over a Christ on the crucifix while Tupac talks about the 5 bullets that hit him, the rumors sure aren't going to stop. Me? Well if he really comes back its going down as the marketing event of the century...

Until then though, RIP Tupac. And peep the flick, for the politics if nothing else.

Posted by Abe at November 15, 2003 01:11 PM

Comments

I'm a relative newbie to Hip-Hop but have always been fascinated by Tupac's story. I will definitely go see the movie. Thanks for the reminder.
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Posted by: Janet Tokerud | November 16, 2003 03:29 AM

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Posted by: anthony sullivan | December 23, 2003 09:58 PM

TUPAC NOW AGE? ME LIKE TUPAC

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Posted by: anthony sullivan | December 23, 2003 09:58 PM

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Posted by: anthony sullivan | December 23, 2003 09:58 PM

Saw the movie loved it.
I think Pac is gunna come back in late '04 around the election, or in '07.
Clues of '04
2 black men running for president
1 movie (resurrection)
3 cd's came out in '03
(Better Dayz, Tha Remix one, Sound trak)
2 of raps biggest stars just up and decide to retire at the same time? (DMX, Jay-Z)
maybe they no something we dont
on disc 2 of Better Dayz song 14 pac
Says Expect me nigga like you expect jesus to come back i'm coming x2
The end of the single "Running" Biggie goes
"I would never wish death upon no one ... I mean cuz they be coming back." and back echos/fades into the beat
The 1 skit on Better dayz is a news reporter asking how pacs raps and disses are still relavint today.

50 cent said it was great working with pac....well not with pac

His life-insurrance hasn't been collected so he cant go to jail when he returns.

Makiveli= make live or am alive or something along those lines

Public viewing was canceled...not for security reasons either

in the song "Ballad of a dead soulja"
he say's The hiddin hand it was planed by my road dogs."

The '07 tupac wanted to change things for black peopl and make it better for ghettos and the poverty situations.
You think a white president would want to sit with a Black rappers whos been in jail shot 5 times and grew and became famouse agenst all odds?
They'd be to afraid.
So he's waiting for his chance to accomplish what his mother and the Black panther party couldn't.

He wanted to better tbe judical system to make it fair and not currupt.
Tupac was all about the betterment of blacks as a whole.

Tupac didn't kill Biggie
Tupac wanted to sit down with biggie and P combs
but puffy wasn't hearing it (to much money coming in)
He wanted to have a charitable concert with them and settle the shit.
He told Dre about and ideal to have West side and an East side cds and have 'em drop on the same date and who ever sells more wins. (that would have been dope)
2pacand biggie were friends at one point. Then biggie turned his back on pac while he was short for cash and then the shit hit the fan

Posted by: P-Money | January 2, 2004 01:39 AM

I want to know if 2pac is still alife

Thanks
From Ibe

Posted by: Ibe | January 15, 2004 11:33 AM

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Posted by: Anonymous | February 27, 2004 05:37 PM

i love 2pac my nigger
2pac is the greatist nigger
so i love him so

i want to know if 2pac is alife
thanks
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Posted by: bob | September 1, 2004 02:24 PM

yo tupac waz a pimp and he should be known to every body

Posted by: francisco ortiz | September 30, 2004 10:30 AM

tupac waz a real gangster he should be known all over the world rip.... rest in peace if he waz here he would be hott right know rip................to my nigga tupac

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Posted by: stan | March 9, 2005 04:14 AM

i believe tupac has been the greatest influnce to the respect given to any black person around the world .he deservez his respect ..bout his death , i believe he's still there , somewhere .

holla if u hear me

Posted by: stan | March 9, 2005 04:15 AM

i believe tupac has been the greatest influnce to the respect given to any black person around the world .he deservez his respect ..bout his death , i believe he's still there , somewhere .

holla if u hear me

Posted by: stan | March 9, 2005 04:18 AM

tupac
is my nigga i love him so much i hope in not dead
nobody can be like tupac his good in music any body know about him contct me in my mail

Posted by: sanya | May 19, 2005 12:27 AM

*TUPAC* is a ledge....... a tru gangsta n a pimp!!!! i fukin want im bak ees music is da best and need respect 4 everytin ee dun!!!!!!!
4 mi nigga _TUPAC_

Posted by: Jess | June 2, 2005 09:32 AM

tupacs a legend he amazing but hes dead n we shud let im rest in peace

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