Bishop didn't "lose in his own dream" it played out exactly how he wanted it to. He was feared, he was a killer and was cold, calculating and powerful and then crashed out young.🤷🏿 I really appreciate this analysis cause I never understood this movie until i saw this.
At the root, it is a battle of good vs evil where good wins, so could be said that Bishop's own consciousness is making him question his desire and consequences of "having all the juice". If so, keeping with the day dream theory, there may be hope for him when he wakes up.
It’s not unrealistic for a teenage boy in the 90’s to mess around with an older woman. This still happens. Older dudes mess around with teenage girls too. It goes both ways
They do make the point that the older woman character is being played by an actress who was at the time of shooting the movie a sexy super star R&B singer, so the effect of "fantasy" is reached.
i believe so much in Pac's artistry that I'm convinced this "theory" is exactly what made him take on this role. He HAD to know that this role was a figment of his character's imagination. He attended performing arts schools & often rapped in parables and code. He would've been able to understand the character from a deeper level & piece together the unspoken/understated motifs.
I Got The Juice! There’s an alternate ending in this movie where Bishop let’s Q go and falls to his own death. After he hears the police sirens, Bishop looks Q in the eye and says “I’m not going to jail” and let’s his hand go and falls to his own death. That would’ve been a better ending because it shows you that Bishop is a force to be reckoned with.
@@jrsmith1998 not a coward, he *wanted* that end. Remember his heroes in the movies? All of them “went out in a blaze” he wanted to crash out and take as many with him as he could on the way.
@@jrsmith1998 his father was brutalized in jail that’s the reason he looked so lost and out of it when they showed the morning montage of how each character got ready for the day in the morning . Which explains why Bishop not wanting to do to jail time . But the directors feared the alternate ending would lead to a lot of suicides as technically that’s what Bishop did .
What adds to this theory even more is how after the DJ competition, Q’s djing career is never discussed again until the end credits. This even further shows Bishop’s disinterest in his friend’s talent.
@@n.e.srecords2966 💯 that’s the way Bishop would have wanted it in his daydream. He had no interest in seeing Q take his career to the next level, further satisfying his fantasy
That movie let us know off the rip that something was wrong at home for Bishop and how that's usually the type of household's that create the Bishops of the world. He was angry, lost and misguided because he had no guidance.
It just dawned on me : you guys analyzed the frame where Bishop is on a pinnacle looking down at everything unfolding . well " Bishop " also means one who presides, who overlooks , takes charge of a religious preceding or formal gathering . so Bishop according to your fan theory was overlooking and making sure his " daydream" went as he planned until his daydream consumed himself as well. The Bishop was playing chess to become King but failed . midnight could also be the invert of 12pm when the crucifixion of Christ may have happened. Or approx between the hrs of 12pm-3pm(thats my guess). Which is where the term " witching" hr comes from.
Ironic, I saw a video about the craft The video maker presented an idea that the crazy witch Nancy Downs Is the equivalent of Bishop Both have poor Father figures (Bishop's father Is suffering PTSD and neglects Bishop, Nancy's step father abuses her and her mother) Both are hungry for respect and power (bishop-gun Nancy - witchcraft) both are tormented by a bully whom they kill (Rhodimez and his crew for Bishop, Nancy has Chris who used her for sex tried to rape,) both get a dark power that drives them mad to a point (gun/magic)
In a deleted scene, at the end before Bishop fell, he didn't want Q to let him go until he heard the police coming, and then stop fighting, he said "I'm not going to jail" and let himself fall
The scene where 2pac or bishop hugs Raheem's mama while him n Q was looking at each other was so terrifing n brilliant at the same time it's like his mama was hugging the devil n plus the killer of her son too I think 2pac would make a good bad guy if he was here today especially in horror movies n probably superhero movies too 😎😎😎😎
Fun fact: Treach from Naughty by Nature was originally chosen for the part til Pac showed up and stole it from him. Rich Dollaz is in Rodimez crew, also. When this movie came out my neighborhood went crazy and alot of the teenaged boys became killers and gangsters. I remember my mother goin to see it and coming home with her friends talking about it like yesterday. Good assessment of the movie btw. Also, I was watchin this maybe 4 days ago and I did think it was weird how Bishop was allowed to step out in front of the cops and say “Raheem’s dead, somebody shot him”.
Another fun fact: Sean "Puffy" Combs actually wanted the role of Bishop but was told that Tupac had already booked that role. He wanted it anyway. He might have tried to steal it from Pac too but too bad he is not as phenomenal an actor as Tupac was.
Bishop was confrontational in that scene where he's fighting Q at Steele's house. But he got tossed liked a salad. Clearly he wasn't physically capable.
Pretty solid theory, the only thing I disagree with is the fact that a happy go lucky, kind heart guy like Steel would not break down after seeing two murders that he was actually involved in. I'm glad you focused on Bishop because Tupac did such an amazing job in that movie! I never noticed EPMD in the robbery scene, and didn't know Q lady was ole girl from Envoge. Overall entertaining video. Oh and the guy that took the gun after bishop dropped it, little did he know it had three bodies and several attempts attached to it, he going to jail, lol.
You guys are good, have me thinking waaaaaay out of the box. A way deeper thought and perspective than what my teenage mind originally saw. Great work!
Thanks Petcom! I never looked at this movie like this when I was a teen and the movie came out. I was just happy there was a movie with kids that looked like me and seemed somewhat relatable. We appreciate you watching!
It was also recently revealed that in the final scene originally Bishop is the one who let's go as to die on his own terms. But this ending was rejected by the studio because they didn't want to allow Bishop a romanticized ending. Which even more so lends itself to your theory.
I GOT THE JUICE. I really like the take. I can really work with it. But back in the day a filmmaker filled me in on the making of Juice. The director ran out of money and had to take on backers. He wanted Juice to be like a modern day Cooley High or coming of age for hip hop. When the investors came on they wanted it changed so they could get their money back. So instead of them being about regular kids, there had to be action added. They wanted a woman added. If you notice Cindy was only in like three scenes. They probably filmed her in a weekend. Because they had to add the action is why the story takes a turn. So a lot of the impossible scenarios was so they could change the story for the investors. But your take is very solid and one I can believe.
You got the juice Cel and thanks for watching! In preparation for the theory, we watched a lot of interviews with the filmmaker and he said he got the characters from interviews or he knew people like this. He also said that he used to jump rooftops as a kid himself. The budget issues sound very plausible and you know that the money men always want to change the art... I hate that aspect of filmmaking. With the fan theories, in spite of knowing a lot of the backstory, we stick to only what is in the movie because that keeps the debate about conflicting opinions of actors and other people interviewed from being an issue. Thanks so much for watching!
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Honestly I just think bishop wanted to be the leader. And Raheem and Q was in the way. Raheem and Q seem to side with each other a lot. So as far as Raheem changing his mind about the robbery you notice “Q” wasn’t around when they decided to “Rob “ the store. He was able to convince Raheem and of course steel who seem to be easily manipulated went with the flow. With Raheem down for the robbery it was easier to get “Q” involved because they side with each other a lot. After the Robbery when Raheem and Bishop was fighting for the gun I feel like they was fighting more so over Control. Now the Raheem was gone “Bishop “ could take on his reign as the leader. But there was one problem “Q” was still alive and still had the control which bishop thought he gained by killing Raheem . Steel to me was a pawn and when Bishop realize Steel was pulling away from him he snapped and shot Steel. Defining factor when he he was getting confronted by Rodman and his crew. And steel was gone help and Q was like Nah at that moment bishop new he didn’t have control. The fight on the Roof top was another example of control between bishop and Q. A war that Q eventually won. “ hinting the you got the juice now slogan “. You can easily say bishop just got hooked on the power of having the gun. But to me the gun represented control ..... which lead to the demise of Rodman the clerk steel getting shot and the death of Raheem.
"I GOT THE JUICE NOW!" Nice theories and I never saw the version where it returns to Bishop daydreaming at the end, but this breakdown was well done and thought out. One aspect I think u may have overlooked is that Raheem could have decided on the corner store robbery bc he wanted to provide more for his son as we saw him and his baby mom arguing about him messing around and not being there for his son more. Also, the brother at the end of the movie who told Q he had the JUICE was the SAME guy he sold a mixtape to in the arcade,, after Q helped him get Brenda Whiterspooon to "shine his silverware" lol Nice work.
Great video. Not convinced theory was what the writers and director intended but it makes the movie a lot better for me. Really hinges on Bishop's character; he is like you describe a weak willed young man with a hard home life who clearly wishes he was a stronger, more dominant person. Him acting like he wants to get involved with the robbery is a big clue he's got an internal monologue that places him as a "bad man." The film's complete tonal flip was always jarring but it wasn't just a tonal flip, Bishop does a 180 and does a lot of the things we could see him fantasizing about. He avenges himself on his bully and also on his frienemy who is in the "back of the pack" with him. He becomes the leader of the group and they quickly and unrealistically form a criminal empire. And your theory might actually be what was intended--- if Juice was just your typical unrealistic crime story than Bishop wouldn't be the ascendant one, Q would. Instead we have Bishop doing and saying all the things the first half of the film would tell us he would probably fantasize of saying and doing. Then at the end he can't help but explore the consequences of his internal power trip.
That’s what I see. Bishop *longed for the death of a villain* I don’t see the “weakness” in him that they see. He couldn’t go at Rademez, Rademez had a gang and Bishop needed a means to do so. Which is why that was one of his primary targets. Bishop lusted for violence over romance.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! I watch a lot of alternate theory/fan theory videos, but I've never seen anyone highlight and break down classic films from OUR culture! I watch every video to the very end. Keep doing what y'all are doing. This is probably gonna be the first YT page I pay for a subscription to. I love the work you all do.
This my number 1 favorite movie of all time. I’ve even memorized the script. You guys did an awesome job breaking this down. Very interesting theory I’ve never thought about and some this about this movie I didn’t even realize.
Whoa now it all clicks. It makes sense it was a daydream cause I never understood how Raheem was against getting in on Blizzards robbery but later on he turns into a mastermind which was more of some Bishop ish. Man salute to yall I clicked that subscribe button. BTW yall missed that Treach (2pacs close friend) was part of Ridermans crew.
Good theory I always had a problem with the fact that Raheem stopped Bishop from helping with the robbery then turned around got a gun to commit a robbery
This is like the 4th video of yalls I watched. Yall be having some interesting theories. Especially the theory for Menace II Society about Caine and O Dog being the same person. I am definitely subscribing to yall now.
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“I got the juice” 😂 I love your theories. Years ago I did a write-up about Juice and hidden messages in it. I now need to make a vid on it. One of my comments involved Q’s girlfriend being a sexual predator. Great vid.
Another one! Great theory..I have a lot to say about this movie and theory:1. Omar Epps is around a lot of loose cannons:Juice,In Too Deep,Higher Learning,The Wood.😂2. Juice can be seen as a hood version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off(there is a fan theory that Ferris is Cameron's alter ego..a la O Dog/Caine). 3.In a review of Juice,Moses Primm asked where Bishop got all those bullets?B/c during the final fight,do they ever show him reload the gun? 4.I'd like to double down on yalls theory..it is possible the whole thing was a daydream..I can't see NYPD chasing kids that are cutting school,etc.
Thanks a lot. I believe we did hear about the Ferris Beuller one. Also, as an even younger kid, police chased us simply because we ran, so that may be plausible. But, we do have a similar extension of this theory!
I really love how you guys breakdown these classic hood movies we all grew up watching it’s like a book club but with movies from the 90’s shoutout to my late 80’s early nineties babies. AON: Túpac was an amazing actor he was so damn talented I remember when he was killed even as a kid that was only 7 at the time I was heartbroken 💔 he was such a huge inspiration to the black community at that time but as black people we’ve had so many great figures be killed
This could be right..maybe Bishop was day dreaming. He was mentally unbalanced. 14:49 "massacre" the camera moves over massacre, foreshadowing the future of the film and their lives. This is a brilliant interpretation 👍🏻 nice one. I noticed after Bishop kills Raheem Bishop hold his head like hes having a migraine or his thoughts are out of whack like Cody did in that clip from white heat. The cops coming for them was a brilliant catch, i never thought about it. They i.d Raheem and the cops just knew ehere to find the others😅👍🏻 awesome video. Cheers..p.s juice is on tubi and Pluto tv im going to watch it later.
I Got The Juice.........This was an amazing theory so much so I see this now as my new way of seeing the movie as Bishop daydreaming. If not a dream then the movie is rushed, sloppy and begins to fall apart and this movie is seen as a hood classic.
This was my favorite movie when I was a kid, as far as "Hood"movies go. I always thought a lot of things didn't make sense, Like Raheem preventing a robbery, & then planning one right after. I used to think that Maybe bishop talked Raheem into it because he was so passionate about it.But your theory the movie makes so much more sense. Mainly I was wondering why "high schooler Q."was banging a grown woman. It makes so much more sense thru the lenses of your theory. Nice job! and then planting a burglary
My theory is Bishop had a hitlist he wanted to kill the old man and the Puerto Rican dude to show he had juice things went left when Raheem was killed so after the main planner is dead bishop the guy with the bodies the only witnesses is his homies who he already got priors with so he had to take them out as well amd at the end he died instead of going to jail too many loose ends that night running shooting at q and others gun gone he was beat
I mean it makes sense cause let’s be real bishop was a coward so this dream scenario makes sense to me, where he’s the man the king basically he has all the “juice” aka power he wishes he had. Great theory keep it up! Baby boy could be a next movie or whatever y’all got next love this series makes you think!💯
Here is a bit of a more poetic angle. The story of Bishop has echoes of the story of Dr. Faust, and the Monkey's Paw. Bishop like Faust was dissatisfied with his present life, as Faust was disillusioned with his life. Faust went on to make a deal with the devil, as Bishop figuratively made the deal with the "Devil" as he wanted more juice, I'll say the Juice is that Devil. In the end, Bishop basically "wakes up" as he is hanging off the building and then falls into the darkness. I would suggest that this would be like the ultimate Faust in some tellings where Faust went to Hell. Bishop falling into that darkness at the end was symbolic of his fate as a result of the juice, and took him to Hell (the darkness). The Monkey's Paw is where people make wishes on the Monkey's Paw, and every wish that comes true, the person loses something. As Bishop was gaining more power, he was descending more into his insanity as he was losing his humanity. He also lost his three friends, one of whom he killed. I would guess maybe in a sense the writer was trying to show how the old saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
I very rarely comment on TH-cam but I've watched a lot of your theories and I have to admit these are some of the best videos/interpretations of movies I've ever seen. I love watching movies and finding something different every time but the way you create your theories are amazing and extremely convincing. Keep going. Im here for all of these theories. I Got The Juice lol.
Just a correction that moment in your video around 15:03 the words you were hearing were "you want anologies" it was lyrics to a dr dre song not you want all the juice
@@TruthSpeaker4 Because I don't comment on anything TH-cam related. A majority of the content on this platform has no substance or thought so when I see content with both I comment. Simple as that. No offense taken nor am I trying to offend you. Axiom Amnesia thank you again for putting hard work into your videos. Blessings.
I got the juice...I do like this theory. I mean it possible that things can play out like that (Friends killing friends), a kid with a grown woman (Teachers and Kids?). Bishop was still a coward though. He still like he had to prove himself, to the point it killed him.
Excellent job! This is the best fan theory you guys have presented. You managed to fill in plot holes that we a the audience just took at face value that make no sense from the original story and inserting a alternate story line that doesn’t require a complete suspension of disbelief for it to work using what was actually presented on screen as opposed to asking us to assume things happened off screen.
Both of you have The Juice!!!Just found your channel and glad I did!!! My late grandfather (R.I.P) used to date Afeni back in the early 90’s (they met in Marin) having been around Afeni and meeting Pac and talking to him several times I will say this as I’ve been saying to all my friends who’ve seen this movie you are a lot closer than you think with this particular “theory”
And you know what Bishop never smoked a cigarette before he started his day dream but he was smoking one during the interrogation 💭 I love the way y’all think outside the box. This my favorite video from y’all. I’m def a fan of you guys channel I hope y’all keep this going. I’m bout to watch this again
He was smoking a cigarette in the 1st second of this video. In the scene where they goofing on Steel about doing the hoochie coochie with Donald Bromwell Bishop and Raheem are passing a cig back and forth.
@@mikecooley7514 you know why I never peeped that, cause you never seen him actually pull on it or blow smoke 💨 that took me back though bro 😂😂😂 said she used to be Donald bromwell we would of had to throw hands 🐾 🐾
Bishop only "made it to the top" of HIS world. Because had he lived longer and took out all his friends, someone bigger and badder would've knocked him down.
10:32 or you guys think maybe he went blank because that’s the way he wished his father went out. We know dad was in prison and that may have something to do with his current condition. Bishop said “if you gotta go out, That’s the way you go out”, not like a vegetable like he saw his dad. Could that dude have been Bishop’s older brother in another theory? I freaking love this channel!
Yall really broke this down well . All these theories yall are doing are movies i watched growing up over and over , its the small things that stand out the most , i noticed alot of em , but yall easily put it together , keep going crazy . Im subcribed !
I want to know you guy’s thoughts on the original ending. Q was trying to save Bishop, but Bishop was trying to break free from his grip. Q struggled to help, but Bishop said “I aint going to jail man”, finally broke free & killed himself.
Our thoughts on the original ending, independent of this fan theory: Bishop understood that he needed to go out in a blaze of glory in order to be viewed as having the juice. Also, Earnest Dickerson explained that he wanted to explain that Bishop wasn't a punk and also that he wanted to avoid prison at all costs because of his father. With respect to Dickerson's efforts, everything we see in the film up to the rooftop scene doesn't clearly establish these traits in Bishop. More changes in the film would be needed to establish Bishop as a real G in all of this. It can't be established in the final moments of the film. Of course, we all know that there are executive decisions being made that affect the art, so it's tough to say where this aspect of the movie falls apart.
I got the juice. This was a brilliant breakdown on the sociopathy of Bishop’s character. A side note: that second shot to Radames actually hit him in the neck which he had burn marks from the blank because Pac was too close upon him when he fired the second shot.
So cool! Subbed!! I always thought the turn from “Hood Movie” to horror was quite weird and interesting. This theory really puts things into perspective.
Wow, never thought about it being a fantasy. Hey did you guys notice that when Bishop aims the gun at Raheim, he has another gun in his pocket?? Look at your video around 17:53
Juice is one of my favorite movies, and I have to give it to yall. I never thought of this movie as a Bishop daydream. Always thought, like, how did they change so fast , but now since yall theory, it makes sense. I got the juice
This is an EXCELLENT analysis of the movie. I never even considered viewing it from this perspective. I now view the movie in an entirely different light. Thank you so much for this video.
Yoooo! This was so good it creeped me out a lil! Lol..Ive seen this movie fiftyleven times and this freshened my entire perspective on it..I'm excited to watch it again with new eyes.. Also want to add, the guy at the end, who tells Q "you got the juice now" is the same guy in the arcade in the beginning asking Q about his tape.Subtle foreshadowing supporting your theory 💯
I Got The Juice Enjoying the theories. While I don’t always agree with them, you guys provide great examples to back up your claim on whatever the theory is. This is the one I am enjoying the most. I appreciate your interpretations, they help me get through the day while I’m working long nights. Looking forward to the ‘Dead Presidents’ theory, especially because that’s my favorite movie. Salute to the channel.
It does make sense that Bishop is in his inner conscious day dreaming cause no way in the world nobody will throw a gun away when they know they meeting with somebody with a gun LOL
@@AxiomAmnesia exactly I never got that part lol. Like I get it he’s realizing he’s not a killer and choosing to be the bigger man but he knows Bishop is crazy and has a gun why the hell would you throw it away?
If in fact this is true lol I don't think he died in vein. Even in fantasy bishop knew that in his pursuit of "juice" the outcome would be tragic but as long as he acquired the "juice" in the process... mission accomplished! Remember he said u gotta be willing to stand up , throw down and die for that shit. And that he did just like the character in "white heat"
Not only did it start his own dream but it turns into a horror movie. And it's directed so. And it is ridiculous and a fever dream. I was around for En Vogue. It was wild. Y'all take on this movie with the alternative theory really is more realistic than the original story lol.
Great alternative, the comment about Steel " he didn't show a crybaby side". If you recall from the beginning his family was treating him like a child, yelling and screaming at him to get ready for school.
Jason you get a shout-out and so do we, because we literally noticed this while were previewing the video. Where did he get that gun!?! We went back and it's not Quiles' gun from the scene in the morning, so what is that all about?!?!
@@AxiomAmnesia he may have gotten the store owners gun during the robbery bc before Bishop and Raheem begin to tussle, you can see another gun looks like in his waistband🤷🏾
@@AxiomAmnesia I was thinking old man Quilez' gun.. but nobody went behind the counter to get it did they? So you guys think he went to sweets to get another gun? Yall know I love this stuff!!
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I can’t even finish watch this as yet but I want to stop and say that I love your videos. I watched the first one of yours just last night. I watched your breakdown on Eve’s Bayou, Queen and Slim, Jason’s Lyric, Baby Boy and now Juice. I do agree with the theory that this was Bishop dreaming. I’ve watched this movie quite a few times and have wondered why Bishop started acting crazy after Blizzard’s failed robbery attempt. This theory makes things clears up some things for me. ETA I got to finish this video. Now this all makes sense 😭. I didn’t understand how Q had a grown woman as a girlfriend, how Raheem suggested to do the robbery, the cops showing up at the party and other things like that. Now I know to look deeper when a movie doesn’t make sense, lol! I think the carrier pigeons don’t serve a purpose in the video. Anyway, I got the juice!
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Couldn’t have said it better
Bishop didn't "lose in his own dream" it played out exactly how he wanted it to. He was feared, he was a killer and was cold, calculating and powerful and then crashed out young.🤷🏿 I really appreciate this analysis cause I never understood this movie until i saw this.
Thanks for weighing in Druggy! I guess we wanted to highlight how much of a lose-ER Bishop was. 😆
Exactly
@@NothernSnow400 😅😅
@@AxiomAmnesia I love this analysis. There a deleted scene of the fight that also highlights this theory. Have y'all seen it?
@@the_hermit7413 😔 thank you for bringing that up now I gotta buy the anniversary edition to watch the deleted scenes
Raheem being broke and his girl fronting on him was the reason for his 180 regarding robbery
Pretty much he was salty af when she got in the car with ol boy.
Exactly
@@theviperkiller-io5ji With Special Ed? 😅
Brooooo was about to comment this “ I thought that was your woman “ that quote alone made him Rob that shit
Brother is responsible for his own choices, don't blame her
His low self-esteem wouldn’t even allow him to be the man in his day dream. Very plausible analogy.
I think so!
At the root, it is a battle of good vs evil where good wins, so could be said that Bishop's own consciousness is making him question his desire and consequences of "having all the juice". If so, keeping with the day dream theory, there may be hope for him when he wakes up.
It’s not unrealistic for a teenage boy in the 90’s to mess around with an older woman. This still happens.
Older dudes mess around with teenage girls too. It goes both ways
Messing around vs being her man. There is a difference and that's what we were talking about here.
@@AxiomAmnesiawhattt?! 🤣🤣🤣 yeah idk where y’all been but it’s definitely real
Gross, right? It’s wild how ppl were just comfortable with that 😫
They do make the point that the older woman character is being played by an actress who was at the time of shooting the movie a sexy super star R&B singer, so the effect of "fantasy" is reached.
Yeah that was the only thing I felt wasn't unrealistic
i believe so much in Pac's artistry that I'm convinced this "theory" is exactly what made him take on this role. He HAD to know that this role was a figment of his character's imagination. He attended performing arts schools & often rapped in parables and code. He would've been able to understand the character from a deeper level & piece together the unspoken/understated motifs.
I Got The Juice! There’s an alternate ending in this movie where Bishop let’s Q go and falls to his own death. After he hears the police sirens, Bishop looks Q in the eye and says “I’m not going to jail” and let’s his hand go and falls to his own death. That would’ve been a better ending because it shows you that Bishop is a force to be reckoned with.
But Bishop is a coward. He would fear killing his own self more than he would going to prison.
Also it left him the ending he wanted
@@jrsmith1998 not a coward, he *wanted* that end. Remember his heroes in the movies? All of them “went out in a blaze” he wanted to crash out and take as many with him as he could on the way.
@@jrsmith1998 his father was brutalized in jail that’s the reason he looked so lost and out of it when they showed the morning montage of how each character got ready for the day in the morning . Which explains why Bishop not wanting to do to jail time . But the directors feared the alternate ending would lead to a lot of suicides as technically that’s what Bishop did .
Q died in the alternative?
It would be crazy if the main four characters were different aspects of one person’s consciousness. Nice breakdown
Oh shit like q having split personalities
Yup! I thought about that too.
Bishop- ID
Q- EGO
Raheem- SUPEREGO
their friend group is exactly how it is in my head 😭 i keep myself sane cuz the lil bishop in my head is tew much..
What adds to this theory even more is how after the DJ competition, Q’s djing career is never discussed again until the end credits. This even further shows Bishop’s disinterest in his friend’s talent.
Facts!
He lost the competition because he was arrested after the intermission.
@@n.e.srecords2966 💯 that’s the way Bishop would have wanted it in his daydream. He had no interest in seeing Q take his career to the next level, further satisfying his fantasy
That movie let us know off the rip that something was wrong at home for Bishop and how that's usually the type of household's that create the Bishops of the world. He was angry, lost and misguided because he had no guidance.
After Bishop killed Raheem he held his head in the same manner as the character with headaches in White Heat did.
Good observation.
It just dawned on me : you guys analyzed the frame where Bishop is on a pinnacle looking down at everything unfolding . well " Bishop " also means one who presides, who overlooks , takes charge of a religious preceding or formal gathering . so Bishop according to your fan theory was overlooking and making sure his " daydream" went as he planned until his daydream consumed himself as well. The Bishop was playing chess to become King but failed . midnight could also be the invert of 12pm when the crucifixion of Christ may have happened. Or approx between the hrs of 12pm-3pm(thats my guess). Which is where the term " witching" hr comes from.
Damn you got the juice now with this comment. 💯
Ironic, I saw a video about the craft
The video maker presented an idea that the crazy witch Nancy Downs
Is the equivalent of Bishop
Both have poor Father figures (Bishop's father Is suffering PTSD and neglects Bishop, Nancy's step father abuses her and her mother)
Both are hungry for respect and power (bishop-gun Nancy - witchcraft) both are tormented by a bully whom they kill (Rhodimez and his crew for Bishop, Nancy has Chris who used her for sex tried to rape,) both get a dark power that drives them mad to a point (gun/magic)
Atiashaun!!! I knew you would come with the top notch analysis! That's an amazing catch about the name Bishop itself!
@@DOEGrindz that's real. GAW-DAMN!
@@AxiomAmnesia there is also a black character from x men named bishop and his weapon of choice is a gun
In a deleted scene, at the end before Bishop fell, he didn't want Q to let him go until he heard the police coming, and then stop fighting, he said "I'm not going to jail" and let himself fall
Yes, we know. We only consider the scenes in the actual movie when we create these fan theories Thanks for watching!
This makes a lot of sense. I think he vicariously lived Q's life. That's why Q comes through every obstacle.
The scene where 2pac or bishop hugs Raheem's mama while him n Q was looking at each other was so terrifing n brilliant at the same time it's like his mama was hugging the devil n plus the killer of her son too I think 2pac would make a good bad guy if he was here today especially in horror movies n probably superhero movies too 😎😎😎😎
I contend that Juice IS a horror movie and Bishop is the Killer
You watched Above the Rim? 2pac played a character who was even more evil.
Fun fact: Treach from Naughty by Nature was originally chosen for the part til Pac showed up and stole it from him. Rich Dollaz is in Rodimez crew, also. When this movie came out my neighborhood went crazy and alot of the teenaged boys became killers and gangsters. I remember my mother goin to see it and coming home with her friends talking about it like yesterday. Good assessment of the movie btw. Also, I was watchin this maybe 4 days ago and I did think it was weird how Bishop was allowed to step out in front of the cops and say “Raheem’s dead, somebody shot him”.
How the did pac stole a movie role from treach you trolls will say anything. New York babble
Another fun fact: Sean "Puffy" Combs actually wanted the role of Bishop but was told that Tupac had already booked that role. He wanted it anyway. He might have tried to steal it from Pac too but too bad he is not as phenomenal an actor as Tupac was.
Bishop was confrontational in that scene where he's fighting Q at Steele's house. But he got tossed liked a salad. Clearly he wasn't physically capable.
Raheem only agreed 2 the robbery cause he saw his BM with that dude... 😢bishop knew that was his opportunity 2 get Raheem 2 agree... good video yall
Pretty solid theory, the only thing I disagree with is the fact that a happy go lucky, kind heart guy like Steel would not break down after seeing two murders that he was actually involved in. I'm glad you focused on Bishop because Tupac did such an amazing job in that movie! I never noticed EPMD in the robbery scene, and didn't know Q lady was ole girl from Envoge. Overall entertaining video. Oh and the guy that took the gun after bishop dropped it, little did he know it had three bodies and several attempts attached to it, he going to jail, lol.
Thanks for chiming in. LOL at dude in the coat going to jail!
😂😂😂 but Na they can’t trace 38s my guy if it was a Glock or something then absolutely
@@pericopacino yea it may not leave shell casings, but they can match the actual projectile.
@@mikecooley7514 you on my case tonight huh 😂
@@pericopacino bro when I responded to this I didn't even notice it was you again lol. My bad fam.
This is one of the most grounded fan theories about this movie.
You guys are good, have me thinking waaaaaay out of the box. A way deeper thought and perspective than what my teenage mind originally saw. Great work!
Thanks Petcom! I never looked at this movie like this when I was a teen and the movie came out. I was just happy there was a movie with kids that looked like me and seemed somewhat relatable. We appreciate you watching!
Good theory
It was also recently revealed that in the final scene originally Bishop is the one who let's go as to die on his own terms. But this ending was rejected by the studio because they didn't want to allow Bishop a romanticized ending. Which even more so lends itself to your theory.
I GOT THE JUICE.
I really like the take. I can really work with it. But back in the day a filmmaker filled me in on the making of Juice. The director ran out of money and had to take on backers. He wanted Juice to be like a modern day Cooley High or coming of age for hip hop. When the investors came on they wanted it changed so they could get their money back. So instead of them being about regular kids, there had to be action added. They wanted a woman added. If you notice Cindy was only in like three scenes. They probably filmed her in a weekend. Because they had to add the action is why the story takes a turn. So a lot of the impossible scenarios was so they could change the story for the investors. But your take is very solid and one I can believe.
You got the juice Cel and thanks for watching! In preparation for the theory, we watched a lot of interviews with the filmmaker and he said he got the characters from interviews or he knew people like this. He also said that he used to jump rooftops as a kid himself. The budget issues sound very plausible and you know that the money men always want to change the art... I hate that aspect of filmmaking.
With the fan theories, in spite of knowing a lot of the backstory, we stick to only what is in the movie because that keeps the debate about conflicting opinions of actors and other people interviewed from being an issue. Thanks so much for watching!
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Rape victim of some sort
Could be...
I believed his father was brutalized in prison.
He got raped in jail. Radamez made a reference to that when they had an encounter with Bishop
All I can think is he is mentally ill after being passed around in prison..so probaly can't cope with reality
Whoever cut they hair 👌🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥 and I need the boots bishop was wearing
Those boots look like an older version of the Timberlands.
Those are the 40 Below Timberlands
Honestly I just think bishop wanted to be the leader. And Raheem and Q was in the way. Raheem and Q seem to side with each other a lot. So as far as Raheem changing his mind about the robbery you notice “Q” wasn’t around when they decided to “Rob “ the store. He was able to convince Raheem and of course steel who seem to be easily manipulated went with the flow. With Raheem down for the robbery it was easier to get “Q” involved because they side with each other a lot. After the Robbery when Raheem and Bishop was fighting for the gun I feel like they was fighting more so over Control. Now the Raheem was gone “Bishop “ could take on his reign as the leader. But there was one problem “Q” was still alive and still had the control which bishop thought he gained by killing Raheem . Steel to me was a pawn and when Bishop realize Steel was pulling away from him he snapped and shot Steel. Defining factor when he he was getting confronted by Rodman and his crew. And steel was gone help and Q was like Nah at that moment bishop new he didn’t have control. The fight on the Roof top was another example of control between bishop and Q. A war that Q eventually won. “ hinting the you got the juice now slogan “. You can easily say bishop just got hooked on the power of having the gun. But to me the gun represented control ..... which lead to the demise of Rodman the clerk steel getting shot and the death of Raheem.
Juice is my second favorite movie ever. You guys did an amazing job
Thanks!
Bishop was simply tired of running and being scared
The craziest this is that Q definitely had juice. Bro was a DJ winning competitions, and was with a grown woman.
"I GOT THE JUICE NOW!"
Nice theories and I never saw the version where it returns to Bishop daydreaming at the end, but this breakdown was well done and thought out. One aspect I think u may have overlooked is that Raheem could have decided on the corner store robbery bc he wanted to provide more for his son as we saw him and his baby mom arguing about him messing around and not being there for his son more. Also, the brother at the end of the movie who told Q he had the JUICE was the SAME guy he sold a mixtape to in the arcade,, after Q helped him get Brenda Whiterspooon to "shine his silverware" lol Nice work.
Great video. Not convinced theory was what the writers and director intended but it makes the movie a lot better for me. Really hinges on Bishop's character; he is like you describe a weak willed young man with a hard home life who clearly wishes he was a stronger, more dominant person. Him acting like he wants to get involved with the robbery is a big clue he's got an internal monologue that places him as a "bad man." The film's complete tonal flip was always jarring but it wasn't just a tonal flip, Bishop does a 180 and does a lot of the things we could see him fantasizing about. He avenges himself on his bully and also on his frienemy who is in the "back of the pack" with him. He becomes the leader of the group and they quickly and unrealistically form a criminal empire. And your theory might actually be what was intended--- if Juice was just your typical unrealistic crime story than Bishop wouldn't be the ascendant one, Q would. Instead we have Bishop doing and saying all the things the first half of the film would tell us he would probably fantasize of saying and doing. Then at the end he can't help but explore the consequences of his internal power trip.
That’s what I see. Bishop *longed for the death of a villain* I don’t see the “weakness” in him that they see. He couldn’t go at Rademez, Rademez had a gang and Bishop needed a means to do so. Which is why that was one of his primary targets.
Bishop lusted for violence over romance.
The day dream explains why steal didn’t get in trouble with his mom over the things they broke while skipping school
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! I watch a lot of alternate theory/fan theory videos, but I've never seen anyone highlight and break down classic films from OUR culture! I watch every video to the very end. Keep doing what y'all are doing. This is probably gonna be the first YT page I pay for a subscription to. I love the work you all do.
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This my number 1 favorite movie of all time. I’ve even memorized the script. You guys did an awesome job breaking this down. Very interesting theory I’ve never thought about and some this about this movie I didn’t even realize.
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I love your alternate theories, loved loved eve’s bayou breakdown. Please continue these !
Thank you Don and we will!
Whoa now it all clicks. It makes sense it was a daydream cause I never understood how Raheem was against getting in on Blizzards robbery but later on he turns into a mastermind which was more of some Bishop ish. Man salute to yall I clicked that subscribe button. BTW yall missed that Treach (2pacs close friend) was part of Ridermans crew.
I noticed it that last time I watched I thought it was sisqo tryna be thuggish hahaha
I don't think this is a day dream but I see your points tho and it does make sense in a way
I love this theory. As I got older none of the events of this movie made sense to me with the character shifts.
I got the juice!
Thanks for watching the entire video! You got the juice!!!!!
Good theory I always had a problem with the fact that Raheem stopped Bishop from helping with the robbery then turned around got a gun to commit a robbery
This is like the 4th video of yalls I watched. Yall be having some interesting theories. Especially the theory for Menace II Society about Caine and O Dog being the same person. I am definitely subscribing to yall now.
Thanks so much for watching. We have a bunch of fan theories and other movie discussions. Be sure to check those out too when you have a chance! We appreciate the support! 😁
“I got the juice” 😂
I love your theories. Years ago I did a write-up about Juice and hidden messages in it. I now need to make a vid on it. One of my comments involved Q’s girlfriend being a sexual predator. Great vid.
Yeah, she was a whole predator
Lol word she was
Another one! Great theory..I have a lot to say about this movie and theory:1. Omar Epps is around a lot of loose cannons:Juice,In Too Deep,Higher Learning,The Wood.😂2. Juice can be seen as a hood version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off(there is a fan theory that Ferris is Cameron's alter ego..a la O Dog/Caine).
3.In a review of Juice,Moses Primm asked where Bishop got all those bullets?B/c during the final fight,do they ever show him reload the gun?
4.I'd like to double down on yalls theory..it is possible the whole thing was a daydream..I can't see NYPD chasing kids that are cutting school,etc.
Thanks a lot. I believe we did hear about the Ferris Beuller one. Also, as an even younger kid, police chased us simply because we ran, so that may be plausible. But, we do have a similar extension of this theory!
@@AxiomAmnesia well fair enough,I never got chased by cops. The rooftop chase always seemed extra to me.
I really love how you guys breakdown these classic hood movies we all grew up watching it’s like a book club but with movies from the 90’s shoutout to my late 80’s early nineties babies.
AON: Túpac was an amazing actor he was so damn talented I remember when he was killed even as a kid that was only 7 at the time I was heartbroken 💔 he was such a huge inspiration to the black community at that time but as black people we’ve had so many great figures be killed
Thanks! 😊
this was quite clever, I always thought it was shoddy writing but gawdamn! Very well thought out, Y'all.
Thanks J! We appreciate you!
This could be right..maybe Bishop was day dreaming. He was mentally unbalanced. 14:49 "massacre" the camera moves over massacre, foreshadowing the future of the film and their lives. This is a brilliant interpretation 👍🏻 nice one. I noticed after Bishop kills Raheem Bishop hold his head like hes having a migraine or his thoughts are out of whack like Cody did in that clip from white heat. The cops coming for them was a brilliant catch, i never thought about it. They i.d Raheem and the cops just knew ehere to find the others😅👍🏻 awesome video. Cheers..p.s juice is on tubi and Pluto tv im going to watch it later.
I Got The Juice.........This was an amazing theory so much so I see this now as my new way of seeing the movie as Bishop daydreaming. If not a dream then the movie is rushed, sloppy and begins to fall apart and this movie is seen as a hood classic.
This was my favorite movie when I was a kid, as far as "Hood"movies go. I always thought a lot of things didn't make sense, Like Raheem preventing a robbery, & then planning one right after. I used to think that Maybe bishop talked Raheem into it because he was so passionate about it.But your theory the movie makes so much more sense. Mainly I was wondering why "high schooler Q."was banging a grown woman. It makes so much more sense thru the lenses of your theory. Nice job!
and then planting a burglary
My theory is Bishop had a hitlist he wanted to kill the old man and the Puerto Rican dude to show he had juice things went left when Raheem was killed so after the main planner is dead bishop the guy with the bodies the only witnesses is his homies who he already got priors with so he had to take them out as well amd at the end he died instead of going to jail too many loose ends that night running shooting at q and others gun gone he was beat
I mean it makes sense cause let’s be real bishop was a coward so this dream scenario makes sense to me, where he’s the man the king basically he has all the “juice” aka power he wishes he had. Great theory keep it up! Baby boy could be a next movie or whatever y’all got next love this series makes you think!💯
Thanks so much Will! We've done a discussion video on Baby Boy, but it's not a fan theory. Have you seen it? th-cam.com/video/asuQ9JlPW2o/w-d-xo.html
Here is a bit of a more poetic angle. The story of Bishop has echoes of the story of Dr. Faust, and the Monkey's Paw. Bishop like Faust was dissatisfied with his present life, as Faust was disillusioned with his life. Faust went on to make a deal with the devil, as Bishop figuratively made the deal with the "Devil" as he wanted more juice, I'll say the Juice is that Devil. In the end, Bishop basically "wakes up" as he is hanging off the building and then falls into the darkness. I would suggest that this would be like the ultimate Faust in some tellings where Faust went to Hell. Bishop falling into that darkness at the end was symbolic of his fate as a result of the juice, and took him to Hell (the darkness). The Monkey's Paw is where people make wishes on the Monkey's Paw, and every wish that comes true, the person loses something. As Bishop was gaining more power, he was descending more into his insanity as he was losing his humanity. He also lost his three friends, one of whom he killed. I would guess maybe in a sense the writer was trying to show how the old saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
I very rarely comment on TH-cam but I've watched a lot of your theories and I have to admit these are some of the best videos/interpretations of movies I've ever seen. I love watching movies and finding something different every time but the way you create your theories are amazing and extremely convincing. Keep going. Im here for all of these theories. I Got The Juice lol.
😆 You've got the juice Blueprint! Thanks so much for the support. It means so much that folks like you love to talk about movies as much as we do. 😁
Just a correction that moment in your video around 15:03 the words you were hearing were "you want anologies" it was lyrics to a dr dre song not you want all the juice
True
Why people feel the need to tell us they don’t normally comment..i see this alot 😂… good comment tho that just always crack me up
@@TruthSpeaker4 Because I don't comment on anything TH-cam related. A majority of the content on this platform has no substance or thought so when I see content with both I comment. Simple as that. No offense taken nor am I trying to offend you. Axiom Amnesia thank you again for putting hard work into your videos. Blessings.
I got the juice...I do like this theory. I mean it possible that things can play out like that (Friends killing friends), a kid with a grown woman (Teachers and Kids?). Bishop was still a coward though. He still like he had to prove himself, to the point it killed him.
Excellent job! This is the best fan theory you guys have presented. You managed to fill in plot holes that we a the audience just took at face value that make no sense from the original story and inserting a alternate story line that doesn’t require a complete suspension of disbelief for it to work using what was actually presented on screen as opposed to asking us to assume things happened off screen.
Wow, thanks! We appreciate you and are glad you like the theory!
Blew my mind, I never made these connections before with the drastically changing personalities. Great video you know I'm watching more.
Thanks!
Both of you have The Juice!!!Just found your channel and glad I did!!! My late grandfather (R.I.P) used to date Afeni back in the early 90’s (they met in Marin) having been around Afeni and meeting Pac and talking to him several times I will say this as I’ve been saying to all my friends who’ve seen this movie you are a lot closer than you think with this particular “theory”
Side note: The Menace to Society Caine theory with O-Dog being his alter ego is spot on and makes a helluva lot more sense!! Keep up the great content
Oh woooow , how old was he likeee 18
And you know what Bishop never smoked a cigarette before he started his day dream but he was smoking one during the interrogation 💭 I love the way y’all think outside the box. This my favorite video from y’all. I’m def a fan of you guys channel I hope y’all keep this going. I’m bout to watch this again
He was smoking a cigarette in the 1st second of this video. In the scene where they goofing on Steel about doing the hoochie coochie with Donald Bromwell Bishop and Raheem are passing a cig back and forth.
@@mikecooley7514 you know why I never peeped that, cause you never seen him actually pull on it or blow smoke 💨 that took me back though bro 😂😂😂 said she used to be Donald bromwell we would of had to throw hands 🐾 🐾
... He was Smoking a Cigarette at Steele's House while watching the Movie.
@@pericopacino
Biiiig Donnnnn! 💪🏾
Bishop only "made it to the top" of HIS world. Because had he lived longer and took out all his friends, someone bigger and badder would've knocked him down.
10:32 or you guys think maybe he went blank because that’s the way he wished his father went out. We know dad was in prison and that may have something to do with his current condition. Bishop said “if you gotta go out, That’s the way you go out”, not like a vegetable like he saw his dad.
Could that dude have been Bishop’s older brother in another theory?
I freaking love this channel!
Bishop takes out everyone he feels has more juice than him✅ the darkness consumed him in the end🛎
I got the juice🍷🍾
Yall really broke this down well . All these theories yall are doing are movies i watched growing up over and over , its the small things that stand out the most , i noticed alot of em , but yall easily put it together , keep going crazy . Im subcribed !
Thanks Dutch!
I luv the insight yall bring to these breakdowns. It turns the film into a new viewing experience!!!
Thank you and we're glad you enjoy it!
Before I start this video I wanna say.....thank you for doing this! You are one of my favorite channels
Thanks a lot!
*Love this breakdown....yalll put a brand new perspective on this movie and all of the characters*
RADEMES: "You got that much juice?"
8 Y/O ME: "HE SAID IT!! HE SAID IT!!"
You guys are very creative and love how y’all put it together… y’all should do the movie “FRESH” love too see the theory
Thanks Jefe, Fresh is on the radar...
Fresh did all that to get his sister a place to stay
I want to know you guy’s thoughts on the original ending. Q was trying to save Bishop, but Bishop was trying to break free from his grip. Q struggled to help, but Bishop said “I aint going to jail man”, finally broke free & killed himself.
Our thoughts on the original ending, independent of this fan theory:
Bishop understood that he needed to go out in a blaze of glory in order to be viewed as having the juice. Also, Earnest Dickerson explained that he wanted to explain that Bishop wasn't a punk and also that he wanted to avoid prison at all costs because of his father.
With respect to Dickerson's efforts, everything we see in the film up to the rooftop scene doesn't clearly establish these traits in Bishop.
More changes in the film would be needed to establish Bishop as a real G in all of this. It can't be established in the final moments of the film. Of course, we all know that there are executive decisions being made that affect the art, so it's tough to say where this aspect of the movie falls apart.
Oh i agree in perhaps we all having a nightmare of 2pac being dead...time to wake up!!!
Been tryna wake up from tht nightmare
Y'all are brilliant, I love how y'all break down movies from a perspective I never seen or thought about.
Thanks for watching.
@@AxiomAmnesia thanks for making keep up the great content
I got the juice...
Nice theory.. i always thought it was Bishop having a psychotic break, but the day dream, thats hella hard
I got the juice. This was a brilliant breakdown on the sociopathy of Bishop’s character.
A side note: that second shot to Radames actually hit him in the neck which he had burn marks from the blank because Pac was too close upon him when he fired the second shot.
“I got the juice” good job 🏌🏾♂️
You got the juice Otis!!! Thanks so much for watching the video!
So cool! Subbed!! I always thought the turn from “Hood Movie” to horror was quite weird and interesting. This theory really puts things into perspective.
Wow, never thought about it being a fantasy. Hey did you guys notice that when Bishop aims the gun at Raheim, he has another gun in his pocket?? Look at your video around 17:53
Juice is one of my favorite movies, and I have to give it to yall. I never thought of this movie as a Bishop daydream. Always thought, like, how did they change so fast , but now since yall theory, it makes sense. I got the juice
Me either
If im not mistaken.. The guy who picks up the gun was the DJ that Q was battling.
Was it??? Now I gotta go back and look! 😆
It is!
My teenage crew had a Bishop in it. Homie just wanted to be seen as tough rather than be himself.
This is a good theory and as someone who has done a lot of maldaptive daydreaming, it makes sense to me. 🤔
Thanks!!!
This is an EXCELLENT analysis of the movie. I never even considered viewing it from this perspective.
I now view the movie in an entirely different light. Thank you so much for this video.
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Raheem changed after seeing his ex and child moving on. After that he comes up with the robbery plan.
Yoooo! This was so good it creeped me out a lil! Lol..Ive seen this movie fiftyleven times and this freshened my entire perspective on it..I'm excited to watch it again with new eyes..
Also want to add, the guy at the end, who tells Q "you got the juice now" is the same guy in the arcade in the beginning asking Q about his tape.Subtle foreshadowing supporting your theory 💯
Dang man.. I never realized what a punk Bishop was 😩
Yeah, I agree, Bishop was a punk
Dude was inept in hand-to-hand and only relied on weapons. He was a punk indeed.
I GOT THE JUICE!! This is the best theory on this movie I've ever heard. It makes so much sense now
I Got The Juice
Enjoying the theories. While I don’t always agree with them, you guys provide great examples to back up your claim on whatever the theory is. This is the one I am enjoying the most. I appreciate your interpretations, they help me get through the day while I’m working long nights. Looking forward to the ‘Dead Presidents’ theory, especially because that’s my favorite movie. Salute to the channel.
Thanks so much and we appreciate you the support! Dead Presidents is on our radar for sure!
"I got the juice"
I love this theory. Mind blown. I can't see this movie any other way now.
All these years later I never knew that 2 of the members of EPMD had a small part in the movie
Yep! 😁
Me either. Lol
I think that I would agree, that Q wouldn’t not get rid of the gun. Not throwing it into the river, then meet The ship with no protection.
I got the juice yall make me rewatch these movies from yall theory and it holds up i love yall
Love you guys. In my opinion some of your theories are better than the films themselves. 😊 Thanks
Wow, thank you!
It does make sense that Bishop is in his inner conscious day dreaming cause no way in the world nobody will throw a gun away when they know they meeting with somebody with a gun LOL
Exactly DK D! 😆
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@@AxiomAmnesia exactly I never got that part lol. Like I get it he’s realizing he’s not a killer and choosing to be the bigger man but he knows Bishop is crazy and has a gun why the hell would you throw it away?
I have always said that it was weird that Raheem suddenly wanted to rob the store
If in fact this is true lol I don't think he died in vein. Even in fantasy bishop knew that in his pursuit of "juice" the outcome would be tragic but as long as he acquired the "juice" in the process... mission accomplished! Remember he said u gotta be willing to stand up , throw down and die for that shit. And that he did just like the character in "white heat"
Not only did it start his own dream but it turns into a horror movie. And it's directed so. And it is ridiculous and a fever dream.
I was around for En Vogue. It was wild. Y'all take on this movie with the alternative theory really is more realistic than the original story lol.
Maybe bishop was screwed up in da head because his moms wasnt around
Great alternative, the comment about Steel " he didn't show a crybaby side". If you recall from the beginning his family was treating him like a child, yelling and screaming at him to get ready for school.
I got the juice!! This is a great theory and makes a lot of sense! 👏🏽
Gabriel you got the juice!!!! Thanks so much for watching and glad you liked the theory!
This was amazing! I saw it referenced on twitter and had to come find out myself. “I got the Juice”. AMAZING!
Thanks a lot. Nice to have you here. Please check out some of our other fan theories.
16:56... why 2pac got 2 guns?!! I never noticed this! Major continuity error!!! Yall give me a shout out for this!!! Keep up the good work!!
Jason you get a shout-out and so do we, because we literally noticed this while were previewing the video. Where did he get that gun!?! We went back and it's not Quiles' gun from the scene in the morning, so what is that all about?!?!
I love you guys content!!! Keep it up. I look foward to new theories all the time!!
@@AxiomAmnesia he may have gotten the store owners gun during the robbery bc before Bishop and Raheem begin to tussle, you can see another gun looks like in his waistband🤷🏾
It's a different gun. Then, he hid only one gun.
@@AxiomAmnesia I was thinking old man Quilez' gun.. but nobody went behind the counter to get it did they? So you guys think he went to sweets to get another gun? Yall know I love this stuff!!
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Y’all mess my head up I was just watching this the other day 😮
Tifah, hey and thanks for watching! It's good that the movie is fresh in your mind then. So what did you think of the theory?
I can’t even finish watch this as yet but I want to stop and say that I love your videos. I watched the first one of yours just last night. I watched your breakdown on Eve’s Bayou, Queen and Slim, Jason’s Lyric, Baby Boy and now Juice. I do agree with the theory that this was Bishop dreaming. I’ve watched this movie quite a few times and have wondered why Bishop started acting crazy after Blizzard’s failed robbery attempt. This theory makes things clears up some things for me.
ETA I got to finish this video. Now this all makes sense 😭. I didn’t understand how Q had a grown woman as a girlfriend, how Raheem suggested to do the robbery, the cops showing up at the party and other things like that. Now I know to look deeper when a movie doesn’t make sense, lol! I think the carrier pigeons don’t serve a purpose in the video. Anyway, I got the juice!
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