Rick Famuyiw Film Analysis

Fate, a human’s destiny in life, is a heavily debated concept that ranges from philosophy, to theology, and even to modern science; however, even in this range can be generalized in three simplified schools of thought. One may argue that every move in a person’s life is predestined in some divine way, proceeded by the concept of free will with divine consequences, and ending with the idea of complete free will without any exterior factors. In generalizing these categories of fate, some specific arguments and sub-categories may be underrepresented, but in doing so comparisons across media and time can be done in an interesting manner that would be otherwise. In applying Saint Augustine’s philosophy on fate as expressed through his text The City of God, the role of fate in the movie Dope directed Rick Famuyiwa, the view of fate can be compared and its effects on the actions of those can be analyzed – ultimately supporting the idea that fate is essentially fluid and up to interpretation. In establishing a basis for argument and comparison, looking at Saint Augustine’s ideas on fate the The City of God and how his ideas conflict of that previously accepted is critical in understanding two philosophies of fate. Augustine deters from that previously …show more content…
Using Augustine’s view on fate in the City of God, applied to a film medium in Dope, the idea of fate becomes one of the individuals construct and attitude towards life. Their concept of fate shapes their worldview, and to fully understand someone or some people all aspects must be looked at. Using comparison, effects, and interpretation a fluid model of fate can be developed. A fluid model is strictly an idea, and only seeks to interpret the ways in which people live their everyday lives and their concept of their own purpose, and everyone seeks a