In a future, dystopian New York City, turf gangs and cops rule the streets. When one gang leader tries to bring all gangs together against the cops, the Warriors are framed for his murder and the entire city turns on them.
What could have been a film about gang violence -- and glamorized gang violence at that -- is actually a story about diplomacy. How do the gangs cope with knowing hundreds of other gangs exist in New York City? How do they work together (or fail to work together) to stand their ground against a police force that wants them dead?
This film, although fun and action-packed, is really a small-scale look at the world. We have Cyrus, trying to unite the gangs into a sort of United Nations. We have sovereignty and territory disputes, and the choice to defend them by force or negotiate a peaceful way for others to travel through who mean no harm.
What could have been a film about gang violence -- and glamorized gang violence at that -- is actually a story about diplomacy. How do the gangs cope with knowing hundreds of other gangs exist in New York City? How do they work together (or fail to work together) to stand their ground against a police force that wants them dead?
This film, although fun and action-packed, is really a small-scale look at the world. We have Cyrus, trying to unite the gangs into a sort of United Nations. We have sovereignty and territory disputes, and the choice to defend them by force or negotiate a peaceful way for others to travel through who mean no harm.