Anna Cocoros

it is a very good show !!!!!!! will watch s2

All American is not only a good show for binge-watching, but it explores real-life issues from a sociological standpoint. Based on a true story, high school football star Spencer James moves from the impoverished neighborhood of Crenshaw, Los Angeles to live with a wealthy family in Beverly Hills. As Beverly Hills High School offers Spencer a better chance of being recruited, and ultimately achieving his lifelong goal of making it to the NFL, he joins the football team and becomes their best player. While incorporating the common teenage struggles of reaching society's standards and fitting in with others, All American also uniquely explores the difference between highbrow and lowbrow culture. As Spencer comes from a poverty-stricken neighborhood, he ultimately struggles to adjust to a whole new lifestyle in a completely new environment. The show captures what life is like in both communities and emphasizes their differences: while the people of Crenshaw deal with drugs, gangs, violence, and the fear of being unprotected, the severity of hardship people face in Beverly Hills does not nearly compare. Rather, it is a society filled with a lot of conceited people who do not have to deal with the struggle of making enough money to keep their families afloat. Evidently, All American goes beyond the common theme of high school sports and drama seen in many shows, but it also represents how wealth and social class can alter one’s way of living and his/her experiences.