>I took it as he wouldnt randomly be in the streets if he had
>a father figure, if that's the point it was made sort of
>sloppily
>

Kendrick said the ending is supposed to be original and abstract. So much so that he can't really articulate it. (or didn't want to)

Maybe it's a sad ending in the sense that even though he didn't die from a gun fight that he ended up dieing from the gunshot from the woman.

Or that the death is spiritual? I don't know if you've read the Bible, but there's a verse, John 12:25, that says, "Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life."

Maybe Kendick's death at in BLOOD. is his spiritual death?

I feel like I'm trying to figure out the ending of a Spike Lee movie here. It shouldn't be this hard.

>but maybe he really wasn't allowed to go outside and Good Kid
>Maad City is loosely fictional

I'm half-remembering an interview where Kendrick did say that his parents kept him inside when he was younger and that some of Good Kid, mAAd city was fictional, but it was based on real experiences.