I'm really curious about the LA metro, the first time I heard about it was in Wassup Rockers. Why do people don't use it more? It never appears on movies or tv shows
It's not a very well designed system. It all originates Downtown and then spreads out, but none of the lines connect and LA is so large it can be difficult. I commute to work on the metro, and I take it downtown a lot, but I'm definitely in the minority.
For example, I live in Inglewood, and directly north of me is Hollywood. If I wanted to take the metro, it would require 3 different lines and 2 transfers; OR I could just drive 5 miles north (or take a bus obviously). If I want to get to the Valley, or Long Beach, or Pasadena? Forget it. It doesn't even go into the airport (yet).
They are expanding it aggressively for the World cup in '26 and Olympics in '28 which will hopefully help.