Do the Right Thing is a really good movie. Spike Lee, the director of this film; as well as the lead actor, displays a rich filmmaking style in his depiction of a racial riot occurring in an Italian pizzeria in a black neighborhood in New York City. The riot starts when Mookie throws the trash can out the window and causes pandemonium which alerts the neighbors. On reflection of Mookie throwing the trash can out in the street, Spike Lee introduced us this cliché so he could provide a good introduction to the plot of the film.
Where did this slippery slope on racial hatred begin? Well, we can totally blame the cliché that started it all... The trash can being thrown out in the streets.. And as I mentioned before, it caused so much pandemonium for the residents in the neighborhood. As suspicion was growing among the residents, the blacks came to a realization about racial hatred and the residents take back all the devastating things they've previously done.
The message Lee conveys to the audience in this film is that this film is wise about racial hatred and how the characters help each other out and fix each other's problems to avoid repeating their previous mistakes.
This film also has a fresh way of structuring a narrative by bringing in elements that make this film an actual film. Pizza, ice cubes being rubbed on, music being blasted out loud on a boombox, and pictures on a wall all pertain to the plot of the film and what the characters are experiencing in New York City on a hot summer day. Buggin' Out eats at Sal's Pizzeria frequently; and Sal gets annoyed while he sees him constantly. Buggin' Out also questions Sal about why there are no Italian people on the wall, despite it being an Italian restaurant. This leads to the two of them having an argument and Sal threatening Buggin' Out with a baseball bat; kicking him out of the restaurant. Sal is also annoyed by the fact that Radio Raheem pretty much does nothing but walk around, blasting out Public Enemy's "Fight the Power".
Mookie throwing the garbage can out the window, Radio Raheem blasting out music on his boom box and Buggin' Out constantly eating at Sal's, as well as his problem with the pictures being displayed in Sal's restaurant; prove that nobody in the film does the right thing that lead to an explosion at the end. Why do they do it? Because they can't stand the heat on a hot summer day and are exhibiting their reactions. They have also felt hatred and Spike Lee is conveying to us how blacks and whites had different rights. So yes, the film can sorta be a political satire if you analyze deeply enough. This movie is supposed to be about unity; and how blacks deserve to be treated with respect.
Where did this slippery slope on racial hatred begin? Well, we can totally blame the cliché that started it all... The trash can being thrown out in the streets.. And as I mentioned before, it caused so much pandemonium for the residents in the neighborhood. As suspicion was growing among the residents, the blacks came to a realization about racial hatred and the residents take back all the devastating things they've previously done.
The message Lee conveys to the audience in this film is that this film is wise about racial hatred and how the characters help each other out and fix each other's problems to avoid repeating their previous mistakes.
This film also has a fresh way of structuring a narrative by bringing in elements that make this film an actual film. Pizza, ice cubes being rubbed on, music being blasted out loud on a boombox, and pictures on a wall all pertain to the plot of the film and what the characters are experiencing in New York City on a hot summer day. Buggin' Out eats at Sal's Pizzeria frequently; and Sal gets annoyed while he sees him constantly. Buggin' Out also questions Sal about why there are no Italian people on the wall, despite it being an Italian restaurant. This leads to the two of them having an argument and Sal threatening Buggin' Out with a baseball bat; kicking him out of the restaurant. Sal is also annoyed by the fact that Radio Raheem pretty much does nothing but walk around, blasting out Public Enemy's "Fight the Power".
Mookie throwing the garbage can out the window, Radio Raheem blasting out music on his boom box and Buggin' Out constantly eating at Sal's, as well as his problem with the pictures being displayed in Sal's restaurant; prove that nobody in the film does the right thing that lead to an explosion at the end. Why do they do it? Because they can't stand the heat on a hot summer day and are exhibiting their reactions. They have also felt hatred and Spike Lee is conveying to us how blacks and whites had different rights. So yes, the film can sorta be a political satire if you analyze deeply enough. This movie is supposed to be about unity; and how blacks deserve to be treated with respect.