Category: Week 13 (11/14 + 11/16) • Ideology and Critique
Art Should Lead the Commerce (Searcher)
After watching RRR, I went online and searched for Rajamouli’s perspective on the film. Here is a video I found online: “RRR” is a testament to Rajamouli’s ability to break cin... Read MoreDo The Right Thing–Recommended Viewing
The origins of Radio Raheem’s “love and hate” speech: Spike Lee and the cast of Do The Right Thing at Cannes Film Festival, 1989 (Lee talking about the King/X quotes at the end is at... Read MoreDo the Right Thing, Jordan Peele, and the 1992 LA Riots
Do the Right Thing, while centering towards the end of the film about the brutality and abusers of a black community in New York, what I really enjoyed about the film was its portrayal of the communit... Read MoreWeek 13: Ideology and Critique- Do the Right Thing (Viewer)
I love this movie. It is hard to watch at some points for sure, and it is extremely controversial. (I think that may be why I like it as much as I do—the controversy). I think Spike Lee did an amazi... Read MoreThe Significance of the Ghetto Blaster in Do the Right Thing #RIPRadioRaheem
Many critics often detest Spike Lee’s work, noting that it is an unnecessary call to violence and a grotesque depiction of racial relations. I completely disagree with this stance. I believe the... Read More