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
After viewing Do the Right Thing yesterday, I was curious about the location where the movie was set. The setting of the movie played such an integral role in the film’s narrative, and even the ...Read More
In reading the excerpt on Do the Right Thing, directed by and starring one of the most prominent directors in modern film, Spike Lee, one thing I feel is understated in the text is the importance of t...Read More
“Do The Right Thing,” David Bordwell and Kristen Thompson, Film Art, 410-415 discusses not only the plot of the film “Do The Right Thing,” but also the central themes and goals of the film. Th...Read More
In “Do the Right Thing,” we see how different races of people interact in a Bed-Stuy neighborhood. Throughout the film, there is a lot of tension built up between Pino and Mookie which blo...Read More
If the initial chunk of a story can be eliminated without detracting from the rest of the story, then that section should be eliminated (Orson Scott Card, How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1...Read More
In the film Do the Right Thing, social tension rises during a heat wave. The film’s themes involve racial tension, discrimination, and police brutality. The film fits the social problem genre. This ...Read More
Do The Right Thing, directed in 1989 by Spike Lee is a thought-provoking film with incredibly interesting character dynamics and a very poignant message about racism and racial tension in our world. T...Read More
After watching the film and reading Bordwell and Thompson’s piece on “Do the Right Thing,” I am still left wondering what the “right thing” is. As the film criticism notes, it is a bit uncle...Read More
One of the things that stood out to me is the editing that Bordwell and Thompson describe in the film. I noticed that the actors made eye contact with the camera a lot, especially through an eyeline m...Read More
