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The Punk Singer (2013): Documentary Of The Riot Grrrl Movement, Kathleen Hanna, and Punk Music

Posted on November 21, 2023November 29, 2023 by Anna Zhai
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Personal view of Do the right thing

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Liz Zuo
Before talking about anything, I would like to state that this is just my own opinion as an East Asian student. I don’t speak for any group or anyone else, but only talk about what I took away f... Read More

Do The Right Thing–Recommended Viewing

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Gregory Austen Zinman
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 More

The meaning of the triple R in RRR

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Ajah
Since the beginning of the film, I was struck with a strong sense of community and resistance of the Indian people fighting against the tyranny of the British prior to Hindi nationalism. With these tw... Read More

Do the Right Thing Ambiguity (Viewer)

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Aditya Vyas
‘Do the Right Thing’ is a movie directed by Spike Lee which is a testimony to the quote, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. The film is set in a neighborhood wher... Read More

Why Do the Right Thing make people feel bad?

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Zixing Wang
After I watched the film, I felt really bad for no reason. Part of it is because of the content: seldom does the film reveal sensitive topics like racism so directly. Another part of it is because, as... Read More

Do the Right Thing, Jordan Peele, and the 1992 LA Riots

Posted on November 16, 2023November 17, 2023 by Kayla Lerner
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 More

Reader/Viewer Do the Right Thing

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Sammy Lichtenstein
The article on Do the Right Thing(1989, Spike Lee) discusses elements of film and themes throughout the film. Bordwell talks about the film’s many individual sequences with at least 42 segments.... Read More

Do the Right Thing (Real life inspiration) Viewer

Posted on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by David Qiu
After seeing the movie Doing the Right Thing, I was extremely curious on whether the film was based on a true story or was it entirely fictional. Upon some research, I realized that Do the Right Thing... Read More

Week 13: Ideology and Critique- Do the Right Thing (Viewer)

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 by Deja Shearrill
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 More
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