Do the Right Thing

This movie I believe touched on a lot of different subjects. Even though Spike Lee was going for that "ah-ha i got you" moment it provided much more than just that. I think this movie was suppose to illustrate racial tension and violence amongst races in the city or urban setting. This I believe was covered very well but in doing so it, I believe, only helped to perpetuate racial tension instead of decreasing it. First of all, it was not seen as a few "individuals" making wrong decisions, it turned into a person of a certain race doing something wrong. This in itself was a bad idea to emphasize. First of all the cop did the wrong thing hands down but now it's all white people's faults and it's Sal's fault for killing him? no that is completely incorrect but the veil of racial hatred blinds those from that crucial fact. We feel bad for Sal because Sal had nothing to do with the killing. And we don't feel bad for RadioRaheem because he was not well liked and he was rude and repulsive. Not because he was Black but because he was just a weird and crazy guy. There in lies the problem, when do people start taking responsiblility for individual actions?

NPR: The Review

I thought it was very cool that it got so many awards and gratification even upon being viewed at a later date. Also I think it was very cool how they said it used "neo-documentary" techniques. Because I don't think I could have said it any better. It had done a fine job and really stayed true to the "non-fiction" feel. That was another part that i really liked about it. Because that part was also very true and ran parallel to what i was thinking as well.