In the film, Do the Right Thing, director Spike Lee presents the audience with the theme of racism. The title itself represents the choices everyone has. Do the Right Thing allows the viewers to decide for themselves what's the right thing to do about racism. Everyone has the choice to be accepting of cultures or people different from them.
The film opens with Senor Love Daddy speaking over the radio. We see that his desk has hats from many different cultures which symbolizes that he is a person with open views. When the camera zooms out, we see that the front of the station has "we love" painted on the front of it. This is foreshadowing of what is to come. .
The tension between the predominate black culture and the Italian American's that own the pizzeria is first apparent to us when the argument breaks out about the absence of blacks on the wall of fame. This is also symbolized by the use of red and orange, colors that represent heat. These colors show that the tension is building. The two cultures in the film do not want to compromise with each other. They want everything to be there way. .
Smiley, an impaired man, is standing in front of a church saying that we need to change our views of racism before it is too late. He is holding a picture of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Smiley seems to be the perfect character to advocate the acceptance of different cultures because his appears to be of mixed cultures himself. Even still, no one listens to him because of his speech impediment. .
In the climax scene or the fight scene, we see that the majority of the characters seem to have stereotype of the other cultures and they come to a screeching halt with the death of Radio Man. The fight breaks out when other members of the community hear Sal refer to them in a derogatory manner. After everything is said and done, the characters realize that everyone isn't exactly as we think they might be.
We do not know why but Da Mayor tells him to do the right thing, always. ... Did Mookie do the right thing? According to me, in the movie, no one was able to do the right thing except for Mookie and Da Mayor. ... In the movie "Do the right thing" there is a lot of moral that make us realize certain things. ... Accepting and respecting others with their differential would be the right thing to do. ...
So when I was asked to write a paper dealing with Spike Lee's masterpiece, "Do The Right Thing," I chose to expand my thinking past all the normal themes. ... What are some "safe" themes that occur in "Do The Right Thing?" ... What does almost every movie have? ... In Lee's "Do The Right Thing," no clear hero or villain clearly emerges. ... These actions don't make Radio a hero however, and thus stabilize my thesis that no real heroes or villains take firm hold in Lee's "Do The Right Thing." ...
What is the right thing for me to do? ... Conviction and self-interest do not usually suffice in determining what is right or wrong. ... Again, one is supposed to do right by religion. ... So self interest plays a major role in what one believes is the right thing to do. ... Ayer has a very neutral approach to philosophical views of what is the right thing to do. ...
The only thing we don't realize is that we are equally racist. ... Due the right thing, an incredible movie by Spike Lee and saying *by* him is quite just, he starred in, it directed it produced it and wrote it. ... Cultures in conflict cannot be a good thing and can only lead to trouble, they say:*A person is smart, people are stupid*. ... And well fighting erupted and then the next day people still had the same problems and whatever they had done didn't really change much except for a lost friend and no more pizza for them their point was not proven in the manner they wanted...
Lee was able to study the neighborhood of Bed-Stuy or one just like it, and observe the inhabitants in their own environment, by observing their unique qualities and behavior, he was able to create characters for his film "Do the Right Thing-. ... What Lee does is he makes the viewers think. ... Another reason why Spike Lee makes a good anthropologist is that perhaps why Lee made everyone just as guilty and just as innocent as anyone else, he did that because there is no right thing to do. Or if there is one right way to act perhaps it isn't the only right way. ... In conclusion Spike Le...
The Right Thing The counselor was late for our appointment. ... I cast one more glance at my friend; his sad eyes confirmed that we were doing the right thing. ... She had reached a point that terrified me, and the terror in my voice was plain as I revealed the last thing I knew, the thing that cemented my determination to tell someone: She was looking for an escape from the pain, sadness and feelings of inadequacy that were now constant for her. ... I didn't go right back to class right away, but instead walked the hallways of the school trying to make sense of the emotional rambli...
Many people would like to think that, if put in a certain situation, they would always do the right thing no matter the circumstances. ... However, the Golden Rule to do unto others as they would do unto you was easily disregarded if the student was told they were late. ... The questions are memory based, so prior knowledge isn't required to get the questions right. ... Did they think it was right to play the role of sadistic prison guard so well? ... If we do that, it would be a big step for humanity....
Spike Lee's, "Do the Right Thing" is centered in the Bedford-Stuyvesant district of Brooklyn, New York City in the later 1980s, early 90's. ... Upon its release, "Do the Right Thing" was received in variety of ways. ... Do the Right Thing aimed to portray what was actually happening in the world during these years. ... Although slightly dated, Do the Right Thing presented a reality for the time period, altered the way people viewed racial to is a compelling story that remains...
