Enlightening, not entertaining!
From the moment I saw the beginning of the movie, I had a gut feeling I wouldn’t like it very much. However, as the movie progressed, I realized that although the movie wasn’t particularly...
View ArticleA Throwback to the ‘Good Ole Days’
My mother loves to tell stories about her past. She called those days the ‘Good Ole Days’ where she would get together with a group of friends (about thirty kids) and play on the street corner until...
View ArticleNo Surprise Here
The first time I had heard about Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing was about two weeks ago in my Sociology class. I didn’t have any idea of what the film would be about and I was anxious to find out. Now...
View ArticleThe Right Thing?
First off, i must say that i love the movie and that Spike Lee’s mind is creatively genius. However, the movie lacks enough core substance to make it great. The fact that the film follows the...
View ArticleDo the right thing response
After watching an hour so of Do the Right Thing, I got the notion that cultural identities and cultural clashes were things the director really wanted to bash into your head. The multitude of racial...
View ArticleDa Mayor Knows
I love the 1989 film, Do the Right Thing. I saw it two years ago in my high school film history class but it’s been on my mind quite a few times since then. Spike Lee somehow captures the worst of...
View ArticleWhere is the conflict?
I just re-watched the first half of Do the Right Thing on Netflix to get it fresh in my head again. What I noticed was a number of differences from other more recent films on Brooklyn. Compared to a...
View ArticleInteresting Link
Hey Guys! I thought that this link was interesting. The president and first lady’s first date was Do the Right Thing. http://www.theroot.com/views/first-couple-s-first-flick
View ArticleNostalgia Ruined by Hatred
Being born and raised in Brooklyn, Do the Right Thing offers me a nostalgic yet sad view of the place I call home. All the various cultures are what defines Brooklyn as one of the most unique and...
View ArticleBut What Is The Right Thing?
As I was watching Do The Right Thing I couldn’t help but notice the neighborhood stereotypes which crowded the streets of the Brooklyn neighborhood, and I noticed how some of them still exist today. I...
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