Shaun Benford
ENGW- 1101
Professor Young
February 5th,
2018
Do The
Right Thing Reaction
Do The
Right Thing written and produced by Spike Lee is a movie that is
entertaining as well as informing. Not only does it make you laugh
and give you an accurate depiction of a black community but it
also includes a lot of subtle undertones through out to alert the
viewers of what is happening in society. Not to mention the racial
tension that is slowing boiling and wrapping everyone up in.
Mookie the main character doesn't take his son or baby mama Tina completely seriously nor does he take his job or anything else of importance that seriously. Sal and his sons all contrast one another with Sal showing a racist and extremely aggressive side but claiming not to have any issues with the African Americans he is around all day but subtly so far he tends to get into many confrontations with his black cliental. Vito on the other hand is a racist through and through, showing no remorse for what words he uses and could care less if he hurts anyone's feelings in the process as the "N" word is spewed from his mouth multiple times from him throughout the movie. Pino is the other son and he is not racist and doesn't carry any animosity toward anyone except his brother Vito, he gets along with Mookie and can easily have conversations with him. Radio Raheem can be seen as the aggressor and the guy that most of the other characters either fear or respect or both in this film due to the fact that he's very built and has an undeniable presence in the film. Any confrontation he ha faced thus far he easily over comes and has no problem standing up to anyone in the movie so far.
Buggin Out has a very unique personality and can't seem to stay away from conflict which can be seen as a recurring instance though out the movie so far with Sal and Clifton. This movie is one that is building to a very good finish as tensions continue to rise among all the characters.
Mookie the main character doesn't take his son or baby mama Tina completely seriously nor does he take his job or anything else of importance that seriously. Sal and his sons all contrast one another with Sal showing a racist and extremely aggressive side but claiming not to have any issues with the African Americans he is around all day but subtly so far he tends to get into many confrontations with his black cliental. Vito on the other hand is a racist through and through, showing no remorse for what words he uses and could care less if he hurts anyone's feelings in the process as the "N" word is spewed from his mouth multiple times from him throughout the movie. Pino is the other son and he is not racist and doesn't carry any animosity toward anyone except his brother Vito, he gets along with Mookie and can easily have conversations with him. Radio Raheem can be seen as the aggressor and the guy that most of the other characters either fear or respect or both in this film due to the fact that he's very built and has an undeniable presence in the film. Any confrontation he ha faced thus far he easily over comes and has no problem standing up to anyone in the movie so far.
Buggin Out has a very unique personality and can't seem to stay away from conflict which can be seen as a recurring instance though out the movie so far with Sal and Clifton. This movie is one that is building to a very good finish as tensions continue to rise among all the characters.
