Do the Right Thing (1989)

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It's the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, and tensions are growing there, with the only local businesses being a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action.

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Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Spike Lee

Written By: Spike Lee

Starring: Frankie Faison, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Martin Lawrence, Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Aiello, Richard Edson, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, Paul Benjamin

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I think the only thing I don't like about the movie is watching Spike Lee rub ice on Rosie Perez for like five minutes. Other than that, it's a brilliant look at what makes tension between people with seemingly rational perspectives go all the way up to the boiling point. Amazing variation in tone, wonderful cinematography, a great ensemble of characters, and a nuanced look at racial tensions from so many different perspectives.
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Spike Lee, you're good man.
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Jan 12	NathanBates	80 _75%
Still relevant today, this take on race relations on a New York City block shows there's a lot of fault to go around when investigating racism. It takes a little while to introduce a large cast of characters, yet each is quite memorable (especially with some off-kilter close-ups of a few of them). Overall, a great film, even with a few scenes that feel a little contrived.
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A cracking, crackling, intense, in-your-face, relentless vignette of imagined events one day around a Brooklyn pizza shop. Various races are represented, mainly in a neutral light, a real accomplishment given that the characters are permanently at each others' throats. There are no dull moments, the characters are performed boldly, and Lee is inventive behind the camera too. This film is popping with life even 30 years on, it's a lesson in how to write stories to stand the test of time.
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Da Mayor: "Doctor, those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell."
Nov 13, 2019	CosmicMonkey	88 _90%
This film is just as relevant today as when it came out 30 years ago, and I'm not sure if that's shining praise for Lee's artistry and film-making or a scathing critique of the United States. Idk, maybe both. It's intelligent, empathetic, brilliantly nuanced, fun, vibrant and an excellent film on pretty much every level. The simmering build-up of tension throughout the movie is the work of a filmmaker at the peak of his powers and Do The Right Thing has truly earned its place in the film canon.
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A film that I haven't been able to get out of my head since watching it. It will certainly provoke a reaction, but it also invites you to interrogate that reaction and your own biases.
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A masterpiece. The film offers no answers, but continually confronts the viewer with questions.
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