do as it should

Trystan 2022-03-24 09:01:53

Spike Lee's peak work, the story chose a day in Brooklyn, New York, where Italians, Americans, blacks, Koreans, etc. lived. The small contradictions between the characters gradually accumulated and caused interracial hatred. The director starts from the details, does not classify people by skin color, and focuses on the contradictions formed by differences in personality and cognition, so there are kind-hearted Da Mayor and Vito, Radio Raheem and Pino who like to have trouble, and all kinds of people live together. The resulting contradiction is the most red, but it is replaced by exaggerated racial hatred, which hurts not only the body and property, but also makes the difficult relationship between people worse. In addition to violence, we must treat people and things around us rationally.

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Do the Right Thing quotes

  • Pino: Me and you are gonna have a talk.

    Vito: Says who?

    Pino: Says who?

    Vito: Says who?

    Pino: Says me.

    Vito: Who are you?

  • Radio Raheem: Peace, y'all.

    Ella: Peace, Radio Raheem.

    Cee: Peace, man.

    Ahmad: You the man. I'm just visitin'.

    Punchy: It's your world...

    Cee: For real, in a big muthafuckin' way.

    Ahmad: Yo, that boy's livin' very large!

    Punchy: He even *walks* in stereo.