Actually nothing changed

Francisco 2022-03-24 09:01:53



Usually I pay attention to the characters in the film, it seems that everyone in "Do It" is the main character, I can't name them, the black clerk, the black big man with the tape recorder, the black old man, the black old woman, italian pizza Shop people, Korean couples, etc. Although some people don't have a few lines of dialogue, they can be seen as the protagonists.

Brooklyn, ethnic minorities, the bottom of society, stuffy, noisy, messy, mixed, rap, these words can probably describe the film environment. Even if you haven’t seen the film, you can get a general sense of the overall atmosphere through these words. Blacks, whites, Italians, Asians, they are like the top layer of pizza, all together but not one another because of the lack of a layer of cheese. Black people can complain about the injustice of white people to them, or they can clamor for the destruction of Korean flower shops for indifferent reasons, while laughing at themselves "whether Koreans are too smart or blacks are too stupid"; Italians' respect for their own national celebrities is understandable, But ignores the black neighbor who has been with him for years "just like my son"; the trash can smashes the window of the Italian pizza shop, because the pre-accumulation is enough, even though the black teenager who throws the trash can eat the restaurant Pizza grew up.

They made a big fuss, and people died because of it. Obviously, they won't have a high-quality life just because they drink "high-quality beer."

When the old black woman said that she witnessed the old black man flying to save the black boy from a traffic accident, the street light behind the old man turned on, and the light illuminated his cheek, as if he had pushed open the door of her heart. , and then saw the light in it.

In a burning Italian pizzeria, a stuttering man in pink is holding a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. He usually says something when he takes the picture, but at that moment he didn't say anything. It's the fire in the pizza shop, and I actually like him a lot because he makes people who see him laugh.

After the Burning Night, Brooklyn is back to life as if nothing has changed, people are still going to do what they're supposed to do - get their cars back and have a great day.

View more about Do the Right Thing reviews

Extended Reading

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.