The film is a day-in-the-life of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community and it is one of the hottest days of the summer. Much of the action takes place around or inside the Sal's Famous Pizzeria, owned and operated by Sal (Danny Aiello) and his sons Vito (Richard

Edson) and Pino (John Turturro). The restaurant has been in the neighborhood for years and many of the kids have grown up on his pizza. Sal remained in the neighborhood as it became predominately black as he showed pride and a love for the neighborhood. And

over the years he has built a tradition of good relationships with his black customers. The story follows Mookie, the delivery boy for the pizza parlor, as he struggles to "do the right thing" throughout the day. The events are set in motion when violence that breaks

out is between two neighborhood black teens, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito) and Radio Reheem (Bill Nunn), and Sal. They are upset that there are no black photos displayed on the wall of the pizzeria. Ra

wrote the film's score. The main principle Lee is attempting to get across is the differences of the inner city. A bunch of opposites are used to do that: black and white, love and hate, man and woman, peace and violence. From the beginning you are blasted with music, whether it be from the rolling credits as we see Tina dancing furiously, or the Latin music as Radio Raheem and the Latinos have a sound off with their boom boxes. Blues music is also important and noted throughout the film as the depression of the neighborhood set in.

Do the Right Thing is one of the best-directed, best made films of our time, a film in which the acting and visual style work together to make a statement about race in America. It is also bound to enrage many of its viewers, but that is Lee's point: It takes

is excellent. There's Mookie, that is played by Lee himself, who takes on the world and tries to make everything right, failing in the end; Sal (Aeillo), Vito (Edson), and Pino (Turturro), all struggle to have their pizzeria succeed all the while trying to intertwine

Do the Right Thing has this relevant theme. It successfully shows the tensions in the differences of race and shows the tragic outcomes. He shows that it is not always splendid and gentle, but the harsh truth of reality. There is a great lesson that can be

dio Reheem ends up being murdered at the hands of the police. The community turns against Sal and the pizzeria and a riot breaks out, in which his pizzeria is destroyed.

A good thing about Spike Lee's movie is that it makes people think about the issues raised. Public Enemy's anthem: "You got to fight the power, fi

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