Do the Right Thing
The movie Do the Right Thing, a group of people in the district of Brooklyn, have had enough and tensions are growing in this black ghetto area. The only local businesses are a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action. The movie Do the Right Thing is a movie about a neighborhood that suffers from lack of diversity. On a hot day, these tensions boil over and every thing race, hatred, and envy comes out. It all starts with Spike Lee working in Sal's pizzeria. He is the only one of his friends to have a job. He works in the pizza parlor as a delivery boy along with the owner, Sal, and his two sons. The movie goes on and these teenager face the everyday struggle of being black in a society that does not care much about blacks who live in poor neighborhoods. And on a day where these blacks have had enough and finally decide to take a stand, they revolt against the wrong non-blacks. They revolt against the two local businesses, a Korean grocery store, and Sal's pizzeria, they rely on the most. The revolt ends with one of the teenagers being killed, and a bad neighborhood gone worse. An important character in the movie is Mookie, who is played by Spike Lee. Spike Lee'
s life revolves around money. The ironic thing about the whole situation is he does not make nearly enough of money to support his son and his girlfriend because he is still living in his mom's house. He always talks about money, but he does not make enough to support his son, and his own needs. This problem lies with a lot of young men this age. They feel as long as they have a steady job, no matter the pay, they feel as if they are sufficed. Spike Lee lives his life day-to-day, not at all planning for the future. He feels that as long as he has a hundred dollars in his pocket that he is fine. But he never thinks to save any of his money in case of any emergencies. Having money does not necessarily mean that a person will be happy or be able to live their life to the fullest. Spike Lee believes that as long as he has some money on him that he will achieve happiness. Spike Lee also uses his money as power. Living in a small, impoverished neighborhood, Spike Lee has power over all his friends who do not have jobs and do not have as much money as he does. What Spike Lee fails to realize is that every person is different, and even though it is nice to have money, people have different priorities in life. Some people need money to stay alive, and others do not need it at all. Spike Lee needs money to stay alive, because he has to take care of his son. Most of his friends do not need money like he does because they do not have obligations such as a child. Because Spike Lee lives in an enclosed world where the only thing that he understands is that without money, a person can not exist. Which is true, but when money is the only thing a person lives for, as is the case with Spike Lee, then that type of person can not exist either. Spike Lee lives the life many young men choose to live. His surroundings and his friends also do not positively influence his decisions. Spike Lee grows up in New York City and is the subject of much oppression. He grows up in a place where young blacks are constantly harassed by the police and are subject to a great deal of racism. The only business around is the local grocery store owned by Koreans, who do not take kindly of the local children. Also, there is Sal's Pizzeria, where Spike Lee works. Italians run this place. The local African American
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Approximate Word count = 1540
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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