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"Do The Right Thing" by Spike Lee
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"Do The Right Thing" by Spike Lee
A sociopolitical analysis of the film on racism in New York.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
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1992
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""Do The Right Thing"When Spike Lee released his film "Do the Right Thing" in the summer of 1989, he concluded it with two quotes: one from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the other from Malcolm X. The two different opinions on the "right thing" in terms of violent or non-violent action showed that Lee himself was torn between what the correct response was.
The purpose of this paper is to come to grips with a number of divergent opinions on racial equality and how people can (or can't) live together in peace. The THESIS here is that, while "Do the Right Thing" is a motion picture that does show behavior without apparently drawing any moral value judgments, at the core of Lee's film are several questionable attitudes.
One could ask the question: who, if anyone, does the right..."
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"Do The Right Thing" by Spike Lee (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Do-The-Right-Thing-by-Spike-Lee/19309
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""Do The Right Thing" by Spike Lee" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Do-The-Right-Thing-by-Spike-Lee/19309>
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