"Do The Right Thing" Review

Jason and I have started to watch the American Film Institute's List of Top 100 Movies of all time. I plan to share some of my thoughts on the films with you!

Let's start with a movie lower on the list, #97 Do The Right Thing:

Do the Right Thing was directed by Spike Lee, and falls on the AFI’s list of the Top 100 movies as #97. The film takes place over a 24 hour period and chronicles the lives of a number of locals in an area of Brooklyn. Diversity plays a big part in this film, and no character goes undeveloped. Regardless of race, age, gender, or ethnicity you feel sympathy, pain, or relate to the characters within the film. Ironically, the title “Do the Right Thing” is exactly opposite of the story, since no one in the story really knows what the “right thing” is, so how can they do it? Every character’s choice influences one another leading to loss of a business, a life, and a job. When the movie was over, I was rather turned off by the whole story line, but as I thought further about it Lee did a marvelous job establishing that there is a problem in society today. He confronts the issue of racism head on, and pulls no punches. By setting up the characters from the get-go, he lets the story play out, and you are made to think about the fact that this, indeed, could be happening in your town.

3 Stars in my opinion