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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Film
DirectorSpike Lee
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Figures

Characters
  • The character of Mister Señor Love Daddy and his radio station, We Love Radio.
Locations
  • Mother Sister's observation of the neighborhood from her window.
Form & technique
  • The montage of characters delivering racial slurs directly to the camera.
  • The film's vibrant and exaggerated color palette, particularly the use of reds and oranges.
Tropes
  • The argument between Mookie and Pino in the backroom of the pizzeria.
  • Mookie's decision to throw the trash can through Sal's Pizzeria window.
  • The film's dual ending quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
  • The character design and presence of Radio Raheem.
  • The conflict over Sal's "Wall of Fame."
  • The role of the three corner men (ML, Coconut Sid, Sweet Dick Willie).
  • The confrontation between Buggin' Out and the white cyclist.