272 of 1001 Movies: Do the Right Thing (1989)

Spike Lee isn't an unknown name to most of us. With movies like this though it is easy to see why he has made a name for himself. The movie hits home on spots that most of us don't want to talk about with themes regarding violence and whether it's ever the right thing that still make it controversial today. The movie though is a piece of work that stands out though. It has bold colors, and if you watch the movie during the summer it is bound to capture perfectly the atmosphere of what you're living in as far as the tough heat.


Summary: Tensions are brewing in the neighborhood of Brooklyn and the old and new are clashing, and it is building racial tensions. As one guy gets mad that an Italian restaurant owner has only Italian guy's on his wall though many African Americans eat at his pizzeria, and actually they are his main customer. In an attempt to protest, he tries to get others on board, but all he can get to back him is Radio. Mookie works at the pizzeria, and is feeling the pull of working from his mother's son, and his sister to provide, but when the tension explodes it makes him pull cards.