Do the Right Thing

"In the twenty-first century, the Hollywood film from 1989 most likely to be screened, discussed, argued over, is Do the Right Thing", Richard Sklar (Fabe p. 206). Richard Sklar was right when saying this, because there has never been a film that confronts race in quite the same way Do the Right Thing has. It tells the story of a race riot from a black perspective, which had never been done and is yet to be duplicated.
The film was controversial from the very beginning due to it's underlying message that black people should stand up for themselves, with violence if necessary. Some critics thought it would start race riots anywhere it was shown. Through all the controversy, Lee was praised by blacks and white alike, and was 'featured on the cover of Newsweek, in the show Dateline, and even Oprah' (Hagopian).

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