To all those Senor Love Daddies out there,
There are many similarities between the movie Do the Right Thing and How Bigger was Born. First off, both showed societies in which there was a lot of racial segregation. In How Bigger wa Born, Wright expressed his belief that African Americans got the worst of it, becuase they were forced to live as if they were not equal to the whites. However, in Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee wanted to show that blacks were not the only race which received negative effects through segregation. He felt that all races were affected by segregation, whether you be black, Asian or Italian-American. Everybody hated everyone else, and stuck up for their own race. Lee exemplified this when he showed people of different races speaking to the camera and insulting another race by using stereotypical names. Therefore, both Wright and Lee acknowledged that racial segregation was present, both had a different view on how that segregation affected society.
I believe the ending was not the ending any of the characters wanted. For example, I feel Sal got the worst of it, because he just got done saying to Mooki he thought of him as a son, and then another African American comes into the store, looking for trouble. I think it was Sal's right to put whoever's picture he wanted on his wall, and he meant no disrespect toward African Americans, but just wanted to show pride in his own background, as an Italian-American. Therefore, I don't think Radio Raheem was doing the right thing by supporting Buggin' Out because he was just antagonizing Sal, and trying to start a fight that wasn't necessary. Also, when Mookie stood up and throw the garbage can through the window of Sal's Pizzeria, I truly think he was doing that to save Sal and his son's. Mookie was just told that he was like family to Sal and I feel he wouldn't want to harm Sal because of that.
Thanks for tuning in
Joey,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the sense that Radio Raheem should not have supported Buggin' Out. Because he followed him, it lead to Radio Raheem's death. It is interesting that you believe that Mookie was trying to save Sal and his family, based on what you said earlier, about how each character spoke in front of the camera while they really spoke their minds. Didn't Mookie make racist remarks to Sal and his family? So I am confused as to why Mookie would try to be saving them? I think that Mookie was trying to save the AFrican American community from people like Sal. I also agree with you about Wright and Spike Lee's choices of demonstrating racism throughout the communities in their pieces of work. Great job.
-Jill