Do The Right Thing.

As you may or may not have gathered from my previous posts I am a person who tends to enjoy things that are a little understated. However Do the right thing while many things is not one of those things. And that's the truth................RUTH! Do the right thing is aggressive, energetic, colorful, hilarious, heartbreaking, controversial, confusing but one thing it is not is shy. From the opening credits of the wonderful Rosie Perez dancing wildly against a comic book like backdrop the audience immediately y knows what it's in for. Do the Right Thing centers on the many eccentric personalities who populate the colorful Brooklyn street where everyone is always outside and everyone eats at Sal's pizzeria. Sal's pizzeria is run by a sweet Italian American man and his two sons. Buggin out, a young black man desperately looking for a cause to latch on to decides to arrange a boycott of Sal's until Sal adds some black people to his exclusively white Italian wall of fame. This attempted boycott when combined with infinite amounts of racial tension building on the street eventually leads to a shocking climax involving murder and rioting.
Spike Lee expertly sets up a consistent energetic tone. All of Lee's characters are both entertaining and complicated. Mookie played by Spike Lee is Lazy and apathetic however also longs for something better. Sal is a kind,compassionate man however he may have a hint of racism inside him that he is not even aware of. Buggin out seems like trouble maker but in reality is simply wanting to be be a part of the civil rights movement but doesn't have cause to try for. The dialogue between the characters ranges from poetic profanity ( the three men in the deckchairs) to old fashion romance (the mayor and Mother Sister). Oddly enough best screenplay was one of the movie's only nominations.
Many people tend to forget about the films detail due to its controversial ending. At the end of the film the main character's best friend is killed by the police and Sal's pizzeria is destroyed by an angry mob.
However weather or not you agree with the ending of the film it is impossible overlook its entertainment value. I did not lose concentration one time during this movie.