In this movie called Do
the Right Thing there were a lot of aspects going into making this film to
make it as good as it came out to be. There were some mise en scene’s,
different camera angles to give the scenes more meaning, and there are some
things that people said about the movie that really make good points.
In the
Desson Howe review he talks about “the heat-of-the moment flare-ups”. I found
this interesting because not only was it portrayed as hot in the movie
physically, but the attitudes of the people who became hostile would also fall
under this line. When the black man in the yellow shirt and glasses first confronts
Sal about not having any “brothers” on the wall is a great example of this. He
was already hot from the sun and then came in and made a scene and got kicked
out.
In the Emerson review he talks about how
Mookie is counting money when the film starts and when it ends. Those two times
we see him he is doing this. I found this odd because at one point I thought
Mookie was a good guy, and then he starts the riot by throwing that trash can
in the window. It just seemed that he was in it for his money in the end.
Roger
Ebert talks about how controversial this film was. He states that some people
are bothered by it. I am one of those people. I grew up in a prejudice town.
Some of my family are this was, but since I am going to be a teacher I have
become a much better person than that and I accept all people no matter what.
It is the 21st century and all. It’s time that people start to come
around. Since I am still trying to be a good person things like this film
bother me because it reminds me of how I used to be. When the black crowd
blamed Sal for the death of Radio, I was perturbed. I knew it wasn’t his fault
but they still persisted and then trashed his place. I didn’t like that at all,
but I just tell myself that it is just a movie.
I have
one specific example of how the camera made a difference in the meaning. Almost
every time we see Radio it is an upward shot from a downward angle. He looks intimidating.
He looks almost like he runs the whole town. In Sal’s pizzeria it is a downward
shot from an upward angle on Sal to make him look small and helpless against Radio.
It was almost like foreshadowing that Radio was going to play a big part in the
movie every time we see him. I thought that the director did a great job at the
angles in the scenes with Radio.
When we
see the three men sitting on the corner with the umbrella and the red brick
wall behind them, I get the feeling that this shot is a mise en scene because
they are perfectly centered and everything about it is typical mise en scene
quality. If I remember correctly there were also some red, white, and blue
color schemes in those shots as well. I found that to be intriguing saying that
there wasn’t that much there to work with.
In
conclusion, I thought that this film was a decent film and I could tell that it
was extremely controversial. I enjoyed getting the knowledge of how it could
have been like in that time period because that is just before my time. I also
liked the ending quote from Malcolm X. It was very truthful and inspirational.
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