DO THE RIGHT THING

I guess this movie was pretty decent. It was the first Spike Lee joint I've ever seen (I think) and for that I enjoyed it. His filming style is pretty interesting, really unique. I feel like in some sort of way it was armature, but at the same time really really interesting. He used such a wide array of angles that I began to feel like a lot of it was experimental. I kind of enjoyed that element of it though. I feel like Spike Lee did a lot with Radio Raheem and the camera. He was often shot with the camera looking up to him or he was shot on a drastic angle. This gave him an air of intimidation. I really liked the way Spike Lee had objects zoomed in on. Most of the time they were important, but other times it was just for effect. I was recently watching the movie La Haine and I saw this exact effect utilized, and later I heard the director say that he sought some inspiration from some of the Spike Lee films he has seen. One of my favorite parts of this movie was when each ethnic group started dissing each other. They were talking directly to the camera. It was as if their internal monologue was being exposed to the viewer. It was pretty interesting that there was this completely random commentary centered around hatred and disdain for each other. I mean it wasn't completely spontaneous because much of this movie was centered on racial tension, but Spike Lee could have conveyed these emotions so many other ways but this option was pretty different. There are so many deeper things to be contemplated in this movie, things like racial issues and doing the right thing (hence the title of the movie) in different social situations. After watching this movie I feel as if it is better for the lessons that can be learned rather than for the actual story. Perhaps I would see it again to delve deeper into those lessons, but I could kind of take it or leave it.