Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' is celebrating its 30 year anniversary—and is still as relevant as ever
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BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 29: Rosie Perez and Spike Lee attend The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences and BAMcinematek 25th anniversary screening of"Do The Right Thing" at BAM Fisher on June 29, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York. who works at a pizzeria in Brooklyn. Mookie has a son with. Salvatore"Sal" Fragione the Italian-American owner of the pizzeria, has family members who dislike black people and also has family members who like black people.
The truth is, there are no winners when everyone is hurt and operating from a space of recovering from and living with systemic oppression. And this type of discussion was the gift that Lee gave us when he released this seminal film. I remember spending an entire summer talking about what happened in the movie, if it could happen in my hometown of Chicago and asking family in other cities what they thought. This film arrived pre-social media, so we didn't have the opportunity to talk with strangers about the movie's impact, but it certainly touched an entire generation that grew up on Lee films and thought deeply about the provocative ideas put front and center in his stories.
That said, the film had a number of comedic moments and introduced classic characters that forever changed American cinema.
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