Do the Right Thing

             The movie Do the Right Thing, a group of people in the district of Brooklyn, have had enough and tensions are growing in this black ghetto area. The only local businesses are a Korean grocery and Sal's Pizzeria. Mookie, Sal's delivery boy, manages to always be at the center of the action. The movie Do the Right Thing is a movie about a neighborhood that suffers from lack of diversity. On a hot day, these tensions boil over and every thing race, hatred, and envy comes out. It all starts with Spike Lee working in Sal's pizzeria. He is the only one of his friends to have a job. He works in the pizza parlor as a delivery boy along with the owner, Sal, and his two sons. The movie goes on and these teenager face the everyday struggle of being black in a society that does not care much about blacks who live in poor neighborhoods. And on a day where these blacks have had enough and finally decide to take a stand, they revolt against the wrong non-blacks. They revolt against the two local businesses, a Korean grocery store, and Sal's pizzeria, they rely on the most. The revolt ends with one of the teenagers being killed, and a bad neighborhood gone worse. An important character in the movie is Mookie, who is played by Spike Lee. Spike Lee's life revolves around money. The ironic thing about the whole situation is he does not make nearly enough of money to support his son and his girlfriend because he is still living in his mom's house. He always talks about money, but he does not make enough to support his son, and his own needs. This problem lies with a lot of young men this age. They feel as long as they have a steady job, no matter the pay, they feel as if they are sufficed. Spike Lee lives his life day-to-day, not at all planning for the future. He feels that as long as he has a hundred dollars in his pocket that he is fine. But he never thinks to save any of his money in case of any emergencies. Having money does not ne...

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