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Racism In The Movies - Research Paper

Racism In The Movies

Spike Lee�s, Do The Right Thing is a comtemporary look at racism in a ordinary city urban neighborhood. The movie is seen through the eyes of the main character, Mookey, we are shown the multiple relationships and often typical stereotypes of racial groups. This movies is filled with symbolism and imagery that feeds to the story�s plot. Throughout the movie, the scorching heat is always being refereed to. As the movie goes on , the heat rises. I think this is done to represent the increasing racial tension within the neighborhood. The movie uses many situations to paint a picture of the racial tension and inequality.
The main plot of the movie involves the relationship that a black ...

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a single person.
Another conflict occurs between Mookey and one of of Sal�s sons. Sal�s son is an outspoken racist, or so it seems. He is always urging Sal to try to sell the business and leave the neighborhood to get away from �these� people (black people). Mookey forces Sal�s son to look at himself and examine his own values. He asks him who his favorite sports heroes and musicians are. They are all blacks.
Yet a third conflict occurs between residents of the neighborhood and the Korean owners of convenience. Here there is a small language barrier that leads to some of the frustration. Another, larger part of the problem is that residents see the majority of the business in their (black) neighborhood as being owned by non blacks. This serves to create anger toward the owners of these business. The residents think that unfair that things are this way.
A fourth incident occurs when a white male is walking his bike across the street and accidentally scuffs the kicks of one of the ...

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Added: 9/7/2007 05:37:24 AM
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