Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing although a grossly dramatized demonstration of the consequences of racial tension it is still highly relevant to today's society. To the normal viewer, Do the Right Thing seems to be just a huge mess. Honestly if I did not have someone leading me along the way I don't think I would be able to write anything here. The film takes place in 1980s New York City, a time and place where equality was being fought for constantly. In a very broad nutshell, much like Patell says, is a very dramatized version of everyday life in this mostly minority populated neighborhood. However, although many Americans would like to not admit that racism is still highly prevalent in our culture today. Police brutality has been in the news recently, this type of violence is also depicted in the movie. The display of Radio Raheem’s public murder is actually one of the most real depictions of this racial tension. Recently with this cases of police brutality many of the deaths completely unnecessary, similar to Raheem’s. In the movie it almost seemed as if the police were surprised that Raheem had died from the strangulation as if they thought that their actions were not overkill. I think the over dramatization of this kind of conflict is almost perfect for our time now. Because many people do not want to admit that there is a race problem in this nation having this extreme demonstration could possibly be a wake up call to the populous. The movie is still relevant today because as long as there is even a bit of racial inequality anything that addresses it is still important.
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