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C.T.I.F.S FILM CRITICISM - 17th MARCH 2004 DO THE RIGHT THING AN ANALYSIS ON THEME By STEPHEN DE VILLIERS "Do the right thing" is a serious social commentary brought to screen by the ever controversial and confrontational writer/director/actor, Spike Lee. The film's title hints toward the fact that it will address certain issues. Indeed, the movie is very thematic in its content and the hot oppressive downtown Brooklyn feuds, ever present in this movie serve as symbolic reminders of the many liberation struggles fought before today. This essay aims to break down "Do the right thing" assessing what its major theme is and how this is communicated through dialogue as well as the directors' use of mise-en-scene, montage and music. The opening credit sequence is that of a girl performing a modern dance routine to a contemporary - for the eighties - song with the chorus echoing, "fight the powers that be". The girls' dancing...

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