Aaron's Thoughts
Most movies are easily forgotten. Every once in a while though you watch something like “Do The Right Thing” & it sears into your memory. It reminds you why you love the medium so much. It becomes a part of who you are. It helps you interrogate how you see the world. It makes you feel all the things. It makes you ask more questions than it could possibly answer.
Some of the most vibrant & memorable characters I’ve ever seen in a film. They all have attributes that make them likable (well most of them do) yet they also have real flaws that make them human. This push and pull, set to the backdrop of a sweltering Brooklyn, not only brings the whole thing to life, but makes it all explode off the screen.
Everything about it is a masterpiece. It is somehow remarkably nuanced, yet not subtle at all. A throwback to a different era, yet still painfully relevant.
Cast
Academy Awards
2 Nominations
