![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, I think the economic interdependence of the racial groups produces a sense of community that the characters often forget thoughout the film. So, while each racial group live in different economic realities, there is still some hope for some harmony on the town. Pino likes black celebrities, Sal depends on his black customers, and radio Raheem buys from the Korean store. Ironically, each of the racial groups do depend on each other economically and culturally. For example, the Koreans have a shop in a predominantly black neighborhood despite the fact that no black shops are shown in the actual film. The racial conflict in the film is rooted in the economic disparity between different races. Bugging out confronts a white guy wearing a Larry bird shirt because he owns a brownstone in a black neighborhood (we own this neighborhood, etc.). Sal claims he has independent ownership over his pizzeria even though his livelihood depends on his black customers. My reading on this film is that almost all of the characters try to claim ownership over their own space. ![]() It's also been like four years since I've seen this movie so some details may be hazy Typing on my phone at 3:22am so I apologize for any typos. It confused me, shouldn't they have been mad at the cops instead of Sal? I really liked the movie but I wish the movie focused on the police brutality bit a little more. Doing the right thing shouldn't be culturally motivated, the right thing shouldn't be based on your race. It redefines the meaning of what the right thing is. Everyone was really racially charged in this movie, I don't think we're supposed to pick sides in this situation or justify anyone's actions. To be honest, I can see this happening in real life, I'd like to think that the movie just isn't about violence against the black community but it is also about re-evaluating the cause of aggression. Why was Sal talking about how much he loves his pizzeria and the community that he serves if he was ready to dehumanize a person from that exact community for mildly inconveniencing him? Why did Buggin' out criticize the pictures on the wall of a place where he voluntarily comes to eat? it wasn't imposed on him and most of the people were on Sal's side with this predicament (Mookie included) Why switch sides when a 3rd aggressor influences the situation? It wasn't Sal who caused Raheem's death, it wasn't Raheem who caused it either, instead of looking at the police brutality aspect of it, They blamed the Italians? and then threatened to burn down the Korean store? The thing that confused me the most was how the characters switched sides after Raheem's death. In this case, it wasn't Sal who called the cops. In my opinion Sal's character was not wrong for getting mad at Raheem, hell I'd be mad too if an adamant man played his radio too loudly and refused to leave when I asked him to. Why is Sal conflicted himself and willing to dehumanize someone who mildly inconveniences him? Was Sal wrong for getting mad at Raheem for blasting his radio in the middle of the night in his pizzeria? the characters are so conflicted themselves, one second they're on Sal's side the next second they're so aggressively against him. I understand that the ending implies that the meaning of 'doing the right thing' is so ambiguous that it leaves the viewer in a trifled state between what is wrong and what is right. I just don't know what point it was trying to make. I haven't seen any movie which encapsulates the heft of a really hot summer day as this one does. I loved the cinematography, the setting and the characters. ![]()
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