FeedDo the Right Thing
July 11 2009, 9:00pm
Absolutely perfect. Spike Lee's finest film, and one of my favorite films of all time. Yes, it's a little stagey (by design, I think). But oh, the colors! Oh, the soundtrack, the crisscrossing & overlapping between "Fight the Power" (Public Enemy's finest moment), the platters spun by Mister Señor Love Daddy, and Bill Lee's orchestral score. Ernest Dickerson's amazing, fluid cinematography. The nearly physical sensation of heat emanating from the screen. The accretion of little slights, insults & frictions that result in the climactic explosion of violence.
It's a movie about families, both biological and social, and about the limits of family ties. It's also (hard to believe now) the screen debut of Rosie Perez, who makes said debut via a full 5 minutes of solo dancing over the opening credits, as "Fight the Power" plays in its entirety.
See this movie. Rent it now. Come over & watch it on Blu-Ray at my house. Just see it.
It's a movie about families, both biological and social, and about the limits of family ties. It's also (hard to believe now) the screen debut of Rosie Perez, who makes said debut via a full 5 minutes of solo dancing over the opening credits, as "Fight the Power" plays in its entirety.
See this movie. Rent it now. Come over & watch it on Blu-Ray at my house. Just see it.
