One of the protagonists, Buggin’ Out, in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing desperately seeks the help of others throughout the film to boycott Sal’s Pizzeria. The pizzeria is located in a black neighborhood in Brooklyn. Sal’s pizzeria is owned and ran by Sal and his two sons, Vito and Pino, and Mookie. Pino seems to hold much of the black community around him in contempt. Things start to heat up after Buggin’ Out feels a flare of anger at Sal for not hanging pictures of African American celebrities in the Italian American only wall of fame that decorates the pizza joint, which starts a conflict that will end with tragic consequences. This really seems to set off Buggin’ Out and he decided to something about it. Just like Spike Lee, Buggin Out had a plan which is to challenge those in power. There’s no such thing as waiting around for something to happen. If you want something done, you have to make it happen.
Sal and Radio Raheem both seem to have something that makes them feel like they have a sort of power. Sal’s power comes directly from the pizzeria. The song “Fight the Power” opens Do the Right Thing and serves as a prelude to the film. This lays the mood for the story to come. Not …show more content…
led a nonviolent civil right movement. One of his first victories was the bus boycott. The boycott resulted to be effective, causing the transit system to run a huge deficit. This was due to the fact Montgomery’s black residents were the bulk of the transit system’s paying customers. Just like MLK, Buggin’ Out tried to do the same. He intended to form a small group to boycott. It was supposed to be a nonviolent refusal to purchases anything at the Pizzeria. Although Buggin’ tried to raise awareness to the community about the problem he had, they refused to listen. But no one was willing to join Buggin’ Out in his protest because they simply love the pizza. Another reason being that most of the community was “born and raised on Sal’s Pizza,” according to
Sal and Radio Raheem both seem to have something that makes them feel like they have a sort of power. Sal’s power comes directly from the pizzeria. The song “Fight the Power” opens Do the Right Thing and serves as a prelude to the film. This lays the mood for the story to come. Not …show more content…
led a nonviolent civil right movement. One of his first victories was the bus boycott. The boycott resulted to be effective, causing the transit system to run a huge deficit. This was due to the fact Montgomery’s black residents were the bulk of the transit system’s paying customers. Just like MLK, Buggin’ Out tried to do the same. He intended to form a small group to boycott. It was supposed to be a nonviolent refusal to purchases anything at the Pizzeria. Although Buggin’ tried to raise awareness to the community about the problem he had, they refused to listen. But no one was willing to join Buggin’ Out in his protest because they simply love the pizza. Another reason being that most of the community was “born and raised on Sal’s Pizza,” according to