Close Reading Paper 1: A Movie Trailer A matter of interest of the film “Do the Right Thing” would be racial issues. Racism is hardly talked about, but is very pertinent in society. This film exposed racial tension within a particular community; however, this type of activity happens frequently throughout the world. A close look at the movie’s original trailer shows that it reflects this theme by the behavior portrayed by the actors shown in the advertisement for this film. The trailer theme expresses racial tension among economic relationships, engaging in conflict daily throughout society. As a result of the racial issues in this community the African Americans in this film felt the need to come together and boycott Sal’s Pizzeria, a local
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Viewer determination would analyze that Mookie must be employed there, as a lot of times he is the only African-American at the business.
An important shot in the movie trailer which reflects racism is a key concern in this film is the scene showing the characters at Sal’s Pizzeria. In the shot an African American customer asks Sal why there are no pictures of any brothers on the section of the wall the owner has designated as the “Wall of Fame.” Sal’s response was “you want brothers on the wall get your own place you can do what you wanna do.” The customer takes this as a prejudice towards African-Americans and feels that the community should boycott the Pizzeria that has been on this block for twenty five years. This is the first shot that portrays racism as being a conflict which needs resolution in this film. Audio of a song titled “Fight the Power” is played from the middle to the end arrangement of shots throughout the trailer. The song 's lyrics feature revolutionary rhetoric calling to fight the "powers that be". The lyrics from the song address race by dismissing the liberal notion of racial equality and the circumstance as it pertains to a specific group of …show more content…
Why wouldn’t these neighbors work together to resolve the conflicts experienced in their neighborhood? Or better yet, put together a neighborhood meeting holding the topic racism up for discussion. There is an older man who resides in the neighborhood who is shown at the beginning and at the end of the trailer. From what is visible to the eye it seems as this man is friendly and gets along with everyone in the community. He treats everyone equally and with respect, no matter what color their skin is. At the beginning of the trailer the elder man is shown engaging in conversation with Sal, the owner of Sal’s Pizzeria. At the end of the trailer the old man tells Mookie to always “Do the Right Thing.”
At this day and age sometimes we seem to overlook the fact that racism still exists. Viewers most likely will obtain a certain level of understanding of how social injustice can affect a person’s entire well-being. The trailer motivates you to examine your own actions to make sure you are living life in a manner which consists of respecting others and treating each individual the same way you expect to be treated. One thing that stuck with me regarding this trailer was the wise words from the older man advising “Always do the right
Viewer determination would analyze that Mookie must be employed there, as a lot of times he is the only African-American at the business.
An important shot in the movie trailer which reflects racism is a key concern in this film is the scene showing the characters at Sal’s Pizzeria. In the shot an African American customer asks Sal why there are no pictures of any brothers on the section of the wall the owner has designated as the “Wall of Fame.” Sal’s response was “you want brothers on the wall get your own place you can do what you wanna do.” The customer takes this as a prejudice towards African-Americans and feels that the community should boycott the Pizzeria that has been on this block for twenty five years. This is the first shot that portrays racism as being a conflict which needs resolution in this film. Audio of a song titled “Fight the Power” is played from the middle to the end arrangement of shots throughout the trailer. The song 's lyrics feature revolutionary rhetoric calling to fight the "powers that be". The lyrics from the song address race by dismissing the liberal notion of racial equality and the circumstance as it pertains to a specific group of …show more content…
Why wouldn’t these neighbors work together to resolve the conflicts experienced in their neighborhood? Or better yet, put together a neighborhood meeting holding the topic racism up for discussion. There is an older man who resides in the neighborhood who is shown at the beginning and at the end of the trailer. From what is visible to the eye it seems as this man is friendly and gets along with everyone in the community. He treats everyone equally and with respect, no matter what color their skin is. At the beginning of the trailer the elder man is shown engaging in conversation with Sal, the owner of Sal’s Pizzeria. At the end of the trailer the old man tells Mookie to always “Do the Right Thing.”
At this day and age sometimes we seem to overlook the fact that racism still exists. Viewers most likely will obtain a certain level of understanding of how social injustice can affect a person’s entire well-being. The trailer motivates you to examine your own actions to make sure you are living life in a manner which consists of respecting others and treating each individual the same way you expect to be treated. One thing that stuck with me regarding this trailer was the wise words from the older man advising “Always do the right