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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spotlight with his debut film She's Gotta Have It, questions what the Civil Rights Movement is for Blacks in America today, where few have found an acceptable middle-ground between the dichotomy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent position and the much more aggressive stance of Malcolm X...
...climax of the film is not enough, the final ideas left for the viewer to ponder are a pair of quotes from Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. King explains why violence is always destructive for everyone, and Malcolm X describes why violence may be necessary sometimes...
...leaves much up to the viewer to decide. Do the Right Thing is a difficult film because it forces all members of the audience to think--hard--about their personal positions about race relations and come up with their own conclusions. And, like the final quote from Malcolm X, the movie has a very disturbing, depressing...
...which a black man died after being chased onto a freeway by a white mob -- an expression in Lee's mind of a double standard inflicted on blacks -- inspired the film. Even the controversy that erupted over his use at the end of the film of a Malcolm X quote condoning violence in the name of self-defense reflects the pervasiveness of that double standard, he argues. "We're not allowed to do what everyone else can. The idea of self-defense is supposed to be what America is based on. But when black people talk about self-defense, they...
...personal conflict is far more subtle than simple black and white. "I want to be known as a talented young filmmaker. That should be first," he says. "But the reality today is that no matter how successful you are, you're black first. You know what Malcolm X says: 'What's a black with a Ph.D.? A nigger.' Why should I spend my time and energy getting around that. I know who I am, and I'm comfortable with that . . . It's difficult because I don't have the luxury white filmmakers have. Hollywood makes 500 films a year...