Monday 7 December 2020

The Iconic Moment: Do The Right Thing (1989)








Radio Raheem: Let me tell you the story of Right Hand, Left Hand. It's a tale of good and evil. Hate: it was with this hand that Cain iced his brother. Love: these five fingers, they go straight to the soul of man. The right hand: the hand of love. The story of life is this: static. One hand is always fighting the other hand, and the left hand is kicking much ass. I mean, it looks like the right hand, Love, is finished. But hold on, stop the presses, the right hand is coming back. Yeah, he got the left hand on the ropes, now, that's right. Ooh, it's a devastating right and Hate is hurt, he's down. Left-Hand Hate KOed by Love.

Directed and written by Spike Lee.
Cinematography by Ernest R. Dickerson.
Starring Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Bill Nunn.

The full Ace Black Blog review of Do The Right Thing is here.