Do The Right Thing| Opening Scene #1/Wall Of Fame Flashcards
opening scene, intro of characters, film form. (25 cards)
In the opening scene, what character is shown and what are they doing?
Tina, dancing.
What does Tina’s boxing costume signify?
Fighting the problems at that time such as racsim and further implementing the idea of violence being used possibly.
What does Tina wear that could represent her culture as well as the culture of the film?
Gold hoops.
What kind of background is shown when Tina is dancing?
Gritty background.
Despite the gritty background, what does it show about Tina dancing in the leotard?
The background does not and should not affect the actions and expressions used in the film.
What could the red wall represent metaphorically?
Anger, racism, violence.
We are presented to Radio Raheem, what is our first impression of him?
what does he hold and what does he give off?
Holding a stereo/boombox, intimidating and respected.
The lyrics in ‘Fight The Power’ - ‘Most of my heroes don’t go no stamp?’
What could this mean?
Black role models such as Michael Jackson, MLK and Malcolm X are key in black history but yet they are not shown anywhere in appreciaton.
What could ‘Fight The Power’ overall mean as a lyric?
No matter what we should ‘meet violence with violence’.
Despite the challenges we face, we have to fight for our rights.
We are introduced to Smiley in the setting of Bed-stuy, Brooklyn. What is his character like?
what does he have and hold?
He is a person who has a stutter and he always has with him photocards of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X.
What other ethnic backgrounds can we see other than black people?
Italian-Americans, Latino.
What type of lighting is used in the first instance of seeing Bed stuy?
Vibrant, Pan-African colors on the wall and buildings.
What type of lighting is used, especially since we are in the heat of summer?
what can we see on the characters?
High-key lighting.
sweat, vests buttoned down, caps.
When we are introduced to Sal, Vito and Pino, what kind of shot are we seeing outside the pizzeria?
Medium-long shot, clearly showing the differences between each member of the family.
Pino: what color does he wear for the majority of he film and what is his costume like?
White tank top, gold cross chain.
Vito: what does he wear for the majority for the film and what is his costume like?
Black tank top, no jewelry, most of the time with an apron.
Mookie: what does he wear in the opening scene and what is his costume like?
representations etc.
Dodgers baseball jersey, Robinson, first black baseball player.
The three men in front of the wall; Sweet Dick Willie, ML, Coconut Sid, what do they discuss that may have been the first in film history to do so?
think about the world.
“Polarcaps”- reference to global warming.
Mother Sister sits at the window everyday, what does she say she does?
“Mother Sister always watches.”
What does Da Mayor wear and what is his status to the people of Bed-stuy?
Good old summer picnic hat, respected by Sal, given $2 to clean the streets.
In the pizzeria, there is a wall that is dedicated to whom?
Italian-American peoples such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Rocky Marciano, Frank Sinatra.
When Buggin’ Out enters the pizzeria, what does he notice and how does he react to it?
Sees the Wall Of Fame and asks Sal why there aren’t any ‘black faces’ up there such a Michael Jordan.
What does Sal say in response to Buggin Out asking for more black people on their Wall of Fame?
“You want brothers up on the wall, open your own business.”
Pino also warns BO that hes ‘making trouble’.
What does Bo say he plans to do after he leaves Sal’s pizzeria?
Boycott it.
