#10: Do The Right Thing – The Doomsday Clock of racial
tension
This film genuinely gives me chills every time I watch it.
The depiction of a tight-knit Brooklyn community in the midst of a
record-breaking heatwave highlights so many real-world racist attitudes that it
feels less like it’s painting a specific target and more like it’s depicting,
with blinding honesty, how much everyone gets caught up in it. While community
connections run deep, prejudices run even deeper, to the point where some people
hold onto these bigoted beliefs because… well… it’s all that they know.
