This film was directed by Spike Lee and is said to be one of his best works. The main characters in this movie are Mookie, played by Spike Lee, Jade, played by Joie Lee and Salvatore, played by Danny Aillelo. These are some of the main characters but there are also many other supporting charatcers in this film.
The setting of this film is in Bedstuyvesant, New York where we follow a man named Mookie on his everyday life. The area which they are in is mostly consisted of African Americans and is an area of high crime. In this all black city we have Salvatore who owns a pizza shop and has had it here for many years. Even though he has been here many years he still gets into many conflicts with the African Americans and this leads to the main plot. Throughout the movie the racism between all of the people and the controversial actions taken by them is what really makes this movie as great as it is.
I felt that this movie was really great in that it felt very realistic. The way the film was directed made it seem like we were actually following Mookie and that it wasnt just a story being told. I also liked the fact that the plot was not introduced right away and that it was built up until the end where everything comes out. I also felt that each actor played there role substantially well and that it all fit thogether correctly. This film was combined with comedy and suspense and it kept you waiting for what was to happen throughout the film. I feel that Spike Lee did a very well job with portraying the everyday life of someone living in this area and it made you feel as if everything was very real. The one aspect of this film that I did not like as much is that at some times through the film I felt bored because of some of the unnecessary dialouge that was put in.
Overall, I felt that this was a very solid movie and I would recommend it to others. Without the minor boring parts in the movie it was overall very good and was entertaining.
Entertainment: B+
