Spike Lee's

Cambridge Film Handbooks

by Mark A. Reid

Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" brings together essays, freshly written for this edition, that analyze this controversial film from a variety of methodological perspectives. Collectively these essays connect the interracial strife of New York as treated in Do the Right Thing with the contemporary social climate and racism in America. Also included are reviews of the film by influential critics, a large selection of production stills, and a complete bibliography.

180 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 1997

About the author

Mark A. Reid is professor of English and film at the University of Florida at Gainesville, where he teaches African Diasporic studies.

Reviews

[Nasser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t want to really spoil the book for anyone that hasn’t read it. but I can tell you why I read this book the reason why I read this is book is because my big brother introduced it to me and I thought at first it wouldn’t be that great but after reading the first chapter or two I saw alot very nice things. The reason I also read this book is because it is about spike lee and I have seen some of his movies and they were alright and I wanted to see how good this book was about him even though it’s written by someone else. So overall I really enjoyed this book.