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The racism against Italian-Americans was shown by African-Americans and Caucasian individuals. A particular scene in the film that stood about was the racist rants. The characters alternate between Italian-Americans, African- Americans, and Caucasians who make fun of each other with name calling and racial slurs/ insults. This scene was very profound because of all the slurs being called to the different races.It was disturbing to hear because it showed poor communication that these races gave each other through stereotyping.

The film has several ethnicities within a small area along a time line of one day. The film has many, informative methods in which it describe the various diversity issues of all the characters within the movie. For example, Sal’s pizzeria which is owned by an Italian American has pictures of famous Italian Americans on the wall and plays Italian music. One character named Buggin Out is always upset. Bugging out hates the fact that there are no black people pictures on the wall especially since the pizzeria is in a black neighborhood. His perspective represents the people in the African American community that always protest, but usually don’t work to improve the community. The

Mookie performed a heroic contribution as he shifted the fighting away from Sal and towards Sal's Pizzeria. In fact Mookie saved Sal's life in the midst of everything. In the middle of the chaos the Korean man says, "I'm black, you, me, the same." This reflects how people in society try to fit into certain groups that seem to be the right thing to do at the moment.

Shortly after this, the main character of the movie, Mookie, comes strolling into the restaurant. Mookie works as the delivery man for Sal, however, more important than that, he also acts as a mediator between the two races. Sal relies on Mookie not only to get the pizzas delivered but also to keep his fellow black folks happy with Sal so they will come and patronize his restaurant. This reveals a very different side of Sal and introduces the racist element of the story. On the one hand,

The Civil War devastated families all across the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people died and for many years after, the nation was still divided and trying to figure out how to move forward. Irene Hunt learned of stories of the Civil War from her grandfather who served in the Civil War. Hunt’s book, Across Five Aprils, relates to her childhood because this novel is nothing but a story of the war from one family. This book hit home hard and revealed concepts of realism by examining the effects the war had on everyday life.

At the beginning of the film, we are introduced to a wide variety of characters. Mayor, an older gentleman with a drinking problem, portrays neutrality in the film that is in sharp contrast to the racism and discrimination that is harbored in most of the cast. Throughout the story, Lee has a way of making this hatred between characters seem ridiculous to the point where it becomes humorous. Perhaps as a way to make the audience look at hate as a joke, and to see it that way in their own lives. However, slowly we begin to see that the hate towards others is stemming from frustrations within their own lives, and is taken out on others in increasingly more harmful ways. In the end, we see this escalating hate lead to violence and in turn to destruction for everybody.

‘When No One Would Listen’ is a based in part of the true story of a woman, named Jessica in the movie who is married to Gary, and endures years of abuse and only when she realizes that he has begun to abuse her children does she get the courage to leave. The movie is told from the perspective of both the victim and the abuser. The violence does not start immediately, just as in most relationships it comes when it is least expected. It is a progression from something simple as a name being called or an injury that is later described as an accident. Just like in the cycle of domestic abuse it is not something that either wants to repeat however it is a dance that they will continue until someone decides to stop the music. The movie starts out with a family moving into their new home. The picture should be that of domestic bliss husband, wife and two children boy and a girl. The American dream a home on a street that has other people like you, or so you think. Almost instantly you begin to see signs that something is different about this family. A wife who is unpacking pictures stops to admire a wedding picture, you assume she is remembering her special day only to jump when her husband comes up behind her. The jump is not because he startled her but because when he touched her, she had to process whether or not she needed to protect herself from the touch or enjoy the moment. It is perplexing to the viewer and they shrug it off as maybe they are newlyweds or they just

Spike Lee and John Singleton write their films about inner-city violence and black youth. Although they grew up in different parts of the United States (John Singleton in Los Angeles and Spike Lee in New York) they have something to say to society. They both strive to expose the realities faced by African-Americans, especially those in inner-city ghettos. With Spike Lee starring as Mookie and John Singleton embodying Tre, both directors showcase their perspective on American society via their characters.

The film depicts the lives of those who live on a city block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York where Sal’s Famous Pizzeria is located. Racial and ethnic hatred is shown through the characters who frequent the Italian restaurant. Sal’s son, Pino, wants to move the Pizzeria into their own neighborhood away

On the hottest day of the year, racial tensions were building as different subcultures in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn voiced their opinions about some people of other races living in the neighborhood. Italian-American pizzeria owner Sal Fragione worked in his restaurant with his sons Pino, Vito, and his pizza deliveryman, Mookie. Buggin' Out, one of Mookie's friends, was thrown out of the pizzeria after he confronted Sal about his displeasure with Sal's Wall of Fame only containing pictures of Italian-American celebrities. This incident only increased the tension between the Italians and their customers. Another one of Mookie's friends, Radio Raheem, talks to Mookie when he is making one of his pizza deliveries. Radio’s

Buggin’ Out brings up his boycott and asks if Radio Raheem would like to join him. Since he is nearby, Smiley is also recruited into this boycott, making it into a coalition. As the pizzeria is closing, the three of them walk in to Sal’s with music once again playing loudly from Radio Raheem’s boom box. An argument ensues as Sal explodes with rage. The shouting escalates until finally, Sal takes out a baseball bat and smashes Radio Raheem’s boom box until it is no longer playing any music. Infuriated, Radio Raheem dives over the counter and begins physically assaulting Sal. A fight breaks out and eventually spills onto the sidewalk in front of the building. A crowd gathers and multiple policemen arrive on the scene to break up the fight. Buggin’ Out is arrested but Radio Raheem resists and is put into a chokehold. The officer holds Radio Raheem in the chokehold for too long, and after a few minutes he is dead. The officer drops his body to the ground while yelling at him to get up. After kicking Radio Raheem a few times, it is clear that he is dead. The policemen put his body into the backseat of one of their cars and drive

The scene takes place inside of Sal’s Famous Pizzeria which is in the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The pizzeria has been in that neighborhood for many years and most its customers are blacks. Inside the pizzeria we see chairs, tables, refrigerator that contains soda, a pizza oven and a cash register among other things typically found inside a restaurant. The temperature inside the pizzeria is hot and coupled with the extreme hot day makes the racial tensions more intense.

The weather is sizzling hot and tensions are slowly coming to a boil in this Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn neighborhood. Slowly but surely we see the heat melt away the barriers that were keeping anger from rising to the surface. The Blacks and the Hispanics own the streets the Koreans own the corner store and of course the Italians own the pizzeria, the Cops who happen to be all Caucasian, prowl the streets inside out, looking for anyone to harass. Toes are then stepped on and apologies are not made. Spike Lee creates the perfect set-up for a modern day in Bed-Stuyvesant. Without fail Spike Lee is transformed into an anthropologist. Spike Lee’s goal is to allow viewers to glimpse into the lives of real people and into a neighborhood they

In Michael Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), the connections between people and memories become the focal point of a very unique romance. Through the use of new technology, the possibility of erasing memories makes painful relationships disappear like they never happened. The tale of Joel and Clementine allows the audience to rethink and question the process they undergo as beneficial or destructive. Though the process might be helpful in eliminating the pain caused from another person, four key scenes show how the lessons learned through relationship experiences are important.

The education system has always been one to push students to absolute perfection, but at what costs do these measures become harmful, taxing and impractical? The film Race to Nowhere explores this concept and examines the pressures society has placed on students to fit this “one size fits all” definition of success. By presenting heart-wrenching stories of students who have suffered greatly from this “silent epidemic”, Race to Nowhere reveals to many an education system plagued by stress, depression, cheating, eating disorders, and sleep deprivation. An education system where there is emphasis on study to get the “A” instead of studying to truly retain the information. And lastly an education system where students aren’t truly learning. Through the use of visual elements, expert testimonials, and personal anecdotes Race to Nowhere is able to captivate viewers’ hearts, and cause them to redefine the true meaning of “success”.