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Scene Breakdown | Do the Right Thing (Part 1)


A quick analysis of two scenes from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. Another two will be analyzed in my next video, follow so you don't miss it! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHH1opUx5AW0QGJv9Usvbow Twitter: http://twitter.com/filmdrunklove Facebook: http://facebook.com/filmdrunklove Clips: Do the Right Thing (dir. Spike Lee) Selma (dir. Ava DeVurnay) 12 Years a Slave (dir. Steve McQueen) Dear White People (dir. Justin Simien) Raiders of the Lost Ark (dir. Steven Spielberg) Under the Skin (dir. Jonathan Glazer) Bye Bye Birdie (dir. George Sidney) Star Wars (dir. George Lucas) M (dir. Fritz Lang) The Cosby Show Music: Fight the Power (Public Enemy) Kiss Me (Bobby McFerrrin) Gobstopper (J Dilla) Kiss the Sky (Shawn Lee) This video essay was created by Goutham Gnanasekaran

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