English 102Violence, good or bad?Intolerance and violence are interconnected, because they are both acts of passion and hatred. There is a fine line between the two and they can often be one and the same. As Mahatma Gandhi once said: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence.” Intolerance has shaped violence in our society for years and should not be overlooked as one of the most controversial and imperative issues to resolve. Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, and Do The Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee, are two admirable films that explore the world of intolerance and violence. In Pleasantville, the colorless town's world is turned upside down as people and things begin to take on color thanks to newly introduced unfamiliar knowledge. As a result, a powerful window-breaking scene is filmed where the “non-colored” destroy what can be considered the refuge of the “coloreds.” Similarly, in Do The Right Thing, the main character, Mookie, breaks the window of the white-Italian pizzeria owned by Sal, following a fight that resulted in the death of one Radio Raheem, a young black man. With these scenes, both films raise the controversial question of "What was actually the right thing to do?" » Gary Ross and Spike Lee both examine the world of intolerance through a violent scene, in which Ross portrays it as a clearly unacceptable action through his use of non-diagetic sound and camerawork, while that Lee leaves it up to the viewer to decide through his uses of diagetic sound and camera. camera work, but I perceive it as the right thing to do. The message that Gary Ross conveys in the intense window smashing scene is that the "uncolored" are clearly in the wrong when they destroy Bill Johnson's colorful restaurant... .... middle of paper.... .. it is essential that the breaking point is reached so that this respect can have a new starting point. Do The Right Thing greatly influenced my view of racial tensions and rivalries. I always believed in Martin Luther King Jr.'s words about peaceful protest, and I hadn't considered Malcolm is not the solution, sometimes you have to act to create a respect that never existed in the first place. This film has a place in every school curriculum and home film collection because it will spark debate and allow you to explore and understand the thought processes and ideas of others. There have always been conflicts that need to be brought to light, even if they are not between races, and Do The Right Thing shows the delicacy and intensity that any conflict can have. That's what makes it a timeless film..