Response to "Do The Right Thing"

Ryan Silva

English 1100

February 5th, 2018
Prof. Young

     The film "Do the Right Thing" directed by Spike Lee was a great film because I believe it helped show how bad racism was. It stills exists today, but it was way worse back than and the films draws this out perfectly. Racism existed between everyone and no one was safe. The film really opened my eyes on how bad it was and how I can help change it.

     Other than how much the film touched me, the film was well directed from characters, to dialogue, to camera angles. The characters were well developed, and I was able to have an understanding on who they were and how they acted even before we were introduced to them. The dialogue was excellent because it really captured the relationships between the characters. People would speak differently to certain people depending on who they were speaking to. For example, Sal would speak to Radio Raheem in a rude disrespecting way because he was interrupting his place of business, but he would talk to Jade in a respectful, loving manner. Mookie would talk to Sal in a semiprofessional way, but he would talk to Buggin’ Out in a slang type of way. Finally, I felt the camera angles were great because it captured different perspectives depending where the angle was coming from. When Radio Raheem comes into Sal’s blasting music, we see him come in from Sal’s perspective which is as peaceful, quiet business all of a sudden interrupted by loud rap/hip hop. But, we also see it from Buggin’ Out’s perspective when he looks up at the “Wall of Fame” and he notices there are no “brothers” on the wall. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this movie and would definitely recommend it.

Do the Right Thing Quotes

Ryan Silva
English 1100
February 5th, 2018
Prof. Young

     Martin Luther King Jr's quote directly relates to Da Mayor because they both believe that equality and freedom can be reached by nonviolence. We see this in the movie when Da Mayor decides not to join the riot because he believes nonviolence is the answer. On the other hand, everyone who joined the riot sides with Malcolm X who believes in self-defense which is when violence is used to protect themselves and that's exactly what the rioters did when Radio Raheem was killed.

What is the "right" thing?

Ryan Silva

English 1100

January 29th, 2018

Prof.  Young

Does the script provide a point about doing the "right" thing? What is the "right" thing to do according to the script?

I believe the script does provide a point about doing the "right" thing, but in different ways. It shows us that people have many different views on many different topics and it's hard to decide what the "right" thing is. I believe the script tells us the "right" thing is what the person who's doing the action think's it is "right" or not, it might not be "right" or moral to others, but it's "right" to them.

How I Became a Photographer

Ryan Silva

English 1100

January 24th, 2018

Prof.  Young

How I Became a Photographer

       

          Throughout my life I've had many hobbies, but the ones that stuck with me are hiking, camping, and most importantly,  photography. I've always loved to go hiking, camping, and adventuring because of how beautiful mother nature is. I really wanted to capture every moment, but I didn't know how. Once in awhile I'd take a shot on my iPhone 6s, the quality was...okay... but not the best. I wanted something more, something that I would be able to look at and it would take me back there by just looking at the picture. That's when I decided to get a real camera. I first bought an old film camera and absolutely fell in love with it. After I got them developed, I noticed right away that I didn't know much about photography and using a manual lens, but some of them came out awesome!

 (Elevator shaft at an abandoned psychiatric center called

Letchworth Village, Thiells, NY)

 (Canopy at Letchworth Village, Thiells, NY)

(Split Rock, NY)

          The pictures might seem a little grainy, but that's only because I transferred them from film/paper to a digital copy. After noticing how expensive it is to have my film developed, I decided to buy an actual mirrorless camera that allows me to take high quality photos. I bought a Sony Alpha 6000 because how compact the camera is and the quality it produces. Here are some pictures that I've taken with my new camera.

 (Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus, Madison, NJ)

(US-24 West Bound, NJ) 

(Chatam, NJ) 

(Watchung Reservations, NJ) 

(My prom boutonniere at my house)

 (Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus, Madison, NJ)

          These are some of the first photos I've taken with my camera, I'm absolutely in love with photography and I plan on pursuing this amazing hobby. I plan on taking you along with me on my adventures and describe them. I'll obviously post pictures of what I find!