Do The Right Thing - Turn Up the Heat

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  • @Seth_M-T
    @Seth_M-T 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Five of my all-time favourite films are:
    - Rear Window
    - 12 Angry Men
    - Dog Day Afternoon
    - Rosemary's Baby
    - Do the Right Thing
    It just so happens that these films all have three things in common:
    - They're set in New York City.
    - They take place during a heatwave.
    - They're primarily set in one location.
    I've been wondering why this might be the case, and you've done a great job explaining it here. I should add that heat can also be used to suggest that the characters are acting delirious when they see something unusual. On top of this, it's a great way for all the characters to relate to each other, as everyone is experiencing the same thing.

  • @bryancolley1409
    @bryancolley1409 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I'd say the heat in Rear Window is primarily to have a reason for all the neighbors windows to be open.

  • @CunningCondor
    @CunningCondor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I saw this movie for the first time in high school. I loved it. Then years later in college, we studied it in a film class. I loved it even more.
    Also, I saw Blackkklansman yesterday. Great film.

  • @donleonshi
    @donleonshi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Should have won the Oscar. Spike was robbed.

    • @The1Thrashmaster
      @The1Thrashmaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He won one this year.

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What will it be like if Do the Right Thing won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Ensemble Cast? That would've been brilliant in my opinion.

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@The1Thrashmaster For Blackkklansman.

    • @romanxxxxyoutube
      @romanxxxxyoutube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Deserved the writing award and was snubbed of a best picture nomination

    • @24spoce8
      @24spoce8 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@romanxxxxyoutube what won instead

  • @Advent3546
    @Advent3546 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Kurosawa would be a great example for weather in film. He loved nature and all of its forms and brought it out for the emotion of the scene.
    The snowy farewell in Ikiru, the fires of the war in Ran, fog of corruption on Throne of Blood (sure I'm citing Every Frame a Painting a little bit but it works)

    • @ambskater97
      @ambskater97 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Brows Held High, actually, but still a good source to cite.

    • @Advent3546
      @Advent3546 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MasterBerry Ah a viewer of culture I see!

    • @diewisdom
      @diewisdom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the heat in High and Low...

    • @Advent3546
      @Advent3546 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Diego F. Otero ooh Good call

    • @jesscogan8820
      @jesscogan8820 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stray Dog functions really similarly too - sticky humidity and constant visual communication of sweltering, dehabilitating heat serves to emphasise the claustrophobia and exhaustion of the chase. The ICONIC market scene is a beautiful example :)

  • @TotallyRadicalShow
    @TotallyRadicalShow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of the best movies ever made and sadly still super relevant.

  • @djstarsign
    @djstarsign 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done. This movie made a huge impact when I watched it in high school. One of my favorites. I’d say that Cool Hand Luke also used heat as a major character (and to great effect). Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as well (not as apparent, but you could feel the humidity in the air). And finally, A Streetcar Named Desire also felt humid and sticky.

  • @FF-ch9nr
    @FF-ch9nr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GOES ON. AND THE HEAT GOES ON.

  • @zigalkodonverven3862
    @zigalkodonverven3862 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Holes had actual heat and dust devils. When Stanley looks at the camp from afar, the mirage-like heat wave bends the silhouettes of the D-tent campers. To simulate this heat wave in do the right thing, they put heat lamps above the lens, just out of sight. I may also add that the light at 3:31-3:36 gives his face an almost sinister shading from below (what's the vocab term for that lighting?) with harsh highlights on the brows, emphasizing the furrows and sweating neck without favoring for the facial expressions.

  • @jacobdominguez7808
    @jacobdominguez7808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Do The Right Thing is of the best movies ever made. (I saw Spike Lee's new film Black Klansman this last weekend & it's excellent. It has my highest recommendation).

    • @seanramsdell4172
      @seanramsdell4172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One of the most watchable challenging films of all time

    • @jacobdominguez7808
      @jacobdominguez7808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sean Ramsdell Absolutely!

  • @lfdoidao
    @lfdoidao 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that it goes beyond than just a yellow/ orange color correction

  • @muchadoaboutnothingisawesome
    @muchadoaboutnothingisawesome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i agree that do the right thing uses heat than any other film, but i simply don't think rear window would work in winter. no one minds being inside quite so much when it's cold out there. the tension wouldn't be the same. great essay!

  • @UmbrellaGent
    @UmbrellaGent 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Barton Fink!

  • @jordel2010
    @jordel2010 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really loved that you decided to center attention only to the aesthetic aspects of this film; plenty other videos have already dealt with the many thematic interpretations this film has.

  • @KMHill
    @KMHill 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the new logo and graphics!

  • @Crossed-Bones
    @Crossed-Bones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He was also an important element in 1992s Falling Down

  • @Jayaye1587
    @Jayaye1587 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know its not a film, but season one of True Detective does a masterful job of making you feel the sweltering swamp land sun.

  • @Yungbeck
    @Yungbeck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's this Kurosawa film named "the Revolver" or something, and I remember heat being almost a character in that as well. Falling Down too.

  • @DysnomiaFilms
    @DysnomiaFilms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember feeling the heat in Wake in Fright, even if it wasn't directly referenced as often.

  • @seanramsdell4172
    @seanramsdell4172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:27 Thus the film's unfortunate Oscar Snub

  • @ZenDragonYoutubeChannel
    @ZenDragonYoutubeChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice examination, I have thought of weather as a metaphor for the story or the emotions of the characters, but never thought about it all that much. This made me think about it just a little bit more :)

  • @smallviolin3842
    @smallviolin3842 ปีที่แล้ว

    Top ten best movies ive ever seen

  • @Antifearn
    @Antifearn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I can smell all of the sweat from this video

  • @rckkatansky5783
    @rckkatansky5783 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best films ever

  • @filmcre8or433
    @filmcre8or433 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible analysis! I need to watch this movie asap

  • @ΔούκαςΛύκας
    @ΔούκαςΛύκας 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great use of the heat can be seen in a greek film by Yiannis Economides called Matchbox, where a heatwave creates conflict between a family. A great hidden gem.

  • @seanramsdell4172
    @seanramsdell4172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:58 Thank you, Frozone :)

  • @NostalgiNorden
    @NostalgiNorden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Dog day afternoon.....

    • @alpcankaratas7336
      @alpcankaratas7336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I came to say this. I never got more tired and sweaty from watching a movie than Dog Day Afternoon. It’s just an amazing movie.

    • @breannaw7254
      @breannaw7254 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you...the whole vid i was waitin for a dog day afternoon clip

    • @shivzzi
      @shivzzi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Barton Fink....

    • @HowToWatchMovies
      @HowToWatchMovies 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah dude!!!

    • @gabrielmendez5561
      @gabrielmendez5561 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      FOR REAL

  • @maxlerner10
    @maxlerner10 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of your best videos. Great work, man.

  • @azaelbueno8822
    @azaelbueno8822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don’t understand how you put your heart making these amazing video essays yet don’t get the attention you deserve... meanwhile Jake Paul is getting 2-3 million views per video

  • @JulezNDrumz
    @JulezNDrumz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you brother!

  • @amoscaul3264
    @amoscaul3264 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always try to find the red wall from this film, but I did not know about the production design being deliberate in color schemes--so that and it being a 1989 film explains why the street looks muted today.

  • @planoaberto6214
    @planoaberto6214 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    what an essay!
    congrats.

  • @burgesssam
    @burgesssam 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Although not film, Jean-Marc Vallee has done a fantastic job of providing an effective hot and sweaty atmosphere with Sharp Objects.

  • @BenCaesar
    @BenCaesar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    City of God also employed heat viscerally

  • @khakimzhanmiras
    @khakimzhanmiras 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    >how do you visualize heat?
    piss filter of course

  • @exeacua
    @exeacua 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the presence of heat in Predator 2

  • @zorggler7474
    @zorggler7474 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heat leads to madness

  • @tomsouzas
    @tomsouzas 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muito bom... I've wathced this movie recently and I really loved! Thanks for the essay... really good!!!

  • @cammtz8312
    @cammtz8312 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always thought Spike Lee got the idea of the heat wave from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • @ummhwegottaproblem9125
    @ummhwegottaproblem9125 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed it and would defo appreciate if you would do a couple more of these for people who do film courses 😂

  • @fiore3ky
    @fiore3ky 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, as usual. Just somenthing, can you always write the films' titles that you show in your future videos?

  • @RudieObias
    @RudieObias 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't forget Michael Bay's BAD BOYS. That movie is all sorts of sticky heat! Say what you will about Michael bay, but he's great at delivering a palpable Mise-en-scène!

  • @ABDULLAHAAK1
    @ABDULLAHAAK1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nnniiiiccceee man

  • @petersmith9633
    @petersmith9633 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I got hot just watching this.

  • @hughdman
    @hughdman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still think it's one of the ten best films ever. Spoiler- Citizen Cane does not make my list ( but Magnificent Ambersons is a runner up).

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    SUPER HOT

  • @WarsPuzzles
    @WarsPuzzles 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Predator 2.

  • @melinamorales6654
    @melinamorales6654 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    where can i watch this movie online??

  • @zach123101
    @zach123101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    6:15 is that you Trump?

    • @NostalgiNorden
      @NostalgiNorden 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes becuse Trump really don't like the weather.....? ehm....

  • @seanramsdell4172
    @seanramsdell4172 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:17 Buffalo, anyone?

  • @sethleoric2598
    @sethleoric2598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Geostorm was bad?

  • @PleasantLeech
    @PleasantLeech 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was hot, baby, hot!

  • @adikravets3632
    @adikravets3632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hahaha 0:13

  • @AlexisGarcia-jz3rs
    @AlexisGarcia-jz3rs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    romeo and juliet includes heat

  • @aadamtx
    @aadamtx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen DTRT since it first came out, and I think it's time for a re-watch, after seeing your analysis (paying more attention to the color schemes and developing close-ups). And the Academy not nominating it for Best Picture & Lee for Best Director - just further proof that the votes are nonsense.
    How about an essay on the other weather extreme - cold/snow? The concluding scene of UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, for example, is a fine use of snow without having a blizzard or avalanche.

  • @plifal7799
    @plifal7799 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is basically just ScreenPrism's.

  • @calunchained
    @calunchained 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this was the best use oh heat in cinema history tbh, surprised you didn't think to mention it th-cam.com/video/4mqgLTS5bQs/w-d-xo.html

  • @PaitenBrown-ei6gk
    @PaitenBrown-ei6gk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To the person reading this Jesus loves you so much that he died on the cross for your sins so that you might choose to be saved from hell and put your trust in him. Everyone has sinned and sin keeps us from going to heaven for all eternity. But Jesus’s sacrifice allows us to be washed clean of our sins and have a relationship with God, which God wants because he loves you so much.

  • @PaitenBrown-ei6gk
    @PaitenBrown-ei6gk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey…Jesus Loves You

  • @kheliaal
    @kheliaal 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:53
    I may be just ignorant but why, if it’s a very hot day, people are walking in the sun? This seems to me like a little inaccuracy, am I wrong?

  • @TheLuckyKings1
    @TheLuckyKings1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    First?

  • @mkultravictim8890
    @mkultravictim8890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sal was clearly in the right

  • @JRnyc
    @JRnyc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spike with his silly little closet- racist movies.

    • @RK-um9tu
      @RK-um9tu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      translation - I am a white male so please ignore me....

    • @rollotomassi4768
      @rollotomassi4768 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I never felt it was racist . I thought it showed how people put in difficult situations will tend to resort to hate. Blaming someone else is always easy. Examinng the problem is always more work.

  • @langundovitale1305
    @langundovitale1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I will say this: Do The Right Thing is actually the worst film I've ever seen. But it was interesting hearing what you explained about the film. There's nothing wrong with enjoying it, but personally I feel there should also be nothing wrong with hating it. Spike Lee has many other great films that I actually enjoy. It's just this one I can't stand.

    • @HugoSoup57
      @HugoSoup57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow, bad take. This is arguably one of the greatest movies ever made. I think it’s Spike Lee’s best film, maybe you just didn’t understand the movie.
      Edit: It’s widely considered to be one of the best films ever made and Spike Lee’s masterpiece. Even if you didn’t enjoy it, it’s not even close to being one of the worst films of all time. I think you just don’t get the movie. It’s probably one of the deepest, most complex examinations of racial tensions and it is still relevant today. Hate it if you want, but I don’t know how you can say it’s a poorly made film because it isn’t. It’s an insightful look on race, everybody that is in the rare minority who said this was a bad film didn’t seem like they understood what the movie was about. It’s a very well-made and crafted film, regardless of whether you liked it or not.

    • @langundovitale1305
      @langundovitale1305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HugoSoup57 And you're allowed to have that opinion. But allow me to have mine too. Not every film deserves 100% praise.

    • @RK-um9tu
      @RK-um9tu ปีที่แล้ว

      translation - I am a white male so please ignore me....