Ryan Jones. As a black guy, I can confirm that not everyone would agree with that. I work very hard as a professional, and contribute financially and supportively to my community.
@@scottscott232 You shouldn't have wasted your time and energy replying to that living in his parents' basement-dwelling troll. His only intent was to get a triggered response by posting that inflammatory comment, and I suspect that in the real world he doesn't have a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out of. I'm a black man as well and have worked/studied my ass off for everything I have acquired up to this stage in my life. And I too have contributed to the betterment of my community.
I like how he tells him “ Son, I’ve never had any trouble with these people”...in so many words “have they ever threatened your life, have they ever threatened my life, sure we have our disputes, but what, we don’t do that in our neighborhoods with each other??...real stuff..
I've got no personal problem with blacks, I especially like actual Africans. But dealing with ghetto American blacks is enough to make anyone lose their patience.
I have met a lot of Italian business owners like this over the year. You get to know them and they have a ‘Dad’ vibe about them. Once they get to know you they can be very loyal and you actually sometimes develop a bond with them.
Hey people what about what happened to Radio Raheem does anyone actually cares? or just focusing too much on Aiello & Turturro don't get Me wrong they were good in the Joint or Film but what about the late Great Elder Robin Harris who just as funny & the late Greats Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis not to mention young Brother Martin Lawrence & Queen Rosie Perez who almost stole the Joint or Film this Joint should have walked Home with Best Picture later with some Driving Miss Daisy
What you didn't mention when Turturro was yelling & pushing Smiley he almost got dealt with by Robin Harris (voice only) than Smiley got back at Turturro saying "F-k You" which was amazing as well!
Brandford Marsalis (soprano sax, in this scene) and Terrence Blanchard (trumpet, used in a lot of Spike movies, plus Sugarhill) are two unsung masters of music scores!
@@andytsung9442 , You mean Pino. Sal accepts the blacks in the neighborhood as his customers. Pino does not. In fact, Pino openly shows his disdain for the blacks in the neighborhood who are loyal customers. In fact, Mookie calls Pino on his racism. I.E. Pino disdains the blacks by calling them "n*****s" but meanwhile, he admires black celebrities such as Michael Jordan. When Mookie points that out to him, Pino refuses to admit that but has the attitude of "Well, that's different."
3:15 this scene is so powerful man. The frustration on sal’s face while the whole situation is unfolding it’s hits deep. I’ve worked at gas stations having to deal with homeless people and my reaction was exactly the same with getting them of the property and the truth is I should have been more tolerant because the ultimate truth is hatred only leads to suffering.
You should check out “How Much a Dollar Cost” by Kendrick Lamar. It’s a great song that touches on the topic of how people treat the homeless when looking for a simple dollar or something. It expands into religion and how such a simple thing could be a test, but if that’s not anything you’re interested in, then stick to the interaction of the homeless man with Kendrick, it’s amazing
I Love this film. It represents the purest form of verisimilitude. We need to cherish and protect art like this. It doesn't judge, it doesn't have an agenda it just reflects the reality of Bed-Stuy in the late 80s from ALL perspectives involved. Its crass its offensive utterly thought provoking but above all else its REAL.
This man was such a good actor. I have the highest respect for him. An excellent actor. Rip sir. He gave to a lot of charities. One was for autism. My son is autistic. I personally hate cities,but man if the pizza was as good as he made in this movie. I'd eat there everyday😼😼😼
Personally, I think Sal genuinely likes the people in the neighborhood. He talks about his pride in knowing that they grew on his food and how he has watched the neighborhood kids grow up over the years. Even toward the end, before he smashes the radio, four of the neighborhood kids show up as they are about to go home for the night and he lets them in anyway for one last slice. I think the racial slurs from Sal come more from anger and frustration (although that is not an excuse). I don't know; everyone will have their own point of view about the actions of the characters, but that is what I get from Sal.
the problem is who ever sold guns to black people is responsible maybe italian mafia idk. but if u see from 1940s-1980s white people were majority in these blocks now everything has turned around black people hated white like white did too black so many violence.So many black people settled did crimes and all and white people escaped those who stayed were fucked and they wanted to do anything to make white gone and this war is even now...sad
+emily cathcart I agree with you 100% percent. If Sal really hated the blacks, then he wouldn't of opened up a pizza restaurant in their neighborhood. The restaurant would of been in his own environment.
Zach Jersey Everybody was equally messed up I think this shows how stupid we have individuals in the human species. Humans allow skin color to be an issue so sad because everyone is a human and skin color is just little melanin to lots of melanin doesn’t mean we are so different. Sure we have different cultures but the race thing is created well stupid humans keep hating each other if there aliens they sure will take you over and destroy you no matter what so call race you think you are
Sal is old school Italian takes pride in work and in his food and if he can make someone happy with a slice of pizza then that's all good with him I don't think his son ever really unstood pride
Sal was not a racist. He had some issues, but on the whole he liked the community. He just smiled when he saw Smiley. He stayed because he liked the fact that the people in the community grew up on his pizza. It sort of gave his life a sense of meaning.
Pino could just quit and make his own way, like his dad did, if he hates being around "them",but he doesn't. He is being supported by his Dad and by the same "animals" that pay for their food. That's another angle Spike shows. Seething in anger because he feels like he is stuck, hatred bubbling , yet can't even be a man and make his own way. He will never understand the pride Sal feels in HIS business.
Its not "never" understand.....he's a kid in his late teens,early 20's....its the kind of things where in 10-25 yrs, He will come to his pops and say "i understand now dad, i was a young dumbass kid back then"....thats what this is about, amongst many other
I've been doing a breakdown of this scene for school and this has been the most insightful look at Pino I could find. thanks my dude, you're a lifesaver.
@@ericsaenz2330 That's pretty lame. It shouldn't take to your late 20s to figure that out. But when his candyass is being taken care of, he's got time to nurse his 'feelings'. Dad couldn't. Because Dad had to put food on the table and a roof over head.
If Pino's not happy he should just quit. What could he do, he wouldn't get the same treatment that he would get working for "Daddy". Look at Vito he doesn't complain and he gets along great with everyone.
True...Vito inherited his dad’s affection for the community they were serving. Pino inherited some of his dad firey personality, but he unlike his dad he was bitter.
@@mikem591 , Interesting thing is that Sal' wife (Pinno and Vito's mother) is never seen or mentioned in the movie. It would be interesting to see what she was like; Whether she would openly despise the blacks in the neighborhood like Pinno or whether, for the most part, she would treat the blacks decently and see them as their customers the way Sal and Vito do.
@@williamlandolfi7858 That’s true! Pino might of inherited his bitterness towards the Black people of the neighborhood from his Mom. Probably also from the guys around the neighborhood who probably gave him a hard time about it. Sal had some prejudices in him, but I think his pizzeria in the Black neighborhood was part of his comfort zone, including the people in the neighborhood. It was pretty clear Sal had no desire to leave. Great insight…
"Do your friends put money in your pocket, Pino? Food on your table? They pay your rent, the roof over your head?" Never worry about what your "friends" think of you.
@BIGWORM 510 1- Buggin' out was a disrespectful person with a bad attitude, doesn't make him wholly wrong though 2- Sal was a good man at heart but honestly, he made a mistake by not listening. He didn't listen to the rhythm of the neighborhood. What would it have cost him to put a few black people on the wall? He could've even picked some crooners to maintain the theme. He could have chosen love, but he fell into hate's trap. He chose "my way or the highway". I know he's legally in the right to do this, and he will face no consequences and his store will be paid for with insurance, but his choice indirectly led to an unjust death in front of everyone.
Sal blew it at the end calling Radio Raheem the n word, but I think he actually had a lot of love for the Black people in the community. He didn’t want to move his pizzeria. He was cast as a symbol of white oppression and exploitation, but seemed to get along well on the whole with the local patrons. He got a bad rap but he was actually initially pretty well liked and his place was a ‘hit’ in the Black community. I think they liked his pizza and it was a hang out. You sometimes see those type of store owners. Sort of tough, imperfect with some issues, but once you get know them and they like you, you can share a warm relationship.
Sal has every right to run his joint the way he sees fit. That includes having a Wall of Honor for Italian-Americans. If Spike Lee owned a pizza joint with a Wall of Honor for African-Americans, what right do I, as a First Nations man, of Mohawk and Piscataway blood, to tell Spike Lee that Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and Geronimo need to replace Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson and John Coltrane on Spike Lee's wall in his own joint? I have no right at all and all the comments in reply to this post cannot change that. Here's a pro tip for Spike Lee: When you burn down the pizza joint that has been in business for over twenty years in your neighborhood, don't be surprised when not one businessman of any blood, of any ethnicity, comes around to rebuild it. Because they won't come around to rebuild it and all you will get is a memorial of ashes, rubble and charred bricks--a memorial to pride, and pride goeth before the fall.
I don't think the point of the movie is that Sal was wrong for not having Black celebrities on the wall, but just to show The clash of viewpoints. I would be surprised to find the Spike Lee would think that such an establishment would have an obligation to have any particular pictures hanging on the wall.
@@kailashpatel1706 That you don't understand the aspect of the film does not make IT silly. It just means YOU don't understand it. And it's safe to say that if.you acknowledge that you don't understand it,, then you're in no position to know if it's silly.
It's funny. I can't speak for anyone else, but his advice went a long way for me. So often, we're so concerned about what others think. It took me a long time to realize who the people in my life were until I truly heard what Sal was trying to say.
Funny how John Tutturo, plays this "Pwop, I'm tired of N-words" in Do the Right Thing, but in Jungle Fever, he's like, "I'm dating a Black girl. So what?" That's versatility!
shoot in 1 take, Music Builds up great with the scene, the zoom uptil 1.35, the father son conversation. difference in looking at the situation, pride great scene.
Its interesting... in the behind the scenes making of the Film... Spike Lee was asked did he think the character "Sal" was a Racist after everything was said and done, to which his Response was... "Well obviously he's racist because he refers to black folks as THESE people, he obviously must be a racist" But Danny Aiello was asked did he think the character Sal was a Racist... He said... "Well... when I had read the character that Spike wrote on paper, yea on paper it seems like he was Racist when I was reading it to myself alone... but I made sure I wasn't going to play it like that... Do I think Sal was a Racist? No... no I don't think he was a Racist at all... when I actually started to say my lines out loud and speak LIFE into the character "Sal" with my own words and gestures... I thought to myself... "he's a self made man, he has alot of pride in his business, he respects the role he plays in the community in which he's been occupying his place of Business, and he at least thinks he understands the dichotomy between him, his family, and the outside forces of the community where his business dwells"... but also... I can see he represents the idea that maybe he's an outsider to some... maybe he's a foreign element within the boundaries of this tightly-nit community... maybe he has a hard time seeing that because he's been doing it so long, and maybe he can't see himself representing anything negative to the public... I think he would like to see himself as accomplishing something good and noble, but he's also old and experienced enough to know that the presence of his business can be perceived as both a Gift to some, and a threat to others in the community, depending on how you look at it... but now if he was a racist in any form, he would've allowed himself to give in to his Son's shallow & misguided rhetoric... he would've allowed himself to give in to his Son's narrow-minded social concerns that alot of young men allow themselves to get caught up with nowadays, and he would've let those concerns dictate his decisions on how he should go about running his business from that moment forward... do I think he's a Racist?? No I don't think or believe he is a Racist at all" R.I.P. Danny Aiello 💔💔
@betterdays you really don't know spike or haven't seen many of his movies. Spike doing critiques of our racist american society in his films doesn't make him a racist. He calls out racism where it is.
I remember listening to that Spike Lee quote and was kind of surprised and a little disappointed that Spike had that perspective about his own movie character. My own perspective was that Sal certainly had prejudices and biases, like many people regardless of ethnicity, but overall he was much closer to an ally than an enemy to that predominately Black community. Never felt he was an out and out racist. Pino and Buggin Out were the biggest racists by far in the movie.
Man this movie was underrated. A very nuanced look at race relations. This was a very touching human moment between father and son. Hard to believe he had this depth at such a young age. It should be honored in retrospect. Spike made a great movie.
The1andOnlyMadvibez I usually would feel the same but when you make a bonafide all time classic. It’s just hard to ever surpass it. I don’t care if this was his early work or if he made it this year. I’m glad he did. And I’m glad he made his other works because he has other classics especially Malcolm x
This really was Spike's master work--nothing else he's done compares to this. (Although "Malcom X" comes close--primarily because Denzel is so brilliant in his portrayal--incredible performance!!)
“Get a fuckin job man! I’m sick of this shit! You get a job! What! I got a job! I got a job man!” Bring yo ass over here punk! Naw I ain’t going over there I ain’t got no reason to go over there man! I got no reason to go over there! What are you gonna do fuckin jump me?” 🤣🤣🤣
@alexgomez83 that just goes to show what type of mentality he has. Even if he wanted to hang with a black person he can't. Because he let his friends, which is his own people control him. Ain't nothing wrong with having pride in your race. But as far as being your own individual, you should be able to work wherever you want or hang out with whoever you want. No matter how anybody else feel about it.
Pino could have been more compassionate. Yes, dealing with a "Special Needs" Person takes work I know this only too well. My Uncle is "Special Needs" and although he doesn't do what Smiley does, if anyone treated him like Pino treated Smiley he would have gotten his butt kicked. He lives in a Small Town so a lot of people know him.
The scene with smiley and pino was so funny. He obviously had just had it. At the end of the scene, it switches to mookie in the shower going "WHOOOOOO!" LOL...
His actual name is probably Giuseppe (Joseph), since in Italy they call people with that name Peppe, and Peppino is a diminutive version of it, and from there comes "Pino".
I feel so bad for Smiley, I mean that he's disabled and lives in a bad neighborhood. John Turturro I thought was kind of an asshole for yelling at him. Again, it's so sad. If he sold me a picture I'd pay 10 dollars. cause i feel so bad.
For me one of the most affecting and heartbreaking scenes in any movie ever. The music building with the scene. Sal is a good man but loses his cool - tragically - in the end.
"They're not your friends. If they were your friends, they wouldn't laugh at you."
RIP Danny Aiello 😪
A wonderful actor
Every thing Pino said is true
Ryan Jones. As a black guy, I can confirm that not everyone would agree with that. I work very hard as a professional, and contribute financially and supportively to my community.
@@scottscott232 You shouldn't have wasted your time and energy replying to that living in his parents' basement-dwelling troll. His only intent was to get a triggered response by posting that inflammatory comment, and I suspect that in the real world he doesn't have a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out of.
I'm a black man as well and have worked/studied my ass off for everything I have acquired up to this stage in my life. And I too have contributed to the betterment of my community.
@@LeftyStratPlayer same here brother all it takes is hard work and commitment if you do the right thing you will be rich mentally and financially
I like how he tells him “ Son, I’ve never had any trouble with these people”...in so many words “have they ever threatened your life, have they ever threatened my life, sure we have our disputes, but what, we don’t do that in our neighborhoods with each other??...real stuff..
Yeah, and then they trashed his business
@@soulsurfer639 Back to 8chan, incel.
@@soulsurfer639 bad apples aren't the whole bunch, you should realize that by now.
@@espressonoob The whole hood burned and looted his business...
I've got no personal problem with blacks, I especially like actual Africans. But dealing with ghetto American blacks is enough to make anyone lose their patience.
I have met a lot of Italian business owners like this over the year. You get to know them and they have a ‘Dad’ vibe about them. Once they get to know you they can be very loyal and you actually sometimes develop a bond with them.
You are right! You can develop a good relationship and become loyal with them.
@@ollycrolla4839Can over time be a warm relationship. Have had nice memories of them.
RIP Danny Aiello . We grew up on his food.
Alexandre MONBAILLY ??? I’m not sure what you mean about that
@@nelixsulu6201 an homage to his italian ancestry; everybody loves pizza/pasta
His SOUL food
The avant garde jazz really does add to the scene and how Sal feels
The acting from Aiello when Turturro is yelling at smiley is amazing, ready to just blow up on the inside without saying a word.
No, I never knew that.
Hey people what about what happened to Radio Raheem does anyone actually cares? or just focusing too much on Aiello & Turturro don't get Me wrong they were good in the Joint or Film but what about the late Great Elder Robin Harris who just as funny & the late Greats Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis not to mention young Brother Martin Lawrence & Queen Rosie Perez who almost stole the Joint or Film this Joint should have walked Home with Best Picture later with some Driving Miss Daisy
Sure, I care.
@@joel8583 thank You at least You know what time it is today
What you didn't mention when Turturro was yelling & pushing Smiley he almost got dealt with by Robin Harris (voice only) than Smiley got back at Turturro saying "F-k You" which was amazing as well!
Danny Aiello was one of the great character actors of all time. RIP, King!
Brandford Marsalis (soprano sax, in this scene) and Terrence Blanchard (trumpet, used in a lot of Spike movies, plus Sugarhill) are two unsung masters of music scores!
This scene made me cry. I wish I had a real father like this reaching out to me and educating me about one fine area of life
Great acting
Yes and perhaps the Son needs to leave and or move on.
I cried too. Like just now.
May the Gods bless you.
Sal makes a very good point. If your friends laugh at you like that, then they aren't your friends.
Either Sal needs to stand up to them or he needs to find new friends...
@@andytsung9442 , You mean Pino. Sal accepts the blacks in the neighborhood as his customers. Pino does not. In fact, Pino openly shows his disdain for the blacks in the neighborhood who are loyal customers. In fact, Mookie calls Pino on his racism. I.E. Pino disdains the blacks by calling them "n*****s" but meanwhile, he admires black celebrities such as Michael Jordan. When Mookie points that out to him, Pino refuses to admit that but has the attitude of "Well, that's different."
But pino was right about being in that neighbourhood
@@ianmohammed6429 No he wasnt😂😂
@@Bittah1daer watch the movie he was
there is so much to appreciate in this scene. the acting, dialogue but especially how it is shot. Love how it is all in one shot
my favourite ever line in a movie: "you oughta boycott the god damn barber who fucked up your head."
🤣🤣
3:15 this scene is so powerful man. The frustration on sal’s face while the whole situation is unfolding it’s hits deep. I’ve worked at gas stations having to deal with homeless people and my reaction was exactly the same with getting them of the property and the truth is I should have been more tolerant because the ultimate truth is hatred only leads to suffering.
yes yoda
The saddest part is it’s not just some homeless guy it’s a mentally challenged man who sal clearly cares for and his son is treating him like nothing
You should check out “How Much a Dollar Cost” by Kendrick Lamar. It’s a great song that touches on the topic of how people treat the homeless when looking for a simple dollar or something. It expands into religion and how such a simple thing could be a test, but if that’s not anything you’re interested in, then stick to the interaction of the homeless man with Kendrick, it’s amazing
Get the fuck outta man.😂😂
@@RAvila53🤡
LMAO at Pino screaming "GET A FUCKING JOB!".
I dont blame em as a blk man pino and me would be friends 😂
yup those old black men always sitting around........lol, funny as shit..
"Why you got so much anger in you"??
as a white kid who grew up around a bunch of ignorant racists, that line hit me like a ton of bricks.
One of my favorite movie scenes of all time....
RIP DANNY AEILLO😔
What's not talked about _nearly_ enough is the beautiful score by the composer (and Spike Lee's dad) Bill Lee
Absolutely!!! I've been extolling the same sentiment for years. Bill Lee's film scores are phenomenal!🏆👑
Danny was a one of kind actor who will truly be missed
The fact that this is a single take blows my mind. Honestly my favorite scene in the movie.
I Love this film.
It represents the purest form of verisimilitude. We need to cherish and protect art like this. It doesn't judge, it doesn't have an agenda it just reflects the reality of Bed-Stuy in the late 80s from ALL perspectives involved.
Its crass its offensive utterly thought provoking but above all else its REAL.
This man was such a good actor. I have the highest respect for him. An excellent actor. Rip sir. He gave to a lot of charities. One was for autism. My son is autistic. I personally hate cities,but man if the pizza was as good as he made in this movie. I'd eat there everyday😼😼😼
if sal made you pizza you would immediately notice the lack of cheese
The older I get the more and more I relate to every character in that movie. I understand everyone's perspective.
Just about to comment on the exact same sentiment until I saw your comment.
Agreed 😢
how on earth can you relate to those idiots buggin out and radio racheem is beyond me
Wonderful scene and The Natural Spiritual Orchestra's 'Father to Son' is the perfect backdrop for it.
Personally, I think Sal genuinely likes the people in the neighborhood. He talks about his pride in knowing that they grew on his food and how he has watched the neighborhood kids grow up over the years. Even toward the end, before he smashes the radio, four of the neighborhood kids show up as they are about to go home for the night and he lets them in anyway for one last slice. I think the racial slurs from Sal come more from anger and frustration (although that is not an excuse). I don't know; everyone will have their own point of view about the actions of the characters, but that is what I get from Sal.
the problem is who ever sold guns to black people is responsible maybe italian mafia idk. but if u see from 1940s-1980s white people were majority in these blocks now everything has turned around black people hated white like white did too black so many violence.So many black people settled did crimes and all and white people escaped those who stayed were fucked and they wanted to do anything to make white gone and this war is even now...sad
+emily cathcart I agree with you 100% percent. If Sal really hated the blacks, then he wouldn't of opened up a pizza restaurant in their neighborhood. The restaurant would of been in his own environment.
emily cathcart couldn't agree with you more. You watch this movie and wonder if Sal is a closet racist, but he probably was not
Zach Jersey Everybody was equally messed up I think this shows how stupid we have individuals in the human species. Humans allow skin color to be an issue so sad because everyone is a human and skin color is just little melanin to lots of melanin doesn’t mean we are so different. Sure we have different cultures but the race thing is created well stupid humans keep hating each other if there aliens they sure will take you over and destroy you no matter what so call race you think you are
one thing for sure the small business man/woman takes a beaten with taxes,regulation & everything in this country !!!
Sal is old school Italian takes pride in work and in his food and if he can make someone happy with a slice of pizza then that's all good with him I don't think his son ever really unstood pride
Sal was not a racist. He had some issues, but on the whole he liked the community. He just smiled when he saw Smiley. He stayed because he liked the fact that the people in the community grew up on his pizza. It sort of gave his life a sense of meaning.
mikem987 Pino on the other hand....
@@barryand601pino was right tho they destroyed his dad shop in the end
what about the rant at the end of the movie ?
Sure, he liked his community because they were his customers from a standpoint of business.
He was a racist. I mean smiley was Hispanic i think so he prolly like the people that wasn’t black. But, Sal didn’t like black people for sure.
The way the go back and forth in this film gets me every time😆
Pino could just quit and make his own way, like his dad did, if he hates being around "them",but he doesn't. He is being supported by his Dad and by the same "animals" that pay for their food. That's another angle Spike shows. Seething in anger because he feels like he is stuck, hatred bubbling , yet can't even be a man and make his own way. He will never understand the pride Sal feels in HIS business.
Its not "never" understand.....he's a kid in his late teens,early 20's....its the kind of things where in 10-25 yrs, He will come to his pops and say "i understand now dad, i was a young dumbass kid back then"....thats what this is about, amongst many other
Sal grew his business in homogeny and saw it destroyed by homogenous animality. Seething is not required. Only a homogenous point of tolerance.
I've been doing a breakdown of this scene for school and this has been the most insightful look at Pino I could find. thanks my dude, you're a lifesaver.
@@ericsaenz2330
That's pretty lame. It shouldn't take to your late 20s to figure that out. But when his candyass is being taken care of, he's got time to nurse his 'feelings'. Dad couldn't. Because Dad had to put food on the table and a roof over head.
kaejae24 that would be his best bet yes save money and then leave
The scene with Pino's confrontation with Smiley kicks bad ass!
Especially when Smiley shouts "FA FA FA FA FU-FU-FUCK-YA-YA-YA-YOU!!".
Pino was tired of retards.
@@valuecalc he must've hated himself so much
3:39...."leave dat boy alone you know he aint right...daaamm"....love Robin Harris
It's so funny when Smiley tries to say "Fuck You."
He's such an underrated actor
If they were your friends they wouldnt laugh at you
That's right!
Tell 'em Iron Horse!
Henry's the reason I became a fan of The New York Yankees back in '94 at the age of 15
They don't put a roof over your head or food on your table they are not your friends good point made.
Pino instigated the whole altercation with Smiley and he ends up playing the victim
to be fair, smiley is mentally challenged.
If Pino's not happy he should just quit. What could he do, he wouldn't get the same treatment that he would get working for "Daddy". Look at Vito he doesn't complain and he gets along great with everyone.
True...Vito inherited his dad’s affection for the community they were serving. Pino inherited some of his dad firey personality, but he unlike his dad he was bitter.
@@mikem591 , Interesting thing is that Sal' wife (Pinno and Vito's mother) is never seen or mentioned in the movie. It would be interesting to see what she was like; Whether she would openly despise the blacks in the neighborhood like Pinno or whether, for the most part, she would treat the blacks decently and see them as their customers the way Sal and Vito do.
@@williamlandolfi7858 That’s true! Pino might of inherited his bitterness towards the Black people of the neighborhood from his Mom. Probably also from the guys around the neighborhood who probably gave him a hard time about it. Sal had some prejudices in him, but I think his pizzeria in the Black neighborhood was part of his comfort zone, including the people in the neighborhood. It was pretty clear Sal had no desire to leave. Great insight…
One of the most important Films of the 20th Century.
"Do your friends put money in your pocket, Pino? Food on your table? They pay your rent, the roof over your head?"
Never worry about what your "friends" think of you.
Huh? They're not your friends. If they were your friends they wouldn't laughing at you.
Pino & Bugging Out messed everything up. Without them, things would've been different.
Wilizm Buggin out was the main reason things ended that way. If this was reality he shoulda been charged for Radio Raheim's murder
Buggin out caused everything just stfu it's not your place he's Italian let him show some pride
@BIGWORM 510 You fail at watching this movie. You fail at human compassion. You just fail, fail, fail. You are not doing the right thing.
@BIGWORM 510 It is my favorite film about NY, where i was born.
@BIGWORM 510 1- Buggin' out was a disrespectful person with a bad attitude, doesn't make him wholly wrong though
2- Sal was a good man at heart but honestly, he made a mistake by not listening. He didn't listen to the rhythm of the neighborhood. What would it have cost him to put a few black people on the wall? He could've even picked some crooners to maintain the theme. He could have chosen love, but he fell into hate's trap. He chose "my way or the highway". I know he's legally in the right to do this, and he will face no consequences and his store will be paid for with insurance, but his choice indirectly led to an unjust death in front of everyone.
Sal blew it at the end calling Radio Raheem the n word, but I think he actually had a lot of love for the Black people in the community. He didn’t want to move his pizzeria. He was cast as a symbol of white oppression and exploitation, but seemed to get along well on the whole with the local patrons. He got a bad rap but he was actually initially pretty well liked and his place was a ‘hit’ in the Black community. I think they liked his pizza and it was a hang out. You sometimes see those type of store owners. Sort of tough, imperfect with some issues, but once you get know them and they like you, you can share a warm relationship.
Im black and I actually like sal
Everyone has a boiling point.
@@tmat2024 your "boiling point" shouldn't be racial slurs
@@squidwardstan9103 Agreed; however, I'm not the authority on the breaking point in every human being. Lol
Radio Raheem was an idiot.
Great scene.
Topped off with Bill Lee's fantastic musical score and Branford Marsalis great sax.
Superb movie, too.
Classic Scene
RIP Danny Aiello😪😪😪
Great scene between Sal and Pino. Great story within a story with this scene. Great acting!
Sal has every right to run his joint the way he sees fit. That includes having a Wall of Honor for Italian-Americans. If Spike Lee owned a pizza joint with a Wall of Honor for African-Americans, what right do I, as a First Nations man, of Mohawk and Piscataway blood, to tell Spike Lee that Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and Geronimo need to replace Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson and John Coltrane on Spike Lee's wall in his own joint? I have no right at all and all the comments in reply to this post cannot change that. Here's a pro tip for Spike Lee: When you burn down the pizza joint that has been in business for over twenty years in your neighborhood, don't be surprised when not one businessman of any blood, of any ethnicity, comes around to rebuild it. Because they won't come around to rebuild it and all you will get is a memorial of ashes, rubble and charred bricks--a memorial to pride, and pride goeth before the fall.
@Swiatek702 oh the irony...
a silly aspect of the film..i do not get them smashing his place up for that..
@@kailashpatel1706 It is the key aspect to the film.
I don't think the point of the movie is that Sal was wrong for not having Black celebrities on the wall, but just to show The clash of viewpoints. I would be surprised to find the Spike Lee would think that such an establishment would have an obligation to have any particular pictures hanging on the wall.
@@kailashpatel1706 That you don't understand the aspect of the film does not make IT silly. It just means YOU don't understand it. And it's safe to say that if.you acknowledge that you don't understand it,, then you're in no position to know if it's silly.
"It's like I come to work, it's Planet Of The Apes." John Turturro was hilarious in this movie even though his character is a total racist prick lol.
Silver Snail14 planet of the apes.. LMFAO
Then plays the opposite in jungle Fever also falling for a black woman while his friends beat him up for it
@@krlm2280, it shows that he is a good actor.
Silver, and the others weren't being racist? Get serious.
I'm Sure his Character Would Feel A lot Better if There Were an Italian kkKlansman Rally Somewhere in Italy.
daddy is such a sweetheart
Thank you so much for this! Love this scene! The hate and love shown through this. Spike was on one when he made this
His best film ever--still holds up today!!
It's funny. I can't speak for anyone else, but his advice went a long way for me. So often, we're so concerned about what others think. It took me a long time to realize who the people in my life were until I truly heard what Sal was trying to say.
i wasted so much time in my life worrying about what others thought. i wish i could go back in time and tell myself not to worry about that crap
His son was giving him a warning.
“Get a fucking job man”
“You get a job” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Funny how John Tutturo, plays this "Pwop, I'm tired of N-words" in Do the Right Thing, but in Jungle Fever, he's like, "I'm dating a Black girl. So what?" That's versatility!
shoot in 1 take, Music Builds up great with the scene, the zoom uptil 1.35, the father son conversation. difference in looking at the situation, pride
great scene.
A, Timeless Scene !!! RIP Danny Aiello !!!
A great film. It's complicated. There was no easy answer. Just like real life. Spike Lee's masterpiece.
RIP Sal, serve Da Mayor and Raheem a slice 🍕
The only lesson...never relax.
Its interesting... in the behind the scenes making of the Film... Spike Lee was asked did he think the character "Sal" was a Racist after everything was said and done, to which his Response was...
"Well obviously he's racist because he refers to black folks as THESE people, he obviously must be a racist"
But Danny Aiello was asked did he think the character Sal was a Racist... He said...
"Well... when I had read the character that Spike wrote on paper, yea on paper it seems like he was Racist when I was reading it to myself alone... but I made sure I wasn't going to play it like that... Do I think Sal was a Racist? No... no I don't think he was a Racist at all... when I actually started to say my lines out loud and speak LIFE into the character "Sal" with my own words and gestures... I thought to myself... "he's a self made man, he has alot of pride in his business, he respects the role he plays in the community in which he's been occupying his place of Business, and he at least thinks he understands the dichotomy between him, his family, and the outside forces of the community where his business dwells"... but also... I can see he represents the idea that maybe he's an outsider to some... maybe he's a foreign element within the boundaries of this tightly-nit community... maybe he has a hard time seeing that because he's been doing it so long, and maybe he can't see himself representing anything negative to the public... I think he would like to see himself as accomplishing something good and noble, but he's also old and experienced enough to know that the presence of his business can be perceived as both a Gift to some, and a threat to others in the community, depending on how you look at it...
but now if he was a racist in any form, he would've allowed himself to give in to his Son's shallow & misguided rhetoric... he would've allowed himself to give in to his Son's narrow-minded social concerns that alot of young men allow themselves to get caught up with nowadays, and he would've let those concerns dictate his decisions on how he should go about running his business from that moment forward... do I think he's a Racist?? No I don't think or believe he is a Racist at all"
R.I.P. Danny Aiello 💔💔
@betterdays you really don't know spike or haven't seen many of his movies. Spike doing critiques of our racist american society in his films doesn't make him a racist. He calls out racism where it is.
@Vulpes Inculta nazi lover
@Vulpes Inculta at least im not a hateful bigot
Spike may be a bit of a goofball, like Tarantino, but also like Tarantino, he's one of our generations great true auteurs of cinema.
I remember listening to that Spike Lee quote and was kind of surprised and a little disappointed that Spike had that perspective about his own movie character. My own perspective was that Sal certainly had prejudices and biases, like many people regardless of ethnicity, but overall he was much closer to an ally than an enemy to that predominately Black community. Never felt he was an out and out racist. Pino and Buggin Out were the biggest racists by far in the movie.
Sal was amazing!
in the end, we all trying to survive, smile and live another day.
I love how Smiley tries to curse back at Pino.
Great Scene got to love the jass music playing in the background slowly picking up tempo as peno flips out.
Man this movie was underrated. A very nuanced look at race relations. This was a very touching human moment between father and son. Hard to believe he had this depth at such a young age. It should be honored in retrospect. Spike made a great movie.
“you may think it’s funny, but i’m very proud of that”
Turturro has had a hell of a career.
To everyone on here. Happy holidays. If it was as easy to spread love, as much as people spread hate. What a wonderful world this would be. 😿😿
“Pop, what can I say? I don’t wanna be here, and they don’t want us here”
RIP Danny Aiello!
If I were Sal, I’d tell my son if he doesn’t want to work in my place, he is free to go get a job somewhere else.
Pino, if your unhappy being there, go out and look for another job and stop blaming others for your unhappiness .
It is so easy to place blame on others for one's personal problems.
To be fair he probably feels like his family needs him. It's not just a job.
Does that sound accurate what I'm saying?
Boy, what a beautiful movie.
Who’s here because of severance.. great actor!!
Great scene.... Leave that boy alone you know he ain't right
Get your fucking job, man!
@@keshundavis219 nigga, YOU get a job!
This is spikes magnum opus...sadly he peaked to soon
Miracle of Santa Victoria was good too but that was a dual effort with mr.mcbride mostly !!!!
The1andOnlyMadvibez I usually would feel the same but when you make a bonafide all time classic. It’s just hard to ever surpass it. I don’t care if this was his early work or if he made it this year. I’m glad he did. And I’m glad he made his other works because he has other classics especially Malcolm x
Is that ratouelie
@@bigboyedward Spike peaked with Malcolm X
This really was Spike's master work--nothing else he's done compares to this. (Although "Malcom X" comes close--primarily because Denzel is so brilliant in his portrayal--incredible performance!!)
Sal is the original Mr. Crabs, money and customers first😲👍 waiting for do the right thing 2😭
“Get a fuckin job man! I’m sick of this shit! You get a job! What! I got a job! I got a job man!” Bring yo ass over here punk! Naw I ain’t going over there I ain’t got no reason to go over there man! I got no reason to go over there! What are you gonna do fuckin jump me?” 🤣🤣🤣
Rest Easy Danny A.❣️❤️🙏🏾
3:54 (smiley) have me dying when I see that scene.
Agree
@alexgomez83 that just goes to show what type of mentality he has. Even if he wanted to hang with a black person he can't. Because he let his friends, which is his own people control him. Ain't nothing wrong with having pride in your race. But as far as being your own individual, you should be able to work wherever you want or hang out with whoever you want. No matter how anybody else feel about it.
💯 facts
This scene is amazing
Pino could have been more compassionate. Yes, dealing with a "Special Needs" Person takes work I know this only too well. My Uncle is "Special Needs" and although he doesn't do what Smiley does, if anyone treated him like Pino treated Smiley he would have gotten his butt kicked. He lives in a Small Town so a lot of people know him.
Iaminage Pino was taking his anger out on the Special needs guy because he didn’t get his way with his Dad...
@@andytsung9442 Oh that explains it. Thanks again for the info.
If feels like I'm coming to work to the planet of apes🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣so true
Robin Harris: Leave that boy alone you know he ain't right gotdamn 😂😂😂😂 3:39
The scene with smiley and pino was so funny. He obviously had just had it. At the end of the scene, it switches to mookie in the shower going "WHOOOOOO!" LOL...
Xilo Channel. F@@@ sal , if I wanna take a shower in the middle of the day....
“i’m your father and i love ya, but that’s the way it is”
“You may think it’s funny but I’m proud of that.” RIP😢
Pino was right, given what happened to the pizzeria in the end.
sal is a rightous man he is like furious out of boyz n the hood
Rest in Peace good sir.
The very next second after this: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
powerful scene
Lmfao at Robin Harris in the background. R.I.P
I love that name PINO 🍕I was a John Turturro fan back in the day and Danny Aiello was one of my faves 🍝
His actual name is probably Giuseppe (Joseph), since in Italy they call people with that name Peppe, and Peppino is a diminutive version of it, and from there comes "Pino".
I feel so bad for Smiley, I mean that he's disabled and lives in a bad neighborhood. John Turturro I thought was kind of an asshole for yelling at him. Again, it's so sad. If he sold me a picture I'd pay 10 dollars. cause i feel so bad.
Whoever would of thought he would be on transformers
I would die for Smiley.
For me one of the most affecting and heartbreaking scenes in any movie ever. The music building with the scene. Sal is a good man but loses his cool - tragically - in the end.
And in the end Pino was right.
For wrong reason
"Get a fucking job man." Lol
3:52 Smiley had me dying when this first came out
RIP Sal "( I always wanted to try a slice at ur spot guess ill never get to
2:29 ...... (Me Predicting) "but what about the riot?" Sal: "the insurance will cover that" 😁😁
When you find out spaghetti is originally a Chinese dish.