I’m very conflicted if Mookie did right thing or not. The last 20 minutes or so of the movie just escalated so fast. I understand why Buggin’ Out did he what he did, he cares about his community and wants his black folks to be more represented in said community. However, I don’t agree with the way he approached it. There definitely was a better way to get this representation, not by provoking Sal and in doing so frustrated Sal. Radio Raheem was also provoking him with his very loud radio. They could’ve simply spoke to him, but it’s understandable with they did. Even though Sal was frustrated, he didn’t have to say the N-word. That’s where it escalated even further starting a whole mosh pit. The cops came to break up the fight, but sadly while doing so they ended up killing Raheem. This enraged the whole neighborhood and they started to blame Sal and his sons. So, here’s why I’m conflicted with what Mookie did. As the whole neighborhood continued to gang up on Sal, Mookie throws a trash can at the pizzeria’s window. I feel like he did this to take the heat off of Sal and into his store. Yes, there could’ve been a better way to do it, but ultimately I feel that he did do the right thing out of respect to Sal for keeping him employed. If I was Mookie I honestly don’t know what I would’ve done. I probably would’ve just went home and wait for the whole to blow over.
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