Final, Part II: Remix the Syllabus
– Do the Right Thing (1989)- Clockers (1995) – Summer of Sam (1999) – Red Hook Summer (2012) Themes: Private/Public space, ownership, neighborhoods/geographic politics, insiderism/outsiderism, violence, community, nostalgia, affiliation/filiation – … Continue reading
Emotions and Motivations in Spike Lee’s Documentaries
Last week I wrote about the implications of producing a documentary rather than a historical fiction film after watching “4 Little Girls” and I argued that the real difference between … Continue reading
4 Little Girls Documentary with a Touch of SL’s Fantastical World
Lee never fails to incorporate techniques that make his movies his own. That’s why he’s justified in calling each of them a “Joint.” His style is ubiquitous in his film … Continue reading
Memory–Documentary
It was really interesting to me to listen to the different types of things that had stayed fresh (or faded) from the memories of the friends and families of the … Continue reading
The Use of Color in 4 Little Girls
Throughout the documentary 4 Little Girls, Spike Lee contrasts varying color hues in regards to his family interviews and his archival material. For instance, Lee uses color in the film … Continue reading
4 Little Girls – Reaction and Thoughts
Watching 4 Little Girls, I noticed that Lee again used misplaced diegetic sounds, much like he did in Malcolm X. Instead of providing commentary on the action it described, as … Continue reading
My thoughts on “4 Little Girls”
This is a tough film to watch. It is a tough topic with scenes that are hard to watch, and has interviews with people whose stories are hard to listen … Continue reading
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