English 102Violence, Good or Bad? Intolerance and violence are interconnected, as they are both acts of passion and hatred. There is a fine line between the two and they can often become one. As Mahatma Gandhi once said: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence.” Intolerance has shaped violence in our society for years and should not be overlooked as it is one of the most controversial and imperative issues that need to be resolved. Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, and Do The Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee, are two admirable films that explore the world of intolerance and violence. In Pleasantville, the world of the colorless town is turned upside down as people and things begin to take on color through newly introduced unknown acquaintances. As a result, a powerful window-breaking scene is filmed in which the “non-colored” destroy what can be considered the refuge of the “colored.” Similarly in Do The Right Thing, the main character, Mookie, breaks the window of the white-Italian pizzeria, owned by Sal, following a fight that ends in the death of Radio Raheem, a young black man. With these scenes, both films raise the controversial question: "What was actually the right thing to do?" Gary Ross and Spike Lee both examine the world of intolerance through a violent scene, where Ross portrays it as a clearly unacceptable action through the use of non-diagetic sound and camerawork, while Lee leaves it up to the viewer to decide through his uses of diagetic sounds and images. camera work, but it is perceived by me as the right thing to do. The message that Gary Ross is portraying in the intense window-breaking scene is that the "uncolored" are clearly in the wrong as they destroy Bill Johnson's colorful restaurant... .... half of the doc ... is essential that the breaking point has been reached so that this respect can have a new starting point. Do the Right Thing greatly influenced my views on racial tension and rivalry. I have always believed the words of Martin Luther King Jr. when he talked about peaceful protest, and I had not considered Malcolm to create a respect that was never there to begin with. This film belongs on every resume and home movie collection because it will spark debate and allow you to explore and understand the thought processes and ideas of others. There are always conflicts that need to be brought to light and even if they are not between races, Do The Right Thing shows the subtlety and intensity that any conflict can have. This is what makes it a timeless film.