Indie and the Jones

Michael Kera

When I think of Indie movies everyday stories are what come to mind. In journalism everyone has a story to tell and Indies are just a longer way of telling a story. Hollywood needs to appeal to the masses, while Indies can usually find a nook or scene and appeal to that group. In a hypothetical situation: ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX would be hollywood movies and Oxygen, Logo, BET would be Indies.

I feel Indies have more emotional stories than Hollywood. Indies are more likely to sometimes tell stories people don't want to hear about. In "Do the Right Thing" racism is brought up several times. The incident with the Hispanics and the Black community over the music volume. The three African men talking about the Korean grocery store in their neighborhood. All coming to the fight with the Italians and the Blacks, where the police kill the gigantic guy.

If Hollywood produced this people may find this racist and stereotypical because of the slanguage and the foul-language. I'm not denying Hollywood movies don't use foul-language, but sometimes there is a line. "Do the Right Thing" uses more foul language than Dexter on Showtime; sometimes it gets annoying and unnecessary. The way the people acted and reacted could be stereotypical. The people are loud, sometimes rude, and unwilling to change. There are exceptions like the younger sister and the younger Italian brother.