LOL: Jimmy Kimmel Presents ‘Do The Right Thing 2: Do The White Thing’
By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2015 6:30 am EST
However, in case you haven’t noticed, Brooklyn has changed a lot since 1989. As Jimmy Kimmel noted during one of his episodes being taped in New York last week, “There used to be muggers right in this neighborhood stealing old ladies’ purses. Now those old lady purses are being worn ironically by hipsters in the area.” And that’s exactly what inspired the trailer for Do the Right Thing 2, starring Billy Crudup, Zooey Deschanel and more white people.
Here’s the trailer for Do the Right Thing 2: Do the White Thing from Jimmy Kimmel Live:
Racial tension, prejudice, fighting and rioting aren’t at the center of Do the Right Thing 2, but trendier issues such as water conservation, full beards and gluten free pizza.
Whoever shot this funny short got the energetic camera movement and style just right, adding some credibility to the parody. And kudos to the creators for getting Rosie Perez to recreate that ice cube scene (with Crudup sitting in for Spike Lee as Mookie), as well as introducing us to Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) as Vinyl Raheem.
Thankfully, its relevance today doesn’t really warrant a sequel being made, even though some pranksters have convinced some New Yorkers that one may be in production. For what it’s worth, Red Hook Summer is a spiritual sequel to the movie, but it’s just nowhere near as good as its predecessor.
