What is Spike Lee Joint?

    Order Description   Choose 2 or 3 Spike Lee Joints (such as School Daze, She's gotta have it, Do the right thing, etc.) as a platform to discuss Spike Lee’s values, strategies, styles, such as collaboration or use of music, or other aspects of his work. Give specific, well observed, and concrete examples. You should demonstrate knowledge, ability to compare, and critique of Spike Lee filmography. You need to connect the films to a larger theme or issue. The main framing questions: What can we learn about making movies today from studying Spike Lee's 30-year career? How does Spike Lee's Body of Work fit into African American history and culture? Discuss Spike Lee's paradoxes, influences and contexts. What does a Spike Lee Joint look like? What does it sound like?