What happens to the character Radio Raheem at the end of Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)?

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The question asks about Radio Raheem’s fate at the end of Do the Right Thing (1989).

First, we acknowledge the core event: Radio Raheem is involved in a confrontation that escalates following the earlier tensions surrounding Sal’s pizzeria. The climax centers on the violence that erupts after the altercation, drawing in law enforcement and the community.

Option evaluation (despite no option list provided here):
- The widely depicted conclusion shows Radio Raheem sustained fatal injuries during the ensuing police encounter, and he dies as a result of those actions. This is the central, widely recognized outcome of the finale’s confrontation with the police. 
- If an option claimed he survived, that would conflict with the film’s depiction of his death in the hospital after the incident. Such an option would be incorrect because it contradicts the on-screen outcome. 
- If an option suggested a non-lethal resolution or a purely interpersonal closure without police involvement, that would also be inconsistent with the film’s ending, which emphasizes the lethal entry of state force and the consequences that follow. 
- Any option implying the death was due to some other actor or cause (e.g., another character or a non-lethal injury) would misunderstand the sequence where the police are the agents of the fatal harm in this climactic moment.

Conceptual takeaway: Do the Right Thing uses Radio Raheem’s death to catalyze examination of policing, racial tension, and community response in the film’s Kris-crossing storylines. The end result, as consistently shown, is that his life ends due to police action in the narrative’s ending sequence.

Note: If you have the exact set of answer choices, I can map each to this reasoning and highlight why the correct option aligns with the film’s final events and why the others would be incorrect given the cinematic conclusion.

2025 T2 DP DPHU1005 MEDA1305 Introduction to Film Studies

What happens to the character Radio Raheem at the end of Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)?

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