The controversy surrounding Do the Right Thing actually had little to do with the content of the film. Critics loved it — Roger Ebert gave it four stars and said that it "comes closer to reflecting the current state of race relations in America than any other movie of our time" — but Jury President Wim Wenders bypassed the film and awarded the Palme d'Or to Sex, Lies, and Videotape. His reasoning was that the film's main character, Mookie, was "unheroic." Director Spike Lee didn't take kindly to the criticism, saying, "I've got a Louisville Slugger at home with Wim Wenders' name on it."
