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* CondemnedByHistory: Initially critically acclaimed, with the few critical of Lee considered a vocal minority. Over time, however, Lee's critical approval and overall popularity have declined and many have started to take the opinion that Lee's initial critics were right about the flaws in Lee's writing and storytelling abilities, seeing his characters as lacking dimension and his messaging coming across as being {{Anvilicious}}.
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* DorkAge: The mid-2000s and much of the 2010s marked a low point in Lee's career. During this time, his fictional films ''Miracle at St. Anna'', ''Red Hook Summer'', the American remake of ''Oldboy'' and ''Da Sweet Blood of Jesus'' received mixed-to-negative reviews and flopped at the box office. During the same time, Lee became more known for his petty feuds with other directors and random accusations of racism. Fortunately for Lee, he experienced a comeback with ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' in 2018, which was a commercial and critical hit that finally won an Oscar for him.
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* DorkAge: AudienceAlienatingEra: The mid-2000s and much of the 2010s marked a low point in Lee's career. During this time, his fictional films ''Miracle at St. Anna'', ''Red Hook Summer'', the American remake of ''Oldboy'' and ''Da Sweet Blood of Jesus'' received mixed-to-negative reviews and flopped at the box office. During the same time, Lee became more known for his petty feuds with other directors and random accusations of racism. Fortunately for Lee, he experienced a comeback with ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' in 2018, which was a commercial and critical hit that finally won an Oscar for him.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Viewers are rarely left with a lot of questions about what the intended message of a Spike Lee Joint is. For example, ''Film/MalcolmX'' ends with Nelson Mandela looking into the camera and telling the audience what to think about Malcolm X. "By any means necessary" (which is a direct quote from X himself) appears at the end of several of his movies for a reason.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Viewers are rarely left with a lot of questions about what the intended message of a Spike Lee Joint is. For example, ''Film/MalcolmX'' ends with Nelson Mandela looking into the camera and telling the audience what to think about Malcolm X. "By any means necessary" (which is a direct quote from X himself) appears at the end of several of his movies in Lee's VanityPlate 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks for a reason.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''American Utopia'' is one to ''Film/StopMakingSense'', the Creator/JonathanDemme-directed ConcertFilm from 36 years prior, taken from Music/TalkingHeads' 1983 tour for ''Music/SpeakingInTongues''. Like the Demme film, ''American Utopia'' features a minimalist, immersive style that focuses on the performances and ''just'' the performances, with minimal cuts to the audience, minimal cuts ''period'', and no interviews or backstage footage (at least not until the end of the movie, and even then it's when the performers are already leaving the venue). The fact that ''American Utopia'' focuses on [[Music/DavidByrne the former frontman]] of Talking Heads furthers the connection.
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* MinorityShowGhetto: Lee has made a name for himself, and intentionally so, as a filmmaker hellbent on telling stories about black America and specifically the systematic, unjust oppression of African-Americans. Not surprisingly, this tends to make his movies somewhat divisive among general (read: predominantly mixed) audiences. Compare ''Malcolm X'' and ''Film/DoTheRightThing'', which were modestly successful but opinions of which remain polarizing to this day, to his most financially successful movie ''Film/InsideMan'', a standard HeistFilm which, while it has [[Creator/DenzelWashington a black leading actor]], features a more racially diverse cast and only briefly touches on racial commentary. The only outlier to this seems to be ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'', as the obvious evil of the Klan is something that even the most InnocentlyInsensitive white person will agree with.
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* MinorityShowGhetto: Lee has made a name for himself, and intentionally so, as a filmmaker hellbent on telling stories about black America and specifically the systematic, unjust oppression of African-Americans. Not surprisingly, this tends to make his movies somewhat divisive among general (read: predominantly mixed) white) audiences. Compare ''Malcolm X'' and ''Film/DoTheRightThing'', which were modestly successful but opinions of which remain polarizing to this day, to his most financially successful movie ''Film/InsideMan'', a standard HeistFilm which, while it has [[Creator/DenzelWashington a black leading actor]], features a more racially diverse cast and only briefly touches on racial commentary. The only outlier to this seems to be ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'', as the obvious evil of the Klan is something that even the most InnocentlyInsensitive white person will agree with.
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* DorkAge: The mid-2000s and much of the 2010s marked a low point in Lee's career. During this time, his fictional films Miracle at ''St. Anna'', ''Red Hook Summer'', the American remake of ''Oldboy'' and ''Da Sweet Blood of Jesus'' received mixed-to-negative reviews and flopped at the box office. During the same time, Lee became more known for his petty feuds with other directors and random accusations of racism. Fortunately for Lee, he experienced a comeback with ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' in 2018, which was a commercial and critical hit that finally won an Oscar for him.
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* DorkAge: The mid-2000s and much of the 2010s marked a low point in Lee's career. During this time, his fictional films Miracle ''Miracle at ''St.St. Anna'', ''Red Hook Summer'', the American remake of ''Oldboy'' and ''Da Sweet Blood of Jesus'' received mixed-to-negative reviews and flopped at the box office. During the same time, Lee became more known for his petty feuds with other directors and random accusations of racism. Fortunately for Lee, he experienced a comeback with ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' in 2018, which was a commercial and critical hit that finally won an Oscar for him.
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* MinorityShowGhetto: Lee has made a name for himself, and intentionally so, as a filmmaker hellbent on telling stories about black America and specifically the systematic, unjust oppression of African-Americans. Not surprisingly, this tends to make his movies somewhat divisive among general (read: predominantly white) audiences. Compare ''Malcolm X'' and ''Film/DoTheRightThing'', which were modestly successful but opinions of which remain polarizing to this day, to his most financially successful movie ''Film/InsideMan'', a standard HeistFilm which, while it has [[Creator/DenzelWashington a black leading actor]], features a more racially diverse cast and only briefly touches on racial commentary. The only outlier to this seems to be ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'', as the obvious evil of the Klan is something that even the most InnocentlyInsensitive white person will agree with.
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* MinorityShowGhetto: Lee has made a name for himself, and intentionally so, as a filmmaker hellbent on telling stories about black America and specifically the systematic, unjust oppression of African-Americans. Not surprisingly, this tends to make his movies somewhat divisive among general (read: predominantly white) mixed) audiences. Compare ''Malcolm X'' and ''Film/DoTheRightThing'', which were modestly successful but opinions of which remain polarizing to this day, to his most financially successful movie ''Film/InsideMan'', a standard HeistFilm which, while it has [[Creator/DenzelWashington a black leading actor]], features a more racially diverse cast and only briefly touches on racial commentary. The only outlier to this seems to be ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'', as the obvious evil of the Klan is something that even the most InnocentlyInsensitive white person will agree with.
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* MemeticMutation: "A Spike Lee Joint". At least one reviewer has tongue-in-cheek-ly referred to ''Film/TopsyTurvy'' as "a Creator/MikeLeigh joint."
** After giving out [[http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/5094762/spike-lee-sued-for-posting-wrong-zimmerman-address-on-twitter the wrong address of George Zimmerman]] on Twitter, "Spike Lee Angrily Tweets", wherein he posts something about an unrelated but similar-sounding person or subject to the article in question became a running joke on many sites including the Onion AV Club. For example, "UsefulNotes/CharlesManson about to get married in jail, Spike Lee angrily tweets Music/MarilynManson's address".
** His attempt to sue the newly renamed Spike TV for supposedly stealing his name led to numerous jokes about him going on to sue anyone else named Spike, and then anyone with the last name Lee. And then railroad spikes.
** After giving out [[http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/12/5094762/spike-lee-sued-for-posting-wrong-zimmerman-address-on-twitter the wrong address of George Zimmerman]] on Twitter, "Spike Lee Angrily Tweets", wherein he posts something about an unrelated but similar-sounding person or subject to the article in question became a running joke on many sites including the Onion AV Club. For example, "UsefulNotes/CharlesManson about to get married in jail, Spike Lee angrily tweets Music/MarilynManson's address".
** His attempt to sue the newly renamed Spike TV for supposedly stealing his name led to numerous jokes about him going on to sue anyone else named Spike, and then anyone with the last name Lee. And then railroad spikes.
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* DorkAge: The mid-2000s and much of the 2010s marked a low point in Lee's career. During this time, his fictional films Miracle at St. Anna, Red Hook Summer, the American remake of Oldboy and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus received mixed-to-negative reviews and flopped at the box office. During the same time, Lee [[OvershadowedByControversy gained a toxic reputation]] for his petty feuds with other directors and outrageous public statements. Fortunately for Lee, he experienced a mainstream comeback with ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' in 2018, which was a commercial and critical hit that finally won an Oscar for him.
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* DorkAge: The mid-2000s and much of the 2010s marked a low point in Lee's career. During this time, his fictional films Miracle at St. Anna, Red ''St. Anna'', ''Red Hook Summer, Summer'', the American remake of Oldboy ''Oldboy'' and Da ''Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Jesus'' received mixed-to-negative reviews and flopped at the box office. During the same time, Lee [[OvershadowedByControversy gained a toxic reputation]] became more known for his petty feuds with other directors and outrageous public statements. random accusations of racism. Fortunately for Lee, he experienced a mainstream comeback with ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' in 2018, which was a commercial and critical hit that finally won an Oscar for him.
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* MemeticMutation: "A Spike Lee Joint"Joint". At least one reviewer has tongue-in-cheek-ly referred to ''Film/TopsyTurvy'' as "a Creator/MikeLeigh joint."
