"[Note: Spike Lee'sDo he Right Thing (1989)referenced the love/hate, left and right hand theme, when Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) explained the love/hate dichotomy.Messala is returning to his boyhood home after some years in Rome.The pagan ruler Sextus (Andre Morell), whom Messala is replacing, tells him that the country is changing and the people are reluctant to honor Rome:I think you'll find the people changed since you were a boy." She was attacked with his knife, which was kicked away, but he pursued her as she screamed and yelled.As the passenger departed from the car to unlock the gate, the driver inexplicably shifted the car and released the clutch, and the out-of-control vehicle lurched forward.