Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American Crime/ Thriller film, directed by Alan Parker, based on the FBI’s investigation into the 1964 murder case of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Mississippi. As two FBI agents investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, they are met with hostility and tribulations from the citizens, local police, and the KKK.
The movie opens with three young men, two white men and one black man, driving down an empty road with a line of cars behind them. In the following cars, angry Klu Klux Klan members tried to drive them off the road. They were angry because the young men came to their small town, to help register black people to vote. The scene changes to two FBI agents, with notably different views on how to investigate. Agent Anderson, who has experience with small towns in Mississippi, warns Agent Ward to be cautious of how he proceeds with the investigation. Everyone who Agent Ward talks to is later targeted by the KKK members, who efficiently silences everyone in the town, except one wife. …show more content…
Parker was successful in his depiction of the case. The characters gave a powerful performance that shows the struggles of segregation from various point-of-views. The movie showed segregation from the point-of-view of black and white people, men and women, young and old, giving the audience the beliefs and opinions of everyone involved in the investigation. I found the movie to be dull because it seemed as if the case wouldn’t be solved with the Klu Klux Klan terrorizing anyone who spoke to the FBI. With the way that Agent Ward and Agent Anderson were butting heads on how to pursue the case and gain cooperation from the citizens, the case appeared to going towards a dead end. Finally, the agents came to an consensus and began to get answers, even though it wasn’t necessarily the lawful way to
The movie opens with three young men, two white men and one black man, driving down an empty road with a line of cars behind them. In the following cars, angry Klu Klux Klan members tried to drive them off the road. They were angry because the young men came to their small town, to help register black people to vote. The scene changes to two FBI agents, with notably different views on how to investigate. Agent Anderson, who has experience with small towns in Mississippi, warns Agent Ward to be cautious of how he proceeds with the investigation. Everyone who Agent Ward talks to is later targeted by the KKK members, who efficiently silences everyone in the town, except one wife. …show more content…
Parker was successful in his depiction of the case. The characters gave a powerful performance that shows the struggles of segregation from various point-of-views. The movie showed segregation from the point-of-view of black and white people, men and women, young and old, giving the audience the beliefs and opinions of everyone involved in the investigation. I found the movie to be dull because it seemed as if the case wouldn’t be solved with the Klu Klux Klan terrorizing anyone who spoke to the FBI. With the way that Agent Ward and Agent Anderson were butting heads on how to pursue the case and gain cooperation from the citizens, the case appeared to going towards a dead end. Finally, the agents came to an consensus and began to get answers, even though it wasn’t necessarily the lawful way to