Grandeur Andersen Character Analysis

My first character is Rupert Andersen played by Gene Hackman. He is the lead inspector in a missing persons turned murder investigation in the deep south of Mississippi. He plays a very powerful and passionate character and is seen as somewhat of an outsider even though he is very familiar with the area and the people. In his ways he is the one man that you want on a case such as this, the kind of agent that would walk the fine line of the law and lawless to be able to solve the case. He was an amazing character in the film and could not have been played by a better actor. Character #2 My second character is the co FBI investigator in the story played by Wilam Defo, Agent Alan Ward. The younger and obviously foreign to the area …show more content…
The poverty stricken areas where the colored people lived compared to the where the whites lived was meager and considered appropriate for them. White’s only signs along with the speech of the time depicted the hatred and malice felt for the African American Race which was as demeaning as could possibly be along with the sense of helplessness seen in the eyes of those victim to this. What purpose do you think it served in this film? Please elaborate. To be able to explain the way things had occurred during the period of this movie it was extremely important to show the level of racism that had been taking place. In these times you can talk about it or even read about it, but until you can actually see it with your own eyes whether in film or in person you will never truly know what it feels like to not be wanted or considered even human. The brutality and malice shown in the film was completely necessary to depict the time and area of the south with the hopes of not only entertaining but to also educate the audience. 3. To what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text. Describe, Compare and/or Contrast with details/examples. Minimum 100 original words. 5 points …show more content…
Our belief in church and in Faith of religion was displayed in the film more so in a negative way when the KKK made it a point to burn down a church as a sign of showing that no place is safe for any colored. As far as being treated differently than Whites, I have not seen it as harshly as the characters have. I have been treated as a second class citizen or lessor as a child growing up in my small south west Texas town. I used to hear racial slurs and comments I knew where wrong and could basically do nothing about since I at times considered it