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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 421012" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Mississippi Burning</span></strong> (1988)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FM%2FMV5BNzMxZTI2NzEtMGE0OC00MTQ3LTk0YjUtODZlMzY4N2U3ZDQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUzOTY1NTc%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=3bdfc105441a9d7c528b67d15035f3fe49911dbb472068036fc73a09baa5b58d&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 664px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">In recent times, a new and exciting way to select and discover new films has been through streaming time limitations. This was another of those spontaneous watches based almost solely on its "leaves Prime in 3 days" status (and Gene Hackman's face on the poster). Since this method has yielded some gold, it seems as good a selection process as any other.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Until his name came up on screen, I had no idea this was an Alan Parker film, and this gave me hope that it would be a little gritty and uncompromising. In many ways it is. Certainly the attitudes and language were captured and expressed. I suspect this was still very much toned down from actual events of the time, but it's impressive that this film - epithets and all - has survived cancellation and is still streaming relatively intact. Mind you, it appears to have been six or seven minutes longer in its original form, so there's evidently some degree of censorship.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">As I watched, I wondered if this was based on true events as I hadn't noticed anything on screen. Reading up this morning, I discovered it was loosely based on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner" target="_blank">Chaney/Goodman/Schwerner murders.</a> There was evidently criticism aimed at the film for its inaccuracies, as well as for its portrayal of non-white characters as passive. Both criticisms are valid, though the former is somewhat mitigated by it not claiming to be a true story. The latter could arguably be symbolic at the disenfranchisement of the black people, but once it's seen, there's no denying this aspect is problematic. All the main characters are white, and I'd say that even more underrepresented than black people are Jewish people. Two Jewish men were among the three killed at the beginning, but that's forgotten pretty quickly. Still, though, this film has drawn my attention to events of which I wasn't previously aware, which is no bad thing.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Taken on its own merits, this is a cracking little film with a strong story and great performances. Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe is not a combo I've ever considered, so this pairing wasn't on any kind of wish list. Still, they are electric together: two terrific actors who work surprisingly well together. Hackman's all grins and winks and overconfidence, while Dafoe is focussed and driven as the younger guy who is given seniority on the case. And as the film progresses, this gets somewhat turned on its head, with Hackman being genuinely touched by the events and Dafoe learning that Hackman's questionable methods get results. The supporting cast, too is very strong. There's a lot going for this one and it's well worth a watch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 421012, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Mississippi Burning[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=6] [/SIZE](1988) [IMG width="664px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FM%2FMV5BNzMxZTI2NzEtMGE0OC00MTQ3LTk0YjUtODZlMzY4N2U3ZDQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUzOTY1NTc%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=3bdfc105441a9d7c528b67d15035f3fe49911dbb472068036fc73a09baa5b58d&ipo=images[/IMG] In recent times, a new and exciting way to select and discover new films has been through streaming time limitations. This was another of those spontaneous watches based almost solely on its "leaves Prime in 3 days" status (and Gene Hackman's face on the poster). Since this method has yielded some gold, it seems as good a selection process as any other. Until his name came up on screen, I had no idea this was an Alan Parker film, and this gave me hope that it would be a little gritty and uncompromising. In many ways it is. Certainly the attitudes and language were captured and expressed. I suspect this was still very much toned down from actual events of the time, but it's impressive that this film - epithets and all - has survived cancellation and is still streaming relatively intact. Mind you, it appears to have been six or seven minutes longer in its original form, so there's evidently some degree of censorship. As I watched, I wondered if this was based on true events as I hadn't noticed anything on screen. Reading up this morning, I discovered it was loosely based on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner']Chaney/Goodman/Schwerner murders.[/URL] There was evidently criticism aimed at the film for its inaccuracies, as well as for its portrayal of non-white characters as passive. Both criticisms are valid, though the former is somewhat mitigated by it not claiming to be a true story. The latter could arguably be symbolic at the disenfranchisement of the black people, but once it's seen, there's no denying this aspect is problematic. All the main characters are white, and I'd say that even more underrepresented than black people are Jewish people. Two Jewish men were among the three killed at the beginning, but that's forgotten pretty quickly. Still, though, this film has drawn my attention to events of which I wasn't previously aware, which is no bad thing. Taken on its own merits, this is a cracking little film with a strong story and great performances. Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe is not a combo I've ever considered, so this pairing wasn't on any kind of wish list. Still, they are electric together: two terrific actors who work surprisingly well together. Hackman's all grins and winks and overconfidence, while Dafoe is focussed and driven as the younger guy who is given seniority on the case. And as the film progresses, this gets somewhat turned on its head, with Hackman being genuinely touched by the events and Dafoe learning that Hackman's questionable methods get results. The supporting cast, too is very strong. There's a lot going for this one and it's well worth a watch.[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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