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 Mississippi Burning (DVD)
Description: Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 1989 / Director: Alan Parker / Actors: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe ... / DVD released ... more  Mississippi Burning (DVD) ... 17 September, 2001 at MGM Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen / Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe star in Mississippi Burning, a well-intentioned and largely successful civil-rights-era thriller. Using the real-life 1964 disappearance of three civil rights workers as its inspiration, the film tells the story of two FBI men (Hackman and Dafoe, entertainingly called "Hoover Boys" by the locals) who come in to try to solve the crime. Hackman is a former small-town Mississippi sheriff himself, while Dafoe is a by-the-numbers young hotshot. (Yes, there is some tension between the two.) The movie has an interesting fatalism, as all the FBI's best efforts simply incite more and more violence--the film's message, perhaps inadvertently, seems to be that vigilantism is the only real way to get things done. The brilliant Frances McDormand, here early in her career, is not given enough to do but still does it well enough to have racked up an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. (Hackman also received a nomination for Best Actor, and the film won an Academy Award for Cinematography). Mississippi Burning is ultimately unsatisfying--it is, after all, the story of white men coming in to rescue poor blacks--but it is beautifully shot and very watchable, featuring a terrific cast playing at the top of their games. --Ali Davis, Amazon.comNewest Review: ... and so working relations do not go well to begin with – to the extent that it seems as if Anderson is actually on the side of ... more ... the Ku Klux Klan himself. However, this is not the case and he eventually pulls out all the stops to solve the crime. I think this is Gene Hackman’s best performance ever. It is rare that I become so involved with a character that I begin to identify with him, but his performance was so real that I couldn’t help myself. His feelings for the wife of the deputy sheriff and his belief that what he was doing was right enabled him to show his softer side. Brilliantly done.
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Mississippi Burning (DVD): The Ku Klux Klan (1114 words)
by sunmeilan - written on 03.07.06 (Very useful, 760 readings)
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Introduction I first saw this film many years ago and it has always stood out in my mind as one of the best films of all time, mainly because of the anger that such racism did (and undoubtedly still does) exist as recent as the 1960s. Based on true happenings, this film captures the power with which such a way of thought can have an influence on the feelings of a community. This is not a film to watch if you want something light-hearted, but it is deeply thought provoking and well worth watching. The story Three civil rights activists, two white and one black, working in Mississippi become concerned when they realise that they are being followed. ...
