While watching to movie today I noticed two things. The first was how bad the dialogue was between characters. Specifically between Anderson and Ward when they have their multiple fight scenes. The first fight scene Anderson just gives up after two seconds, while the second fight scene follow very generic dialogue between a good cop and bad cop coming together. Also it was incredibly strange that Anderson and Ward let the deputy walk out of the interview/questioning without attempting to stop him. The other moment I noticed through the bad dialogue was the reaction of the deputy’s friends while he beat his wife. Earlier when they lynched the black man, they were excited it seemed. However, while the deputy beat his wife, they were visibly uncomfortable. I thought it showed just how little bigoted minds cared about African Americans during this time. Even though women were treated at a much lower standard, they were still seen as humans unlike many black citizens during that time.
One scene that really stuck out to me during this part of the movie was the reaction that both Anderson and Ward had to the state of the deputy's wife as she was lying in the hospital bed. Up until this point, Ward tended to complete his investigation by the book, and the case never affected him that personally. He never expressed much feeling when dealing with the victims of the Ku Klux Klan. However, when he sees the state of the deputy's wife and Anderson's reaction to her condition, he experiences a dramatic change, and tells Anderson that he wants to help him go after the guys that did that to her.This illustrates how the two FBI agents are slowly becoming desensitized to the violence going on around them, and they are starting to want to retaliate in a similar manner. The case has now become personal for them.
A scene that stood out to my on the second day of watching the movie was the scene at the “political” meeting. The camera showed the man on stage, shouting out words and statements of hate against anyone who was not a white Christian. The camera then turned to young children in the crowd. Some stood having no reaction while some kids mimicked their parents and applauded the man on stage. I thought this scene clearly showed how challenging it will be to end racism in the south. The new generation in the South learned hatred towards African Americans and begin to believe it after being constantly surrounded by racism their whole life. No matter how much federal influence is emplaced in the South and new legislation is passed to end segregation, racism will continue since the morals being taught are not changing.
The court room scene from Thursday's watching of "Mississippi Burning" really stood out to me. Four white men burned down homes and assaulted a young black man, nearly killing him. The FBI was on the case, and they found a witness to testify against the four men. Anderson and Ward assured the black community that the four men would be convicted. The four men pleaded guilty to all counts against them, yet the judge suspended their sentences and let them free. The Judge stated these attacks were provoked, and that it was justifiable for them to assault a black man.Had these men committed this crime against a white person, they would have seen serious jail-time. Instead, they are allowed to roam free and continue to reek havoc. The black community's reaction was shocked and upset. The FBI let them down, and the court room scene shows why African Americans did not want to seek the help of authorities. The scene shows that the Justice System is corrupt, and that blacks did not have the same rights as whites in Mississippi.
I thought it was interesting how the guy was who allegedly a leader of the KKK decided to have a rally in plan sight to rile up the other members in the town so that the FBI agents couldn't catch them. Based on the way the people in the audience of the rally responded to the anti-colored things that the leader was saying was almost proof that it was a klan meeting in disguised. I think it was very strategic and safe to have a klan meeting without their white hoods on. However, it was weird that Anderson and Ward weren't allowed to bet there. They seemed to claim that it was a state political matter that they are not needed in but it seems that they still had justification to do whatever they pleased because they had more power than the locals. Overall, I think that based on the time none of the things said at the disguised klan meeting were illegal and unless they were wearing the hoods, there was nothing the FBI agents could do to arrest them so they were able to get away with it in plane sight.
A scene that stood out to me while watching Mississippi burning on Thursday was when both of the agents went to the jail and watched the black man leave the jail only to be caught by the men in the truck and brought to the woods. I couldn't believe that the officers of the town had never been caught before in setting the black man up in the trap for the KKK. It was awful that after beating the kid, the members of the KKK just left him out in the woods to die if no one found him. Another scene that shocked me was when Officer Pell came home to his wife Mrs. Pell and beat her for talking to the agents. However, what I found to be crazy was that even when Mrs. Pell and Agent Anderson had talked, somehow someone was watching them even though it seemed as if they were in private. In the little town it seemed that nothing was ever private and thats why people kept getting in trouble for talking to the Agents.
One moment that really stood out to me during Thursday’s viewing of Mississippi Burning was the scene after the KKK assaulted the black man outside of the jail. While the man was on the ground in serious pain, Agent Ward ran up to him and held him in his arms. It was then that he asked Anderson, “What’s wrong with these people?” That scene really highlighted the differences in thinking at the time. The people in Mississippi, for the most part, were filled with hatred and racism, whereas people like Ward could not even imagine how people could be so cruel and hateful. The way these people were raised and the ideals in the South were so distorting, that it was unimaginable for people in the North. It really showed the separation in terms of thinking and acting between North and South at the time of Mississippi Burning. The racism was not a widespread thing, it was very specific to the South, and was especially elevated there. So elevated that people from other parts of the country could not even understand it.
One part of the movie that really influenced me during Thursday’s viewing of “Mississippi Burning” was the child’s face during the political rally. The man on stage starts off by saying that he loves Mississippi, and the crowd responds with raucous cheering. The camera zooms in on a few people, one of whom being a small girl, clapping along with the other people. However, as he makes extremely racist remarks about the superiority of the white man and the importance of maintaining segregation, the camera again focuses on the little girl, now holding a very serious face. The girl in the crowd symbolized to me another line from the movie, where it is said that racism isn’t born, but it is taught. This girl represents how all of these people can be so violently racist and why they will do anything to maintain segregation, as they have spent their whole lives hearing this mindset over and over.
During this viewing of Mississippi Burning, I found the scene where the KKK burns down the house of that young boy who talked to the FBI very interesting. A few scenes prior, the FBI showed up at a church meeting where all of the church members were standing by their burned down church. The FBI began speaking to these people even though they were obviously hesitant to speak except for that one boy. Then later on, the boy and his family’s home is burned to the ground. A member of the KKK threatens the boy and other KKK members hang his dad. I found it shocking that the KKK was so threatened by one young boy trying to help the FBI that they would burn down his house and kill his father. It is also surprising that the KKK knew about everything going on in that town. The FBI agents only spoke to this boy when they were in somewhat private areas or at least areas where only African Americans were. Yet, the KKK still found out. I found it interesting to see how much power and control the KKK had over everything. They knew everything that was going on and they did not hesitate to their power to control it.
The scene from Mississippi Burning that stuck out to me the most was the scene when Ward confronts the sheriff in the bar. In the bar, there are a bunch of men sitting around drinking and talking, including the sheriff. They are all members of the KKK. When Ward enters the room, everyone stops talking and stares at him. The sheriff tells Ward that he can't drink there unless he's a "member of the social club." Ward stays, and another member, Frank, confronts him and tells him to leave. He says that he doesn't care what the FBI or the federal government want; that the government couldn't change anything. When Ward asks him if he would kill to prevent that, Frank says that he "wouldn't give it no more thought than wringing a cat's neck. Ain't any court in Mississippi that'd convict me for it" (Mississippi Burning). I was really surprised how direct and honest Frank and the sheriff were; they barely even tried to hide the fact that they were part of the KKK. I thought that this scene had a really important message, even though it was rather small and insignificant to the movie. Frank and the sheriff directly confronted a federal agent and bordered on threatening him to end the investigation. I thought that this showed that the KKK felt like they had so much power, and the government had done so little to stop them, that they thought the government was powerless against them; that they could do anything they wanted without repercussions.
One scene that stuck out to me from the movie was when the police officer found out that his wife had given information to the FBI. He came home and brutally beat his wife while his co-officers simply stood and watched. This scene shows how ruthless the members of the police force were, as they were extremely racist while also tolerating domestic abuse. This sort of brutal behavior is still a hot topic today. Police officers are often accused of using excessive force or violence. Although progress has been made in changing this view on police officers, it is still a prevalent issue on today’s society.
Something I have noticed in the beginning of the the movie "Mississippi Burning" that surprised me was how unwilling the black members of the community were to speak to law enforcement. Even after being severely beaten by racists from the town, they refused to seek aid from the FBI or government in any way, and actually, the more they were beat, the less likely they were to speak with the agents. The clan members used fear tactics to keep the black community quiet and in inferior positions in society. According to the movie, their efforts were successful, as no African American would be seen with a government employee or speak to them. They may have been unwilling to reach out to the FBI because of the governments track record of not helping the black community, forcing them to fight for freedom and rights alone. To many in Mississippi, the government may not have proven themselves trustworthy or their aid worthy of risking their lives to cooperate with. Seeing how unwilling the African Americans were to communicate with the FBI surprised me quite a lot.
I was shocked and appalled by the scene in which the Sherrif's deputy beat up his wife. I was aware that many members of the KKK were violent towards blacks but I didn't realize the full extent of their violence. The deputy sherrif didn't even know whether his wife had actually ratted him out. He violently beat her just on suspicion that she gave away his plan. I was disgusted by how violent and cruel he was. I was also surprised that he felt so strongly about black opression that he was willing to do that. This showed me the passion that KKK members had and how they had no limits and were willing to hurt anyone who was keeping them from acheiving their goals.
One scene stuck out to me was the scene in the court. The FBI had finally gotten one of the black people to press charges against members of the klan for burning down his house. It was a large court case for the town, the FBI had investigated and had evidence that proved the men guilty of burning the house down. In court the blacks and the whites were all watching. I was happy to see that the african american community had come to support even though it was dangerous. However, in the end even though the judge thought that the men were guilty he let them off for "being provoked". This shocked me because even though it might not have actually happened like this things like this happened throughout the south. The FBI was powerless. This outlined a flaw in our government were a small group of people on the basic level of the government can deny federal laws and do as they wish with no punishment. Even today this is an issue where police are killing people and not being punished.
One part of the movie that stood out to me was the emphasis on children. Throughout multiple scenes, children were the focus of the attention. For example, during a scene where white supremacist were having a political gathering, the camera focused on a young girl rallying with the crowd. I particularly noticed how the attention portrayed her innocence and the influence that the civil rights movement had on younger generations growing up.
A scene that stood out to my on the second day of watching the movie was the scene at the “political” meeting. The camera showed the man on stage, shouting out words and statements of hate against anyone who was not a white Christian. The camera then turned to young children in the crowd.
While watching to movie today I noticed two things. The first was how bad the dialogue was between characters. Specifically between Anderson and Ward when they have their multiple fight scenes. The first fight scene Anderson just gives up after two seconds, while the second fight scene follow very generic dialogue between a good cop and bad cop coming together. Also it was incredibly strange that Anderson and Ward let the deputy walk out of the interview/questioning without attempting to stop him. The other moment I noticed through the bad dialogue was the reaction of the deputy’s friends while he beat his wife. Earlier when they lynched the black man, they were excited it seemed. However, while the deputy beat his wife, they were visibly uncomfortable. I thought it showed just how little bigoted minds cared about African Americans during this time. Even though women were treated at a much lower standard, they were still seen as humans unlike many black citizens during that time.
ReplyDeleteOne scene that really stuck out to me during this part of the movie was the reaction that both Anderson and Ward had to the state of the deputy's wife as she was lying in the hospital bed. Up until this point, Ward tended to complete his investigation by the book, and the case never affected him that personally. He never expressed much feeling when dealing with the victims of the Ku Klux Klan. However, when he sees the state of the deputy's wife and Anderson's reaction to her condition, he experiences a dramatic change, and tells Anderson that he wants to help him go after the guys that did that to her.This illustrates how the two FBI agents are slowly becoming desensitized to the violence going on around them, and they are starting to want to retaliate in a similar manner. The case has now become personal for them.
ReplyDeleteA scene that stood out to my on the second day of watching the movie was the scene at the “political” meeting. The camera showed the man on stage, shouting out words and statements of hate against anyone who was not a white Christian. The camera then turned to young children in the crowd. Some stood having no reaction while some kids mimicked their parents and applauded the man on stage. I thought this scene clearly showed how challenging it will be to end racism in the south. The new generation in the South learned hatred towards African Americans and begin to believe it after being constantly surrounded by racism their whole life. No matter how much federal influence is emplaced in the South and new legislation is passed to end segregation, racism will continue since the morals being taught are not changing.
ReplyDeleteThe court room scene from Thursday's watching of "Mississippi Burning" really stood out to me. Four white men burned down homes and assaulted a young black man, nearly killing him. The FBI was on the case, and they found a witness to testify against the four men. Anderson and Ward assured the black community that the four men would be convicted. The four men pleaded guilty to all counts against them, yet the judge suspended their sentences and let them free. The Judge stated these attacks were provoked, and that it was justifiable for them to assault a black man.Had these men committed this crime against a white person, they would have seen serious jail-time. Instead, they are allowed to roam free and continue to reek havoc. The black community's reaction was shocked and upset. The FBI let them down, and the court room scene shows why African Americans did not want to seek the help of authorities. The scene shows that the Justice System is corrupt, and that blacks did not have the same rights as whites in Mississippi.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was interesting how the guy was who allegedly a leader of the KKK decided to have a rally in plan sight to rile up the other members in the town so that the FBI agents couldn't catch them. Based on the way the people in the audience of the rally responded to the anti-colored things that the leader was saying was almost proof that it was a klan meeting in disguised. I think it was very strategic and safe to have a klan meeting without their white hoods on. However, it was weird that Anderson and Ward weren't allowed to bet there. They seemed to claim that it was a state political matter that they are not needed in but it seems that they still had justification to do whatever they pleased because they had more power than the locals. Overall, I think that based on the time none of the things said at the disguised klan meeting were illegal and unless they were wearing the hoods, there was nothing the FBI agents could do to arrest them so they were able to get away with it in plane sight.
ReplyDeleteA scene that stood out to me while watching Mississippi burning on Thursday was when both of the agents went to the jail and watched the black man leave the jail only to be caught by the men in the truck and brought to the woods. I couldn't believe that the officers of the town had never been caught before in setting the black man up in the trap for the KKK. It was awful that after beating the kid, the members of the KKK just left him out in the woods to die if no one found him. Another scene that shocked me was when Officer Pell came home to his wife Mrs. Pell and beat her for talking to the agents. However, what I found to be crazy was that even when Mrs. Pell and Agent Anderson had talked, somehow someone was watching them even though it seemed as if they were in private. In the little town it seemed that nothing was ever private and thats why people kept getting in trouble for talking to the Agents.
ReplyDeleteOne moment that really stood out to me during Thursday’s viewing of Mississippi Burning was the scene after the KKK assaulted the black man outside of the jail. While the man was on the ground in serious pain, Agent Ward ran up to him and held him in his arms. It was then that he asked Anderson, “What’s wrong with these people?” That scene really highlighted the differences in thinking at the time. The people in Mississippi, for the most part, were filled with hatred and racism, whereas people like Ward could not even imagine how people could be so cruel and hateful. The way these people were raised and the ideals in the South were so distorting, that it was unimaginable for people in the North. It really showed the separation in terms of thinking and acting between North and South at the time of Mississippi Burning. The racism was not a widespread thing, it was very specific to the South, and was especially elevated there. So elevated that people from other parts of the country could not even understand it.
ReplyDeleteOne part of the movie that really influenced me during Thursday’s viewing of “Mississippi Burning” was the child’s face during the political rally. The man on stage starts off by saying that he loves Mississippi, and the crowd responds with raucous cheering. The camera zooms in on a few people, one of whom being a small girl, clapping along with the other people. However, as he makes extremely racist remarks about the superiority of the white man and the importance of maintaining segregation, the camera again focuses on the little girl, now holding a very serious face. The girl in the crowd symbolized to me another line from the movie, where it is said that racism isn’t born, but it is taught. This girl represents how all of these people can be so violently racist and why they will do anything to maintain segregation, as they have spent their whole lives hearing this mindset over and over.
ReplyDeleteDuring this viewing of Mississippi Burning, I found the scene where the KKK burns down the house of that young boy who talked to the FBI very interesting. A few scenes prior, the FBI showed up at a church meeting where all of the church members were standing by their burned down church. The FBI began speaking to these people even though they were obviously hesitant to speak except for that one boy. Then later on, the boy and his family’s home is burned to the ground. A member of the KKK threatens the boy and other KKK members hang his dad. I found it shocking that the KKK was so threatened by one young boy trying to help the FBI that they would burn down his house and kill his father. It is also surprising that the KKK knew about everything going on in that town. The FBI agents only spoke to this boy when they were in somewhat private areas or at least areas where only African Americans were. Yet, the KKK still found out. I found it interesting to see how much power and control the KKK had over everything. They knew everything that was going on and they did not hesitate to their power to control it.
ReplyDeleteThe scene from Mississippi Burning that stuck out to me the most was the scene when Ward confronts the sheriff in the bar. In the bar, there are a bunch of men sitting around drinking and talking, including the sheriff. They are all members of the KKK. When Ward enters the room, everyone stops talking and stares at him. The sheriff tells Ward that he can't drink there unless he's a "member of the social club." Ward stays, and another member, Frank, confronts him and tells him to leave. He says that he doesn't care what the FBI or the federal government want; that the government couldn't change anything. When Ward asks him if he would kill to prevent that, Frank says that he "wouldn't give it no more thought than wringing a cat's neck. Ain't any court in Mississippi that'd convict me for it" (Mississippi Burning). I was really surprised how direct and honest Frank and the sheriff were; they barely even tried to hide the fact that they were part of the KKK. I thought that this scene had a really important message, even though it was rather small and insignificant to the movie. Frank and the sheriff directly confronted a federal agent and bordered on threatening him to end the investigation. I thought that this showed that the KKK felt like they had so much power, and the government had done so little to stop them, that they thought the government was powerless against them; that they could do anything they wanted without repercussions.
ReplyDeleteOne scene that stuck out to me from the movie was when the police officer found out that his wife had given information to the FBI. He came home and brutally beat his wife while his co-officers simply stood and watched. This scene shows how ruthless the members of the police force were, as they were extremely racist while also tolerating domestic abuse. This sort of brutal behavior is still a hot topic today. Police officers are often accused of using excessive force or violence. Although progress has been made in changing this view on police officers, it is still a prevalent issue on today’s society.
ReplyDeleteSomething I have noticed in the beginning of the the movie "Mississippi Burning" that surprised me was how unwilling the black members of the community were to speak to law enforcement. Even after being severely beaten by racists from the town, they refused to seek aid from the FBI or government in any way, and actually, the more they were beat, the less likely they were to speak with the agents. The clan members used fear tactics to keep the black community quiet and in inferior positions in society. According to the movie, their efforts were successful, as no African American would be seen with a government employee or speak to them. They may have been unwilling to reach out to the FBI because of the governments track record of not helping the black community, forcing them to fight for freedom and rights alone. To many in Mississippi, the government may not have proven themselves trustworthy or their aid worthy of risking their lives to cooperate with. Seeing how unwilling the African Americans were to communicate with the FBI surprised me quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked and appalled by the scene in which the Sherrif's deputy beat up his wife. I was aware that many members of the KKK were violent towards blacks but I didn't realize the full extent of their violence. The deputy sherrif didn't even know whether his wife had actually ratted him out. He violently beat her just on suspicion that she gave away his plan. I was disgusted by how violent and cruel he was. I was also surprised that he felt so strongly about black opression that he was willing to do that. This showed me the passion that KKK members had and how they had no limits and were willing to hurt anyone who was keeping them from acheiving their goals.
ReplyDeleteOne scene stuck out to me was the scene in the court. The FBI had finally gotten one of the black people to press charges against members of the klan for burning down his house. It was a large court case for the town, the FBI had investigated and had evidence that proved the men guilty of burning the house down. In court the blacks and the whites were all watching. I was happy to see that the african american community had come to support even though it was dangerous. However, in the end even though the judge thought that the men were guilty he let them off for "being provoked". This shocked me because even though it might not have actually happened like this things like this happened throughout the south. The FBI was powerless. This outlined a flaw in our government were a small group of people on the basic level of the government can deny federal laws and do as they wish with no punishment. Even today this is an issue where police are killing people and not being punished.
ReplyDeleteOne part of the movie that stood out to me was the emphasis on children. Throughout multiple scenes, children were the focus of the attention. For example, during a scene where white supremacist were having a political gathering, the camera focused on a young girl rallying with the crowd. I particularly noticed how the attention portrayed her innocence and the influence that the civil rights movement had on younger generations growing up.
ReplyDeleteA scene that stood out to my on the second day of watching the movie was the scene at the “political” meeting. The camera showed the man on stage, shouting out words and statements of hate against anyone who was not a white Christian. The camera then turned to young children in the crowd.
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