Mississippi Burning

Stellar performances by Hackman and Dafoe. No wonder Hackman withdrew his rights to the Silence of the Lambs novel after seeing a clip of himself in this movie, it made him uneasy about taking more violent roles

The two main leads were absolutely brilliant. I felt they really feed of each other. One is by the books and the other wants to do it his way. Then comes the drama and the injustice to make the audience get angry and emotional. To the judge letting the criminals off. It all makes to vision how it was back in 1964. I loved the one ups and comebacks they used. I thought that was hilarious. “You’re so far up my nose, your boots on my chin”. I did take away a star because some scenes were too dramatic, from the music to the dead animals. The characters were all very thought out and I truly enjoyed it.

It's a tribute to late Gene...

Really good performances combined with an interesting story. The Mississippi setting is also great.

Ambientado em 1964, no interior do Mississipi, coração do sul dos Estados Unidos, durante o auge da segregação, quando as tensões raciais se encontravam em seu ápice, e vagamente baseado em um caso real, beirando a ficção histórica, esse é — não ironicamente — um suspense criminal incendiário. Graças às excelentes atuações de Gene Hackman e Willem Defoe, à direção crua e realista de Alan Parker e à intensa trilha sonora de Trevor Jones, "Mississipi em Chamas" nos passa a sensação de estarmos assistindo um barrio de pólvora prestes a explodir, completamente incapazes de evitar a tragédia. Um retrato de um país em guerra consigo mesmo e espetáculo de tensão e suspense, marcado por comentários sociais atemporais.

With the recent passing of Gene Hackman, I decided to revisit this epic classic movie that he took part in. I’ve seen a few times before, but this time I paid much closer attention to the portrayal of the role that Hackman played. In my own humble opinion, Hackman could’ve easily won an Academy award for this picture opposite Willem Dafoe who is equally brilliant. But, it’s Hackman‘s portrayal of a simmering brooding yet loyal, tender, and affectionate FBI agent that leaves me In awe of his brilliant performance. There’s a lot of hate today for whatever reason, and re-watching this movie reassured me that there is goodness in the world, And that our world was made better for having an actor like Gene Hackman within it.

Unbelievable movie. Dafoe and Hackman just kill it. Crazy stuff

Great acting and a thrilling story that also shows the turbulence of the south especially during this time of tense segregation. Plenty of simple but beautiful shots that the director lets you watch and admire without dialogue and really take in the message. In most cases this is the pain and horror associated with the victims of a heinous crime. The film also does a great job of showing the perspective of the Mississippians' including Agent Anderson who struggles between his love for his home and the realization of the hatred living among his people including his late father.

Upon seeing other reviews and context for this, it seems this portrayal is somewhat insensitive and rather indoctrinating. Suspending disbelief however you can find am interesting and stimulating drama piece. Cut and dry as far as plot complexity goes, but worth watching and enjoying all the same. Always love to see Dafoe show his best.

Intense, gripping, raw. Barely blinked the entire movie. This is why we cannot sanitize history and history as it is told in movies.