If you ask me what makes me think that people are ugly, Mississippi
Burning by Alan Parker truly shows the another side of the human, ugliness. The
movie describes about the racism among black people and white people occurred
during 1964, started with the three civil rights workers are being murdered by
the members of Ku Klux Klan. Two FBI agents, Anderson and Ward were being
assigned to investigate the murder.
Stereotype can be in negative way, neutral way or positive
way . For example, Asians tend to known as family-oriented or women are capable
to do physical-related jobs. In this movie, White characters are being negatively
stereotyped that Black characters are dirty and they are uneducated. Prejudice
and discrimination can be fostered by the initiation of negative stereotype.
Prejudice is a negative belief towards an individual based on their social
group. In Mississippi Burning, black people are not allowed to vote even they
have the rights to do so. You can barely
see the white people talk to the black people in the movie, they are conforming
to the social norms of Ku Klux Klan which they should not let black people
invade their homes or country.
Discrimination as in treating a group of members unfairy and
putting them at a disadvantage. And also they have given brutal intimidation
such as burning their houses or churches. In this movie, black characters are
living in a miserable life that they always have fear of what’s coming next to
them.
What makes me feel relieved is when Anderson and Ward did
not give up for helping the black people in fighting the rights. Even though
there are racism and violence in this movie, however the ending part is good.
The members of Ku Klux Klan, people from Sherrif’s office has been caught and
being punished for imprisonment. Also, Sherrif’s wife has been free from the
nightmare, finally get to live her own life.
After watching this movie, I personally think that racism
still exists in many countries, I do hope people would fight for their rights
and racism issue would be solved massively.
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