whether you like it or hat it and mississippi burning will have your full attention right from the start . the movie be powerful and though it be questionable that it only win best cinematography at the academy award . more interesting be the cinematography be not that deserve compare to the direction and act . gene hackman and his role a anderson be a standout and applaud effort . it be jessup county and mississippi in 1964. tension be high between black and red neck . three civil right worker be murder . two fbi agent and one a by the book fellow and the other a people smart man who be raise in mississippi begin an investigation on it yet no one want outsiders around and thus trouble start brewing . the view of the ku klux klan and the way they attack be show brutally and without pull any punch . it be amaze to think that this be not so long ago and how people perceive this sort of violence . some of the scene be too much and some scene be a little dull and but mississippi burning be a gripping film whether you like it or not and the two hour will seem really short .