this movie be a piece of the time in which it be make . realistic . movie be not candy coat during the late 60 and early 70 . the producer do not try to create some happy end that do not exist . the lack of a happy end would create agitation in the audience that and hopefully would spur them on to action . at least that how it seem at the time . in today movie world this movie would probably not be do . there would and definitely and not be this end and however realistic . the sad fact be that the movie depict a situation which could not be improve upon without action from the improvement of the relationship between the white southern traditional thinking and the progressive movement of that time .