The movie, Ghosts of Mississippi, is a film about the retrial of the man accused of killing civil rights leader, Medgar Evers. Ghosts of Mississippi is a standalone movie that depicts the continuing racial difficulties in Mississippi. Ghost of Mississippi is directed by Rob Reiner with a cast of phenomenal actors such as Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Woods yet the acting in the movie is average and often falls short. For example, the emotional feeling is lacking when Medgar is shot and murdered. Even with these small inconsistencies the acting overall is stellar in many scenes. Whoopi Goldberg really gives her character the emotional connection one would expect for a woman who just lost her husband and is forced to relive the emotional turmoil during the trial of his murderer, yet Goldberg's most memorable scene occurs after the trial and gives the viewer a true sense of accomplishment about her character and the stress of the trial.
If a movie lover chooses to watch a movie for the music alone this movie isn't a movie for them. The music is not memorable and does little to enhance the climaxes of the movie. The cinematography of the movie is also done well. As seen in the many scenes in which the characters are in the dark throughout the movie. Undoubtedly the best scene covered in darkness is the attorney fighting for the murderer's conviction, and his family is threatened, they are seen running out of the house, into dark Mississippi night, viewers see shadows and not the characters. The Editing of this movie is done rather well as the movie is seamless, and difficulty to pinpoint throughout the movie.
Overall Ghosts of Mississippi is a movie that would be an amazing movie for anyone who loves history especially the civil rights era. Ghost of Mississippi earned a 3 out of 5 stars due to the inconsistencies in acting, Yet this viewer rates it at a 4 out of 5 stars due to the complexity of the material.
Ghost of Mississippi does a good job representing the historical events and depicts the tension between the Whites and Blacks as well as those who fought together and against in the Civil Rights movement. Ghost of Mississippi directors stayed true to actual events during this era, for example, the number of jurors who were black or female during the jury trial. The movie also does an excellent job articulating the biases of the people involved with this event. As this would be only an opinion as to how movies do when portraying historical events and the viewer will always have their opinion about how the facts are portrayed.
Review of Ghosts of Mississippi
