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Actors: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ghosts of Mississippi |
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This movie is based on a true story. Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was killed by white supremist Byron de la Beckwith. But after two trials he was still acquitted. Thirty years later, Hinds County, Mississippi, assistant D.A. Bobby DeLaughter takes it upon himself to get justice in the case. DeLaughter is played by Alec Baldwin. Whoopi Goldberg plays Evers' widow Myrlie.
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Ghosts of Mississippi |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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