Mississippi Burning (1988) Tubi TV

[Doc Sportello]

4. Unfortunately, that is very true

I understand that filmmakers take liberties for reasons such as narrative and limited time, but this one didn't have to be this wrong. The facts were known and it is a technically sound and well-acted movie. But the FBI under Hoover were part of the problem in the summer of 1964, not some avenging angels.

Yeah, Gods and Generals was not only bad history but a really bad movie overall. They were just trying to make a buck off the success of Gettysburg. Another is Braveheart, which I think is a great movie, but the Battle of Stirling Bridge was reconstructed supposedly because they didn't have the money to build a bridge. Only the Scottish and historians probably care, but that's like having the battle of Little Roundtop fought in the wheat field.

And, yes, unfortunately this country is sorely ignorant of history, along with government, economics, and on and on. Thanks to the cons.