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By Richard Jansen Torquay Boys' Grammar School 14 November 2007 Alan Parker's take on racism in America during the 60's is thought provoking and necessary even today. he finest thing about Mississippi Burning is not that it is tense and thrilling, yet touching; but rather that it shows the pain and suffering of the black people on a personal level. You almost feel as though you're one of them, fighting for the same cause. Parker's genius is proven in the first scene. There is the simple yet powerful image of two drinking fountains: one for the whites, the other for the blacks. A pipe separates the fountains, symbolising how the two races are set apart from one another. Right from the outset you are guided into understanding the message of the film. However, there has been criticism made against 'Mississippi Burning'. The main controversy is over how it is not completely truthful....

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