Explain how a film you have studied depicts conflict, and discuss how this depiction influences the viewers' response to the ideas and characters in the film.
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The film "Mississippi Burning", directed by Alan Parker, is a film that represents severe conflict between the African American population and the White American population in Mississippi during the 1960s. This conflict, however, is especially emphasised through the relationships between White American characters. The relationship between the Jessup County Authorities and the FBI agents depict significant conflict in two main ways. Firstly, the Jessup County Authorities don't agree with the FBI's aims to 'integrate' the …
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…characters involved in the conflict were of one race. This goes to show the viewer that conflict isn't only caused by two groups of two different races confronting each other. Conflict is also caused by simple disagreement. This disagreement and disharmony within the film and also the commitment that some of the characters had towards solving these problems are what makes "Mississippi Burning" one of the most intense, challenging and touching films of all time.
…characters involved in the conflict were of one race. This goes to show the viewer that conflict isn't only caused by two groups of two different races confronting each other. Conflict is also caused by simple disagreement. This disagreement and disharmony within the film and also the commitment that some of the characters had towards solving these problems are what makes "Mississippi Burning" one of the most intense, challenging and touching films of all time.
