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Sadly Over-hyped

Nice effects though.

An Exercise In Nonsense

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

I am born free, and we are all born free. Why do we form biases and why do we have to think ourselves superior than others because of the color of theirs and our skin, or because of having money and worldly possessions give some people a self-entitlement and think the lives of others don't matter? Sadly, slavery is a part of history and we can not hide the fact that even the present generation still bear some ignorance towards this subject. Set before the second world war in rural America, this is a film about two families, one White, the other black. Both families had sons who served and survived and coincidentally formed a friendship in a small town laden with folks who are members of the KKK. Needless to say, there are complications and later on a tragic event occurred . The opening scène is a flashback, the story unfolded then back to that moment of flashback crucial to the survival of those involved. Depressing and painful, but bear in mind, slavery is never a joking matter. Well acted and realistic shots, the viewer gets transported back in time. Sometimes dragging but worth watching.

From concept and location to cast and crew -- especially by a main character; MississIP' MUD ;0 -- the P-51/ the lanterns/ all elements -- T H X!

The story takes place less than 100 years ago in the American South. Segregated, inhumanized ... silenced. The palpable oppression of almost all characters is claustrophobic and disheartening. To imagine this time is a memory for some - a parent or grandparent's story to others, is almost unbelievable - which is exactly why this movie should be seen. Lest we forget. Not just what these men did for our freedom, but what happened when their 'hero's journey' ended. Coming home only to fight a new battle of prejudice, ignorance, and extreme maliciousness. The internal, eternal, battle of right and wrong. So yeah. I cried. A lot.On a visual note, the colours and narrative are heart wrenchingly poetic. The Mississippi landscape is beautiful and surprisingly unforgiving. Visually it's dirty, and brown, juxtaposed against the lush greens and kaleidoscopic skies is a respite for all the heartache - which I think the characters themselves might agree. They are each simply searching for home, for peace, for humanity. Aren't we all.

. . . bad things happened to a particular group of Americans, MUDBOUND reports. If MUDBOUND had played in all of the Confederate State movie theaters in the 1940s, perhaps it would have shown the grandparents of Today's KGB enablers the error of their ways. Such a more timely release of MUDBOUND may have warded off the Birmingham church bombing and Mississippi Burning, while eliminating the need for Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, Bus Boycotts, and Bridge Battles. Possibly mandatory MUDBOUND sensitivity training sessions would have made these 1900s Southern Racists too self-conscious and ashamed to reproduce, solving the USA's "Race Problem" once and for all. (As an added benefit, this would have allowed all of the folks speaking normal American dialects to spread out Down South, giving all of us more "elbow room.") Unfortunately, releasing MUDBOUND three generations too late could well do more harm than good. Just as a Presidential Commission concluded that the initial version of the TV miniseries ROOTS reached back centuries to ignite dangerous "blowback" in the late 1900s, perhaps a future White House post-mortem will conclude that MUDBOUND kicked over an even bigger hornet's nest.