Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
siqian-53477
In the heat of the night "A hundred and sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents a week? Well boy! Sam, you take him outside but treat him nice, because a man that makes a hundred and sixty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents a week, we do not want to ruffle him! " Even when his intelligence laid on the table, racial preoccupation would still stand the way of his investigation." In the heat of the night" was directed by Norman Jewison in 1967. Different from other crime drama, this story puts more focus on building characters rather than the murder itself. This story described a story of a black police detective uncovered a murder case in a small southern racist town. When detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) waiting for a train at the station, a police officer (Rod Steiger) arrested him and accused him of murdering a successful businessman. When he clarified his identity at the police station, the local chief unwillingly asks for his assistance. During the investigation, Virgil's life had been threatened due to racial prejudice. While the racial tensions are growing over time, the hostility of chief is fading... Although storyline evolve around the murder events, still the movie shows a lot of interactions between Virgil and other characters. It draws audiences focus on the question: Can Virgil's career excellence overcome the prejudices and successfully reveal the mystery? " In the heat of the night" won a Best Picture Oscar Award by successfully conveyed the pictures of a hot, slimy, and small southern town. In the film, everyone's head was full of beads of sweat; it makes audiences feel the heat of the hot summer. Also, the characters often held an iced coke in their hand, and it reminds viewers the thirsty feeling of a hot day. By using small details and high saturated color, the film creates realistic pictures of the environment. The chief was very well acted, his accent and the noisy sound of gums also enhanced the impression of his personality. Overall, this is an engaging, entertaining, and well-acted movie.
hannahwheatley-74891
In the Heat of the Night was thought out very well. The movie had secret meanings that you could only get if you were paying attention. The movie touched on what racism was like during this time. The main male role was played by Sydney Poitier who I think did an amazing job. His role in the movie was to be an upper class officer who travels to a small town because a crime was committed. I rated this movie a six because I enjoyed watching it but I don't think I would ever watch it again. It was very slow in the beginning which ,ay have lost the attention of some people but if you continued to watch it you will become way more interested in it. Even thought the beginning is hard to watch the rest of the movie needed to take that time to explain what was happening. I may not have enjoyed the beginning part of the movie but it necessary to have to prepare you for the rest of the movie in my opinion. The ending of the movie was kind of expected but also not expected at all. I believed that the killer was the planation owner but I was wrong and I realized that as I continued to watch. I think they chose the perfect person to be the killer because he was strange throughout the whole movie and played a perfect role as a mentally weird killer. I enjoyed the twist of the young girl who got pregnant. It added a little more suspense to the movie. Overall I enjoyed it but I don't think I would ever watch it again.
Wuchak
RELEASED IN 1967 and directed by Norman Jewison, "In the Heat of the Night" chronicles events in the town of Sparta, Mississippi, in the mid-60s when a rich entrepreneur (who's going to open a new factory in the area) is murdered and the white redneck police force led by Chief Gillespie (Rod Steiger) enlists the aid of a prim & proper expert detective from Philadelphia, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), who just so happens to be black.This is basically a fish-out-of-water movie with Tibbs having to adjust to the prejudiced social dynamics of a small town in the Deep South just after The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965. The effect of those laws was only beginning to be understood, particularly the latter one. Sparta had a new voting block and blacks might even be the majority in that county. Regardless, they now had a voice in the democratic process.Times were a changin' and people like Gillespie and the mayor (William Schallert) needed to keep this in mind if they wanted to keep their jobs. Unfortunately, the uncultured deputies weren't necessarily up on this, which explains why, after the mogul is found murdered, Deputy Wood (Warren Oates) rashly zeroes-in on a black stranger in town. Of course they're all shocked to discover Tibbs' identity.Not used to murders of this magnitude, Gillespie humbly realizes that he might need Tibbs' expertise for his own welfare (i.e. to keep his job). A begrudging relationship develops where Tibbs slowly comes to respect Gillespie for his openness to change, insights and blunt honesty. The closing scene is actually heartwarming.There are, unfortunately, a couple of "Yeah, right" moments, like Tibbs' amazing knowledge of fern root. I'm sure that bit o' knowledge came in handy in Philadelphia! THE FILM RUNS 109 minutes and was shot in Sparta, Freeburg, Belleville and Chester, Illinois; Dyersburg, Tennessee; and (studio) Hollywood, California. WRITERS: Stirling Silliphant based on John Ball's novel. ADDITIONAL CAST: Lee Grant plays the mogul's wife while Quentin Dean appears as a sultry teen.GRADE: A-/B+
sir-mauri
There isn't much more you can say about this film other than the fact that it is almost brilliant in every way from the performances by Poitier and Steiger. To the screenplay to the director for letting his cast perform and not try to do some overly produced film. To even the score. Especially when they are chasing the guy along the bridge. Absolutely brilliant guess that's why it got a Best Sound nomination. But I think it also deserved a score nomination as well. and don't forget the soundtrack especially Boomer & Travis's song " Foul Owl On The Prowl" it's gonna stuck in my head for a long long time. A damn near perfect film in almost every sense. And even though I have seen it many times it still gets a reaction out of me when Poitier slaps that guy. Masterful film 9/10.
