Heat of The Night Reaction Post

 

After Watching Heat Of The Night for the first time It surprised me so much because I was expecting it to be a classic movie about crime. But it then turned into a really deep story about racism and injustice.  In the first couple of clips they really showed the true meaning of separate but equal which i found very interesting. The setting was a really big part of the movie because it was very tense and uncomfortable but it was really effective because It showed what the african americans faced at that time.

Virgil Tibbs and His impact

Virgil Tibbs

The character that played the biggest  impression  on me overall was Virgil Tibbs, that was played by the actor Sidney Potier. His detective skills were very smart when he was handling everything. He was overall just a really confident man. But When a lot of the townspeople and police thought he was the suspect just because he was black I wasn't shocked I just thought I was not fair just because of his race. But I really liked how he refused to give up even after he knew what  they thought of him. He stayed really calum and really determined and I liked that he didn't get angry . My opinion on him i was really the same thought the whole movie I liked how he was very professional and stayed that way which showed how capable he was. The acting was so good throughout the movie and how he portrayed himself.

The relationship between the officer tibs and The chief Gillespie was very interesting. I found it a little weird at first Gillespie wanted nothing to do with him at all because he was just annoyed by  his presents. but after when they started working together a little more to solve the murder he starts respecting him more. Another thing that I found very interesting was how the movie showed all the women in the movie and how they portray women's rights with how they suffered so much at this time  like with Mrs Colbert which was wealthy but had absolutely no power, Delores and Mama Caleba.  I didn't like how delores was so judged because of all the men surrounding her.  

One scene that was truly unforgettable was when endicott instantly slapped tibbs in the greenhouse , and he immediately slaps him back. It really showed how bold this sene was. It represented the breaking of a racist power. But how tibbs slaps back because he did not want to be humiliated he wanted to feel respected.

Endicott and Tibbs

Conclusion 

Overall after watching the movie I felt that it was more then just a crime story it was about how much courage these characters had and the justice they got back in the end. Honestly all the characters made the movie that is still very important today. It really show how much segregation harmed everyone at that time.