american history x
Derek Vinyard has had a tormented life. His father was murdered while he was a teenager and Derek's life changed completely. He became the leader of a Nazi group in Venice Beach, California. After a horrible crime is committed Derek is sent to prison. He leaves with his mother Doris (Beverly D'Angelo), his sister Davina (Jennifer Lien), and his younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong). Three years later when Derek is released from prison, he comes home to see a shaved head Nazi Da
black basketball games, and much more constitute how Kaye dives deep into the Nazi world. He tries desperately to change his brother as he shocks his former friends with his reformed self that sets off a night long event of neo-Nazism partying. Derek has been reformed due to the hardships while incarcerated and is appalled with how corrupt Danny has become. Rent it, buy it, barrow it, whatever you have to do, it's worth seeing more than once. Beatings, gang rallies, raids, white vs. I think the movie would have been more complete if it showed more of his prison life and more of his changing, reformed steps while in the pen. Edward Furlong (Danny) gives a performance that is out of nowhere, exceptional. Director Tony Kaye did not have enough time on his hands. The Nazi scenes are violent, bloody, and hateful just as are the prison scenes. The movie doesn't take a minimal aspect on letting its viewers know the skinhead lifestyle; it lets you know in full detail. American History X is a powerful film that lets it viewers see racism from both sides. It's the story through his eyes, what he sees, and what he doesn't see. The only negative part of the film is that it leaves you feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
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