Tony Kaye made his feature directorial debut with this dramatic exploration into the roots of race hatred in America. In a shocking opening scene, teen Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong) races to tell his older brother, neo-Nazi Derek (Edward Norton), about the young blacks breaking into his car in front of the house, whereupon Derek gets his gun and with no forethought shoots the youths in their tracks. Tried and convicted, Derek is sent away for three years in prison, where he acquires a different outlook as he contrasts ...
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Tony Kaye made his feature directorial debut with this dramatic exploration into the roots of race hatred in America. In a shocking opening scene, teen Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong) races to tell his older brother, neo-Nazi Derek (Edward Norton), about the young blacks breaking into his car in front of the house, whereupon Derek gets his gun and with no forethought shoots the youths in their tracks. Tried and convicted, Derek is sent away for three years in prison, where he acquires a different outlook as he contrasts white-power prisoners with black Lamont (Guy Torry), his prison laundry co-worker and eventual pal. Meanwhile, Danny, with a shaved head and a rebellious attitude, seems destined to follow in his big brother's footsteps. After Danny writes a favorable review of Hitler's Mein Kampf, black high-school principal Sweeney (Avery Brooks) puts Danny in his private "American History X" course and assigns him to do a paper about his older brother, who was a former student of Sweeney's. This serves to introduce flashbacks, with the film backtracking to illustrate Danny's account of Derek's life prior to the night of the shooting. Monochrome sequences of Derek leading a Venice, California gang are intercut with color footage of the mature Derek ending his past neo-Nazi associations and attempting to detour Danny away from the group led by white supremacist, Cameron (Stacy Keach), who once influenced Derek. Director Tony Kaye, with a background in TV commercials and music videos, filmed in L.A. beach communities. Rated R "for graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity." Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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GOOD FILM - MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE. GOOD START FOR A "NOIR" GENRE. NORTON IS RIGHT ON.
dawgma347
Apr 9, 2008
It's not just about race...it's also about hope.
American History X generates a tonne of emotions within the audience. Not only through the amazing and convincing performances of Edward Norton and Edward Furlong,but also through the beautifully written screenplay and simple message. Set upon the horrific background of neo-Nazi skinhead white supremacy, American History X balances the disturbing graphic brainwashed reality with the hope of change for the future. Ed Norton plays Derek Vinyard, a man returns from prison to find his younger brother, played by Ed Furlong, Danny, has been caught in the same web of racism and hatred that landed him in prison. Where does this hatred stem from? After Derek's father is killed in the line of duty by a minority, Derek's view of mankind is altered. And his act of curbing (very graphically filmed) sends him to a caged world where he learns that it's not all about white and black. He discovers that there is good and bad in every race. Now, the task before him now is to convince his brother Danny of his newfound enlightenment before he succombs to the hatred. A must see for all who can get past the scene that sends Norton's character to prison. Frighteningly awesome!