American History X
The movie American History X is designed to show a better understanding of the serious racism-taking place in America today. The graphic and somewhat upsetting film shows anger and dislike between a “ghetto” black community and a white neo-nazi gang. One of the main ideas in this movie is to show how someone whose whole life has been centered around racism and later he realizes that all races should be treated with equal respect. Derek who is the main character of the movie has a lot of harsh situations and influential people who are going to start his change in life.
In his review David Keyes states, “American History X is not just an average movie. It’s a brutal and disturbing plot that discusses and demonstrates racism, prejudice, and human blindness. That you simply expect to see a movie simply discussing the average skinhead life, but what you get is something totally beyond what you’d expect to see at the cinema.” I agree with David Keyes.......
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