American History X
American History X is a compelling and heart touching movie of the 21st Century. It portrays both negative and positive messages. But like the saying goes, "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder," this movie has the same effect; You can choose to take the positive outlook, or the negative. I feel the overall emotion of the movie is understanding and learning. Learning from the mistakes of others that are close to you, and more importantly, understanding why you're learning from these mistakes. I feel this movie mirrors society today greatly, but more along the lines of the younger generation, in three ways : gangs, racism, and image.
Gangs are a huge part of our society and are growing rapidly each year. Children younger and younger are joining gangs based on what they see on TV, hear from their friends or even what they see their older siblings or role models doing. American History X portrays this very well. A younger brother follows in the......
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