American History X shows the hold hate can have over people

Rating: 10/10 (27 September 2009)

American History X is not a movie you will enjoy because its not a movie that you are meant to enjoy. It is extremely graphic and violent, but that is where it draws its power. This movie is meant to teach you a lesson and it does so in a very powerful way.
Edward Norton plays a Neo-Nazi who is blaming everything wrong with America on immigrants and people who aren't white.
This movie centers on Norton's character's racism and that is a main theme of the movie. Most people would draw that this movie shows us that hatred of other races is wrong but i think it is just using an extreme circumstance and extreme hatred to convey a different but similar theme. This theme is summer up in the final sequence of the film; "Life is too short to live it full of hate"
This movie is brilliantly shot and edited with music that wraps you into the film. Norton is brilliant as always and draws you into the movie, just as a good actor should. Don't watch American History X if your are looking for a movie with a feel good moment at the end, watch it and appreciate what the film is trying to show you.