Amazing movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2006)

I gained a heck of a good person as a friend recently, after having misjudged him completely, and vice versa. This movie would have been part of said misjudgement, originally. I was expecting a more simplistic diatribe about hatred in typical style. Even watching it with a macrovision messing with my system (old TV, DVD player hooked directly through vcr kind of thing), this movie hit me like a steam train. Very powerful and moving performances and a helluva strong storyline make this movie a hell of a ride. Norton and Furlong and DAngelo work together well as a family hurt from hatred. Instead of merely using familiar symbols, American History X explores the deeper meanings, the root causes and effects on their lives.