Thought Provoking

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2009)

American History X takes place immediately after Derek's release from prison, with liberal doses of flashback to various stages in Derek's earlier life to explain the events that got him where he is today, and why he's trying to pull Danny back from following in his footsteps.
This is a powerful and Thought-Provoking film that tells an ugly story of racial hatred that can't easily be brought under control once it has spilled out. It's also the story of piecing back together a family that's been ripped apart by the poison of hate.
Norton is charismatic, frightening and ultimately tragic as Derek. His performance dominates the film ,American History X is passionate and compelling, It holds together as a horrifying portrait of youth swept up by the finger-pointing and easy answers of Neo-Nazism.
Here's a beautiful Quote from the Movie
" So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned - my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be ****** off all the time. It's just not worth it. Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said it best. So if you can't top it, steal from them and go out strong. So I picked a guy I thought you'd like. 'We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. "