As much as i hate it, this story is the story of America.

Rating: 9/10 (4 February 2006)

I watched this film when I was about fifteen years old. As an African American I wanted to watch this film for understanding. I got that and more. The story follows the life of a former Neo-Nazi sent to prison for a hate crime he had committed. While imprisoned his beliefs are transformed for a more positive outlook. He returns home only to find his little brother following in his footsteps. The main character, Derek, portrayed by Edward Norton was your typical white Supremist; full of hatred and stupidity. This is the type of movie that you love to hate. It was very well-acted I personally believed that the Academy Award belonged to Edward Norton for best actor. I hate however, that his little brother, Danny(played by Edward Furlong), was murdered by a black man. Just when it seemed like Derek had came around, he could have very easily been pushed back into the hatred he had once embraced, by the premature death of his brother. Easily put: what goes around comes around, and it sucks. The musical score to this film was awesome, the instrumental score really brought depth and meaning to certain turning points in the film. This movie really displayed the consequences of our beliefs and actions, whether good or bad.