Most powerful film of all time

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2001)

Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan were amazingly powerful movies, but neither of them equal up to the power of American History X. This film made me really think hard about the racism in America. Some people deny that there is still racism in this country, those people haven't seen American History X. Edward Norton is a powerhouse in this movie, nobody could have close to pulling this off as well as he did. Un forunately, he was up against Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful, for the best actor award at the Oscars. Edward Furlong comes out of nowhere and gives a brilliant performance playing his Norton's confused brother who is caught up in the whole Nazi mess that his brother used to be part of. In my opinion, this was the best film of the year. It deserved nominations for sound, score, editing, cinematography, original screenplay, supporting actor (Furlong), director, and the coveted best picture award, which it should have won.