Perhaps the most powerful film of the 20th Century.

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2006)

I won't recommend this movie to the faint at heart. I won't recommend it to anyone who is easily swayed by propaganda. I will, however, recommend this move to anyone who is open minded enough to understand that the material portrayed in this movie is real.
Perhaps the most disturbing part about this movie is the fact that the actions and events contained within are the actions and events in every day America. Filled with powerful imagery and outstanding acting, American History X conveys emotion so vivid and so powerful, the meek will have a hard time stomaching it.
Norton's character is so powerful, he could sway even the most devote civil right's leaders with his rhetoric. That is what makes modern day leaders in this regard so scary. When a person such as Norton can spew forth such crap with such conviction, he is a person to be feared. I do not know of another actor who could portray Derek Vinyard as effectively as Norton did.
While Furlong's performance isn't quite as convincing as Norton's, he does portray a corrupted innocence that made me actually care for him. By then end of the movie, I felt like he was my little brother.
This is one of the most powerful movies I have ever watched. It gets a perfect 10 on a 10 scale, and I'm pretty conservative when handing out 10's. This one goes on my top 10 list of "all time greats".