Yet, it is notoriously difficult to write an anti-racism film using the perspective of a white supremacist. Films that try, such as Romper Stomper , fail because the victims of the hate only get bit parts. With half the story effectively silenced, only the racist subject is left to capture the sympathy of the viewer. Do the Right Thing . By setting his film in a primarily black community, Lee produced one of the most effective expos s of the tentative tightrope a community walks.
Hate can flow in many directions.
American History X gets half way there. In some ways the film lacks subtlety. From the outset we know Derek is a racist. He is a skinhead with a huge thick swastika tattooed on his chest. He adorns his home with the paraphernalia of the Third Reich.