American History X - Movie review

Apart from the attraction of mainstream movies and their extremely imaginative violence, cinema seems to have somewhat completely overlooked the topic of white nationalist Neo-Nazis.

Truth be told, it is a gory subject, and attempting to depict it in the film can be vilified because of how it might appear to glorify or sympathize with these people.

That being said, American History X was never vilified for showing white supremacy as a sound ideology. Generally speaking, American History X offers unique entertainment, but it never really manages to be an accurate portrayal of the sort of citizen that might be into racial ideologies.

The reason behind this is that Edward Norton’s character is someone who has actually gone down that path, gotten punished for it, and learned the error of his ways. The plot revolves around two brothers Derek and Danny (Norton and Furlong).

Derek had just been released from prison after serving three years for the killing of two African American men when he comes to realize that his younger brother, who idolizes him is on the same path that has led to his incarceration. After his 3 years in prison, Derek is a changed man and tries his best to set his younger brother straight.