Short review on the movie and the violence within it. short little piece, its not too bad, i felt hard done by the mark.
American history X
The film tries to deal with social issues as honestly as possible.Racism is a serious problem. Racist organizations like the one depicted in the film exist in seriously large numbers.People get caught up in racial hatred. Violence results.And, yes, people do change.But it's that last item that concerns me.All of the characterizations seem distanced and one-sided.As most filmmakers do, director Tony Kaye and writer David McKenna stack the deck to make their case.We get a pretty good idea of why Derek becomes so enraged against blacks.…
