American History X (1998)

Tony Kaye

His father taught him to hate. His friends taught him rage. His enemies gave him hope.

Derek Vinyard returns from prison to find his younger brother, Danny, caught in the same web of racism and hatred that landed him in prison. After Derek's father is killed in the line of duty by a minority, Derek's view of mankind is altered, but while in prison, he discovers that there is good and bad in every race. The task before him now is to convince Danny of his newfound enlightenment.

Μια ταινία γροθιά στο στομάχι ....ρεαλιστική απεικόνιση της πραγματικότητας , ωμή βία ... μια σπουδή πάνω στο μίσος και στα αποτελέσματα του πάνω στην κοινωνία αλλά και στους ίδιους τους ανθρώπους.

Εξαιρετική ερμηνεία από τον Edward Norton
και ένα τέλος απλά συγκλονιστικό.
Χαράσσεται για πάντα μέσα σου
Προσωπικά ...έγινε μια από τις αγαπημένες μου .

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Danny Vinyard: So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned - my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said it best. So if you can't top it, steal from them and go out strong. So I picked a guy I thought you'd like. 'We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.'