Rated: R (Restricted)
American History X is one of the most interesting and different movies I have ever seen. It is a well chosen topic to explore. It depicts neo-nazi beliefs and events without hesitation This film doesn't disguise the racial issues and allows the film to explore deeper than most films would. This is a powerful and thought-provoking movie that has some real meat to it with regards to ever-present issues of hate and racism that continues to plague our world.
Edward Norton is amazing in this - and he is not the "typical" male lead (he's no Brad Pitt~George Clooney) and survives off his excellent acting skills rather than looks/body appeal. Edward Norton gives the commanding performance of a lifetime as Derek Vinyard, a white supremacist, and later becomes a man who is on the way back after visiting prison due to he's racial views and behavior. Edward Norton and Edward Furlong are fantastic together and make this movie even better. The way the movie is told is great flashing from past and present.
The movie is so real and everything about it is executed to perfection. The ending makes the movie perfect to me. The emotion in that final sequence is incredible from Norton and showed the great relationship between Norton and Furlong characters. The movie is not predictable at all and ends in the perfect way. Overall, American History X is the best movie I have seen in a while.
90% fresh for this movie
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