American History X

Pros: Great Acting, Great Story
Cons: None

The film is driven behind the character of Derek Vinyard. He is an extremely intelligent and articulate but is he is hugely influenced by his father’s views on black culture ‘affirmative action’ his father was a fire-fighter before he was ...

Pros: good actors
Cons: very graphic

When most think of Edward Norton, we can't picture a heartless nazi but in this movie he plays Derek Vinyard and gives an accurate real life portrail of hate that one man can have towards another. It is almost scary to think that someone can walk...

Pros: story of racism
Cons: sad but true

This movie is in my top ten favorite movies of all time. It grabbed a hold of me when I put it on and I was pleased with the results. This movie has a graphic, yet realistic way of telling the story of racism in America. This stuff happens all the...

Pros: EDWARD NORTON
Cons: Disturbing images that stay a while...

This movie stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as brothers. The older brother, set in his racist ways after the murder of his father by a black man, has a hard impact on the life of Danny, his younger brother. When Derek goes to prison for a hate...

Pros: Powerful acting and a very powerful message, an excellent film
Cons: Protagonist's turnaround seems hurried in the plot

This is a movie that every American should see, cut and dry. Without destroying too much of the story, I'll try to describe why this is such a fantastic film and why anyone who lives in America, whether black, white, yellow or rainbow, should sit down...

Pros: Superb acting. POWERFUL moral story.
Cons: VERY GRAPHIC. Not for the squeamish or very young audience.

First of all let me say that this is one of the most violent films I have ever viewed. There is nothing left to the imagination in extremely graphic and violent takes. I avoided seeing this after it came out due to a friend of mine explaining what...

Pros: Norton, cinematography, movie's overall relevance
Cons: Furlong, Furlong, and Furlong

Anyone's who's read any other reviews I've done for Epinions knows that I don't like to go into detail about the plot of the movie I'm reviewing. The reason I do this is because, well, I'm just plain lazy and I know that there a tons of other reviews out ...

Pros: Opens your eyes about racism
Cons: Can be too graphic at times

The title of this article, "My Mein Kampf" is not mine, but the title of a paper written in the movie by a young Daniel Vinyard (Edward Furlong) in "American History X". This sometimes graphic look into the memories and current events of Daniel Vinyard...

Pros: Norton, Furlong, Accurate depiction of NEO NAZISM NOT SKINHEADS, ending
Cons: Gives idea that Neo-Nazism and Skins are the same thing.

Okay let me first start off by saying I can't count the number of times people have come to me after I recommended this movie absolutely disgusted with it. They are simply ignorant. Most people will look at the surface dimensions of this movie- Violence,...

Pros: Mesmerising performances, powerful message, awesome script.
Cons: Not for the faint hearted. Hefty Dialogue

American History X unfolds through the eyes of Danny (Edward Furlong: Terminator 2) whose older brother Derek (Edward Norton: Fight club) is seeking retribution for his fathers murder. Full of anger, Derek becomes the charismatic leader of a local, ...

Pros: Great story for entertaining and debating
Cons: The ending could have been better.

I was given the movie to watch by the young men at my job. So will start this out with saying that I am almost 40 and of African American descent. The young men are caucasian and in their early to mid 20s and we love to debate race and politics because ...

Pros: Great views on controversy; Edward Norton is phenomenal.
Cons: None that I can think of

American History X is not a movie that was professed to me to be great by my friends. Idling in my local Blockbuster one night, I stumbled upon it. Decidedly so, it perked my mind after reading the back cover so I rented it to try it on for size. Well,...

Pros: The reality of it, also the casting
Cons: None

American History X hit me right between the eyes. Can this be? Is this really happening? Unfortunately yes.

American History X is the story about young nazis of today. It is also the story of two brothers and their family. The older brother...

Pros: Shocking, emotional, powerful.
Cons: Can alter your attitudes strongly.

Hating someone like a raging inferno because of their ethnic background is one of the most foul concepts man has ever created. Therefore anything touching this subject will be highly provocative and controversial.

American History X doesn't...

Pros: Positive Message, Great Actor's, A Real Heads Up To A World That Still Exists.
Cons: That Ed Norton did not take Best Actor.

This is a compelling first-rate look at racism in the United States. Derek Vinyard (Ed Norton) is easily drawn into the web of Nazi and White Power activities after the death of his father a fireman in California. As an above average student he easily...