Tuesday, December 7, 2010

del Valle, American History X


The movie American History X attracts groups of insecure young individuals, who feel alone, and have personally experienced the loss of someone by a minor, to Facism/Nazism. Like in the White Supremacy article, it attracts those who start to relate to the movie, and believe all the stereotypes they see. In this movie, Derek’s father was murdered by an African American, and afterwards, Derek felt upset and angry, and didn’t know what to do with that anger, so put it towards being racist. It wasn’t until he met Cameron, that he focused this anger, and began racist hate crimes. In the scene from the picture, it is tightly framed, bringing you closer and more personal with Derek, so you can see how he’s feeling. It shows you that he is almost happy and proud of what he did, but then, at some point, realizes that it might not have been worth the consequences.

1 comment:

  1. This is a bit skimpy, but I'll accept it. Your first sentence about loss is a bit unclear.

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