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Old 06-01-2010, 02:34 PM
 
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One of my favourite films. Severe history... Which has not left me indifferent.
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Old 06-01-2010, 08:55 PM
 
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great movie!
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:45 AM
 
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it is a very good film, but i have two problems with it:

1. it is about 30 minutes too long. the chronological ending should have been the moment at which {Norton and Furlong} take all the Nazi bull**** off their wall. the last half hour of the movie is unnecessary and just drags on.

2. mentioning the title of the Movie in the dialogue. "we will call this class American History...X." that was totally unnecessary, not to mention somewhat unfeesable if not stupid.
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Old 06-03-2010, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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This film is excellent but left me feeling numb and disturbed. Edward Norton was phenomenal. He really deserved the Best Actor Academy Award nomination. I would love to see him in more films.
The film is excellent and shows that racism is a learned behavior that can also be unlearned.

Edward Norton is in many movies, one of my favorites being 25th Hour.

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what's more disturbing is how tons of minorities are still thousands of times more racist than white people, yet skinheads are the ones that everyone hates while they all get a free pass.
White Power skinheads are a small minority as far as skinheads are concerned, and most non-racists skins do not consider WP skins as real skins, even though in the beginning it was an apolitical movement. I dunno, I was friends with many SHARPS growing up. I know the deal.

American History X was about what Norton's character believed to be right, but was later shown that what he believed was a bunch of BS. I am not sure, I but I think that this movie was loosely based on the slam-poet guy Jason Carney who grew up as a Hammerskin, went to jail and was roomed with a homosexual who was dying of aids. They became friends and through that Carney began to examine who he really was, where his roots in racism came from (his parents) and what he really believed. His life parallels Norton's character pretty close.
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Old 06-07-2010, 08:03 PM
 
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its an amazing film,,i remember the very first time i watched it,,
everytime i watch it i always feel like its honestly one of the best films iv seen.
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Old 06-07-2010, 10:43 PM
 
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Good movie, but not "great." It definately explores a side of racism that isn't talked about too often.
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Old 06-07-2010, 10:46 PM
 
Location: 20 years from now
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what's more disturbing is how tons of minorities are still thousands of times more racist than white people, yet skinheads are the ones that everyone hates while they all get a free pass.
Gee it didn't take the sympathizers long before the venting began
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