American History X is a great film made in 1998 by director Tony Kaye. It starts by describing the life of Danny and his brother Derek Vinyard, the head of neo-Nazi extremist group. Derek became a man of hate after experiencing the murder of his father by a young black drug dealer. Due to the racist influences around him after his father passed he grew to an ideological hatred for the African American culture and anything that it represented. As a way of seeking revenge, Derek found himself changed by a hate philosophy and became in charge of a white power movement. Derek’s hate has now fueled him to react and incite a vengeance by any means. This brought us to infamous curb stomp scene. Despite the fact that he was undeniably intelligent,
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Stemming from so many angry and scorned perspectives Derek begins his jail sentence with the idea that his white brotherhood will be part of his program. Although he showed some interest towards the Neo-Nazi’s during the early part of the prison sentence, he became dissatisfied with this kind of lifestyle. As a result, members of the “brotherhood” decided to group rape him in the shower as a way of punishment. After this heinous violation Derek’s judgments began to change and he ultimately turns his back on the group. Derek’s interaction with an African American man in the laundry room washes his preconceptions of the race and cleans his perspective to make him change his entire belief structure. Derek had changed his perspective and felt the hate he once carried was no longer worth his attention. This finally led him to develop a strategy to rescue Danny and the entire family from further acts of violence and the hate ideology as a …show more content…
This is likely to give people a visual reference to racist violence among the whites and provides a comprehensive and logical explanation for these extreme views. In other words, the film represents the racist logic based on neo-Nazi’s viewpoint and prompts the audience to offer this group a reasonable argument that contradicts their views. In my view, the film does not only help in explaining why many people are convinced to support racist propaganda and reveals how we as a society, play in to the vicious circle of our
Stemming from so many angry and scorned perspectives Derek begins his jail sentence with the idea that his white brotherhood will be part of his program. Although he showed some interest towards the Neo-Nazi’s during the early part of the prison sentence, he became dissatisfied with this kind of lifestyle. As a result, members of the “brotherhood” decided to group rape him in the shower as a way of punishment. After this heinous violation Derek’s judgments began to change and he ultimately turns his back on the group. Derek’s interaction with an African American man in the laundry room washes his preconceptions of the race and cleans his perspective to make him change his entire belief structure. Derek had changed his perspective and felt the hate he once carried was no longer worth his attention. This finally led him to develop a strategy to rescue Danny and the entire family from further acts of violence and the hate ideology as a …show more content…
This is likely to give people a visual reference to racist violence among the whites and provides a comprehensive and logical explanation for these extreme views. In other words, the film represents the racist logic based on neo-Nazi’s viewpoint and prompts the audience to offer this group a reasonable argument that contradicts their views. In my view, the film does not only help in explaining why many people are convinced to support racist propaganda and reveals how we as a society, play in to the vicious circle of our