Afterthought

Marianna 2022-03-21 09:01:03

Slow motion with black background and white Norton’s epic music. At the beginning, it was a god-making. Norton was tattooed with thorns on both sides of his arms. He was completely pretending to be a god. He opened his arms and knelt down with a smile. It was too evil. Just take out the first half to see it can be

regarded as "Triumph of the Will" and later this racist superstar idol was destroyed.

Norton took a bath (if it's a bit far-fetched, is to be baptized again?) After he got out of the bath, he saw the body with Nazi totem tattoos in the mirror, and his eyes were full of sentimentality.
He covered the swastika on his left chest with his right hand.
This action is the action of Americans listening to the national anthem, and it should mean full of loyalty.
But here it means "I want to cover my impulsive stupid past"
I think this action is really awesome!

The director is Tony Kaye, and the one who later filmed "Transcendence" seems to like to discuss American racial issues (but he is British) and campus bullying.
The other similarity... is a slight chatter?

Norton got out of jail and got out of the gang too easily...the unresolved screenwriting problem.



In addition...
Finally... the brothers are so handsome... One is weak, the other is handsome T >.<~~ My brother named Edward Furlong will be too handicapped in the future...

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Extended Reading
  • Meta 2022-03-25 09:01:03

    Norton's neurotic lenght theory and Danny's final death are both wonderful as the setting of the movie and the performance of the actors. However, the transformation of Norton was prepared before, and the real transformation process was a bit disappointed afterwards. It seems that it was not so shocking. It is because we are too hypocritical as movie viewers. The film’s perspective is fairly objective. Extremists no matter which side is undesirable. At the same time, such conflicts still exist, not just in their small place.

  • Kevin 2022-03-22 09:01:03

    The whole film is too superficial, and many shots are very ritual. Too strong contrast—image or plot—makes the film too preaching.

American History X quotes

  • Derek Vinyard: One in every three black males is in some phase of the correctional system. Is that a coincidence or do these people have, you know, like a racial commitment to crime?

  • Doris Vinyard: [Yelling to Derek through small holes in the Plexiglas, during visiting hours at the prison] You think you're the only one doin' time, Derek? You think you're here all alone? You think I'm not in here with you?