I have always kept this movie in my computer, and I am reluctant to delete it. For some reason, I open it from time to time to watch it, especially at night, when I am alone, it is very pleasant to watch it in silence. Although the film has been released for nearly 20 years, although the actors in the play have changed from "little fresh" to uncle-level, but the words to be expressed in the film, as well as the famous philosophies, will last for a long time. never changed.
I like Nazis, maybe because the icon is ahead of its time, maybe because of the Führer's paranoid mentality, hysterical speeches, or the mythical declaration of Germany's invincibility, but in the face of neo-Nazis, they are just tools to be used, They are both victims and gods of racial conflicts. At the beginning of the movie, there is such a picture. Several black people smashed the car of the protagonist Derry (Edward Norton). Derry took out his pistol and rushed out to fight One of them died, and the other black man who was injured was finally kicked to death on the steps. That's where the film is about, and from there, from Dre's arrest and imprisonment, to how these events have shaped Danny's (Edward Furlong)'s view of contemporary American society, The shock to him and his family began, and slowly entered the theme.
Derry started out as a member of the neo-Nazi organization Disciple Gang. With the support of the gang leader Cayman, he quickly became a big celebrity through various wonderful speeches and activities, but after that incident was arrested, Derry's younger brother Danny. Get on stage. In the beginning, Danny was just a seemingly well-behaved child, but it changed after his brother was imprisoned. Since then, Danny has become a "star of hope" in Cayman's eyes, and he has become the next target of his use.
But after Derry was released from prison, everything changed completely. Derry was no longer obsessed with those previous lives and did not want to go back to the state of the past, while Danny was deeply involved in it. After being "smashed" by Dre at a gang party, the brothers actually sit together for the first time, chatting about what happened between being in and out of jail, and helping his brother out of the quagmire.
The most shocking scene in the film is when the brothers are in Danny's room, looking at the Nazi posters on the wall and Danny's contemplative image. In the end, both of them tore down the poster, leaving only the empty wall, and the scene where Derry Danny smiled knowingly, which is the essence of this film. Every time I see this, I will rewind and watch it again and again. Because of anger, we are often completely lost in all aspects of life, and because of hatred, we often go further and further in it. The direction of life should not be written by these two. Seeing the picture of Derry taking a bath, it was like baptizing the sins committed in the past, and then constantly switching the time when they were playing at the beach when they were children, so innocent. Perhaps the greatest significance of this film is not to tell you about the various problems of color and race in American society, but to tell you that the root of all problems comes from you and how to control your emotions. After that, Derry looked at himself in the mirror and put his hand on the Nazi tattoo on his left chest. Everything was a new beginning, and the past... is the past.
Sunrise, a new day, Derry thought his new life was on the right track, but found that it was not so easy to get rid of the past. In the end, the police officer hoped that Derry would use his former influence in the gang to settle the slashing of Cayman and Seth. possible riots. Danny's unfortunate news comes shortly after sending Danny to school and parting ways...
"I'm not sad, I'm lucky", this is relative to Derry, and Danny is a tragedy, but the cause will inevitably hatch and the fruit will be born, just in that toilet, one shot to death. Danny's article concluded that "Hatred is a burden, life is short, it's not worth getting angry all the time, it's not worth it", which is also the proposition of the film.
In the end, Danny "stealed" a famous quote at the end, and I also "stealed" an excerpt of his sentence and put it here, "We are not enemies, we are friends, don't treat each other as enemies, even if you are impulsive, don't It hurts the friendship between us, and when we meet again, the good memories will resurface, allowing them to see the essence of human beings from a better perspective." This is also the conclusion of the film.
I appreciate Edward Norton because of this film. Compared with "Fight Club", Norton's leadership in this film is fully revealed. The film is constantly shuttled in black and white and color, between reality and memory. back and forth. Although the plot process is rather abrupt, it does not clearly describe each part, such as how Derry became a "neo-Nazi", nor does it specify how he really changed his mind in prison and wanted to draw a line from the "neo-Nazi" and become a new person. the process of. Just inserting a fragment of being a caucasian XX, spending the last prison life between the two "black and white", but it is just right to stop, neither narration nor metaphor, it is indeed just right. And another Edward actor in the film, Edward Furlong, also has a wonderful performance in the film, whether it is the image of a good boy when he has "long hair", or the image of a "bald" ruffian who joined the XX party after his brother Derry was imprisoned , Furlong is able to play the character's characteristics to life, both shy and passionate, not deep in the world and full of disdain.
But the most overlooked point of the film should be the description of the heart, which is why it can catch the heart. The self-reported words that run through it from the beginning to the end are also the content of the homework of the character Danny in the play. Although I understand the truth, the ending is heavy and imperfect at the cost of life.
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