It’s the 90’s, the war on drugs has failed and the gangs have taken over South Central Los Angeles thanks to the introduction of drugs. There are riots in the streets and the populace is unhappy with current policing methods. After two decades of unprecedented immigration, Los Angeles seeing the types of immigration witnessed by New York in the early 20th Century is beginning to get fed up (Flanigan, Para 1). If there was ever a movie to perfectly portray this, it is American History X.
The brothers, Derek and Danny, the two main characters are slowly being taught racism by their father who is then murdered by two black males. This causes Derek to become a neo-Nazi who catches a couple of blacks trying to steal his truck. Derek is sentenced to time in prison after brutally murdering the two blacks that he caught. His little brother, first having his father killed by blacks and his older brother being sent to prison by blacks becomes a neo-Nazi. While Derek is in prison he is sexually assaulted by the white supremacists because he does not feel that they should be doing deals with anyone other than his race and he begins questioning his beliefs. He goes on to find a friend in an African American …show more content…
riots (Gang History, Para 4). This was conveyed in a way I don’t think anyone who has seen the film will ever forget. As I write this I can hear the crunch on the man’s teeth on the curb and it makes my spine shiver. Every culture throughout history has had its issues with racism whether it’s Africans who hate another tribe or Hitler’s extermination of Jews, this film accurately portrays the upbringing and creation of racism on the small scale. Everyone has choices to make and despite making poor choices it is one’s own ability to change and make themselves better that I think is best portrayed in this
The brothers, Derek and Danny, the two main characters are slowly being taught racism by their father who is then murdered by two black males. This causes Derek to become a neo-Nazi who catches a couple of blacks trying to steal his truck. Derek is sentenced to time in prison after brutally murdering the two blacks that he caught. His little brother, first having his father killed by blacks and his older brother being sent to prison by blacks becomes a neo-Nazi. While Derek is in prison he is sexually assaulted by the white supremacists because he does not feel that they should be doing deals with anyone other than his race and he begins questioning his beliefs. He goes on to find a friend in an African American …show more content…
riots (Gang History, Para 4). This was conveyed in a way I don’t think anyone who has seen the film will ever forget. As I write this I can hear the crunch on the man’s teeth on the curb and it makes my spine shiver. Every culture throughout history has had its issues with racism whether it’s Africans who hate another tribe or Hitler’s extermination of Jews, this film accurately portrays the upbringing and creation of racism on the small scale. Everyone has choices to make and despite making poor choices it is one’s own ability to change and make themselves better that I think is best portrayed in this