Netflix: American History X
American History X … wow, what a movie.
Yeah, it was pretty freaking great. I don’t know what to say, other than that it really was amazing.
I grabbed this on a whim, wanting something to balance out the crazy foreign film lineup it’d come with, and I wasn’t disappointed.
American History X is about a skinhead kid whose brother was a leadership personality in a newly formed local skinhead gang, up until some ballers from the hood try to steal his car. He opens fire and ends up brutally killing two of them, and is tried on murder charges. Convicted, he spends 3 years in prison, while his younger brother begins following the path of hate that he walked.
The story tackles the tough issue of inborn racism, and the cycle of hate, in an incredibly graphic and brutal way. All in all, it’s just an amazing, beautiful, and at the same time horrifying movie, filmed in an incredibly compelling way. If nothing else, wonderful perspective and great cinematography. But it’s more than just that … it’s great drama as well.
Definitely worth checking out.