American History X : Has anything you've done made your life better?

Cast: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong

Rating: 7/10

Tagline: His father taught him to hate. His friends taught him rage. His enemies gave him hope.

The film follows the Vinyards, primarily Derek (Norton) and his younger brother Danny (Furlong), grapple with the “white-man-in-a-progressively-liberal-america” syndrome. At a very impressionable young age, Norton has had hate against the black man planted in his mind by a firefighter father who is increasingly scared that his back is being covered by a bunch of incompetent black men. The subsequent death of his father drives him straight into the open arms of a conniving demagogue-Cameron Alexander. A prison term puts Derek’s life upside down as white men betray him and a black man protects him. In order to avoid his younger brother Danny from going down the same path as him, Derek pulls out all stops as he reorders his priorities in life. Film-noir at its prime and Norton in one of the most electrifying performances of his career, this film is not to be missed.

Nominated for an Oscar(Best Actor in a Leading Role-Norton).

Youtube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXaZENPQrsw