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American History X (1998)

American History X (1998). Angelo Schildhauer. Cast. Edward Norton as Derek Vineyard Stacy Keach as Cameron Alexander Ethan Suplee as Seth Ryan Director: Tony Kaye. Edward Furlong as Danny Vineyard Avery Brooks as Dr. Robert Sweeney William Russ as Dennis Vineyard

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American History X (1998)

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  1. American History X (1998) Angelo Schildhauer

  2. Cast Edward Norton as Derek Vineyard Stacy Keach as Cameron Alexander Ethan Suplee as Seth Ryan Director: Tony Kaye Edward Furlong as Danny Vineyard Avery Brooks as Dr. Robert Sweeney William Russ as Dennis Vineyard Producer: John Morrissey

  3. Racial Tension and Film • Race addressed since early days of film • Always controversial • Leaves audiences with mixed feelings

  4. Use of Black and White • Used for flashbacks • Contrast darkness before turning away from racism with after • Further illustrates racial tension (saw everything as “black” and “white” while White Supremacist

  5. Use of Violence • Many violent and uncomfortable scenes throughout film • Multiple shootings • Looting of store • Curb-stomping • Prison rape

  6. Use of Racist Symbols • Many racial slurs used throughout, aimed at African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Jews • Use of Nazi symbols (including Swastika) • Taking down posters to symbolize change of views

  7. Film Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KEtZ4KMKJQ • (2:23)

  8. Openness of Ending • Similarities to Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) • Use of Quotes • Social commentary • Ongoing issue, therefore openness in ending of the film

  9. Quote from Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address • “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

  10. Images From: • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/American_history_x_poster.jpg • http://www.all-movies.eu/pictures/o/1298682046/12986822520ce7fbdfbbc7927d137cb443a13ae8af.jpg • http://www.standard.co.uk/news/standard-pictures/article7328942.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/Edward+Norton's+extreme+turn+as+neo-Nazi+in+American+History+X+was+a+tour+de+force+-+and+he+worked+hard+to+get+fit+for+the+part,+too. • http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens17716073_1299470996Edward_norton.jpg • http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/american-history-x1.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Birth_of_a_Nation_theatrical_poster.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/DO_THE_RIGHT_THING.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Gran_Torino_poster.jpg

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