Wednesday, 08 July 2009

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  American History X

  
  Movie Review #5
  
  This was recommended to me by Liz - check her out over here
  
  This is an incredibly powerful and political movie about the coming of age of two brothers linked together by their membership in a skinhead gang.
  
  Incredibly intense, with a hot-button issue that was dealt with in a very impressive fashion. At no moment did the movie appear to get away from the director or producer which ensured the script remained tight, and brilliantly (and scarily) representative of working class struggles everywhere, but particularly so in poverty-centric urban areas.
  
  Through the course of the movie, which intertwines flashbacks and present day narratives, the story is powerfully told.
  
  This movie teaches about the consequences and responsibilities of setting an example to younger impressionable family members.
  
  It all leads to a shocking, and for this viewer, an unexpected ending. However, I think that the ending was necessary for the full impact of the film to be made: the worst of our personal excesses sometimes don't come back to haunt us - they come back to haunt the ones closest to us.
  
  Brilliantly acted, with a pitch-perfect score this is one of the best movies I have seen in a while. Edward Norton gives one of the performances of his career.
  
  Definitely one that you must watch if possible.
  
  

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