Summary: American History X Derek Vinyard is paroled after being in prison for three years. The reason for prisoning is because of the murder of two thieves‚ who tried to steal his truck. Through a flash-back‚ his brother Daniel “Danny” had‚ we learned about Derek’s life. Derek was a leader of skinheads in L.A. and their white Nazi gang violently terrorized the opposite races. Derek’s actions had a very big influence on his younger brother‚ Daniel‚ who looked up to him and tried to follow in his
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to others. Derek Vinyard‚ played by Edward Norton‚ starts to adopt this racist mindset that all races other than white are the downfall of society in a flashback scene where he is speaking with his father about school and his father tells him not to listen to the "nigger bullshit" of his black Social Studies teacher‚ Dr. Bob Sweeney played by Avery Brooks. Derek ’s obvious interest in Dr. Sweeney ’s lessons fades almost immediately upon hearing these words from his father and Derek begins to agree
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process of change in the beliefs of Derek Vinyard. He begins the film as a violent young man and due to his father’s racist views he then develops his own‚ Derek is portrayed as becoming the leader of the Neo-Nazi organisation and claiming his leadership at a basketball game against the local blacks. There are two protagonists in the film‚ also coming from two perspectives; Derek is looked upon by his younger brother‚ Danny Vinyard who follows the footsteps of Derek ‘People look at me‚ and they see
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while putting out a fire at a crack house – Derek Vineyard becomes filled with racial hatred and eventually becomes the second in command of the Venice Beach neo-Nazi gang‚ The Disciples of Christ. Under the guidance of Cameron Alexander (the leader of the D.O.C)‚ Derek recruits others‚ mainly those who were victimized by people of ethnic minorities‚ to join their fellowship. At a basketball court in Venice Beach‚ members of the D.O.C.‚ including Derek challenge some Black youths to a game. The
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also known as the KKK. The movie is a story shown in part as Edward Furlong‚ known as Danny Vinyard in the movie‚ has to write a paper about his brother Edward Norton‚ known as Derek Vinyard‚ and the simplicities of skinheads and how they are subjected into this type of life style. Derek is one of the main leaders of this particular organization‚ consisting of young white supremacists in southern California. Derek is working under the main leader of one of the most respected white supremacists klans
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color‚ these schemes symbolize the before and after of Derek Vinyard’s life. The film is about the life of an "idol" skinhead and D.O.C. member Derek Vinyard‚ and how his life of hate and racism has affected his family and himself. Throughout the movie the importance of color and lighting is obvious‚ because it divides the movie into two fused worlds of Derek. Some of the movie is shot in black and white to show that‚ at that point in time‚ Derek was a racist Nazi‚ and only saw people in terms of their
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troubled teenager Danny Vinyard played by Edward Furlong‚ who looks up to his neo-Nazi brother Derek. Derek‚ played by Edward Norton is the leader of the local skinhead gang in Venice Beach‚ California. Derek was sent to prison for committing a hate crime against a black man‚ who tried to break into his house. Danny decided to continue down Derek’s path of becoming a white supremacist while he did time for the hate crime. Derek’s mother played by Beverly D’Angelo visits Derek while in prison and
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brothers‚ Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) and Danny Vinyard (Edward Furlong)‚ who struggle to overcome racial barriers when they are faced with the tragic death of their father. Derek‚ becomes a Neo-Nazi enthusiast after his fire fighter father parishes in a fire set by black gang members. In a vulnerable place in his life‚ Derek falls into the hands of Cameron Alexander. Alexander is the leader of a Baptist church looking to brainwash the youth into white supremacy ways of life. Derek quickly gets
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Edward Norton flawlessly plays Derek Vinyard‚ the main character in American History X‚ who is angered by the murder of his father by two African-American persons who then‚ therefore‚ turns to the world of Neo-Nazism searching for comfort toward his father’s death and for further justification for the hatred he has towards the murderers. After being released from prison for serving a three-year sentence of manslaughter after brutally murdering two black individuals‚ Derek comes out a changed man who
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we see Danny Vinyard‚ a young white supremacist‚ sitting in the principal’s office‚ waiting to be summoned. As we move into the office‚ we hear and see Danny’s history teacher (Elliot Gould) explaining to the principal‚ Dr. Sweeney (Avery Brooks)‚ that Danny wrote a book report on Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. The teacher tells Dr. Sweeney that he is offended by Danny’s gesture and he wants to see him punished‚ declaring that Danny was pressured into writing the paper by his older brother Derek‚ although
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