Tony Kaye
American History X

"When was the last time you cried?"

"A month ago, while rewatching American History X."

From the direction of Tony Kaye comes an engaging film, capable of evoking strong emotions, making us understand how hate begets hate.

A great Edward Norton embodies Derek, a skinhead who ends up in prison for killing a black boy. From here begins a whirlwind of scenes that masterfully portray: the past (that is, before Derek's release, shot in black and white) explaining that hate has distant roots, and a present where we become attached to the characters so close to us, so real in their pain that we almost feel it.

Here, the protagonist is not a character but the anger, the hate, the darkest feeling we carry within us that destroys everything in its vicinity. In this film, a family; in the world, entire populations.

The sweet and melancholic face of Edward Furlong who plays Daniel, Derek's brother, will remain in your mind long after the viewing ends and the sensation, the awareness that the message contained in the film has hit the mark, that it reached exactly where it was intended, you will feel in every heartbeat that "immune from defenses that are not needed" was enveloped by emotions.

A film I recommend to everyone.

"Hate is a ball and chain:
life is too short
to spend it always angry,
it's not worth it."