On the bed in the prison, the desperate Derek asked Dr. Swinney what the right question was.'Did
your actions improve your life.' The answer is like this.
Facing the long river of life, what should be asked? Question, this is a question that every individual in society should think seriously. What should be questioned? What should be changed with blood and courage? Why should we be happy? Why should we suffer? Regardless of the differences in the race, growth environment, and life experience of life individuals, put forward the right human life question at the right stage of growth. This is the embodiment of a serious personal outlook on the world and life. Everyone can't escape the choice. This proposition is very large and very important. Small. Because it is closely related to the happiness index of each proposer.
Dr. Swinney assigned Danny a homework assignment, asking Danny to analyze and explain what happened around his brother Derek and Derek, and asked Danny to analyze these How things formed. And asked Danny to express his views on contemporary American society and the impact of this social state on his family. Facing a complex society, he can have the courage and wisdom to analyze and explain, and try to find problems under the interference of layers of appearances. The essence. This may be the basis for explaining and solving all problems.
The older brother Derek (Edward Norton) is the leader of the racist group "Venice Beach Gang". His father's shooting by a black man made him hate all people of color, and his anger filled his brain. He hated the social welfare system. In Under the instigation of Cameron, the instigator behind the scenes, Derek led the white youths in the small town to destroy the minority supermarkets and formed gangs to drive the black youths out of the small town’s basketball courts. They worshipped Hitler and believed in the Nazi spirit. Nazi tattoos are proud. One day, his mother’s boyfriend Risser came to Derek’s house as a guest. During the dinner, Derek proclaimed racism, and Derek, who was emotionally out of control, had a fierce argument with his family. The Jew Riiser was used by Derek. Dirty discriminatory language drove out the house. Anger, loss of father, and communication barriers put the family on the brink of collapse. Late that night, Derek shot and killed two black people who tried to steal his car and was sent to prison. Life in prison slowly changed his worldview, and he also began to rethink what questions he had to ask in the face of life.
"American History X" is produced by Xinxian Company, and is translated into "Beast Liangmin" in Chinese. It seems that there is no clear dividing line between "liangmin" and "wild beast", and subtle changes in thought may change everything. Played by Edward Norton The older brother Derek and the younger brother Danny, played by Edward Ferron, were originally white teenagers in a normal life track. Living in a small villa with a lawn, you can chat with the whole family while enjoying peanut butter toast every morning , And then happily went to school to receive education. But "hatred" changed the original peace of this white American family. As a fire commander, his father was shot and killed by a black man during a firefighting job, which changed Derek and Dan. Ni’s life trajectory. The way of thinking of hatred.
When filming the dialogue between the two people, the film basically adopts a very close scene, between close-up and close-up. Most of them use fixed camera positions. The scenes of "and" Prison" were also shot with a handheld camera, and this kind of very close scene was also used. This is in line with the serious thinking of the film, and it is also the embodiment of the director TONY KAYE's personal style.
Brother Derek shot Killing black people was punished by the law, but it was also adored by white youths in the small town. His brother Danny looked at the black people on the basketball court in the small town. He was not afraid because he knew "They saw me as if they saw my brother." Danny was walking the old road of his brother, but his brother Derek had a personal outlook on life toppled and rebuilt in prison. For the first year and a half, he did not talk to black people, and worked with the black inmates who worked together. He did not communicate, and at the same time, he could not understand the various behaviors of white people in prison. At the same time, his racist words and deeds were also hated by other white prisoners. Derek paid the price for his hatred and extremeness, and he was abused by other white people. Dignity The collapse caused him physical pain and at the same time made him calm down and start thinking about when he took this path. He even began to ask the black teacher Dr. Swinney for advice. "What is the correct proposition?" The
film adopts The narrative mode of the two lines of reality and memory, the story clues are clear and simple. The paragraphs of the memories use black and white pictures. When the paragraphs alternate, the cut scenes are often used. Simple and practical, it seems very solid. The impression seems to be only Delhi. The scene of K in the prison bathroom uses "fade in and fade out".
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