AMERICAN AMERICAN HISTORYHISTORY X X

Directed by Tony Kaye (1998)

DENOUNCED PROBLEMS DENOUNCED PROBLEMS ● In American History X, Tony Kaye

the film director, denounces many American society problems.

● GANGS VIOLENCE, WEAPONS FREE MARKET AND RACISM are main plagues of the 90's.

TTECHNIQUESECHNIQUESDuring all the movie, the scenes During all the movie, the scenes alternate between flashbacks and alternate between flashbacks and present. All the flashbacks are filmed in present. All the flashbacks are filmed in black and white. black and white.

Then some scenes are filmed in slow Then some scenes are filmed in slow motion to accentuate emotion, violence motion to accentuate emotion, violence and intensity.and intensity.

The original soundtrack is mostly The original soundtrack is mostly classical music to show sadness and classical music to show sadness and strong feelings. strong feelings.

GANGS GANGS VIOLENCEVIOLENCE

WEAPONS FREE WEAPONS FREE MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

RACISM and RACISM and FASCISMFASCISM

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