Right Wing Extremism (Facharbeit)
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On the following pages I will analyse the presentation of right-wing extremism in the movie American History X and whether this movie is only fiction or reality.
I have chosen to deal with this movie and its presentation of right-wing extremism because when I saw the film for the first time I was very astonished how cruel people, who call themselves neo-Nazi, can be. However I have come to the conclusion that it is very well depicted that neo-Nazis still exist today and how cruel such persons can be.
Therefore I have decided to analyse whether this film is fiction or reality because I like to deal with history then and now.
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The movie American History X was published in 1998 and has been directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna.
The movie tells the story of a young American man in the late 1980s and 1990s who is called Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton). Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi scene after his father was killed by a black man. He believes that the black men are suppressing the white race. Derek Vinyard achieves an important position in the neo-Nazi gang of Venice Beach which is called the Disciples of Christ (D.O.C.).
One night Danny (Edward Furlong) his younger brother recognizes that a “black guy” is breaking into the car of his brother. He bursts into Derek’s room and tells him that a “black guy” is breaking into his car.
Derek seizes his gun, puts on his steel toad combat boots and goes downstairs. He opens the door and shoots down two black men. The sheltering in prison completely changes his life. He works together with a black guy in the laundry and a friendship develops among them. Step by step Derek realizes that black men are not bad people and he feels ashamed of his past.
When his time in prison is over and he returns to his family again, he must recognizes that his little brother Danny has completely fallen into the neo-Nazi scene because he wants to
On the following pages I will analyse the presentation of right-wing extremism in the movie American History X and whether this movie is only fiction or reality.
I have chosen to deal with this movie and its presentation of right-wing extremism because when I saw the film for the first time I was very astonished how cruel people, who call themselves neo-Nazi, can be. However I have come to the conclusion that it is very well depicted that neo-Nazis still exist today and how cruel such persons can be.
Therefore I have decided to analyse whether this film is fiction or reality because I like to deal with history then and now.
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The movie American History X was published in 1998 and has been directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna.
The movie tells the story of a young American man in the late 1980s and 1990s who is called Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton). Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi scene after his father was killed by a black man. He believes that the black men are suppressing the white race. Derek Vinyard achieves an important position in the neo-Nazi gang of Venice Beach which is called the Disciples of Christ (D.O.C.).
One night Danny (Edward Furlong) his younger brother recognizes that a “black guy” is breaking into the car of his brother. He bursts into Derek’s room and tells him that a “black guy” is breaking into his car.
Derek seizes his gun, puts on his steel toad combat boots and goes downstairs. He opens the door and shoots down two black men. The sheltering in prison completely changes his life. He works together with a black guy in the laundry and a friendship develops among them. Step by step Derek realizes that black men are not bad people and he feels ashamed of his past.
When his time in prison is over and he returns to his family again, he must recognizes that his little brother Danny has completely fallen into the neo-Nazi scene because he wants to