i just watched american history x for the first time tonight. it was on a big screen in the west orange jcc and i was with a group of jewish teens and black teens in a program bringing the two groups together.
leaving the movie i felt weak, both mentally and physically from crying, from my body draining the strength i previously had, leaving just enough room for the emptiness i felt. i could feel the pain of the characters, and man was it painful. i always find it fascinating how movies can do that--the good ones, that is.
one word came to my mind as i left--unfair. everything about the movie was unfair. the prejudice, the racism, the murders, the violence, the beginning, and the end.
although incredibly depressing, the movie exemplified countless themes and was indubitably effective in showing the great effects of hate. this is starting to sound like a review, but i just thought i'd share some thoughts about it because they're not going to leave my mind anytime soon.
2 comments:
that sounds like a really interesting program. i really wanna see that movie!!
oh my god, danielle, it's amazing. so, so, SO sad, but amazing.
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