American History X is a film based on politics of interaction. The plot revolves around a neo-nazi man(Derek) who is released from prison after killing two black men who tried to break into his car. When he is released he finds that his younger brother(Danny) has taken over his habits and is a white supremacist in the group that he was once part of. Now having served his sentence Danny tries to forget his past and conform his brother back to normality and change his views on other races.
Past and Present
The film often goes between past and present with black and white representing the past and colour representing the present. This technique is a clear way of representing the difference of the past and present as the colour can represent a happier time and that more colours/races can be seen than just black and white which shows Derek's narrow views of race and that there are two seperate colours.
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