American History X

Derek Vyniard is an American youngster who has a steady family. He has one brother (Daniel or “Danny”) and two sisters (Davina and Ally) as well as his father (Denis) and his mother (Doris). At the beginning all is perfectly normal but suddenly his father is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to extinguish a fire because he is a firefighter. From that moment Derek tries to find consolation by supporting racist and neo-Nazi ideas and Cameron Alexander (the leader of a huge neo-Nazi group) will take advantage of that in order to take him to the dark side. And I ask you, which is the dark side? But that's another topic.

Cameron achieves his objective and Doris look helplessness how her firstborn is becoming in a second mini Hitler, although at least he doesn't consider a brutal genocide. Days go by and the hate inside Derek is increasing unstoppably and, unfortunately, Danny is getting influenced like his brother was time before. Within what may be, all keeps normal until he kills two black gang members whom he catches in the act of breaking into the truck left to him by his father. He is taken to prison but he doesn't know that experience is gonna change his mind forever.

While he is in prison, Cameron (who is a pretty smart rat) begins to be interested in Danny, who is quite confused and starting to follow his brother's way. And do you think, my dear reader, Cameron will get a second Derek? Let's see. I'm joking, we will see this in the next post.