AMERICAN HISTORY X (1998) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING! 

Roberto benigni won instead for life is beautiful, the only foreign actor to ever do so

@@Altunuzraids great movie too tho

@@Altunuzraids Indeed, an excellent movie.

At least he was nominated though. Nowhere else had the guts to nominate him for playing such a despicable character but the academy did.

He ruined the ending tho

Boyz N da Hood(black on Black crime) Higher Learning (stereotypes, identity crisis, racism, etc) American History X (experiences shaping a person's hatred and racist views in and outside of the home,then the hypocrisy) Crash (Stereotypes and racial prejudice)

What class?

@@katwebbxo African American Lit

We were shown this in high school. I'm 35 now. Still my favourite movie. When I discuss movies with people, this is the one I ask if they've seen. I've lost count of how many people I've introduced to it. You're a good teacher. Racism is learned behaviour. This movie is hard to watch, hard to discuss, but I feel it's definitely required viewing. Good on you, sir.

@Uncle Ho Name checks out, except for the “Uncle” part.

less realistic to the real world but an infinitely better message to put out into the world especially on a topic like this.glad they stuck with him not just going back.

That's why the director disowned the film.

Way better ending in my opinion. It's not unheard of, former neo-nazis who changed their ways.

How on earth does Edward Norton take over editing the film? Like you would think the director would say naw I want it this way now move along and act. Either way I like this ending.

@@thedudebryan98 alot of the time especially back in the 90s 00s if an actor was famous enough they had last say on most things. Bruce willis is famous for just refusing to shoot scenes he doesnt like and pretty well just taking over live free or die hard in every aspect. Kevin smith tells a good story about it.

Exactly. This shit has been happening for decades. White America is just now finding out plus social media is around today

The sound is what gets ya. I mean the whole scene is gruesome but the sound.

for me personally, the only scene in film history that has made me feel physically ill was Radio Raheem's death in Do the Right Thing.

i was actually hyped LOL

This and the lust murder on Seven...

@@TTArt the lust murder, oh my god 🤢

Underrated comment

or maybe, An android sent by cyberlife.

Obviously.

LMAO!

YEP

to me it looks more like you cant deal with those kind of people because they are exactly what derek said they are and understand nothing but direct violence.

I think they also knew his affiliations and it made them even more angry to be provoked. That's why they did not fight him the first time.

The shooter simply didn't like passive smoking while taking a piss.

That's not exactly what the movie was. The boy who killed Danny was in the gang of guys who tried to steal Derek's truck. It's like the sins of our fathers come back to haunt our children. Danny saw derek as a father figure. The 90s was a crazy time. This movie was way ahead of it's time but did show how California was gang ridden at the time.

@@jcli1829 Exactly, Danny being killed was still a consequence of Derek's actions and at the same time all that bullshit their father taught them, plus they were not just "regular racists" like the Karens out there (not that they're any less worse just trying to compare them to the extremists) they were part of a big neonazi club connected to other states, you don't walk away from something that big just like that by taking the nazi propanganda off your walls.They were stuck in a deep cycle of hate. My hopes were on Davina and their little sister.

What do you mean by supercharged?

@@jibm4402 oh snap. I meant to say emotionally supercharged,

Ia so crazy I hate Derek in the flashbacks but love him in real time lol This is the only.movie that has every pulled of something like that that I've scene

I have the movie on VHS. I fastforward past that scene everytime, cause I still have it stuck in my head from when I saw it as a kid, as though I saw it yesterday. Obviously skipped it in this video too.

@@VelkanAngels I saw the scene when the movie first came out, I have watched the movie maube 20 times since, but NEVER the stomp scene, I will never make myself look at that scene again. It's just stuck in my head, so many years, it's crazy.

Me too, I also saw it at the cinema here in Denmark, everybody went completely silent during that scene…

Same, the reason I never watched this movie again

The curb stomp scene from The Sopranos is also quite gnarly, albeit different.

I lol every tiem

Agree man very hard to watch

Especially when you are watching it in surround sound and the sound when his teeth touch the curb just makes you cringel.

Wow u seems to me amazing

@@michaeljosephjackson2364 ...

Powerful how? Why it did affect you so much at the time?

I'm glad you're in a better place, may you continue to thrive.

For real.

Was just gonna say its topical because this crap has been going on way too long. 20 years and we are still having problems with Nazis. Only the Dannys have never smartened up and grew up to be cops.

@@Kronical69420 dont be so ignorant

Yup. We're gonna be saying the same shit in another 20 years

@@Kronical69420 Anyone who legitimately thinks Neo-Nazis have any sort of sway in this country are retards lmao. Neo-Nazis are irrelevant to this country. There are so few of them.

That's what I love so much about this film. At its heart it is simply teaching everybody that hate is baggage, not just singling out right wing or left wing people. Everybody can 'enjoy' and take something out of this film regardless of their politics as it uses racism as a vehicle for its underlying messages of family, morals, change and remaining true to oneself. A lot of films today wouldn't be brave enough to end the film the way this did, it showed that the circle continues within all demographics but that we have more in common than what we think. Great film - and everybody I know who has seen it, regardless of their politics agrees!

We literally waiting on y'all

i like when he tells his bro i am tired of feeling pissed off..i don't think that alone is his reasoning for changing his ways its just the movie's subtle way to kinda sum up the point without having too many words ruin the scene or having him say the message outright about what he found out in prison about society and its kinda just him using that line as a crux to be like hey i was not wrong i just am tired of being angry...he could say i am tired of being on the wrong side of things and making the world worse but he chooses to use the phrase i am tired of anger cause it makes it seem more like a choice

@@razycrandomgirl ironic

razycrandomgirl don’t be an idiot.

I think it's more to let the viewers know that it's a flashback

@@fozza1051 It`s both!

Thats not it... Black and white scenes are things that happen before the movie takes place. Even the scene when Derek gets out of prison at 7 A.M that same morning is black and white. The plot is delivered over a 24 hr period. Anything previous to those scenes are b/w.

Yes! One of the best editorial / cinematic choices ever! What other movie, just through that, could say so much only through the art?

Black and white is past events. But also, yeah, it could also signify that.

Your foster parents are dead.

Possible Pilot Deviation 😱😱😱

Primal Fear was great. Even Richard Gere was good in it :)

@@pablom-f8762 and Laura Linney. Awesome cast

@@possiblepilotdeviation5791 What's wrong with Wofie?

I think he may not have seen that yet, or at least not since he was a kid.

The ironic thing is Edward Furlong plays a Nazi kid in this and he`s half-Mexican IRL.

He certainly didn't grow up to look like the leader of the human resistance.

@@faz6877 Can't lead a Resistance when he can't resist cupcakes

@@circa81 if that's the case then here's hoping he does a reaction to that film.

The Sisko!

@@jbo4547 He is of Bajor.

I remembered that Kes was in it but I totally forgot about Sisko, too.

I could listen to Avery Brooks read out a shopping list, read the dictionary or what ever mundane list you could think of, his voice is just hypnotically beautiful to my ear.

@@Benjamas- only one ear, not both?

Connor

he is also great in American Heart, with the greatest Jeff Bridges.

Don´t forget "Brainscan"

Eddie was in another great drama called Before and After with Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep

Don't Forget Detroit Rock City.

Why? Editing is fun!

It might be a bit to intense for schools, but it would definitely have an effect.

I remember we watched the movie in school here in Luxembourg.

Yeah the best propaganda isnt too preachy.

When in conversation, I say this is one of my favorite movies, I get that look from others like I'm crazy. Like I said in my own comment, Higher Learning, American History X, and Crash are hands down the best references to learning how to unlearn ignorance.

@@descendantofchaoscontrover7046 Man, I need to rewatch Higher Learning, i remember watching that as a young kid when it came out and being very impressed by it. Even bought the poster from my video rental place afterwards but never watched it again.

Only chance is if he was really young. I don't know how anyone cannot make that connection lol. Regardless, obviously due for a Terminator 1 & 2 watch.

@@faz6877 this guy, for a "movie guy", has never seen or heard of plenty of popular movies, actors, etc. which is weird for his age

I’m 27, absolutely love both movies, and had no idea until now.

@@faz6877 Watching Terminator 2 is the first memory I have in my life. I was maybe 3 years old or something and for some reason my parents didn't keep me away from it. Couple of years ago I watched it for the first time since then and it was interesting to see that I actually remembered a lot of scenes. Talk about a mini-trauma

I said the same thing in my comment

what are you 5? it's a movie, not a documentary

Yeah I watched The Craft alot back in the day

I love her. She has a strange beauty (I mean in a good way she looks unique)

Ever since I watched The Waterboy

Her first movie was "Return to Oz".

Same.

yes!! the ending shows what hate gets you :/

its true...hate leads to hate and more hate...it never stops...love is so powerful it can fill someone's heart head mind body soul so much it gets rid of hate and makes things better...people were born to love not hate..think about it ...love creates life hate usually ends it.....to keep humanity alive we can't hate we can only love to continue society and the human race..without love of a woman men would of killed each other and everyone thing animal and otherwise a long time ago...woman really keep men grounded so we have distractions to keep our mind off the hate ...there is nothing like a woman and family's love to fight for and have as a reward at the end of a harsh tunnel or work and sacrifice ..nothing like it man.makes it all worth it..if we just hated and had no love what is it all for?...nothing emptiness

Great comment brother @A J , sister... whoever you are! Thanks :)

pewburrito Yeah gotta love MLK Jr quotes, bother was a national treasure along the same lines as Mister Rogers and Freddie Mercury.

Another Favorite Film Of Mine

I´m still hoping for The Fountain. Or maybe The Neverending Story.....

How is it relevant today?

Even more relevant. But now they were suits instead of bomber jackets and Dr Martens. More sinister and dangerous.

@@boogiewoogie369 Take a guess ​ @Pietro Scarpa on what planet? Why do racists always think the majority of normal people is "left"?

This is true

Humans will always be violent and hateful. Pretending any different is the real crime.

Kenny Olivier if you don‘t Vote Biden you ain‘t Black 😂😂😂

@ I aint actually white, I just voted Biden.

DuBstep115 If you don‘t blue you ain‘t white anyway.

We call him the Bob Ross of reaction channels, cause he's so calm and soothing. I think some even watch his reactions just to feel relaxed 😍

Its scary how much propaganda people are fed through the media before theyre able to consider it critically.

I have a question for you to consider. Are you and I good enough to meet God's standard of righteousness? Do we qualify for heaven? God shows us whether or not we are. Would you consider yourself to be a good person? How many lies have you told, and what do you call someone who lies? Have you ever stolen something, no matter how small, and what do you call someone who steals? Have you ever taken God's name in vain/blasphemed, even ‘OMG’? That’s taking the name of the God who gave you life and using it in the place of a cuss word - would you do that with your mother’s name? Have you ever dishonoured your parents? Jesus said whoever looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery in his heart. Have you ever looked with lust? Most people probably have broken all 5 of these commandments. I myself have. I’m not judging you but if you have done these things then you’re a lying, thieving, blasphemous, rebellious adulterer-at-heart by your own admission. That's only 5 of the 10 commandments. God is fully just so he must and will punish every and all sin (which is departure from/rebellion towards God and the conscience) when he judges us. He cannot simply cancel our debt and let us go, or else he would be unjust. If you went into the courtroom and said: ‘Yes Judge, I’ve done these things but I also give money to the Red Cross and volunteer at an old-age home. I try my best to love people’ the judge is not going to take that into consideration. You’ve broken the law; the good you’ve done won’t help at all on the day of judgement. If he judges you by the moral law will you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? The answer is Hell. Doesn’t that concern you? But, fortunately, that is not God’s will. He is so loving and merciful, he made a way for you to be forgiven. The Son of God came down as a man, Jesus Christ, and lived a perfect, sinless life, so was the perfect sacrifice. He excruciatingly suffered and died on the cross to pay the FULL debt we owe because of sin; justice is fully done. You and I broke God's law and Jesus paid the fine in his life's blood, being resurrected again 3 days later. That’s why he said “It is finished” on the cross - in other words the debt has been paid. God has the payment ready to go for you. What you need to do is repent (recognising you are a sinner deserving God's punishment, turn to Him) and trust ALONE in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins. Our works can do nothing as by the standard of God’s moral law we fail, but faith in him is enough to save us from all sin - past, present and future! Then though you have grievously offended God, he will forgive you and you will inherit eternal life being reborn in the Holy Spirit when you put your trust in the saviour. Too, you enter a covenant relationship with God - sonship, and truly I tell you your life will change in his presence. So repent and trust (i.e. Biblical faith), receive the free gift of grace. He redeemed me. God, The King of The Universe, came down as a man. He lived the first 30 years of his life as a poor carpenter then spent the next 3 preaching, healing and saving souls - all the while being persecuted, insulted and hated by his own people - and took the punishment to save our lives. It’s the most amazing love that anyone ever displayed. Christianity’s not just a religion. It's a pure, sweet relationship with God. Because of Jesus, I am now a son of God. He is my dad, and you can be his child too. God loves you and is calling out to you. Will you humble yourself and let him come?. . .

Congrats, you've been brainwashed by the movie and now present the ideas the movie gave you as if its your own.

Thank yourselves

You're claiming LA is a better place now than it was in the 90's? There are more homeless and more poverty.

@Lucimyr hahahaha

@@frankmiller4550 well, one, there's over a million more LA residents from 1995 to now. But poverty and homelessness are definitely not the only factors that determine whether a place is "better" than it use to be.

@@that.ll_do_pig it so great people are leaving in droves.

Trainspotting though.

Well, Requiem for a Dream is ONLY devestating! I own that one, too, because I´m a massive Clint Mansell fan! But I have only rewatched it ONE time in my entire life.......

I can re-watch Requiem I can barely finish American History X, just off of the intensity of that one scene

Morel orel season 3.

@@Justwalks obi one Ken obi

Yeah!, Tony Kaye broke his hand with a punch of rage.

This Is England is really good. Never saw the other one.

Die Welle is a movie about a teacher doing a social experiment on the power of Propaganda on his pupils. I highly recommend it This is England is a gem as well, it shows how the classic skinhead movement changed from a working class thing to racial supremacist shit under Maggie Thatchers reign and the very controversial Falkland War. These days most people have forgotten that skinheads originally weren't racistic scum. They call themself S.H.A.R.P.'s SkinHeads Against Racial Prejudice and they call the Nazi Skins Boneheads

YES Die Welle would be interesting to review!

i like the subtle family moments like when he says shes coughing up a lung in there and puts out her cigarettes and says don't smoke with a child near and inside and they get her water..thats so real and makes it feel intimate when derek was shown to be a monster before then..it humanized him again

Oooooh and Chopper should go on his list too....

Romper Stomper is an amazing movie

If Brandon checks this there's the British version as well, This is England.

The Believer starring Ryan Gosling is solid too!

Romper Stomper has always been an underrated movie This is england, is a somewhat “more light hearted” movie about racism too both are great.

Nahhhh. "Do the Right Thing" is already in it-- it's a much better film.

@@rustincohle2135 thats a great film as well. However, just like that masterpiece; this film is more relevant than ever before

@CR055F1RE "Do the Right Thing" is too preachy?? "Do the Right Thing" doesn't spoon-feed you with who actually did the right thing. If the film was "too preachy" as you claim, it wouldn't be as acclaimed as it is. "American History X" is the overly preachy film. It spoon-feeds the audience its message that "racism is bad, people" because it assumes the audience is too stupid to figure it out on their own.

​@CR055F1RE "Do the Right Thing" is not a typical narrative like "American History X", it's not unfocused. It's a slice-of-life film about race relations in contemporary America. If you think the film is less focused, then you clearly don't understand the film... ...and "Do the Right Thing" is a masterpiece and a MASTERCLASS in cinematography-- perhaps you should pay attention when you're watching it. The cinematography in AHX is nothing special. When it's in color, it's just standard camera work. When it's a flashback, it's just black-and-white. Hardly anyone comments on the filmmaking of AHX-- the focus is on the acting and some of the writing.

@CR055F1RE Then who the hell are you to judge the film saying it's "too preachy" and that the story is "not focused" if you haven't actually fucking watched it??

Its scary how much propaganda we are fed through the media and in school before we're able to consider it critically.

@@bigfan1041 That might me true for some parts of the US, but as a german I can say the stuff we learn in school about ww2 is far from propaganda. Its the truth. Its the story of how a deeply disturbed and corrupted man, with the help of even crazier men, was able to manipulate an entire nation into believing his ideology and follow his guidance without asking questions. Its horrible and even unbearable sometimes but we need to hear about it because after we are done with school we are so fed up with nazis and ww2 we make sure it NEVER happens again. So I do believe education plays a huge part in maybe getting to a better future where we agree that the horrific acts humans have committed in the past will stay in the past but will always be remembered.

Showed him how "your people" aren't always YOUR people.

You're echoing a common comment to his reactions. Age is a factor from what he's said before and most of his movie watching in the past was post 2000 era movies. Kind of makes me jealous to get the experience of all these films for the first time. I get a vicarious kick out of the reactions for sure.

This is what I always think when watching his reviews. Haha

They're all copies of Nukie.

My first video on the channel goes through all the movies in my collection if you're interested 🙂

It's not sad because it is not true.

@@MrShadowfax42 yeah... Don't know where you have been, because it is absolutely the case... Are you joking? Do you know how many Republicans have ran as open Nazis in the last two elections? lol. I mean, uh, you sure showed me by just saying, "nuh uhhh", with no argument or reasoning.

Lol, its highly politically motivated. Dont be naive.

I hate to dunk on a fellow Glendale boy but Furlong`s a shit teen actor!He is certainly no Michael Biehn or Anton Yelchin!

T2 being "worth a watch" is an understatement lol. Arguably the greatest Sci Fi / Action film of all time. Plus it's pretty damn amazing to see effects in 1991 looks much better than a $200 million dollar movie today.

He's so bad-ass, even Worf is intimated by him.

And Kes is Danny's sister

I was wondering where I recognized him from.

Racial diversity generates violence

Amazing movie, and one of those movies that just makes you so fucking angry when watching it.

Too bad he won't watch it unless patreon majority requests it. He's missing out.

an important movie about history, racism, and showing that some white people fought against it

well played what a classic gene hackman

I live near where some of that movie was filmed.

Yeah. That's the thing that hits me most about this film. It came out 22 years ago and a lot of the discourse and the issues we face are the absolute same. We have to do better.

For sure. I think it shows a lack of progress in political discourse over all the last 20 years. Notice that even if everything the nazies in this movie say is true they would still be in the wrong and I love how well this movie illustrates that hate begets hate and that they all have their reasons for what they believe, and as long as we fail to improve those same issues will still be there in 20 more years. Its sad really.

no hate here, but as long humans look alike, have diffrent cultures/belives, diffrent laungues, diffrent history, upbringing, it will always be. its just nature. it will never change, especilly multiculture countrys will always have problems with stuff like cultures and race. always. and culturs with same people will fight over other things like political opinions, just look at finland in the 1930-1940s , 100% white all christians, but about 50% belivied in communism and 50% belives in a free market, ( civil war ) break out.

@@jespergranstrom5267 I sadly agree. It won't be until we have to battle aliens that mayyyybe humans will get along

All it shows is how the left’s baseless attacks on conservatives and police and white people as being Nazis haven’t changed at all.

YES!!! Damm Right Great Movie

Is that the one room conversation with the man that may be immortal?

Agreed! Please do Brandon

One of the most wonderfully unusual movies I know.

@@EricEstesEleutherian Yea, that one. What a gem.