Movie of the week

At last, I am starting this column. "Movie of the week" column is going to be the most happening column of this blog. This column will be posted every week on Wednesday.

Movie of this week is "American History X". "American History X" is a 1998 American film directed by Tony Kaye. Movie stars 'Edward Norton' and 'Edward Furlong' in lead roles. The movie is portrayed in a beautiful manner in black (Used for flashback) and color (Used for Present). The film tells the story of two brothers, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard (Edward Furlong) of Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California. Both are extremely bright and charismatic students, and Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi movement after their father, a firefighter, is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to put out a fire in a South Central neighborhood. Derek kills two black gang members trying to steal his truck, and is sentenced to three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. The story shows how Danny is influenced by his older brother's actions and ideology and how Derek, now radically changed by his experience in confinement, tries to prevent his brother from going down the same path as he did.

Special features of movie:
(1) Powerful acting by lead pair of Edward Norton and Edward Furlong.
(2) Pace of the movie.
(3) Background music.
(4) Direction of movie.

Lows of the movie:
(1) Theme of the movie. (Tussle between blacks and white Americans. Repetitive one)

Facts and figures:
Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $23,875,127
Oscar: 1 (Nominated for best Actor award)
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10*
IMDB Ranking: 39*

* As on July 29, 2009