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American History X is the title of a movie that impressed me a lot. It was about racism in the USA today. Danny is the younger brother of a racist, Derek. He has this rage in him that comes from his childhood. Someone killed his father and he blamed the coloured people right away. He hates coloured people, and he manages to make a whole group of people do the same, including Danny. One night …

…that it won’t only hurt the ones you hate, but also the ones you love. There are some scenes in the film that are quite terrible, and it’s shocking to watch. That’s good, because then you really understand what racism is. The film shows that racism is meaningless and vicious. You can’t hate someone because of his/hers skin colour. You have to know people to make an opinion about them.