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How does a narrative feature film convince the audience of it's 'reality'
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Michael Salway How does a narrative feature film convince the audience of it's 'reality' American History X - 1999 - Tony Kaye American History X is the story of two Venice Beach brothers, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) & younger brother Danny (Edward Furlong), both of whom have fallen in with the local 'skinhead' gang of white males who believe that America should be rid of black males. The film opens with a black-and-white flashback of Derek catching three black males from a rival gang attempting to steal his car. Derek shoots dead one and brutally murders another and has to serve a three-year prison sentence for it. The main character in this story, Derek Vinyard, becomes a reformed character after his spell in prison as he realises that there are reasons to hate Jews, Muslims, blacks and Mexicans but there are also reasons to hate his own race - the young, white male. He realises...
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