We Were NOT Ready For *AMERICAN HISTORY X*

[@michealwillingham9014]

Fun fact: Guy Torry the black guy in prison told a story on his role in this movie actually changed the life of a guy who was a actual skin-head

[@merakimade7440]

It be funny how Amanda be on point but then J shoot it down to come back and agree fr... Or how J will say he remember somebody and Amanda go super blank....they? be wildin' lol I be screaming at the screen...

[@ragnarok283]

The guy was also a jew lol typical jewish crap from Hollywood

[@MarkRehutai]

Ed Norton crushed it in this role. Decades later, this movie still hit hard,

[@tDamesOnOne]

A lil fun fact: The kid that shot him at the end is Lil Chris on the bike kicking over trash cans on Friday

[@th3boogyman802]

that's crazy af lol i didnt know that shit thx 4 sharing bro

[@rosemarywatson1231]

Every kid in high school should watch this movie.

[@Anthony-kw4en]

There's enough propaganda as it is so why compound it?

[@rosemarywatson1231]

@@Anthony-kw4en Just for another point of view. We should be able to be exposed to different situations without losing our own thoughts and common sense.

[@culley65]

@@Anthony-kw4en what about showing this film would be considered propaganda? It's a neutral message.

[@NoctemAeternusMusic]

@@Anthony-kw4enhow is this propaganda?

[@FnesSnorlx]

@@Anthony-kw4en its about the white man struggle

[@audioreacts4957]

Movies like American History X are extremely important due to having an honest conversation about race in America. I wish there were more movies like this nowadays.

[@valentinek.t3327]

Exactly. I swear growing up watched friends bully white people I school and I always said stop your making people racist. Loved when the movie came out with both perspectives

[@rightmunted7538]

Don't really need new ones though, the conversation with the Dad is a conversation that still gets thrown around by uncles and father's all around America today. Word for word. Nothings changed.

[@mindblown5018]

That was the brother of the guy who got his face kicked in the curb. They show them together in the beginning when they shooting hoops.

[@jesusflores2324]

It wasn't just blowing smoke in his face...just go back to the beginning to the basketball courts....those were crips...that black kid, and the ones rolling in the cadi were one click...so it was revenge for what Derek did

[@johnjohnnston3498]

But Derek's action was revenge from a robbery.

[@LV_daWEED]

Mr. Norton did this roll to perfection

[@lyonhartgreyflag]

As usual

[@NikkieTwix]

I think he does good but I don’t know if it’s the voice or what but I can’t take him seriously as a tough scary guy 😂

[@Ri57490]

​@@NikkieTwixThere are guys like that in real life. Gangsters with high voices, body builders with high voices, nerdy small guys with deep voices. Makes it more realistic.

[@FnesSnorlx]

@@NikkieTwix I kinda see what you mean LOL

[@shaquilleanderson1887]

We had a lot racial tensions in my high school and they forced us all in the auditorium to watch this movie.

[@BingeTies]

Good initiative from your school. Did that change anything ?

[@shaquilleanderson1887]

@ some people changed….some people were immature and thought stuff was funny in the movie. But south Philly is notoriously racist when you get on the other side of broad st where my school was located

[@aleksisuuronen5969]

In my high school yeeears ago in liike the social stuff studies I had kinda this thing with the teacher since he was suprised that I had seen and knew all of the good movies he mentioned. So once he mentioned this and I said I got the dvd and he asked can I bring it in so we can watch it as a class. There was option to opt out and only one teen did who happened to be a jehowas witness, so that was not suprise. I still remember the silence in the class even tho there was some people who would yap and make a ruckus all the time.

[@Lilith_F]

Edward Norton is an AMAZING actor. His 1st movie was "Primal Fear" (1996). He plays a person with 2 sides like he does in this movie. His acting skills will blow your mind.

[@cjnance008]

Ya'll going crazy with these reviews. Good stuff. Don't think there are many other channels this consistent with this caliber of movies. Keep it up!

[@Alejandro218]

I really like your reaction, you guys really were paying atention to the movie. I totally subscribe!

[@atownshawtypimp1]

I like how y'all doing this format. Stopping to express how you feel, PPL should have already seen the movie so THEY shouldn't be complaining. WE are here for your reactions to movies that have been existing!

[@mervinmerencio6861]

Oh man, you guys, I am so glad you guys made it to this movie. So many people need to watch this movie, I’ve been trying to get reactors to watch this movie ever since I started watching reaction videos, which has been about seven years now. It is the last gym and for some reason when I mention this movie to people it’s like they never even heard of it. Good work great reaction.

[@merakimade7440]

Corey Matthews dad had me mad as hell with his racist ass on here. lol. S/O to my man from Remember the Titans. he lost all that weight and is doing well. 💯💯

[@JemJam2976]

He was also in Boy Meets World as Frankie

[@freshsmilely]

what i like that not many people see is the similarities of derrek and the boy that shot danny. 2 young men with older people who planted ideas into their head. for derrek it was his father that planted it but cameron was the one that made it in to actuality. for the other guy im sure the guys he was with in the car were saying some of the same stuff that cameron was but with just different words. you see how ideas impact others for good or for bad.

[@bobbyjennings6480]

I saw this joint back in the 90s and it's still one of my favorite movies. Y'all gave a great reaction to it. Not a lot of stupid commentary, no stupid long intro. Very well done.

[@rexbanner8999]

The original ending, Derek runs home, pulls out a set of clippers and starts shaving his head while the color of the screen turns back to black and white. Edward Norton refused to shoot that scene......

[@donniedraco4310]

So he became a neo again?

[@A2Z83]

sometimes the directors vision is wrong

[@danieldwyer]

@@A2Z83 tt's not the directors vision. It was part of the book.

[@Ri57490]

​@@danieldwyersometimes the author's ending is wrong

[@Metalweld]

Glad they didn't go that route. It would have destroyed Derek's outstanding growth of character.

[@kingkev6407]

My favorite reactors of all time y’all stay dropping 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 this movie was a classic!!! I love y’all so much!!!

[@DannyBedo]

This movie is a historical representation of the white American gang experience with the growing colored gang experience. I’m from nor cal where the black panthers originated and this shit is real all over the world now with drill music. We can all see what happens when you push shit too far and generational trauma gets expressed.

[@Kim-427]

The Black Panthers were not a hate group or a gang. Please do not spread this misinformation to young people. You may not be doing that but it’s the way you mentioned them in association with these other groups. The Panthers started the hot breakfast program in our communities to feed children who weren’t being fed. They did many things for the betterment of our people.

[@rexbanner8999]

​@@Kim-427he isn't lying, they did spiral down the path of hate towards "the white man." Take your blinders off.

[@DannyBedo]

@ they also stood firmly against the NRA and segregation, but the fact is the FBI has them listed as such and murdered their leadership over it. We cannot discredit the idea of street fraternities when The Boy Scouts of America should be labeled the same way

[@wwrt31]

at school in film class the 4 movies we watched and dissected were V for Vendetta, Fight Club, Apocalypse Now and American History X. this film is amazing the themes still are relevant (sadly)

[@IAmHavok]

I think they should add some movies to that list

[@King-Omega-]

Damn that was a good class. Those movies are all solid.

[@lrob5657]

This movie shows that no matter what race, creed, color or religion you are…human beings at the end of the day really want the same things for themselves & their families. We’re all so much more alike than we like to give credit for

[@mervinmerencio6861]

If Dani would have testified, Derek would’ve got life. Now he is writing that in the paper, and if Sweeney takes that to the authorities, technically they cannot get Derek on the same crime and give him life because of the rule of double Jeopardy. You can’t be convicted on the same crime twice, regardless of new evidence, because he served his time. Even though new evidence came out, you can’t have another trial on the same crime according to the law. Someone correct me if I am mistaken.

[@geoffmustbedestroyed]

But, Dani deleted the sentence….he typed it out then deleted it….so, even if Sweeney had the chance to read the paper, that admission had been removed and he wouldn’t have known….. Though, the double jeopardy….yeah, you’re right….Derek wouldn’t have had to serve life….or any further time at all

[@WretchedDrummer]

Danny deleted that part on the paper.

[@más-g7z]

Danny didn't know that or wasn't sure of it, so he didn't put it in the paper.

[@americanmisfit]

The guy with the scar on his lip is the cop in Cheech and Chong Up In Smoke

[@seansimms6693]

In the 1980s and 1990s…this is the kind of racist we dealt with, even in Illinois we had Matt Hale marching down Main Street and having meetings in the Public Library, 1990s White Pride and Black Pride and La Raza were still prevalent and ran most Max security prisons in the country.

[@Metalweld]

Danny got shot cause "People look at him and see his brother" ... And in Derek's initial grief, he asked "What did I do?" .. essentially, Danny got murdered because of the murders Derek committed.. cycle of hate.

[@Enrique-Garcia]

That and the kid who killed Danny was the brother or friend of the guy Derek killed (you see them hanging out at the basketball court).

[@nutmaster7916]

The kid shot danny because his brother was the one Derrick curb stomped

[@Scotty_Does_Know]

I watched it a thousand times, I never heard that he was related. I think just a random lost kid that found a gang to join, not any relations to the other guy.

[@saagisharon8595]

where does it say that?

[@FrancoisDressler]

They were crips

[@avp5964]

Much respect for actors that play villains or hateable roles. The actor is not the character on screen.

[@ijustgame6682]

Can’t get charged twice for the same exact crime it’s called double jeopardy

[@Bigbossman303]

This a little to hardcore for y’all 😂

[@BingeTies]

We messed with it tho 😂

[@bigsipp662]

Yeah before Columbine, violence and even gun violence was common in high school back in the ‘90’s. Today it might not seem like much but the littlest things would escalate to life altering in an instant. Step on somebody’s sneakers, cost you your life, look too long in somebody’s direction, expect the incident, trying to be assertive amongst to one or a group of teens and they’d shoot you just to see what happens. It was senseless and we were too stupid to see how pride mixed with all that bravado was us carving a way down the wrong path. Grimy ‘90’s. Crazy times.

[@repelsteeltje310]

The fact that she kept on saying by his own people...... Means you'll still believe in racial differences.

[@King-Omega-]

It doesn't require belief, there are racial differences. That doesn't mean that's a bad thing.

[@jareeohs]

It’s one that’s timeliness in my opinion. The dinner scene is by far top tier acting

[@rexbanner8999]

@20:30 in the state of California you're not allowed to shoot anyone over property example: breaking into your car. However if they were breaking into your house, the castle doctrine is relevant here. In a ccw class they go over what is justified, derek would've been locked up regardless but on different charges irl.

[@SiloGrain]

The kid who shot danny was brothers with the curb stomp victim

[@gerardoreyes602]

Great reaction guys and love your channel. You must see Edward Norton in Primal Fear. Also another suspenseful movie is Just Cause with Blair Underwood, Laurence Fishburne, Sean Connery and Ed Harris. Great movie and lots of suspenseful action. ❤❤❤

[@StreetHierarchy]

When I saw this movie, I was like "Corey Matthews' father said whaaat?!"

[@WilliamBaker-vk7oi]

Cam was played by Legendary actor Stacey Keech and his character was a "Master Minipolater!

[@Brian-d3s]

Manipulator lol

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Check this y’all. Hazel Park, Michigan. Nick named “ hazel Tucky”. As in Red Neck county. A city on the border of Detroit. Close friend of mine was Alabama raised and moved to Hazel Park. Fit in as you would imagine. I moved to So. Cal. In 98’ and finally went back to visit 14’. The whole area had changed. Almost 30% of the population was black. As opposed to less than 1% when I left. Blew my mind. So went and saw my old friend, and knew he was a bit of a racist. Asked how he was with the change as we talked on his porch. And at that moment his neighbors came home and he popped from his chair and ran over as best friends. Called me over to introduce me. Older black cpl. With a cpl. Of teenage sons. Found out they drink and played cards every Sat. Night. ❤. Blown away by my friends change. People can change. He was ignorant by his upbringing. But just those neighbors changed his whole perspective about different races and cultures. As a believer in Christ, this really touched me. Because if you knew my friend, you would now believe in miracles.

[@worthalook4870]

Such a great film with a powerful message. Acting is awesome. Great reaction guys

[@redribbonmilitary431]

Definitely in my Top 10. Yall should check out blood in blood out / 187 / American me / dangerous minds and freedom fighters. Feel like yall would like those

[@hannelinorrgard2403]

That took place in CA, so none of it would have been self-defense. Now, you can't even shoot a home intruder who is already inside your house unless he is a threat to you. Meaning, in some jurisdictions, you will get charged if you shoot someone who broke into your house but isn't actively attacking you. They aren't considered a threat if just walking around inside your house until that point.

[@kevinsisler9379]

One of the takeaways I got was the older brother reflected in the younger one. The older was oblivious to how hid attitudes, and actions effect other people than just himself, and it was his actions that led the younger brother's path to hid death.

[@watitduful]

Very classic flick and enjoyed the reaction 💯 Notice the color schemes throughout the film. During the scenes when we see him post prison, it’s in color whereas when we see him in his low state of mind it’s black and white (highlighting his limited view of thinking and living). What I love about this film is that it gives us room to dig deep into the psychology of this kind of stuff to truly understand that the is taught. With that, if one wants to change they can. Very great message.

[@Anthony-kw4en]

This movie is a perfect example of tainting the well. Legit arguments coming out of a skinhead become null and void due to social engineering.

[@johnholmeswebb8162]

Out of 16 books Derrick read that semester, only one was about black people, and pops was like "see, right there, that's too many".

[@instigatorartworks]

I don't think you noticed that the older brother is the actor that played The Hulk, 2008 which you just reacted to. If you like his acting and want to see how diverse he truly is watch Primal Fear 1996 Fight Club 1999

[@RazorShalom]

Danny paid for his brothers mistakes. Derick paid the price.

[@poltblissofficial8336]

The kid who shot the brother in the end was going through the same thing the brother was going through. He was going through his own version of initiation into a gang. The people he was with probably told him he had to shoot someone. And he chose the brother cause he knew he was with that racist group and the smoke getting blown in his face. But you can tell after he did it, he instantly regretted it. The ending is powerful cause it's saying hate and racism isn't just white, it can be any color.

[@BM-hb2mr]

"Whats eating Gilbert Grape" i think both of you would appreciate that movie. Also a muat is "Color of Purple"

[@skribe]

the killing at the end of the movie is supposed to be senseless, it shows the cycle of young kids who are angry and kill for reasons they don't even know

[@Meh-oz4gu]

Why he want to be like that... Why dudes idolized thugs? Same thing. Perpetual violence.

[@pastoi3694]

The issue with hate is that is not only relatives who can nudge you into its grasp. I am highly pessimistic and think that hate cannot disapear without total human extinction. Love can be powerfull antidote, but nowadays hate sells so much more...

[@Chalando.9431]

Please!!! Watch Sleepers with Brad Pitt, Kevin bacon, Robert De Niro. Definitely have to see that during yall journey

[@donniedraco4310]

25:45 Boyfriend - these are real songs too, i know they are 😂💀😂

[@donniedraco4310]

Normies be like "I LiStEn To AlL kInDs Of MuSiC" 🧢

[@BingeTies]

😂😂

[@ZamirMalachi6354]

​@@BingeTieshow come black people forgive everybody but not each other

[@alienheston5748]

Please watch "Shawshank Redemption" you'll absolutely love that movie!

[@jasmineg_63]

23:02 once someone serves their sentence or gets tried, you can't go back again for the same issue unless you commit tje crime again. Once you're charged, it's done.

[@atownshawtypimp1]

There's self defense and excessive force. He went into excessive after a while 20:29

[@BeatsByDay402]

The same societal pressures that Derek's younger brother was going through were pretty much the exact same as the kid that shot him at the end. Both kids were only following in the footsteps of the older ppl around them, both caught up in a life that was spoon fed to them. The only difference is that the black kid didn't have a Derek around to tell him what he was doing was wrong. I believe that the only reason the black kid shot the younger brother was because of peer pressure and nothing more.

[@otisroseboro5613]

One Of My All Time Favorite Movie's,Nice Reactions Everyone

[@KtotheG]

I only saw this film ONE time 25 years ago and I never watched it again, because it disturbed my soul that much.

[@cusegurl66]

This loosely based on a true sorry. And the real person had the tattoos, and they show it in the documentary. It look made painful

[@sly7390]

What is truly sad…it’s hate. That occurs in all races towards another. Simply hate due to weak minds…

[@horsepower523]

Many valuable lessons can be learned from this movie. Hate breeds hate and in the end nobody wins. Thank you for the great reaction.

[@Natedawgg84]

Another good movie yall should check out with Edward Norton is his first movie Primal Fear (1996).

[@TXRager]

Y’all need to watch alpha dog. Based on the story of Nicholas Markowitz and Jesse James Hollywood.

[@kristilouque8412]

“From times we are not living in” you said. I’m not sure where ya’ll are from, but I’m in Louisiana, and this stuff is real here and now.😢

[@BingeTies]

We from New York and I’m not surprised I haven’t really been to the south but I heard some things. Hope everyone stay safe and smart out here

[@kristilouque8412]

@ y’all keep watching quality films like this, and we will watch with you.❤️💪

[@jackcade68]

The brother wasn't killed over the smoke blowing thing. The black gang knew who he was, who his brother was and what he did.

[@mervinmerencio6861]

The kid that shot Dani was in the same gang of the guys that Derek killed. So the kid probably was trying to up his status by getting retaliation for the gang.

[@ajagoff]

He can say whatever he wants in the paper. His brother was already tried and convicted and he can't be tried for the same crime twice, so it doesn't matter if he tells something more in the paper. They can't use it in court.

[@Claudia9-3]

The black kid as Danny was influenced by his people to join the gang. Shows how there are not much difference. And yeah it is a movie but I have seen people doing crazy stuffs like this cause of anger and being pissed off blaming others always easier that to do deal with pain. Great reaction 👋🏻 from France 🇫🇷

[@corbinsmith88]

Yo!! I really want to see you guys watch 1- Fallen(1998) 2- The Last Boy Scout(1991) 3- Quarantine (2008) 4- Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight. Trust me!!! You’ll like these

[@FinTume]

I knew people like that, I still know them but they have changed. One of my best friends was extremely racist but changed when he started to work with all kinds of people. He use to wear combat boots and the usual stuff. Skinheads actually originated from UK and were very anti-racist. It also became a culture in the USA but racists took over the skinhead as most people know it now. There are original skinheads still around, like the guy that was cut in Portland, Oregon. He is a skinhead and during a fight against a racist in a tram, he was cut in the throat and almost died.

[@thelocusst]

White guy here. I don’t have black friends. I have black brothers. That I work with and hang out with every day. Those are my guys. I helped Deante with his rent. And he helped me my car payment. No friendship about it. That’s my fuckin dude.

[@staceylloyd9505]

Great review! ❤

[@jareeohs]

One of my favorite movies ❤❤❤❤

[@drewferd2720]

I did a report on this movie in High School. Everyone should watch it.

[@melvynwindmon1927]

sorry for bothering yall with my list but I would suggest these movies * Full Metal Jacket * The Mist * Who Framed Roger Rabbit * Brotherly Love * Blood Diamond * The Warriors * Freedom Writers * The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) * Predator (1987) * Bebes Kids * Lethal Weapon

[@lyonhartgreyflag]

I 2nd blood diamond and full metal jacket for sure. I been trying to plug true romance for ages 😂

[@donniedraco4310]

Roger Rabbit, Bebe kids? What are you a kid?

[@melvynwindmon1927]

@@donniedraco4310 dont have to be a kid to watch those movies and admit their classics

[@h.donnellgrayiii4276]

Lemme guess: these kids just saw the infamous "curb stomp" scene, right?? 0:12 😮

[@bueno22283]

Nope

[@The_Neighborhood_Oasis]

You can’t prosecute the second time on a charge that was already a conviction.. Double Jeopardy

[@RobinTig]

Nice job both of you 🕊️

[@potterj09]

Shows you Ethan Surplee's acting range. Haha and his singing range too.

[@johnholmeswebb8162]

As a fan of boy meets world since it came out, I wasn't ready to corey Matthew's dad talk like this. This was worse than seeing Macaulay culkin play Henry in the good son.

[@Thrashaholic1988]

If y'all thought Cameron was an real "piece of work", check out a deleted scene for this movie where he starts to manipulate Seth in order to replace Derek. Plus, there will an extra added bonus in that same ol delete scene.

[@kristilouque8412]

Everyone should see this movie. Hard to watch but so impactful.

[@RenaissanceMundo]

The guy from Remember the Titans is jacked now a days.

[@jasmineslife41]

I have always liked this movie.

[@codenamekicker2578]

Good reaction jay and Amanda the black boy who killed Danny was with crips it was to get into the gang and plus he had beef with Danny and everyone knows dereck killed those chips at the start

[@blanketstarry7725]

He didn't just blow smoke in his face. That disrespect toward the black kid had been growing over a long period of time, and the black kid was going through his own journey...probably the opposite journey as Danny. He was getting more and more involved in gangs and the disrespect Danny had showed him was festering inside him. That shooting may have even been an initiation.

[@jimreichers7196]

this is a movie everyone needs to watch

[@CosmicQuillPublishers]

FUN FACT: you can see the deleted scene of Cam and Seth getting beat up by a black gang by searching "American History X Deleted Scenes". I HOPE and can't wait for you guys to react to American Me

[@goldbrooks]

My friend jason is the shooter at the end , he was in Friday too #Laderaheights 🙌🏽

[@altonchapman1962]

His crossed arms says how you feel..

[@bambiaumock1095]

Love yalls reaction to this movie. If you look deeper in this movie it shows a cycle that repeats it self. The white guy's are teaching hate and the big homie is teaching hate to the young black boy. This is crazy but it is sad because this goes on all the time😢. In reality we are all brothers and sisters. 🫠

[@Kim-427]

But,The difference is when you’re blk you don’t have to be taught hate. A life in America as a blk person not to mention a blk man you are confronted with reasons to hate because of the way you’re treated for just being blk. I’m not saying it’s ok to hate anyone. I’m just stating a real thing.

[@krono5el]

Imagine hating all the tanned people on a planet powered by the Sun : P

[@mkb9885]

You can’t be tried twice for the same crime!

[@ezmoebz]

Great movie. The bridge of senselessness is what I call it. Murders on either side were senseless. Not based on cultural differences, but based on cultural misunderstandings.

[@d3vp131]

Ya’ll can’t keep trying to figure out the entire movie in the first 5 minutes. 95% of the movies don’t let you do that. Too many stops mess up the flow.

[@donniedraco4310]

Their predictions make the reaction more interesting, Better than watching in silence.

[@420__Momentum-s4p]

They are very young in there 20s plus with all the emotion going into a movie with good acting when you see a Crazy movie like that the first time can be a lot too take in specially for Young People

[@Otwojaden]

You’re watching a Reaction 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Common sense not common no more.

[@hotboxyay9029]

The pausing sort of bugs me too but I’ve learned to get over it plus they be adding in some good personal commentary and dude funny ash 😭

[@TheAnimeClub1]

Nah keep predicting the movie it's more fun

[@DavidJones-si8ig]

A movie you guys should watch and react to is "White Man's Burden" starring John travolta. All of a America could benefit from watching it if watched with an open mind.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

I watched this movie for the first time almost a year ago & i enjoyed it.