I'm not a racist, or a skinhead, or a nazi, or a KKK member, or anything of the sort, however...
...did anyone else agree with every single thing Edward Norton's character (Derek Vinyard in the movie) said during the scene of the movie where the family is at the dinner table?
I feel horrible about myself agreeing with a nazi (obviously a ficticious one, but nevertheless) but I watched that scene a couple times and everything he says I agree with!!
Anyone else have similar feelings? I'm just wondering if I'm alone here.
2007-02-23 05:56:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
If you agree with everything he said at the dinner table, you are definitely a racist, wether you are willing to admit it or not.
2007-02-23 05:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by answerman 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Just because what he said sounded "agreeable" does not make it right.
Most hateful and racist statements made about other people are clothed in logic and rationality. We have to get deep in the heart of those statements to discover the senselessness and inhumanity in them.
It is easier to agree with what Vinyard said than it is to understand why it is wrong. That is why there is a growing number of racists and skinheads out there.
Truly disturbing, to say the least.
2007-02-23 10:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by Roland 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
History is washed by the winning side, in 50 years iraq will be a footnote in textbooks excluding the illegal activities plaguing current events. In WWII the state secretly murdered men, women, and children in medical facilities by telling their families at first they had died of natural causes like tuberculosis. These were Germans labeled by the state for "Special" treatment (much like the word terrorist these days.) Ironically, one of Hitler's highest advisers had club-foot and somehow remained to cause the German jews to endure untold horrific treatment.
Intolerance is not the same thing, it is a social problem stemming from economic and cultural differences. Ignorance of ones own true biases gives others the responsibility and power to control perception.
Movies like this are designed to sell controversy -- and not to bring about some intelligent insight.
2007-02-23 06:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by ★Greed★ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shows the vicious nature of hatred. even notwithstanding, he had straightened his life out, Derek will pay for his previous sins by dropping his brother to the very element he espoused, conflict between races. Danny discovered that dislike by gazing his older brother. also, you've the "eye for an eye fixed". Derek killed someone, so someone on the point of him is killed. between the most helpful video clips I absolutely have ever considered. Norton is the acceptable actor of our era. observe after interpreting different solutions: absolutely everyone who thinks this movie has a specialist-racism message needs to pass decrease back and watch it lower back. You thoroughly neglected what the movie became conserving.
2016-12-04 20:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by plyler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while I do agree its messed up that in the movie his father was killed by someone he was trying to help,whats really messed up is this happens in real life people will set fire and then shoot at firemen who come to put it out. as for the idea that blacks are the problem with today's society no but i do think the the government goes too far with trying to keep blacks from being offended while whites can be talked about at random.
2007-02-23 06:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by jay b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This was a decade ago so I know I'm late. But I sorta agree with what he said just not the racial slurs.
2016-11-28 14:01:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watched that movie a couple of times, it's actually one of my fav movies but I forgot the scene you are talking about. Even though I'm black that was still a good movie. I felt bad for him when he r*ped.
2007-02-23 06:03:22 · answer #7 · answered by blakpala8 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that was the point of that part of the movie, to make the audience identify with his character on a deeper level and to understand why he feels that way after the death of his father.
i dont feel the same as him though.
2007-02-23 06:00:12 · answer #8 · answered by colera667 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you're a nazi. If you are so is everyone. People stereotype others....maybe its wrong, maybe its right but who are we to judge?!?!
I have no problem with anyone regardless of their color, relegion, sex, sexual orientation. If I do not like someone its because of who they are and not what they are.
I think his character had SOME good points.
2007-02-23 10:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No I didn't agree with it. It's funny that people that say they aren't racist usually are. In Spanish there is a saying. "No mida la cola" Which mean you can't see your own butt.
2007-02-23 06:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by Yvonne 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋