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Old 09-24-2010, 12:05 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by mitch_h View Post
I like "This is England" better, American History X feels too plot driven but instead of just unfolding naturally it resorts to these big dramatic moments. I found it also uses these moments to cheaply get to the morality of the film. This is England almost feels like a documentary in the way it just observes this fracturing culture and the relationships inside it. Also I think a lot of the performances in This is England were by non-professional actors, something that gets a thumbs up from me.
Exactly, and at no time does it seemingly glorify racism like X does at times.
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