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Too Little, Too Late The story of American History X follows an intelligent young man named Derek Vinyard and his decline into the world of disillusion and hate known as White Supremacy. Once a thoughtful and easy-going teen, he soon begins his change when his father is shot and killed by a black man, while trying to put out a fire at an alleged crackhouse. Derek becomes a smart, articulate, and an utterly committed monster …

…able to see it numerous times was because the film has something to say and it says it quite clear, that hate is a virus that affects us all, a virus that is equally as destructive as any known disease out there. The film is also smart enough not to offer a clear cut answer. It instead leaves that for the audience to ponder and to ultimately try to hear the better angels for themselves.