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AMERICAN HISTORY X

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    A review by Elisabeth Mellinas. Directed by : Tony Kaye  Starring : Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D’Angelo...  Script : David McKenna  Edited by : Jerry Greenberg & Alan Heim  Running time : 118 minutes  Country : USA  Year : 1998  Genre : Drama  Synopsis :  Danny Vinyard is a problematic teenager with an older neo-Nazi brother called Derek who is sent to prison for killing black people. When Derek leaves prison he has got a different view of the world and now he tries to change Danny’s thoughts because he is also turning into a neo-Nazi person following what he had done before.  This film deals with a topic like racism nowadays. I think that is something that is disappearing but there are still a lot of things to do about it. In my opinion you don’t have to treat someone in a different way because of their skin colour. This is a great film even though sometimes is a bit hard and disgusting because of the viole...

THE MARTIAN: A DOUBLE REVIEW

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A review by Eve Chancosa & Andy Bordón. Have you already seen The Martian? It has become one of my favourite films (and not because I am quite friki or a geek). I love this type of films because they show in an easy way, difficult ideas about technology or how the NASA works... Everybody can understand what is happening, and these films make children ask after new things. You do not need to be a NASA expert to enjoy the film. I would like to explain you how I felt while I was watching the film, but I do not know how to do it. It is just that when I am watching it, I can't stop enjoying every second, and I find very interesting the way they try to survive in Mars, in a very difficult situation, the chemical reactions that they make. To sum up, how they use all their knowledge. I found it difficult, I mean, I find difficult to survive alone in Mars, another planet where no one has lived before and where things are very different: there is no oxygen, no water..., you can't hav...