Long videos · Monologue shadowing · 1998
American History X: movie monologues to shadow
14 monologues from American History X. Original audio, one line at a time, with a pause to say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
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- B29 lines
I want you to analyse and interpret all the events...
The principal's ultimatumAmerican History X · 1998He builds pressure clause by clause, then lands on ghost as a quiet, final threat. - C16 lines
Yeah, it's race-related.
Derek's race rantAmerican History X · 1998Each line hardens the previous one, building a bigoted case with terrible confidence. - C14 lines
Putting out a fire in a fucking nigger neighborhood...
Rage over his father's deathAmerican History X · 1998Grief twists into hatred in four clipped lines, and the chill comes from his certainty. - B26 lines
No money. For these courts.
The terms of the betAmerican History X · 1998Each line raises the stakes until the court becomes a border, and losing means exile. - B17 lines
My eyes have seen the glory...
The hate song on the machineAmerican History X · 1998It hijacks a familiar hymn, which makes the hate feel sanctioned rather than fringe. - B24 lines
None of them are fucking all right, OK?
Cameron drills the hateAmerican History X · 1998Four clipped lines build a doctrine line by line; it sounds like training, not talk. - B246 lines
All right, listen up. We need to open our eyes.
the garage speechAmerican History X · 1998Layered anaphora and a closing question push the crowd to the edge of action. - B29 lines
You don't think I see what you're doing?
Derek's meltdownAmerican History X · 1998A single furious speech that burns the dinner down, tightening with every clause. - B25 lines
We'll let the niggers, kikes, and spics grab for the pie.
counting on violenceAmerican History X · 1998A calm speech about profit and killing that chills precisely because it stays level. - B210 lines
Things have changed since you've been gone.
Cameron's pitchAmerican History X · 1998He builds from change to a single missing piece, making the offer sound inevitable. - B17 lines
Move! Let's go! Open the fucking gates!
The guard's barrageAmerican History X · 1998Command piles on command with no breath, turning the cell block into pure pressure. - B25 lines
All right, boy, this is what we gonna do.
Lamont's deadpan riffAmerican History X · 1998He schedules hatred like a chore, and the deadpan absurdity exposes how empty it is. - B115 lines
It's wrong, and it was eating me up.
Derek's confessionAmerican History X · 1998He moves from confession to warning to love, and the plain words land hardest. - B29 lines
We're talking about books here. I'm also talking about my job.
The father's rantAmerican History X · 1998He ties the book list to his own job and lets the grievance run.