Romper Stomper (1992)

Romper Stomper: Directed by Geoffrey Wright. With Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, Alex Scott. A group of skinheads become alarmed at the way their neighbourhood is changing.

“Iu0026#39;m sure people may have dismissed this movie as a nazi tribute to white power. On the contrary, it gives an excellent picture of what happens when powerless people try to find some control over their lives. Nazi-ism itself is scapegoating and blame disguised as fascism, and this movie uses it to paint a picture of desolation and desperation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhite power and immigrant-hatred are not what this movie is about. Itu0026#39;s about friendship and the need to belong to something. Russell Croweu0026#39;s Hando is powerful – I couldnu0026#39;t take my eyes off of him. Hando uses that magnetism to draw people into his ideology, thus creating control and power for himself. Things begin to unravel when Gabe, the girl who comes between Hando and Davey, throws off the hold Hando has enjoyed over his little crowd. Remember what Orwell says: Absolute Power corrupts absolutely? Well, so does arrogance. Arrogance and the lack of respect for oneu0026#39;s fellow man, regardless of race or creed, are key players in this plot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI wish there had been more of Davey (Daniel Pollock) in this film, and Iu0026#39;m sorry to have learned of his real-life suicide in the weeks after itu0026#39;s completion. I recommend this film to people who are interested in how poverty, ignorance, and powerlessness change people into strange earthly demons capable of indiscriminate violence.”