I think the rape scene in American history X is more shocking than the first rape scene in Clockwork Orange because it is a lot more graphic. In Clockwork Orange, due to Alex singing throughout the rape scene, we could get a comedic element from it, however in American History X, the lack of colour and music makes the scene feel serious and therefore a lot more shocking. Our Alignment with Alex makes us feel happy for him when he commits these horrible crimes, because he is finding it enjoyable, but we also have an alignment with Derek. Because of this, we empathise with derek and therefore the scene becomes a lot more emotional.
The fact that this is a homosexual rape itself makes this scene massively shocking. We see Edward Nortons character being immediately feminised.

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