Crashing Into Reality
"It 's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We 're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something." Detective Graham Waters from Crash
Racism, stereotypes, and prejudices these three topics are some things that we deal with daily in current day America. All though these are issues that we all deal with daily, they are also issues that we typically do not discuss. Crash is a movie that is based in Los Angels, California with not only an all-star cast, but an even better storyline. Crash introduces us to several stories and several characters from different facets of life, each with his or her unique cultural background, and throughout the course of approximately thirty-six hours, all the characters interweave with one another. This is not just simply another movie, it is a ride. This is a film that has left me questioning myself and those around me. Crash, I believe, makes us question the things below the surface, the issues that are always bubbling up inside us. These issues, I do not believe, are new or daring ideas. Actually, the issues that are confronted in this film are real. Paul Haggis, the director, does a great job of removing the "politically correct" cloud and presenting how people really think, how people talk and behave, what happens when people are not being polite, and what happens when they are reacting off of raw emotions. There are two major questions that this film left me with. First off, how well do I really know myself; and secondly, although the issues in the movie are relevant in L.A., are they just as realistic in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Just how well do we know the people who sit beside us in class and whom we encounter on a daily basis? Now that we know where we are heading, let 's get this ball rolling.
Analysis of Issues
The first question
Racism, stereotypes, and prejudices these three topics are some things that we deal with daily in current day America. All though these are issues that we all deal with daily, they are also issues that we typically do not discuss. Crash is a movie that is based in Los Angels, California with not only an all-star cast, but an even better storyline. Crash introduces us to several stories and several characters from different facets of life, each with his or her unique cultural background, and throughout the course of approximately thirty-six hours, all the characters interweave with one another. This is not just simply another movie, it is a ride. This is a film that has left me questioning myself and those around me. Crash, I believe, makes us question the things below the surface, the issues that are always bubbling up inside us. These issues, I do not believe, are new or daring ideas. Actually, the issues that are confronted in this film are real. Paul Haggis, the director, does a great job of removing the "politically correct" cloud and presenting how people really think, how people talk and behave, what happens when people are not being polite, and what happens when they are reacting off of raw emotions. There are two major questions that this film left me with. First off, how well do I really know myself; and secondly, although the issues in the movie are relevant in L.A., are they just as realistic in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Just how well do we know the people who sit beside us in class and whom we encounter on a daily basis? Now that we know where we are heading, let 's get this ball rolling.
Analysis of Issues
The first question
Bibliography: Blackwelder, Rob. "PREJUDICES COLLIDE IN 'CRASH." contactmusic.com/. 2007. 25 Feb 2007 .