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Society’s pre-assumption restrain the perception of counter culturelism.

P1> Daniel and Jean/motifs. Motifs, doctors/window/keys
Small counter act to our point.
Daniel’s first appearance, > linking to him being the ‘connector’ or ‘fixer’ in the movie.
‘of locks’ Open/closes doors into others’ lives.
Widens Jeans view of how she looks at life.
Link: clash between characters Jean relying on Daniel Daniel relying on Shanequa First impression.

P2> Ryan and Shanequa/lighting Scene one> office interview.
Ryan’s rowing frustration toward the ‘black’ society. Learning curve.
Non diegetic sound> other people going through similar situations. Background noise/symbolising there’s more to our lives! (important factor in the paragraphs)
Link: turning point for his pre-assumptions towards negro’s.

P3> Total counter-acting of Ryan the main point.
 Ryan and Christine/sound effects. (non-diegetics)
 First impression changing. Cars Burning.
 Christine ‘crashing’ the car, Ryan saving her through the window she broke! Getting him out of his racist stage.

Conclusion: Wrap it all up

In the film ‘crash’ directed by Paul Haggis, a major theme we have studied that society’s pre-assumptions, restrain the perception of counter culturalism. With the use of different film techniques, we are able to link to the idea of camera angles, lighting, motifs and non-diegetic sound.

In the film ‘crash’ an example of society’s pre

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