The movie Crash is an interesting look at a variety of perspectives regarding the interaction and socialization of several different groups of people and how sometimes their intentions can be misconstrued. In the movie‚ Officer Hansen proves to be a specially interesting character. Hansen is a white male who seems to have grown up in a fairly typical environment and doesn’t stand out from the normative views of an individual coming from his social grouping. Unlike his partner Officer Ryan‚ Officer
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[pic] [pic] [pic] Film Duration: 153 minutes Name: Jane Doe Form: 11K Due Date: 06/08/09 Introduction The purpose of the following report is to critically analyse and deconstruct the character of "the Joker" within the film "the Dark Knight" and discuss the reasoning of why this character was interpreted in such a way. The Joker‚ played by late Heath Ledger‚ is a terrifying villain who will stop at nothing to manipulate and corrupt his victims. However it is not
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Crash ‚ a 2005 film by director Paul Haggis‚ begins by saying‚ "It’s the sense of touch . . .we miss . . . so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something". The use of the word "touch" suggests human connection. "Feel" conjures a sense of emotion. We want to be moved by one another; to feel our common human existence. Our search for this sort of human connection persists despite many peripheral issues which divide us‚ but it is the search itself‚ not the issues‚ which provides
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HSB 4M: Society Film Analysis CPT Movie 1 – Crash: Snow falling in Los Angeles Two African American men steal a white couple’s car Was previously complaining about black stereotypes being placed on them‚ then ironically does that which they are stereotyped for. (Sociology) Couple talking about always calling the man (assistant) Watch for dynamics between man and assistant (tied into sociology) Wife (Sandra bullock) very racist and stereotypical against minorities. Spanish man changed the
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Multiculturalism in Crash Crash is highly ambiguous in the depiction of multiculturalism in American society. Almost all the ethnicities depicted in Crash question the perception others have their particular group‚ but at the same time affirm the different stereotypes surrounding their ethnic group. For example‚ one of the black characters (‘Anthony’) remarks that they should be afraid in a white neighborhood‚ due to their group’s association with crime. Following this intelligent observation‚
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A walk in someone else’s shoes Empathy‚ defined by Google dictionary‚ is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Why do people have this feeling and how does it affect human behavior? According to Evan Staub‚ author of “Empathy and its Development” “Empathy is a source of connection between people that leads to a positive mode of relating to others. In time this can result in positive feelings toward human beings in general.”(p. 110 Staub). A world where nobody felt positive
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only empathy to succeed in life? Or does a great artist need both knowledge and empathy in their life? In the book excerpt “Zebra” by Chaim Potok explains how an artist can become successful. An artist can achieve their goal‚ the artist must have knowledge and empathy to be able to achieve as an artist Empathy is important for great art because people can support a person if they experienced the same painful for less painful event as an artist. What is the true meaning of empathy? Empathy means
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good listener. Empathy is the ability to understand and share patient’s emotion or state of mind. Showing interest‚ attention and devotion towards patient will enhance a strong‚ healthy and supportive bond with the patient. According to the Webster’s dictionary‚ empathy is defined as “the projection of one’s own personality into the personality of another in order to understand the person better; ability to share in another’s emotions‚ thoughts‚ feelings” (Moore 2006‚ p 16). Empathy is usually considered
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Paul Haggis’ Crash is a drama set in the Los Angels area‚ the main concept of the film is racial and social tensions in L.A.‚ Paul Haggis claims that it’s a “passion piece” due to it being inspired by a real life incident wherein his car was stolen outside a store in 1991 as he clearly states on the Crash commentary track. Now my reaction to this film was at first shocked and in awe of the brutality of the first 30 minutes. Such as Anthony and Peter’s discussion in the first few minutes about
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Meaning & Theory of Empathy: - The term “empathy” is used to describe a wide range of experiences. Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s emotions‚ coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. Contemporary researchers often differentiate between two types of empathy: “Affective empathy” refers to the sensations and feelings we get in response to others’ emotions; this can include mirroring what that person is
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