Crash!

The film Crash, directed and written by Paul Haggis covers the daily lives of people in Los Angeles struggling with segregation because race, as well as the struggle of loss, and eventually redemption. The movie dealt with the extreme stories of everyday people who deal with segregation due to their race, as well as the loss and redemption that everyday people deal with. The movie stars many notable actors which enhance the overall performance and popularity of the film. Such actors included; Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Sean Cory, and Matt Dillon. The film certainly did include a great script and good use of film techniques, which evidently led to the high ratings a good reviews.

Although this movie had many great aspects, personally, I did not find this at all appealing, nor did it come across as sending a message strongly. It definitely had a good script, but there were way too many not needed scenes, and a couple unnecessary characters. I believe this movie would have been a lot better, and would have made the message stronger if it were a short 30-45 min film, but when it carried on to almost 2 hours, it became a bit over the top.

The film dealt with extremity in every manor, sometimes over exaggerating which eventually led to decrease in power of the overall story. Although exaggerated, the story definitely portrayed the necessary message, of the reality of how people stereotype one another. The movie as well did a good job introducing and enforcing the racial segregation in society.

Through the eyes of many characters the audience was also given the opportunity to deal with violence, sadness, death and eventually self realization. The movie created a very stereotypical view on certain ethnic group which if anything encouraged the way everyday people view these ethnicities. I found the film demonstrated this in a possible non-effective way because it encouraged these portrayal as opposed to discouraging it.

Overall I found this movie could have been a lot better if there were a little less of the un-necessary characters, and maybe sent the real message of anti-racial discrimination in a more forward fashion.