Crash (2004)

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at May 15 17:32

I've wanted to see this film for ages, I have to say I was bitterly disappointed. I had heard it was powerful, thought provoking and moving. Unfortunately I was left feeling angry at the overstated racial conflicts which are thrown into your face. Almost as if it had to be reinforced enough for fear of the audience ‘not quite getting it’. The film characters are explored by showing interlinking clips of their lives. By which the director thought that by connecting all of these hate filled hypocrites together the viewer will be convinced that the message is deep and clever. The tag lie far the film is 'You think you know who you are. You have no idea.' Which is basically the synopsis of the whole film. It follows a bunch of L.A cops around looking at their daily encounters and the ...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Dec 11 16:40

A powerful film about racism. The story is both simplistic and complicated. As a parable, the story relies much on coincidences, which would seem contrived under normal circumstances but are used to great effect in the movie. On the other hand, the movie is sophisticated in its weaving together of different threads of lives and cultures colliding and crashing (literally as well as metphorically) into each other. Certainly nothing is simple about the complex motivations behind the prejudices of the characters and the way they interact with each other. The movie is not perfect in the artistic sense, but its raw, almost childlike, honesty is refreshing and effectively moving. What makes Crash so compelling is that while it is about the incredible rage of racism, the movie itself is never angr...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jun 13 0:47

This is an interweaving of many people's stories. Most of them very angry people. Oh, they all have good sides, but mainly you see the anger. Racism seems to be the outlet for everyone's anger, but it seemed secondary to me. But I never felt empathy for any of these people, except the locksmith. Although the acting was good, and I thought Don Cheadle did an especially fine job. If you liked this movie you would probably enjoy Babel. I was just glad when this movie was over.

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 9 14:01

A gritty look at the racism rampant in the Los Angeles area, from doctors to the police to government officials to everyday people, this collection of separate, interconnected tales is a must watch. It is guaranteed to make you think.

Rating : 10/10