If you’re looking for an intense storyline and a harsh look at reality then “Crash” is the movie for you. While watching this picture you have to remain objective and watch how the story unfolds and each character acts or reacts to each individual situation. Through twists and turns viewers see how each of the characters in the movie are connected, but most of them aren’t even aware of the others existence or personal life. A statement from the official website for “Crash” best describes it: “They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will collide…” (www.crashfilm.com)
What is most interesting about the film is the reality of it all. As viewers are enticed from one scene to the next they soon realize that everyone has prejudice thoughts and which sometimes can even lead to discriminatory actions. One of the main characters, Jean (Sandra Bullock), is irate after she and her husband were carjacked. She yells at her husband, Rick (Brendan Fraser), not only about being carjacked by black men, but also that there is a Hispanic man, Daniel (Michael Pena), changing the locks in their home. She demands that they have someone else change them in the morning because this man will probably sell the keys.
The plot only thickens because more characters are introduced after the men who hijacked Jean’s car accidentally run over a “China man”. They drop him off to the hospital and leave so they can sell the Lincoln to a chop shop. The Asian man’s wife is on the way to the hospital when she herself gets into a car accident and finds herself in an arguing match with a woman who makes fun of her speaking skills.
Since the police are on the lookout for a stolen Lincoln vehicle they pull over a black man and his wife who are driving a vehicle fitting the description. The officers see that the driver and his wife are black, and since he was in power and being racist he decided to give them a hard time. Officer Ryan (Matt Dillon) ends up touching the woman, Christine (Thandie Newton), inappropriately while her husband is forced to watch.
This would not be the last encounter he would have with her. Later in the movie Officer Ryan must pull Christine from a fiery car accident to save her life. The plot continues to thicken, but the main message is clear: racism is everywhere. Whether a person is in a majority group or minority group, stereotypes perpetuate racism. Everyone continues to hold views of one another, until they “crash” into one another and are faced with reality.
Overall the movie is excellent. It is very insightful and will wake people up to every day situations around them. The film can be a bit confusing if you do not have time to sit and watch the storyline play out. There are many more characters and pieces to the puzzle for this movie and it is worth the time to watch it and figure it out for yourself. I would most definitely give this movie an “A” and recommend it for viewers who aren’t afraid to awaken to reality.
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