CRASH

Crash is a film that follows the lives of a variety of ethnic characters over a 24 hour period whose stories intertwine and “crash” into one another. Director Paul Haggis connects their lives through luck, coincidence and violence. The characters from a variety of backgrounds and social classes speak their minds and don’t hold back on voicing their views and acting upon their prejudice views of other people.
I found this film very thought provoking as no character is all bad or purely good the actions and reactions of each characters in turn influence later reactions in the other characters. Roger Ebert believes that Crash “ presumes that most people feel prejudice and resentment against members of other groups, and observes the consequences of these feelings.” I believe that Haggis is in fact not presuming that most people feel resentment but that with immigration continuously on the rise that this resentment is continuously growing and becoming more of a problem in today’s society.
I feel by Crash portraying seemingly bad characters as good people it shows a true representation of human nature that nobody is truly good or bad. It also allows you as a viewer to empathise with why people can feel resentment towards different people.
I am not saying that by watching Crash it is going to make you a better person but it may make you question your own beliefs and opinions.