The reason why I have chosen this website is because it is quite analytical in explaining the concept behind Crash, and how the irregular narrative line makes it an interesting film to watch. “The dialogue is blistering and full of weight as characters discuss heavy topics like race, poverty, and the American institution.”
He then goes on to describe what happens in the storyline, with his thoughts behind his experience watching the film in what he thought of it and its affect upon himself.
“It’s the sort of film you wish you could force everyone to see, it leaves you with the perhaps painfully naïve conviction that if only enough people saw it then the world might be a better place.”
This is quite a personally opinion on his behalf, which I don’t quite agree with, I find it hard to believe that a film like this can change someone’s opinions as the non linear narrative breaks down any emotional connection between the characters and the viewer only leaving them with the political and cultural topics that were raised within the film. The discontinuity of a linear narrative creates a distancing effect (Verfremdungseffekt), therefore I believe only raising awareness to these issues of racism and not provoking any emotional change to the viewers. If watching this film in his opinion could change people’s ideas and attitudes towards racism then we would have already seen a slight change to the world today, especially considering this film was critically acclaimed and won several Oscars upon the year of release.
I do however think that it is a good film to be made and try to produce this awareness of the issues that it raises as it reflects American culture and society today as I believe it is a country that is racially divided particularly with the negative attitude towards immigration both illegal and legal being an important topic upon Americans there today.
The reviewer gives an overall good critique of the film however doesn’t point out any negatives, such as it does give a broad range of characters but has the absence of any American Asian characters that also make up a big part of the American ethnic population. It would have been interesting to see a representation of this ethnic group as I'm sure that they face just as much discrimination as the black or hispanic character within the film.
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