Crash, Paul Haggis, 2005

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"We crash into each other so we can feel something?: is one of the first sentences of the movie Crash, released in 2005. This film has been directed by Paul Haggis, and deals with racial interactions, which are depicted as negative in Los Angeles post 9/11. Most of the scenes are shocking (and meant to be); yet, I feel that the beginning of the film has a particular strength, as it set the story, introduces the characters and their psychology. Three of those scenes are particularly striking to me.

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[...] Crash, Paul Haggis We crash into each other so we can feel something is one of the first sentences of the movie Crash, released in 2005. Directed by Paul Haggis, this film deals with racial interactions, depicted as negative, in Los Angeles post 9/11. Most of the scenes are chocking (and meant to yet, I feel that the beginning of the film has a particular strength, as it set the story, introduces the characters and their psychology. Three of those scenes are particularly striking to me First of all, I found that the scene with the two black men, dressed like UCLA students according to their own words, is particularly relevant. [...]

[...] Thirdly, the scene in which a racist policeman arrests a Black couple is particularly disturbing. The woman is being victim of sexual molesting in front of her husband by the policeman, who takes advantage of the situation: again, the status quo that prevent black people from having the exact same rights as white people, as they know their word have lower weight. The fact that the husband is watching but cannot react because he knows the situation will worsen is chocking and telling of the deep inequality problem society has. [...]

[...] the only black men) and that they suffer from racial prejudice. One of the two is particularly conscious of this, and affirms that they and not White people should be the one who are scared. This scene could be a perfect scene to advocate for Black people, yet, the ton completely changes when we understand that they have guns which they use to attack rich white people. I figured that this specific scene was definitely pessimistic, and revealing of the status quo Secondly, a two, actually scene(s) with the mexican locksmith are deeply chocking. [...]