***IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE DON'T READ THIS****
I've been wanting to see this movie since it was in the theaters and finally got a chance to sit down and watch it this past weekend. I really didn't know what it was about before I watched it, but I knew that it was comparable to a "Magnolia" type flick with a different approach to character integration. The overall issue that was discussed in every scene was race and racism in the US today. It wasn't just about black & white, but addressed racism as a whole whether you're black, white, persian, mexican, spanish, arab, or indian. However redundant this topic may seem, "Crash" actually took the issue a step further. It didn't just address the fact the racism and stereotypes exists in particular areas but then threw in the actualities of these stereotypes (case in point Ludacris bitching about racism and then hijacking a car). The point that was being made was that yes, there are stereotypes and racism in the US, BUT the sad part is that half of the time, those stereotypes are accurate. So then why are the innocent victimized? Is it because they are immediately labeled as a gangbanger or a thief or a honkey cracker? "Crash" led you through the lives of many different people with many different backgrounds, integrated their wrongdoings in life and followed them as they all managed to right their wrongs. Of course, there was a little twist in the storyline as well. The movie's way of bringing you into the character's consicious and also the human will to make things good actually brought sympathy from the viewer even for the seemingly bad guys of the film. Strange twists of fate and irony also led you to believe that the decisions you make in life always seem to follow you no matter where you go. I can't say I completely disagree with that statement.
Definitely one of the best dramas I've seen in a while and worth the rent.
~WW
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