CRASH | Movie Analysis

Paul Haggis - 2013

                         CRASH

                          by Paul Haggis

He was born on March 10, 1953 in London, Ontario, Canada.

He lives in Santa Monica, California

Canadian director, screen writer and producer. He is atheist.

He won the “Best Picture Oscar” twice: Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005).

CHARACTERS:

Rick and Jean Cabot They are married. He is the white District Attorney of L.A. She doesn’t work, unhappy girl who has everything	Peter and Anthony They are friends. Afro-Americans. They steal car to get money by selling them. They belief that society is against black people. They stole Cabot’s car	Cameron and Christine Thayer They are married. Afro-Americans. Cameron is a television director. Christine grow up in a more privileged environment than other African Americans
Officer John Ryan White police officer who hates black people. His father is sick.	Officer Tom Hansen He hates racism and stereotypes. He likes to help black people.

White people are seen as the well-educated population, with a good economic situation and high status. Black people are seen as the poor population, with a bad life quality and they suffer from racism. White people have the power over Afro-Americans

The “Great American Dream” is not what is expected. Moving to U.S.A is hard decision, people should be prepared for the worst. At the beginning it turns difficult, and having a good life takes time.

Crash expresses the racial and stereotypical prejudices that every ethnicity and race experience in everyday life. The mood of the movie is definitely hostility. The characters are pushed into very uncomfortable situations.

The tittle is significant for the movie because we encounter all types of races and ethnicities in everyday life. It’s as if the encountering is us “crashing” into each other. If a person is racist, it will find the way to let everyone notice it.

I want to know what you think about this movie, here you have a questions:

Does the movie teach you something? Why?

Here I attach two links to the movie: Crash (YouTube) and Crash (Netflix).

See you!

-Bell Solís