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A Brentwood housewife and her D.A. husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. An African-American television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple. They all live in Los Angeles. And during the next 36 hours, they will all collide. 

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Director: Paul Haggis

Genre:  Drama

Format: DVD

Language: English

Sub Title Language: English

Censor Certification: A

Our Rating: ****

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Reviews Of Movie:Crash (2005)
prashant sinha
In high school most people in the United States have been taught that America is no longer a melting pot where different ethnicities are assimilated into one homogenous mix, but a tossed salad where people keep their differences from their ethnic backgrounds. The ethnic background includes aspects such as race, linguistics, religion, and culture. This knowledge frequently drifts into some unused part of the brain, as it slowly moves into oblivion. Nonetheless, the ethnic differences between people continue to exist in the United States, as people work and handle their personal matters on a daily basis. Crash tells a story of people from all parts of the world, as African-Americans, Asians, Caucasians, Hispanics, and Middle Easterners move through life and occasionally bump into each other by accident, a crash if you will. Through daily interaction people accidentally connect with each other where stereotypes and generalizations are made based on assumptions from the brief incidents, previous events, and hearsay. This is often the result of simplified deduction, which could be colored by emotion and bias. The skewed perception of people with different ethnicity could also stem from appearance, gender, and the socioeconomic status of the observer and the observed. Paul Haggis directs several interesting characters from all walks of life such as police officers, criminals, locksmiths, storeowners, and TV directors. Some are caring while others neglect those around them. They have one thing in common with each other - no one is alike. Instead of playing the card of racism in a black and white manner, Haggis cleverly intertwines all of the characters through a truly genuine approach. The origin of intolerance is being dissected through the camera that depicts the characters behavior while also displaying the source of the behavior. Through the characters Haggis displays different emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, and love. These different emotions are expressed in different manners, as interactions between the characters accidentally appear. Some times the observed feelings are subtle, as when Jean (Sandra Bullock) in fear grabs Ricks (Brendan Fraser) arm while Anthony (Ludacris) and Peter (Larenz Tate) walk by them, which is even mentioned by Anthony. Another more overt example is when Farhad (Shaun Toub) speaks in Farsi to his daughter at a gun store in Persian, as the gun store manager throws out prejudicial comments toward Farhad. Many of the scenes display racism, but the focus is on an incident before that triggered emotions such as rage, fear, and hatred. These powerful emotions burn violently inside each person when being hostile, as the individual regresses into simplistic thinking using their stereotypes and generalizations as guides. When each person regresses through anger someone always tends to get hurt either physically or emotionally. In turn this anger breeds more anger much like Hydra, as when one head is cut off two new heads grow out. The anger develops into fear of similar incidents which then is communicated to friends, media, or other channels of communication. Sometimes people simply neglect to inform others of racist behavior in fear of repercussions. Consequently, the fear brings about more negative generalizations that feed the hatred. In the story the hatred is directed toward people due to their ethnicity, as race is the easiest thing to observe since it rests within the skin color of each person. Crash has a storyline over a 24-hour period that begins at the end with a car accident at a crime scene where a young man has been shot. Ria (Jennifer Esposito) and Graham (Don Cheadle) exit the car, as Ria commences a verbal battle with an Asian lady and Graham approaches the crime scene. This opening is a little taste of what is to come, as several different characters bump into each other by accident. Each time two characters cross paths for whatever reason a new story emerges while it also affects the next story, as if the person was following his or her fate. These stories are far more complex than the stereotypes and the generalizations, but life is also very complex. This complexity will remind the audience of what they learned in high school, as the information will reemerge from oblivion. Viewers who have seen films by Robert Altman will definitely recognize the method of the storyline from brilliant films such as Nashville (1975), Player (1992), and Short Cut (1993). Crash also bares certain similarities with the spellbinding Magnolia (1999) and Grand Canyon (1991). Despite these similarities Haggis develops a unique story about a very important issue through digging into the roots of the issue. The terrific cast (Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Dashon Howard, Ludacris, Shaun Toub, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Tony Danza) enhances the visual experience by truly going deep into themselves while performing scenes with intense emotion. One of the best scenes is when Matt Dillions character, Officer Ryan, tries to help Christine (Thandie Newton) out of a car. This scene will definitely strike a cord with all viewers, as both actors display their talent. In the end, Crash connects with the audience in a manner that offers both cerebral participation and deep reflection of self in regard to an important issue and it should periodically be reflected upon to prevent history from repeating itself.
 

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