[QUOTE=mav,Mar 7 2006, 08:18 AM]
I find Crash to be very realistic.

 

I enjoyed the movie for the most part i should have watched it again to pick up on the topics i missed but i'll rent it again sometime. The acting was great i was one of the people who thought ah luda is in it i'm not gonna rent it i was definitely in for a surprise!

 

great flick

 

Crash was one of the best movies I saw last year. The very best? No, but darn good. Great acting. Interesting story lines. The karma storyline aspects were particularly interesting, especially how the payback related to the characters' cars.

-Bob

 

Just saw it today. Man, what a great, thought-provoking movie.

 

I think that Iam the only one who did not find Crash all that good...it seems poorly made and the story line is average at best. Its just a collage of stereotypes mixed with alot of "anti-racism" cliches ...There are a couple implied commentaries that I find troubling about the film:

I find it troubling that the writers and directors seem to diminish sex crime against women. Tell me if Iam wrong, but the message that I got from the movie from that scene is that it was OK for policemen to commit sexual crimes because they save people's life (espeically if they save their victim's life). The police should not be held accountable for their criminal actions especially if it is sexual crimes against women because their job is very stressful. Very Wrong!!!
The movie also diminish women further by simply ignoring and brushing off the emotions and anger felt by the character played by Thandie Newton after she was sexually assaulted. The character played by Thandi Newton had to apologize to her husband for being angry and disappointed at her husband for not protecting her or at the least speaking out when his wife was being sexually assaulted. The movie seems to say that women have no right to be angry, sad, depressed, violated, unsafe, etc... Women just have to deal with the fact they are all .targets and victims.

Sorry for the long post but those are just 2 of the many moral problemss or insinuated values that I found in the film...It's MY opinion that the movie is a "C" at best. The movie reminded me of cheesy sitcoms on TV (such as Full House and Urkell, etc...) that tries to raise social awareness and then providing a solution and explanation for the problem in 30 minutes.

 

Finally got this on teh Netflix. Enjoyed it.

I find the whole exploration of plurality/minority issues good, but it was the interplay of the stories that was interesting. I can see the beef with it being a bit heavy-handed.

If you want to discuss racial perspectives a bit more deliberately, especially from a single viewpoint, Romper Stomper and American History X address both with far more stark clarity.

 

I agree with luvschnauzers above...very disappointed with a movie that started strong, only to devolve into the very stereotypes the movie professed to challenge. Didn't understand the Oscar buzz at the time. Still mystified by its popularity.

 

I whole-heartedly disagree with luvschnauzer's rambling, incoherent, grammatical shitstorm of dribble. It was an excellent movie. If you live in a culturally diverse area, I would be dumbfounded if this movie wasn't entertaining to you.