"crash"

[S.E. Hardy]

Have you ever been to LA? Because, I can promise that this film is pretty close to how things are here...

[Ravenous megin-sane]

I enjoyed the movie on a superficial level...but when you get down to it, the premise is absolutely ridiculous. Why are the racial stereotypes so vibrant and the contrasts so loudly obvious. This movie could have been so much more, but the pure abundance of characters means we only skim the surface of the potential story and character development. It seems like very manipulative at best...to make us feel good...that in the end, despite what we were set up to believe, good prevails.

the movie had to exaggerate the problem of racial discrimination in order to send the message to the viewers that it truely is a problem.

[haites]

I enjoyed the movie on a superficial level...but when you get down to it, the premise is absolutely ridiculous.  Why are the racial stereotypes so vibrant and the contrasts so loudly obvious.  This movie could have been so much more, but the pure abundance of characters means we only skim the surface of the potential story and character development.  It seems like very manipulative at best...to make us feel good...that in the end, despite what we were set up to believe, good prevails.

the movie had to exaggerate the problem of racial discrimination in order to send the message to the viewers that it truely is a problem.

I still enjoyed the film, don't get me wrong. I found it moving, and found the transitions as the film moved on quite nice and surprising (although a bit less so since most movie reviews spoiled bits).

 

I think the exaggerations got to me because of that Chinese woman's character. That's the one glaring point in the movie and my case for extremism.

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

yeah the movie was awesome.

 

but it did get annoying at times becuase some of the situations could have easily been avoided so simply. it was just annoying. like the car scene with the rookie cop and the 'black' for lack of a better term guy who was laughing. like he could have easily told what we was laughing about and easily avoided it etc...

 

i enjoyed the film a lot.

 

but is racism really that strong in certain parts of the United States.

[S.E. Hardy]

but is racism really that strong in certain parts of the United States.

Hell yes!

 

There's plenty of it here in LA, but the south is still unbelievably prejudiced.

[Triztah]

Racism is horrible in Saskatoon, too, from what I have seen anyway.

 

It is really unfortunately that some people cannot stray away from stereoptypical and racist attitudes. It's not even just racism on a personal level that is the worst of it. It's an institutional and systemic issue as well that needs to be addressed and changed.

 

With that being said, 'Crash' blew me away. Such an amazing film, and I thought the acting and the issues presented were absolutely brilliant.

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

yeah but i'm saying to the extreme that it shows in the movie.

 

i believe that it exists, its just scary that's all i mean by it.

 

fuck that's brutal.

[static]

I liked the idea behind the whole movie and i liked the acting and everything else. But i just didn't like the fact that it was trying to be passed as reality. Of course you're going to hear comments like "Must be a chinaman driving..." or "he gyped me out of my money." But most people aren't as racist as this movie seemed to show. It was too pessimistic for my liking. And this is coming from a moderate pessimist.

 

But it was a good movie, and accomplished what it set out to do.

[HoboFactory]

Got around to seeing it today, thought it was pretty damn good.

[benneb]

it was good

[HoboFactory]

Only thing that bugged me about that movie was Brendan Fraser, he was a horrible choice to be in that film. He's a crappy actor and his stupid goofy voice is always hard to bear.

[static]

Brendan Fraser is classified as a potentially fatal Hollywood film disease.

[IndieGirl]

*cough* agreed *cough*

[S.E. Hardy]

Him Tarzan... him better without lines...

[static]

He was amazing in the NBC tv show "Scrubs." But everything else he touches is made that much worse simpyl by showing his face on screen.

[S.E. Hardy]

That's right... he was on Scrubs... but he was actually acting, that must have been the difference...

[prototypepariah]

Come on the Mummy was pretty good. What about Enicino Man? no ? no? ok i'm joking about the last one, but the Mummy wasn't half bad.

[EOB]

Maybe if they didn't cast Sandra as his wife because she just plan out acted him which of course makes his lack of ability even easier to point out. I thought she was amazing in the best film of the year.

[Jobber80]

This movie was awesome.. It's crazy all the little interconnections..

[HoboFactory]

Maybe if they didn't cast Sandra as his wife because she just plan out acted him which of course makes his lack of ability even easier to point out. I thought she was amazing in the best film of the year.

That's very true, her performance was awesome.

[Shiri]

Great powerful movie, it really left an impression on me.

[Morbii]

Yeah, excellent movie. Wonder if it will win anything?

[SuperVillain]

I totally agree, one of the best movies I've seen in a while.

[Wheresmyheadgone]

Great film, definately

[BaconFacedWilson]

Paul Haggis is great i came across the movie becuase i thought his writing in Clint Eastwood films was great. Here's to him directing more