Introduction
The film “crash” is directed by Paul Haggis. He brings out the issue of divergence in characters and race. It illustrates the level by which characters crash. The movie implicates knit stories based on whites, blacks, Koreans, Iranians, the rich and the poor, cops and criminals. Many of the actors found in the film “crash” performed racist action. The actors’ personality, background and skill let to a completely believable impression.
The movie shows difference in racial characteristics in clear dimensions. The white characters portray possession of comfortable positions. The blacks, including the television director play a cold role. The main characters in the film do not have financial hustles. Simultaneously, all the minor characters are displayed as powerless in economic and social grounds. However, Cheadle is a black detective. He displays skill of competence and aggressiveness in his job. He makes out a difference of what people think he is and who he really is. Here, believability impression is expressed to great length. That is, the script writing is well enacted in the production and direction of the movie. The idea of racism is not only put via word of mouth. The characters that are of the believed to be low profiled take the character positions in the same position.
The film “crash” incorporates characters that have different characters as well as race. As a result every confrontation directly leads to violence. The violence magnitude openly signifies aspect of racism. The movie has effectively established character believability. The different characters and the effect they take on issues concerning character crashing. The film is established from a script that keeps the level of tension very high towards the audience. It is characterized by merciless verbal battering and frustrating demonstrations of hatred.
Characters Daniel Ruiz and Cameron Thayer also feature in the film. Daniel is a hardworking locksmith and a very dedicated father. This character stands out even after being despised by Sandra to resemble a crook. On the other side, Cameron has personality integrity and ample skill. He easily attracts a spot light within his role in the film “crasher”. However, their characters are rightfully identified after a moment of crashing.
The movie is captivating enough. It is easy to comprehend the characters and the nature of their lives. However, we have no idea how they are due to behave. They behave in response to a situation. An example these scenarios are when there is a traffic stop. Matt Dillon is a cop who is characterized to be a racist. He makes unnecessary traffic stop after he thinks that he has seen a Black Television director together with his white wife behaving irresponsibly. Matt Dillon harasses the white woman sexually. It is very clear that the crash is as a result of race difference. It appears clearly that if the couple was of blacks or whites one, he wouldn’t have behaved like he did.
Matt Dillon is an explicative person. His conversation indicates the extent of novelty and wit. He has extensive nervous system. He loves personal freedom and is cheerful and optimistic. This influences the way he relates with those people that he meets. Besides that, Dillon has a quick and versatile mind. That is the reason why he attracts attention quickly. The film brings out the idea of prejudgments when it comes to personality. The traffic stop can be used to show that Matt Dillon is a hateful and despicable cop. However a different character trait is seen when he makes efforts to watch over his sick father. This shows that his personality is likeable but his dislike for different races makes him loose character. This leads him to victimize others as a result of his power. The personality is however put to test when the cops ironically find themselves saving the lives of the same television director and his wife. This completely gives them a lesson to learn concerning their behavior.
The film tries to show a difference in how one is seen and his real personality and background is. Consequently, Shaun Toub, who is an Iranian, is thought to be Arab. The Iranian and the wife if the district attorneys named Sandra Bullock have a notion that Daniel Ruiz is a crook. However, he is identified as a family man. Sandra Bullock has a developed and complex personality in her career. She portrays feminine power. She is aggressive and expresses her concern with much wit. There appears contrast in perception and reality. People actually are unable to know the actual person with whom they relate. The movie in that case to deduce that individuals feel chauvinism and antipathy against members of other groups and then observes the consequences of those feelings. Conclusively, the movie illustrates the feelings as misguided.
Character crashing is also elaborated to be a result of our behaviors and attitudes. The behaviors and attitude are influenced by the situations we find ourselves in. in the film “crash”, Dillon sexually harasses a woman and shows off to her on looking partner during a traffic stop. This is circumstantial according to the attitude that he has towards the couple involving a light skin woman and a black man. However, Dillon risks his life for the same woman. He tries to save the woman trapped in the car. Similarly, mismatch in communication can result to conflict and mistrust. An Iranian character fails to identify with what the locksmith says. Because of this, he buys a gun to protect himself.
The film “crash” is composed of a series of crashes. These crashes are either triggered by racial, background or personality mismatch. However, the film may be comprised of minute defect. It brings out reasons for crashing and the lessons learnt by the victims in the near future. The film passes a strong message discouraging misjudgments, racial and economic disparity.
