THE Movie

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2006)

This movie is the smartest, wittiest, grittiest, most emotional movie I have ever seen bar none (and as a Film Studies student I've seen a s**tload of movies). The way Paul Haggis has portrayed the characters in this movie rooted deeply into my subconscious and dragged out some skeletons that I had been blind towards for a long, long time. As we go on living we are desensitised to matters such as prejudice and animosity and only through exaggerating and blowing things out of proportion on the scale that 'Crash' does can some of us truly realise the extent of our own generalisations. Sure the film had flaws but if you focus on the big picture, this is an absolute gem.
The acting in this film is amazing and the contrast between the characters is fantastic (Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges can act!?!). A roller-coaster ride of emotion, the characters really drive home the seriousness of their situations and pull you into their world of fear, anger, love and hatred (amongst other things) in such a way that you can almost feel guilty yourself.
A contemporary look on society today, not only in Los Angeles but in the entire world, this film is a must-see for anyone and everyone.
P.S. I should point out I have not seen Magnolia. I hear this film is very similar. I'd love to hear other people's viewpoints on this film.