Overrated Film

Rating: 1/10 (19 March 2006)

Upon first glance Crash looks like a brilliant film. Not only did it deal with sensitive issues, but the close to flawless acting made the film seem real. However, this film has some huge flaws, making it one of the worst movies ever to win an Academy Award for best picture.
First, the characterizations where very poor. A film is supposed to make you care about the characters and as a result fell happy or sad about what happens to them. However, this film deals with bigotry and stereotypes in a manipulative way. In this film you aren't angry or upset that a character is hurt/killed/marginalized, you are simply angry or upset at the basic principle of racism or stereotypes. As a result, this movie fails to be character driven, but issue driven, which destroys a lot of the emotional power that could have been there.
Second, the underlying theme surrounding the word "Crash" is just stupid. The movie is trying to say that the only way people can get used to each other and jump over hurdles such as racism, is "crashing" into each other. This is just a poor reflection on society. We ARE a racist country with fundamental problems, but it is not because we are scared of other races/ethinicites, but because we are tied to the arbitrary meaning of existence.